Eric Jones Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Highlights:- Work with a small team (<10) of data scientists in the Enterprise Data Science team to develop data science solutions for commercial lines of business- Primary task is to provide customer retention solutions on small commercial and middle market policies using survival analysis, in particular, to drive positive impact for the company- Assigned secondary role as Data Ambassador to help with data knowledge and best practices for the team- Work with challenging data sets compared to prior experience that require extra data cleaning and analysis before formal use - primarily via R- Read and produce documentation on projects by use of LaTeX, Powerpoint/Excel, draw.io (a flowchart tool), etc.- Enjoy progressive company values, e.g. "CARE" (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empowerment), and participate in company outings when available due to distance since working arrangement is remote"Extracurricular":- Earned certification in a unique 40-week training opportunity on machine learning and A.I. through North Carolina State's A.I. Academy (July '23 - June '24)

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Reason for leaving: - Offered a full-time data scientist position in insurance, a sector of personal interestHighlights:- March 20, 2023 - April 28, 2023; Lead Technology Business Systems Analyst: Assigned (potential 2-year) contract with Wells Fargo to assist with large automation project using SQL and Alteryx - earned "Alteryx Foundation Micro-Credential" as required for the role- May 23, 2022 - December 31, 2022; Data Scientist: Assigned contract with Bank of America to assist with SQL development of a financial mathematical model, Operating Ledger Balance, before moving to production; also did Natural Language Processing research for a side project as contract came to an end

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Reason for leaving: - New opportunity as a contractor to explore new experiencesHighlights:- Worked in a small team (of four) of many hats reporting customer analytics to VP-level management of Company Planning- Spearheaded data science tools, such as Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery and Vertex AI)- Performed k-means clustering for various customer behaviors, and store groupings for improved inventory opportunities based on customer demographics- Queried big data via DBeaver from Oracle and Snowflake databases for customer and store activity; used Alteryx occasionally to stitch together Oracle with Snowflake data"Extracurricular":- Continued enthusiasm for attending Tableau conferences; attended Google conferences to gain exposure to Google tools- Appreciated reading “Approaching (Almost) Any Machine Learning Problem” by four-time Kaggle Grandmaster, Abhishek Thakur

Little Rock, Ar, Us

Reason for leaving:- Needed remote employment during the pandemicHighlights:- Worked in a small AGILE team (up to 8 people) to report, discover, and experiment with structured data for upper-level management, including the Dillards- Queried big data for customer, store, inventory, employee, and financial activity using Teradata SQL Assistant - Three main scopes evolved into four: 1. Used Applied Predictive Technologies to perform A/B testing for modifications to brick-and-mortar stores - assortment, display, remodels, etc.2. Data discovery with Tableau - given open tasks to explore trends on customer behavior, store activity, and email or online activity3. Statistical experimentation in R to analyze trends4. (Latter half of tenure:) Built XGBoost models using H20: Driverless AI for marketing campaigns, used k-means clustering for model segmentation or image clustering (using Tensorflow), and utilized Python for data manipulation and visualization - pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, seaborn, plotly (for Sankey diagrams), in particular"Extracurricular":- Experienced Dillard's Trainee Program for the first three months to collaborate and build an in-house app for a business use case before being placed into analyst role- Took initiative to attend 2017 TDWI conference to learn birds-eye-view of all things involved with Business Intelligence - data warehousing, analytics, and data science- Offered to attend 2017 Tableau conference to broaden exposure to Tableau tools- Frequent volunteering for store inventory, new tech troubleshooting, and other hands-on IT initiatives- Proactive tours and engagement with stores and distribution and fulfillment centers- Favorite books: “Dillard’s: The First Fifty Years” by Leon Joseph Rosenberg, “R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics” by Jared Lander, “Statistics for Machine Learning: Techniques for exploring supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning models with Python and R” by Pratap Dangeti

Conway, Arkansas, Us

Reason for leaving:- Pursued role involving statistical and/or data science skillsHighlights:- First office/corporate role; started as intern while a matriculated graduate student (second semester)- Internship: Offered ad-hoc analyst tasks to find trends with limited tools, e.g. MS Access and Excel - MS Word for analysis documentation/reporting; tended to utilize C/C++ programming knowledge for odd jobs- Took initiative to find full-time position while a matriculated graduate student to prepare for financial stability before marriage and student loan pay-back responsibility- Full-time (after a year of interning): Monitored automated data processing flows for incoming client data (for data cleansing, data append, etc.), while managing manual ad-hoc data processing requests utilizing quality assurance at all times- Was on weekend and holiday rotation to monitor team-wide automated flows; on point for troubleshooting and engaging developer and management support as needed"Extracurricular":- Took initiative to learn new skills through Acxiom's Learning Management System, such as SQL, PERL, Linux Commands, and other Excel/Access tips and tricks- Favorite book: Stephen Few’s “Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten”

Conway, Ar, Us

- Awarded merit-based Graduate Assistantship while a matriculated student- Independently instructed undergraduate students in four entry-level mathematics courses - two algebra courses and two business calculus courses- Created curriculum, lesson plans and grading rubric; evaluated student performance and progress via frequent assignments, group work and exams; utilized technology to facilitate learning in and out of the classroom, e.g. MyMathLab, Blackboard and Smart Board- Provided additional educational support and instruction to students as a tutor for the mathematics department- Served as a proctor or grader for other instructors and assume other departmental responsibilities

Cookeville, Tn, Us

- Awarded merit-based Graduate Assistantship while a matriculated student- Independently instructed undergraduate students in three entry-level college algebra courses in a classical chalkboard classroom- Created curriculum, lesson plans and grading rubric; evaluated student performance and progress via frequent assignments, group work and exams- Provided additional educational support and instruction to students as a tutor for the mathematics department

Oak Ridge, Tn, Us

- Awarded 10-week prestigious internship in the Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) program to evaluate and determine effectiveness of nuclear reactor data for safeguard applications (i.e. optimization of radiation detection at airports or seaports)- Collected worldwide nuclear data libraries from the International Atomic Energy Agency, such as ENDF (USA), JEFF (Europe), etc., and also used computer simulated data from TALYS - Evaluated the data using Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) simulator software for certain isotopes to determine clarity of spectroscopy noting any missing or noisy data that may need future data collection (outside the scope of the internship)- Took initiative and learned more about nuclear physics while working effectively with mentors to complete the project and composed a timely report with subsequent findings; favorite book used "An Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory" by C. E. Iliffe- Unpublished work: “Assessment of Bromine, Lanthanum, Germanium, Yttrium and Lutetium Cross Sections for Safeguard Applications”

Master Of Science (Ms), Applied Mathematics

Master Of Science (Ms), Pure Mathematics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics