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Conducted pre and post campaign analysis using both frequentist and bayesian techniquesin Python and R.Used Python and SQL to pipeline results into PowerBI and Microstrategy to createvisualizations for stakeholders.Developed and implemented a new rakeback/rewards system, employing Monte Carlosimulations to assess the impact on different behavioral cohorts within the customer base.Partnered with stakeholders in various departments to translate analytics jargon intodata-driven strategies.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Daily routine of playing poker and studying the mathematics and game theory behind optimal Texas Holdem play. Performing database analysis on player hand history data to understand global player tendencies and general strategic mistakes by the population.

Greater New York City Area

Worked daily with technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Zeppelin and the Avro and Parquet file formats as a core developer on the firms Data Lake. Developed map reduce (MR) algorithms in Java/Scala and became a team expert on how to leverage MR to apply business logic to properly visualize time series data at a firm-wide scale.Designed, developed and supported a Sybase IQ, ParAccel and Composite data warehouse that centralized data within the Operations division.

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

Masters level coursework in Engineering Management and Statistics, courses included numerical analysis, root finding methods, linear algebra, descriptive and predictive modeling.Experience with C#, Python and XAML in a Windows 8 environment while creating situational awareness software for military aircraft in a project sponsored by Raytheon. Experience with Test-Driven Development, including JUnit and Silverlight.Experience with Scheme and theory of interpreters while creating a Scheme interpreter written in Scheme.Worked with Linux platforms, C, Assembly and MIPS in courses related to computer architecture, data caches and virtual memory.Experience with Ruby on Rails as part of a client-sponsored project involving item and debt tracking. Created a game similar to “Quixo” using Python as part of a two week project with a group of three peers. Designed and wrote a basic vector-based graphics painting program with Java as part of a team of four peers.

Tasked with maintaining the safety and well-being of 58 fellow upper-class students while enforcing rules and institutional policy when necessary.Responsible for being an open resource for any issue, including medical emergencies, emotional issues or adjusting to life at a new school.

New York, Ny

Created and ran SQL queries to provide necessary information to mortgage traders on a daily basis.Developed in C# and XAML to add functionality to a WPF application used daily by mortgage traders to allow them to manage real time pricing and securities data.

Worked in Client Technology Services as a Corporate Application Developer Intern.Created a system using PHP, SQL, HTML and JavaScript to track software incidents firm-wide and their respective solutions to better identify root causes.

Aided freshman students with homework and other freshman curriculum in addition to helping with any personal problems that they may have.One of 6 residence life staff members in charge of the safety and well-being of 62 freshmen.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Software Engineering

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