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Virginia, United States

Continued support of the Dagger contract.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Data science in the Defense and Intelligence (D&I) sector. Knowledge graphs & graph analytics, LLM & NLP applications, unsupervised learning and analysis. Supported the Dagger contract.Internship lead, oversaw research and development for the internship group in Defense and Intelligence.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

The Institute for Advanced Analytics (IAA) has been preparing data savvy professionals for leadership in a digital world since 2007. Our mission is to produce the world’s finest practitioners of data analytics. As a teaching assistant, I assist IAA faculty members in educating future data scientists in areas such as machine learning, large-scale data analytics, programming (R, SQL, Python), statistical inference, data wrangling, and data visualization & communication. I work one-on-one with talented students of all ages and educational backgrounds from around the world.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Face-to-face and online instruction for ST 311: Introductory Statistics (sampling, hypothesis testing, experimental design), 60-120 students per semester.

Updated the SIBS curriculum with the aim to prepare undergraduates for modern-day applications in statistics. Created R Labs and Tutorials in RMarkdown, wrote Introductory Statistics Lectures, and designed a Biostatistics Hackathon.

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Securboration specializes in developing technologies to meet current and future needs for Secure and Collaborative Environments that span areas such as intelligence operations, mission planning, effects-based assessment, adversarial modeling, and cyber operations, among others. As an intern who specializes in statistical analysis and data science, I am being utilized across a variety of different projects and business focus areas, including anomaly detection in network streams and avionics bus messaging.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Program Coordinator and Graduate Student Mentor for undergraduates attending a comprehensive six to seven week summer training course on biostatistics.

Worked in the Interdisciplinary Network Science Research Group at Carolina with Dr. Peter Mucha, focusing on the intersection between applied network science and machine learning methods.Authored “Model Selection with Machine Learning for Classifying Network Community Structures,” UNC Senior Honors Thesis in Statistics and Analytics. Advisors: Dr. Peter J. Mucha, Dr. Shankar Bhamidi, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, UNC, Natalie Stanley, Ph.D. student, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC.

Researched temporal social networks in the United States Senate. Authored and presented “Incorporating Time in Senatorial Cosponsorship Networks,” Department of Mathematics. Advisors: Dr. Peter J. Mucha, Natalie Stanley.

Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, United States

Worked as a senior high school apprentice with the Naval Research Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center, MS, studying fluid dynamics, with a focus on sediment transport. Authored “Exit Velocity of a Sphere Falling in Narrow Tubes.” Advisors: Dr. Julian Simeonov, Research Fellow, Dr. Joe Calantoni, Research Physicist, NRL, Marine Geosciences Division.Awards:- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Los Angeles, CA, finalist in Physicsand Astronomy- Intel Science Talent Search: Entrant & Student Initiative Badges, Research Report- National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Washington, D.C., finalist in Oral Research Paper Competition – Physics and Theoretical Mathematics- Louisiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, 1st Place Winner- Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology- SEAP Final Competition: Best Overall Scientific Presentation Award- Caddo Magnet High School Science Fair, Shreveport, LA: 1st Place Winner, Physics and Astronomy; 3rd Place Overall

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Statistics And Analytics

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics And Analytics

Level 2.5, Chinese Language And Literature

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Intermediate High. Computer Adaptive Reading Proficiency Test: Advanced High.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Statistics And Analytics; Honors College, Cumulative Gpa: 3.86; Mathematics Gpa: 3.87; Mandarin Gpa: 4.00

Activities and Societies: Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track; Carolina Monkey Kung Fu Club; Interdisciplinary Network.