Alex Smith Email & Phone Number

South San Francisco, California, United States

South San Francisco, California, Us

As a Data Analyst at Zipline, I developed key metrics and centralized tools for spares and supply management, as well as consumption rate tracking, through data cleaning, analysis, and visualization, lowering parts costs by over $100k. I worked cross-functionally with teams across Finance, Business Information Systems, Operations, Engineering, and Manufacturing. My role involved analyzing diverse data streams, developing data models using dbt, creating data visualizations and dashboards, and writing foundational metadata scripts. I utilized SQL and Python to deliver impactful insights and drive operational improvements.

San Francisco, California, Us

Bonding and Attunement in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (BAND) LaboratoryPI: Joshua Woolley, MD PhD• Coordinated multiple teams of people (doctors, therapists, assessors, lab team) to run a clinical research trial looking at psilocybin therapy to treat depression• Lead for participant interaction, including phone screens, in-person visits, scheduling (of visits), and data collection

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Managed the development of the Inclusion Impact Index (see below), a national economic index by metro of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs ( interactive dashboard) from inception through release; received $300K across two grants from JPMorgan-Chase• Sourced, cleaned and visualized data, and trained and iterated machine learning models for multiple product MVPs including diabetes/insulin prediction model and AI-powered note integration• Trained and mentored data scientist and six interns in technical and soft skills to succeed in data and analytics, culminating in a summer project analyzing the economic impact of immigrant groupsThe Inclusion Impact Index is simultaneously a dataset, an algorithm, an economic model, and a website. It focuses on the impact of high-growth entrepreneurs from historically marginalized populations. Research has shown that female, Black, and Queer founders, among many others, experience systematic barriers to founding new companies. The Index measures both the existing contributions of these entrepreneurs to their home cities and the achievement gaps caused by those systemic barriers.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Managed the project infrastructure team, provided statistics and data analysis expertise, consulted on research design, contributed to the project proposal and protocol, and conducted interviews. Study was planning to research the efficacy of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to treat trauma as a result of child abuse and Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD). Research project was terminated early.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Contracted to assist on analysis of Financial Inclusion Insights (FII) 2017 surveys to model financial health and economic empowerment, and identify the main driving factors."The Financial Inclusion Insights (FII) program produces original data and practical knowledge on trends in mobile money and other digital financial services." - finclusion.org

New York, Ny, Us

• Worked with students of Metis' 3-month immersive Data Science Bootcamp to help them develop 4 machine learning projects on topics including Linear Regression, Classification, and NLP• Answered student questions related to Metis' curriculum on ML, statistical modeling, Deep Learning, Python, SQL, AWS, and more• Graded and gave feedback on assignments, and on strengths and areas of improvement for 25+ students• Started a paper group in which we meet weekly to discuss a particular research paper in Data Science or ML

New York, Ny, Us

Full-time, selective 12-week immersive data science program focusing on machine learning and statistical modeling.Completed four data science projects with Python using Padnas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib + Seaborn, scikit-learn, and Keras (TensorFlow).TOXIC WASTE REMOVAL: Classifying Harmful Comments on the WebCreated CNN for text classification in Keras to identify comments as toxic or clean, and predict which type of toxicity a particular toxic comment contains. CNN boosted accuracy of simpler OneVsRest Logistic Regression model from ~92% to ~98%.CAN WISDOM BE GENERATED? Generating Text in the Style of Ram DassInterested in generative models and curious about the semantic ability of Neural Nets, I built a RNN/LSTM text generation model with an interactive Flask front-end that generates a sentence based on user input. Check it out: https://thawing-brushlands-50557.herokuapp.com/MAJOR OR MINOR? Classifying the Mode of a SongDelving into digital signal processing (DSP) and music information retrieval (MIR), I built and compared 13 distinct classification models to predict whether a song is in a Major key or Minor key. I trained the models on a dataset I constructed by extracting more than eight features from raw audio files (mp3) using the Python library Librosa, and increased accuracy from 51% (baseline) to 75% (optimized). Utilized Logistic Regression, KNN, SVC, Decision Tree, Random Forest, GridSearch/RandomSearch.

• Specialized in logo design for all industries, creating clean, visually appealing, and nuanced logos to represent companies or individuals and their values and mission• Won logo design contest for Great Lakes Flow Festival and shirt design contest for Camp Galileo / The Tech Museum• Recreated and vectorized existing logos or designs using Adobe Illustrator

• Promoted to office manager and in charge of client communication (by phone, email, and website)• Designed, built, and managed eCommerce platform including blog• Worked with clients daily to create graphics and designs for logos, brochures, menus, ads, and invitations• Proofed various designs from conception through printing, with special attention to large format printing

• Provided ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) sessions for children on the autism spectrum• Taught clients how to improve verbal skills, positive behaviors, independence, and social skills

• Performed one-on-one counseling sessions with adult residential psychiatric patients• Designed and ran group therapy sessions with up to 15 patients focused on developing sketchbooks and journaling

Claremont, California, Us

• Worked as a photographer for the newspaper of the Claremont Colleges Consortium for 3 years, then promoted to Photographer Manager, part of the senior staff• Managed 20 photographers and up to 20 photography assignments per weekly issue• In charge of photography assignments from conception through editing

Claremont, California, Us

• Covered a variety of events including sports, lectures, workshops, protests, and live music, at least once a week• Photographed large-scale speaking events including that of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Actress and Social Activist Laverne Cox

Claremont, California, Ca, Us

• Managed marketing and publicity for two committees, for 4-8 events per month• Designed posters and marketing materials for various events, including live music, off-campus trips, and annual dances• Led redesign campaign of PEC logo and apparel, redesigned logo for weekly dance event

• Filmed, directed, and edited two videos, featured on the Silicon Valley Ballet websites: one about the summer intensive program, and one about the final performance for the summer intensive• Took photos of the summer intensive program and final performance for documentation and promotional purposes

San Francisco, California, Us

• Assisted in developing new portfolio of branded merchandise for this software company• Contributed to several projects involving the reinvention of the company’s identity, including business cards• Helped organize a hack-a-thon event for recruitment of college students

• Provided general support to Machine Project staff in various areas, including administration and organization, publicity research, exhibition installation, event production, and promotion• Collected and compiled data on artists and performers for database, and compiled and organized membership materials

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Fine/Studio Arts, General

Post-Baccalaureate Program For Counseling And Psychology Professions, Psychology

Statistics

Michaelis School Of Fine Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, General