Dashel Ruiz Perez is a data analyst, ML engineer, and educator based in Oregon, USA. He spent nearly a decade at Microchip Technology, where he worked across production, process, yield, and software engineering roles. Today, he teaches programming and data skills at major U.S. universities through ThriveDX and continues to deepen his expertise in machine learning and AI. Dashel holds degrees in computer science and data analytics from Western Governors University and is a graduate of ML Zoomcamp.