Michael Harder Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Primary work funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation working on improving diagnostics and treatment of malaria via image recognition (deep learning) and machine learning

• Responsible for strategic consulting engagements with the sports and entertainment industries. Example projects include: o A data strategy assessment for a major ticketing company including interviews with over 150.
• Responsible for extending the KAGR platform and offerings to drive business impact through strategic business services in core verticals such as ticketing, CRM, and market research.

Greater New York City Area

• Provided analytical support to the premium service team. Developed daily ticket sales and analysis reports to improve business practices.
• Projected sales of premium tickets, group tickets, and individual game suites.
• Tracked sales and ticket transfers to identify potential issues with brokers and pricing models.

Research fellow for the Economics department at Boston College exploring the informal economy of South Africa using large data sets and advanced econometric methods.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Coursework includes deep learning, random forests, XGBoose, regression, t-SNE, PCA, SVMs, etc.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Analytics Concentration including Statistics, Econometrics, Sports Econometrics, Impact Evaluation, Probability, Abstract Analysis, Linear.