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Our Team

Built by Practitioners

Sports analytics leaders, enterprise architects, and data scientists who've shipped real work — now building the platform we wish we'd had.

Senior Leadership

The Team Behind AthlyticZ

Michael S. Czahor, PhD

Founder & President

Miami Marlins · Special Assistant, R&D
Detroit Tigers · Principal Quantitative Analyst
Philadelphia Phillies · Lead Quantitative Analyst
Iowa State · Ph.D. Statistics & Engineering

Founded AthlyticZ after 10+ years in MLB analytics. Serves on graduate advisory boards at Boston College and Lasell University. Connects the dots between academia, industry, and the future of data science education.

Spencer Bard

Head of Technology

Datavant · Principal Software Engineer (Current)
Outschool · Staff Product Manager
Philadelphia Phillies · Engineering Manager
MIT · B.S. Computer Science

Architected the cloud infrastructure that powers AthlyticZ at scale. Led the integration of LMS, IDE, and VM systems that make enterprise-grade tools accessible to every learner.

Saiem Gilani

Head of Data

SportsDataverse · Lead Developer (Current)
Swish Analytics · Senior Data Scientist
Houston Rockets · Director of Data Science
Georgia Tech · M.S. Analytics

Builds and maintains the data backbone — APIs, cloud databases, and tracking data pipelines that power courses and give students access to real, production-grade datasets.

Sam Denomme

Chief of Staff

Poirier Group · Data Science Consultant (Current)
Boston Red Sox · Coordinator, Baseball Systems
Baltimore Orioles · Technology Coordinator
Wake Forest · B.A. Economics & Statistics

Keeps the trains running. Partners with the President on strategy, operations, and execution — ensuring AthlyticZ delivers on its mission across every initiative.

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We're always looking for passionate educators, developers, and data scientists to join our mission.