Providing analytics and decision support

StellarEmploy leverages behavioral science and machine learning to support increasing employment for frontline hourly workers, with emphasis on increasing retention and decreasing bias using job-fit assessments.• Led analysis and improved decision making through automating KPIs of all algorithm performance data tracked and presented through the use of dashboards and visualizations • Improved the accuracy of the data automation process to approximately 99% through intentional collaboration, goal setting and testing with engineering and client operations (data initially contained over 10% erroneous observations)• Processed/validated data via Python and Stata for 15+ successful algorithm calibrations • Identified most popular times/days of the week for when jobseekers submitted applications, which led to better timing and placement of job listings, substantially increasing application rates• Authored multiple blog posts to share learnings about applicant behaviors and retention outcomes that lead to improvements in product design, deployment, and increased applicant pipeline volumes

Utilized Ruby programming language to manage customer inventory data, harvest purchased tickets, post listings and process sales with over $1 billion in transactions in 2018.

Data Science research assistant for Behavioral Science/Ai startup (Knowing Me) founded by Harvard behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to provide individuals, teams, and organizations with data-driven insights to assist users in better understanding their email communication patterns and identify gender bias within workplace communication. Supported software development in Python, testing and piloting of application with a 100+ person organization. • Constructed dataset of 100,000+ names using historical birth record data to attach gender probability• Developed ‘gender labeler’ function that assigned a gender to email contacts, referencing aforementioned dataset • Developed ‘birthday guesser’ function that accurately guessed a user’s birth date using Gmail api and search queries

Managed daily operations of new boutique wine shop specializing in fine wines, craft beers, spirits and gourmet foods with over $2 million in annual revenue.•Conducted data analysis to inform business decisions including general sales analysis and special projects such as snowfall/sales regression analysis and applying the Holts-Winters method (Triple Exponential Smoothing) for sales forecasting •Responsibilities included managing department heads, ordering, receiving, hiring and training staff, cash handling, inventory, purchasing for Craft Beer, Gourmet Foods and Craft Spirits departments, protocols for responding to customer complaints, event planning, and community outreach

Planned and executed opening of 5,000 sq ft specialty market with café, deli, beer/wine department and production kitchen• Developed systems and processes for all aspects of operations including cash handling, inventorymanagement, merchandise displays, quality control, safety, health and sanitation regulations• Established vendor relationships, purchased products & equipment, assigned product pricing levelsand managed the point of sale system.• Oversaw training and hiring for 50+ employees from multiple departments, having a 7-person management team

Oversee purchasing across all product lines in café, deli, specialty grocery business, with a focus onlocal sustainable products (natural foods, local produce, regional artisanal cheese, local meats,prepared food, fair trade organic coffee, regional beer and fine wine)• 3.5 years experience as General Manager at original location, resulting in double digit year to yearrevenue growth and building systems and processes to enable expansion to second location• Develop and oversee budgeting, purchasing systems and logistics for 10 buyers• Established and manage local craft beer and wine program (with a focus on natural, organic and biodynamic selections), and the wholesale sandwichbusiness unit• Work directly with owners in a senior capacity on new business development and special projectsOutstanding Specialty Retailer (NASFT) 2012, Best Sandwiches (Boston Phoenix) 2011/2012, BestIndependent Market (Dig) 2011, Inner City 100 (ICIC) 2011, Best Lunch (Improper Bostonian) 2009