Michael Panicci
Data Scientist · Product Leader · Founder · Builder
Professional Summary
Data science team leader and individual contributor with deep expertise in technical product management, experimentation, machine learning, and data-driven decision-making. Co-Founder of GiveAndDo Inc., a nonprofit to end senior loneliness. Passionate about growing teams and building innovative data products that reach millions.
Experience
CVS Health · New York, NY
- Data science product and experimentation lead for $1B retail coupon portfolio, driving $85M annually in incremental revenue from A/B testing and personalized decisioning on 95M customers
- Technical and product lead for a $1.2B benefits portfolio and digital B2B suite, serving 30+ clients and 14M+ members, driving $38M annually in incremental revenue
- Directly manage 6 data scientists and decision scientists, achieving an 86/100 engagement score (top 1% company-wide)
- Own end-to-end data science product lifecycle: vision, KPIs, cross-functional alignment, roadmaps, test-and-learn strategies, and Agile launches
- Built business-facing data products with Streamlit and ThoughtSpot incorporating generative AI features, and influencing ads achieving 2.1M direct customer engagements
CVS Health · New York, NY
- Managed a team of 3, driving loyalty analytics initiatives impacting 68M+ customers through segmentation, lifecycle insights, and growth strategies
- Generated $2.6M incremental revenue and 48K subscribers from 29 marketing campaigns using predictive modeling and advanced experiment design
- Built and deployed predictive churn models with AUC > 0.8 to guide product-driven retention strategies
Aetna, a CVS Health Company · New York, NY
- Partnered with product and engineering teams to integrate analytics into customer-facing solutions and define success metrics
- Delivered $86M in retention and risk revenue by scaling a pilot program from 0.3M to 3.4M members in 3 years
Aetna, a CVS Health Company · New York, NY
- Designed and executed RCT experiments resulting in statistically significant outcomes with >10% conversion rates, contributing to campaigns worth $5.6M annually
Aetna · New York, NY
- Built predictive models to forecast flu intensity by geography, supporting $1M+ flu-shot campaigns and guiding campaign timing
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology · GPA: 4.0 · Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) · GPA: 3.9 · Minors: Data Science, Economics
Skills
Leadership & Awards
501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Ending Senior Loneliness
- Co-founded a nonprofit dedicated to connecting volunteers with isolated seniors in their communities
- Lead product and technology strategy for the organization's digital platform
CVS Health | Aetna
- Organize and lead team engagement initiatives and trainings, including offsites for 100+ analytics team members
- Launched and operated a tutoring startup, hiring and onboarding staff, managing payroll, and scaling to recurring clients
CVS Health
- Led development of a CV model (YOLOv3) for action recognition, winning a company-wide innovation challenge
WPI · Major Qualifying Project
- Built a computer vision system to detect baseball strikes using iPhone camera input and CNN models
Hobbies
Independent · View Projects
- Designed and shipped tools including scheduling, education, and health tracking apps, open-sourced for the community
This personal portfolio site - a static resume and project showcase built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JS. Deployed on Render.
A shared scheduling calendar where sitters can sign up for available dates. Real-time updates backed by GitHub as a database - no server-side DB needed.
A beautiful event itinerary planner with RSVP tracking, attendee management, and real-time status updates. Perfect for coordinating group trips and events.
An interactive timeline of human knowledge spanning history, science, math, and literature. A visual learning tool with filterable categories and detailed event cards.
A supplement interaction checker and daily stack tracker. Upload your supplement list and get a clear view of interactions, timing, and dosage guidance.
Interactive family tree visualization with ~60 family members, expandable nodes, and elegant branch layout
Static archive of Connecting Concepts Tutoring LLC, a family-owned virtual tutoring company for K-12 subjects and SAT/ACT prep. Co-Founded with Joseph Licata.
An automated futures trading platform with 25+ productionalized strategies investing on minute bars for algo trading on funded accounts through TopStep via the ProjectX API.
WPI Major Qualifying Project: a smartphone-based system using CNNs and parametric estimation to classify balls and strikes in real time. Referenced in current active patents.
Mystery graded trading cards delivered straight to your door. Every slab is a surprise - PSA, Beckett, and CGC graded cards hand-picked for collectors. Limited activity starting Aug '26.
A portable court game co-invented with Matt Conlon. Play anywhere on any surface with paddles, a birdie, and a foldable court. Patent pending. Limited activity starting Jan '23.
The platform for GiveAndDo Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to end senior loneliness by connecting volunteers with isolated seniors in their communities. Co-Founded with Josh Maxwell.
Help Us End Senior Loneliness
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