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Michael Desir

Washington, D.C., United States

Michael Desir is Data Scientist at USPS OIG, with past experience at Montgomery County Government, RaptorHacks, Montgomery College, studied at American University.

Bio

Michael Desir is a Student Coop Data Scientist at USPS Office of the Inspector General and is currently studying Data Science and Legal Studies at American University. He previously served as a research intern with the Montgomery County Police Department, where he led an analytics project into officer use of force and surfaced key insights for senior department leadership. His technical portfolio spans dashboard analytics (Tableau), enterprise-scale machine learning (foundation models, fine-tuning), and data operations and governance (Databricks, Airflow). Additionally, he serves as Chair of the RaptorHacks Organizing Committee, a unique build-a-thon based at Montgomery College.

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Work Experience

Data Scientist at USPS OIG

Part of the RISC component; supporting the Data Science Senior Specialist across machine learning, deployment strategies, and innovative data methodologies Skills: Azure Databricks, Hugging Face Products, MLflow, Graph Analytics (Neo4j, Tigergraph, ArangoDB)

Research Intern at Montgomery County Government

Embedded with MCPD, guided by TEBS Data Innovation Team to study police use of force in Montgomery County. Developing a comprehensive Tableau dashboard for local trends in use of force and a predictive model for use of force escalation (internal stakeholders only). R (Programming Language), Tableau and +3 skills

Lead Organizer at RaptorHacks

Serving as lead organizer of RaptorHacks, the student-led hackathon at Montgomery College. I lead a team of 8 organizers from multiple college organizations in various aspects of the operation, including but not limited to: sponsor outreach, advertising, registration management, and facilities management. Project Management, Event Management and +1 skill

Student Assistant at Montgomery College

Was running a 3D design/printing lab two weeks after I started, later pivoted to the Office of the SVP for Academic Affairs where I became manager of the collegewide curriculum database and was key in the drafting of several high-level regulatory draftings.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Data Science at American University

Minor in Legal Studies

Associate of Science - AS, Data Science at Montgomery College

Raptors Who Code, MC ACM Student Chapter, Data Science Club Tableau, R (Programming Language) and +3 skills

Associate of Arts - AA, Computer Science at Montgomery College

Grade: Sophomore Activities and societies: Raptors Who Code, STEM Scholars JavaSE, Collaborative Problem Solving and +5 skills

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michael Desir?

Michael Desir is a Student Coop Data Scientist at USPS Office of the Inspector General and is currently studying Data Science and Legal Studies at American University. He previously served as a research intern with the Montgomery County Police Department, where he led an analytics project into officer use of force and surfaced key insights for senior department leadership. His technical portfolio spans dashboard analytics (Tableau), enterprise-scale machine learning (foundation models, fine-tuni

What is Michael Desir's professional background?

Michael Desir's experience includes: Data Scientist at USPS OIG (May 2026 – Present); Research Intern at Montgomery County Government (Jan 2026 – Present); Lead Organizer at RaptorHacks (Nov 2025 – Present); Student Assistant at Montgomery College (Mar 2025 – May 2026).

Where did Michael Desir study?

Bachelor of Science, Data Science at American University (2026 – Present); Associate of Science - AS, Data Science at Montgomery College (2024 – 2026); Associate of Arts - AA, Computer Science at Montgomery College (2023 – 2025).

How can I find Michael Desir online?

Michael Desir can be found at: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michael-desir, GitHub: https://github.com/mdesir8-mc.