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Zeydy Ortiz, Ph. D.

Critic · DISC type C
CEO and Chief Data Scientist at DataCrunch Lab
📍 Cary, North Carolina, United States

Zeydy Ortiz, Ph. D. , is a multifaceted AI leader, serving as the CEO and Chief Data Scientist at DataCrunch Lab, an AI Senior Manager at EY, and an AI Technology Expert for the U. S. Department of Homeland Security. She specializes in transforming complex data into actionable business strategies and has a Ph. D. from North Carolina State University.

Zeydy is a recognized industry contributor and award-winning innovator with a passion for collaboration and continuous learning. She champions a human-centered approach to data science, integrating design thinking to solve problems effectively, and is a strong advocate for supporting women and underrepresented minorities in the tech industry.

Her work on the DHSchat generative AI tool, nominated for the FedScoop 50 Innovation of the Year Award, highlights her impactful contributions to government technology.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
CEO and Chief Data Scientist
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Personality Overview

How Zeydy shows up

Critic
Information Seeker
Precise

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Zeydy cares about

AI Hallucination
A primary focus of her recent academic publications, where she researches strategies and metric ensembles to detect and minimize hallucinations in large language models.
AI Model Evaluation
Her social media activity indicates a deep interest in moving beyond basic prompting to systematic, evaluation-driven development for AI projects, including "LLM-as-a-judge" frameworks.
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Career

Work history

2-2015
CEO and Chief Data Scientist
DataCrunch Lab
10-2024 - 3-2025
AI Technology Expert @ DHS AI Corps
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10-2014 - 1-2015
Senior Performance Engineer
Lenovo
10-2001 - 9-2014
Senior Performance Engineer
IBM
1-2000 - 10-2001
Senior IT Specialist
IBM
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Ph D
North Carolina State University
Master's
Texas A&M University
BS
Universidad de Puerto Rico - Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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