Andrew Parsons Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Global, OO

• I developed natural language processing and machine learning solutions for the legal and financial service industries. By harnessing the power of data science and software development, I helped firms take advantage of.
• Trained binary and multiclass clause- and contract-type classifiers with F1 scores of 0.9+.
• Trained word embedding vector models on domain-specific law- and finance-related text.
• Built and maintained multilingual named entity recognition (NER) and information extraction (IE) algorithms for legal text.
• Built dozens of reusable components to handle all stages of machine learning model training, including parallelized text preprocessing, performance benchmarking, parameter, metric, and artifact logging, and.
• Standardized benchmarking procedures, logging practices, and model distribution schemas for all relevant model types.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Coached students through introductory computer science problems.
• Provided extra assistance to students outside of class.
• Held office hours for students seeking help with course projects and programming concepts (data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design).
• Graded student project work.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Tutored math, science, reading comprehension, and social studies to 20‒65-year-old adults preparing to take their GED examination
• Facilitated group reflections, planned projects, tracked volunteer GED tutor participation, and coordinated transportation for students' involvement in the Goodwill Adult Literacy Program.
• Served as an advocate for Kalamazoo community members and as a representative of the Center for Civic Engagement. The CCE engages students, faculty, and community members in sustained partnerships that foster.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, US

• The Index, founded 1877, is a student-run newspaper serving the Kalamazoo College community.
• Led a team of 5 editors and 20 writers to publish a biweekly campus newspaper online and in print.
• Coordinated organizational logistics, trained staff, and developed technology solutions.
• Responsible for content management, design development, and server upkeep.
• Wrote and edited 50+ articles covering news and events at the College and in Kalamazoo.http://www.thekzooindex.com/tag/andrew-parsons/

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Extended functionality of document analysis product using Python and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Addressed bugs in document analysis product (Python, Django, NLTK).
• Conducted statistical data analysis on document review projects to help clients understand their data.
• Implemented document field locators using regular expressions to help clients extract pertinent information from contracts.

Detroit, MI, US

• Worked with senior counsel and compliance specialists on intellectual property, information security, and privacy law in mortgage origination and servicing.
• Conducted a 50-State survey, analysis, and summarization of telemarketing and Do-Not-Call laws applicable to the mortgage banking industry for senior counsel to use as a reference document.
• Developed Excel VBA macros and audit methodology to process 1850+ client lead generation webpages in order to streamline audit processes.
• Audited 150+ sites for proper disclosures to guide company acquisition analysis.
• Audited 500+ client lead generation webpages to ensure disclosure standard compliance and protect Quicken Loans from legal liability.
• Created presentations for quarterly executive meeting (C-Suite & SVPs) and all-Legal meeting (120+ employees).

Computer Science, Economics

Study Abroad

Foreign Exchange Student

International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalauerate Diploma Programme

High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme