Create algorithmic ML analysis models such as the model behind TONIK+ Video Intelligence enabling firm to determine video performance based on audience retention resulting in a product that was the main impetus in the TONIK+ mergerShape data strategy including scaling up the team and working cross-functionally with other teams directly involved with building the TVI platform, leading to the successful acquisition and being proof positive of the team’s successCraft viable data structure for reporting and analysis out of disparate and incomplete data entries across three pre-Edisen sources, with the goal of preserving historical data and creating structured template preserving 99% of metric data and 83% of detailed dataSteward the growth of the data team focusing on developing skill sets of team members to empower them for greater responsibilities or new opportunities ultimately tripling the team size following the Edisen acquisition

Grew Cambria’s digital advertising budget from nothing to $5K/week in spend and efficient KPI returns helping to reach $1B AUM markPartnered with management on ad strategy, content creation, and execution on ads across website content, funds, and podcastCombined financial engineering and digital ad data science to allow for smooth translation of ideas and execution

A little side-project I've been working on in my spare time, looking into novel equity investment strategies and researching financial malfeasance.

Drove client success on-platform to outperform in-house teams at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, and Pinterest by 20-30%Led development of FE-based machine learning models for application to ad performance data archive to build top-level analyticsIncorporated scientific research, quantitative analysis, machine learning, and experimentation to understand ebb and flow of mixed-model factors over time and across data sources while simultaneously building out and growing the data science team

Served as “in-situ” QA analyst to guide the start-up toward tweaks and adjustments to make data set more user-friendly for quantsActed as thought leader and fresh voice from the quant side on overarching paths for product and packaging providing perspective and viewpoints on their data obtained from a fresh set of eyes and a quant-based vantage point

AFP collaboration with a 4-person team of UCLA MFE students and Geode Capital. This project served as our master's thesis and gave us the opportunity to work on real-world problems with high-caliber quant firms.Replicated and statistically confirmed the findings of research articles regarding the creation of decile spread portfolios on trends in fundamentalsImplemented additional fundamental trends into the framework established in order to determine whether additional factors were alpha-significantInvestigated additional topics in regard to scaling factors and a "per share effect" that had either a constructive or destructive influence on the trends in fundamentalsDeliverables included a literature review, final report covering all research completed, and a final presentation to both Geode and to the UCLA MFE class

Investigated the predictability of idiosyncratic risk on future realized idiosyncratic riskDetermined the influence and persistence of extreme events on an asset and how they affect its specific risk from period to periodUsed a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to corroborate the effect and persistence of the extreme events, and attempted to incorporate factors into the risk forecast to account for said events

Obtained and interpreted data of a variety of metrics from a multitude of sources to determine trends for 100,000+ merchants working with the Internet Brands Shopping verticalUsed a combination of Excel and HTML-based tools to preemptively find potential gains and to flag and deal with potential problems before they happenedComposed several priority weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly reports to supply Marketing, Operations, and Business Operations Managers with vital information for their rolesWorked closely with said Managers on any additional projects that required heavy data analysisUpdated and streamlined merchant and site databases to allow for quicker data gathering and easier access

Led experimental testing for three top-priority PPG projectsWorked in a managerial role toward other departments regarding R/D Lab itemsResponsible for gathering, analyzing, and presenting material from R/D research experiments6S lead for the lab, responsible for developing and maintaining a safe and functional laboratoryPromoted to Consultant after demonstrating excellence as an Analytical ChemistSecret Level Security ClearanceCompilation and analysis of data for determining optimal production for manufacturing, formulations for use with company systems, and the path of research for future productsWorked closely with R/D and team on the development of new transparencies products or the improvement of current products for both military and commercial useLead researcher on high-priority testing and modification for production useWorked with project teams from top to bottom in a wide variety of product lines in order to determine the best course-of-action of the product from the research lab to the shipment to the buyer

Responsible for developing projects and experiments in the vein of the group's overall progressLab Safety Officer for 4 years, responsible for maintaining a safe and clean laboratory environment in accord with lab group, departmental, university, and CAL-OSHA safety requirementsRequired to keep up-to-date weekly with published research via journals, presentations, and articles from other research groups Created challenging and rewarding sub-projects for undergraduate assistants working in conjunction with my own projectsGroup's Elemental Analysis technician; ran experiments on fellow group member's samples to determine their elemental composition. In addition to EA, was required to learn a multitude of techniques for characterization of compounds (FTIR, UV/Vis-NIR, X-Ray Crystallography, EPR, NMR, etc.). In addition, I was responsible for interpreting many of the results, requiring careful interpretation of the data and guidance toward the next step for myself and my lab mates.Teaching assistant for 14B (General Chem, 1 quarter), 14CL (Organic Chem Lab, 1 quarter), 153L (Biochemistry Lab, 7 quarters), NMR Laboratory (4 quarters)◦ Duties for 14B required formation of 1-hour lesson plans over lecture material for 3 discussion groups every week◦ Duties for 14CL and 153L required grading of student materials, knowledge and execution of laboratory techniques, and maintaining a safe and productive research environment◦ Duties for NMR laboratory assistant required weekly training sessions, maintenance of spectrometers, and fine-tuning of the probe and other detection equipment