Artem Ponomarev

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DISC Type : DC

Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Artem is a Senior Data Scientist and AI/ML Engineer with a Ph. D. from Columbia University and a background in theoretical physics. With extensive experience at Microsoft and NASA, he specializes in operationalizing machine learning models that are scalable and reliable. Colleagues describe him as versatile, technically strong, and a brilliant mathematician.

Outside of his core professional work, Artem is a dedicated lifelong learner, constantly upskilling with new certifications and courses in areas like Agentic AI and data science. He demonstrates a passion for logic and problem-solving, tackling challenges like Codility puzzles and Sudoku in his spare time.

Unique fact: While at NASA, Artem invented and co-patented a "Galactic Cosmic Ray event-based Risk Model" to analyze radiation effects.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Fast But Analytical

Precise But Practical

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Operationalizing ML
His headline focus is on creating ML models that can be effectively shipped, scaled, and maintained, with production-level expertise in MLOps across AWS and Azure.
Applied Physics
He holds a Ph. D. in the field and an M. S. from a Nobel Prize-winning group. He applied this expertise at NASA to model space radiation transport.
Data Engineering
At Microsoft, he built end-to-end data ingestion pipelines using technologies like Synapse, Kusto, and PySpark, showcasing his hands-on backend engineering skills.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025
Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft
8-2022 - 2-2025
DevOps Engineer (AI/ML Engineering team) at TetraMem - Accelerate The World
3-2021 - 6-2022
DevOps / Azure Engineer at Microsoft
12-2020 - 2-2021
Azure ML Consultant at 3Cloud (Microsoft's partner)
8-2014 - 2-2019
Applied Scientist and Data Scientist at NASA, contracting through KBRwyle at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Columbia University
Master of Science - MS from Columbia University

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Insights For Selling To Artem

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Artem is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Artem

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Artem move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Artem take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Artem

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