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Inglewood, California, United States

• Utilized the Next Gen Stats research database and Amazon QuickSight to create data-driven matchup previews and post-game insights, which were used by NFL Media partners on live broadcasts and made available for consumers on NFL Pro.• Delivered data-driven insights to media partners during live TV broadcasts and managed ad-hoc inquiries before, during, and after NFL games. • Developed new derivative statistics using player tracking data and refined existing ML models to improve their accuracy and performance.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• Assisted with the administration of a data science course including hosting office hours, grading coursework, and creating solution sets.• Collaborated with the professor and the other UPI to monitor student progress throughout the semester.• Worked with Dr. John Shea and Dr. Jie Fu of the UF ECE Department.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• Responsible for tagging pitches and videos during practices, scrimmages, and games, as well as cleaning/processing the data for visualization reports used by players and coaches.• Worked with BaseballCloud to integrate new methodology (i.e. Seam-Shifted Wake model in pitch-design) into bullpens and games.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Collaborated with Dr. Glenn Healey (UC Irvine) on the development and integration of a Seam-Shifted Wake (SSW) pitch model.• Designed and generated an analysis report in R to convey pitch metrics and SSW model output to coaches, players, and scouts for bullpen, single game, and multigame data.• Integrated a method to pull external data (i.e. MLB-level data) for use in AnalyzR reports.• Published articles on the BaseballCloud research blog.

• Collaborated with the Executive Board in all club operations, including event planning, funding, internal and external relations, company partnerships, and membership growth.• Responsible for directing the Academic and Outreach Chairs.

• Worked with the executive board and other chair members to deliver events for ACE members and facilitated the pairing of mentors (upperclassmen) with mentees (underclassmen).

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Participated in an 8-week undergraduate research program focused on sports analytics.• Attended lectures from CMU faculty on advanced statistical and data science methodology. • Networked with sports analytics personnel from various organizations• Worked with the Dr. Adam Brodie of the Houston Astros to explain the differences in offensive outcomes between left-handed batters and right-handed batters in shifted scenarios. • Presented project at the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference (CMSAC ’22).

• Led a research project to analyze perceived uncanniness of modified face swap models.• Designed and distributed two IRB-approved research surveys to 60+ participants using Qualtrics.• Used R scripts to clean and visualize survey data for statistical testing and analysis.• Published and presented work at Vision Sciences Society (VSS) 2022 in May 2022.• Project can be found below, titled “The Uncanniness of Face Swaps”

• Ran FlightScope tracking software at five summer baseball tournaments.• Processed in-game data for distribution to coaches and scouts and use on social media.• Assisted in tournament setup at the start of each event, including equipment transportation.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Data Science, 3.95/4.0

Activities and Societies: UF Honors Program, University Research Scholars Program, Vice President of Association of Computer Engineers.

23.00 Dual Enrollment Credits

4.0 Unweighted Gpa / 5.23 Weighted Gpa

Activities and Societies: Varsity Baseball, Mu Alpha Theta, Miracle League, Tutoring