Austin Berg
I build data pipelines, train ML models, and analyze data to surface real insights.
About Me
A bit about who I am and what I work with
Hey, I'm Austin — a third-year Computer Science & Applied Statistics student at the University of Virginia. Passionate about machine learning, data engineering, and building systems that turn raw data into real decisions.
Outside of code, I'm chapter president of my fraternity, secretary of Google Developer Groups @ UVA, and an assistant hockey coach for the UVA club team.
Experience
- Migrating codebase from Replit to GCP/GCS, establishing cloud hosting and storage infrastructure.
- Leveraging Claude AI to rapidly implement new features within an agile workflow.
- Designed a three-table SQLite schema, reducing scenario initialization time by 50%+.
- Prototyped a Python-based MCP pipeline for automated OSM ingestion and airport graph generation, cutting data prep time by 40%+.
- Refactored FastAPI endpoints and centralized logging to improve latency and consistency.
- Trained regression, classification, and neural-network models on orbital-mechanics data, improving satellite-control accuracy.
- Delivered production-ready code and visualizations to Jacobs' $16B Aerospace division.
Languages
ML & Data Science
Data Engineering
Visualization
Infrastructure
Projects
Things I've built, either on my own or at my previous internships!
MLB Pitch Data Engineering & Analytics Pipeline
End-to-end ETL pipeline ingesting, transforming, and validating 140,000+ MLB pitches with Prefect & DuckDB. Engineered 20+ features, deployed a FastAPI service with live ETL triggering, and trained XGBoost & Random Forest classifiers achieving 72% fastball accuracy and 55.5% weighted F1 across 9 pitch classes.
Hobbies
What I do when I'm not at the keyboard
Ice Hockey
Assistant coach for the UVA ACHA II club hockey team. Running practices, calling live strategy adjustments, and developing players on and off the ice.
Climbing
Bouldering and sport climbing. Always chasing the next problem.
Guitar
Learning to play. Still figuring out chords but getting there.
Gaming
Strategy games, roguelikes, and the occasional open-world adventure.
EDM & House Shows
Catching live sets whenever possible. House, techno, and everything in between.
Cooking
Experimenting in the kitchen between problem sets.