Katie Woolley Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Data Science Lead and Manager of data science and engineering team to develop a 5G Smart Warehouse solution through solution design, development, deployment, and testing• Engagement manager for AI implementation project • Lead Project Manager of a VIP client demonstration of operational Smart Warehouse solution• Data Scientist Lead Developer for computer vision technologies, including OCR and AI security systems, and storage optimization solutions • Developed a full-service, user-friendly mobile tablet application in Python with analytics and machine learning capabilities. Application applies Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to documents; extracts structured, labeled text data; automatically provides the client with action items via a custom fuzzy matching algorithm; and exports actions and data to a database. All data cleaning, modeling, algorithm application, filtering, user interface development, and database writing and reading for this application were completed as part of this task.• Developed a highly customizable bin optimization using linear programming and historic data to provide the optimal warehouse setup, accounting for factors such as item expiration dates, items assembled into kits, item demand, and optimized shelf space.

Glastonbury, Ct, Us

• Responsible for the development and deployment of analytics solutions to aerospace problems for internal and external customers• Lead the product development of custom Python-based dashboards using Dash, a Python library, to offer low-cost, low-maintenance and insightful dashboards with live end-to-end data science solutions, including data cleaning, modeling, and interactive visualizations• Provide data quality identification solutions using machine learning techniques, including linear regression and decision trees, to identify missing or erroneous records in diverse aerospace data and provided easy-to-interpret interactive visualizations for interrogation of model output by users• Propose and lead the development of numerous automation efforts across the company to reduce manual efforts using Python, including daily review of PDF files, comparison and analysis of text data, and data wrangling requiring manual effort

Durham, Nc, Us

• Independently develop full-cycle data science projects from project conception to presentation of findings, including project ideation, project design, data collection, data wrangling & transformation, exploratory data analysis, statistical testing, predictive model development, model testing, model implementation, and stakeholder client review• Responsible for data analyses to inform strategic and decision-making processes and communication of findings to and collaboration with stakeholders• Implement machine learning and forecasting techniques to support product and team development• Independently conceive, plan, execute, and communicate data analyses resulting in increased employee efficiency and higher profit margins• Ensure data is available and assist in data communication to stakeholders through data visualization creation using a SQL-based BI platform (Domo)• Accountabilities include data reporting systems, data analysis and testing, and product and business strategy data support• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations teams

Durham, Nc, Us

• Management of shared data resources, including process improvement projects• Independently developed and implemented a BI platform training program for individual contributors and managers across the company• Responsible for data analyses in numerous impactful division-wide projects, resulting in increased efficiency and process simplification• Direct reporting manager of over 20 individual contributors across four different core roles in Operations, including in-house academic editors, quality control editors, specialists, and submission processors• Manager of major Operations processes including new product processing (Submission Processing) and contractor operations• Accountabilities in data systems management, personnel management, inventory and bottleneck operations management, and service delivery

Durham, Nc, Us

• Developed and maintained data dashboards for operations teams using BI software in addition to core role responsibilities• Developed and managed the successful launch of the Journal Recommendation service as a team-of-1, including service operations• Responsible for reading and editing academic articles in across numerous areas of study, including clinical and medical biology, engineering, the life sciences, and math and computer science• Perform quality control to ensure that academic manuscripts are suitable for publication• Responsible for extensive operations tasks, including coordination of and communication with contract editors• Gained extensive experience in interdepartmental collaboration and functional team management and oversight• Developed training for and onboarded new team members for the Journal Recommendation product• Additional responsibilities in contractor operations, interdepartment collaboration, and functional team management and oversight

Durham, North Carolina, Us

TA for Human Evolutionary Genomics, an advanced course offered to Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology majors at Duke.• Met with students individually to teach them how to develop research project proposals in compliance with course requirements• Graded written assignments and provided feedback as necessary

Durham, North Carolina, Us

• Gained experience with independent and collaborative research projects from conception to completion, one such project resulting in a peer reviewed first-author publication• Authored and was awarded a competitive grant• Mentored two undergraduates in the development of research projects and technical abilities• Expanded genetics and molecular biology knowledge base via coursework and reviewing primary literature• Reviewed publications for major journals including PLoS Genetics, PLoS ONE, G3, and BMC Evolutionary Biology• Collaborated with principal investigators from other universities on the development of projects and methods• Developed strong computer skills, including database use and application of bioinformatics online tools and basic UNIX knowledge• Gained experience with Illumina library prep, including DNA and bisulfite sequencing• Maintained and inbred >25 lines of Drosophila for 18 months

Storrs, Ct, Us

• Completed an independent research project resulting in an undergraduate thesis• Authored and was awarded grants to support thesis work, including summer funding• Gained technical skills including basic molecular biology tools such as PCR, real-time PCR, DNA and RNA extractions, primer design, cell transformation and sanger sequencing• Extensive experience maintaining mammalian and cancer cell lines • Introductory experience with bioinformatics tools required for transcript and sequence analysis

Storrs, Ct, Us

• Tutored UCONN athletes in Genetics and Principles of Biology I and II

Mystic, Ct, Us

• Volunteer in high school and later paid employee in college• Educated large crowds about the aquarium's exhibits and environment conservation• Provided small group tours for guests in winter months

Master Of Science (M.S.), Genetics And Genomics

Data Science Career Track, Data Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Molecular And Cell Biology