Ryan Craven Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tn, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

Develop machine learning models and tools to improve healthcare by reducing the friction between payer and provider. Apply a variety of techniques and approaches to our large healthcare datasets:-Natural Language Processing-Neural Networks using Tensorflow and Keras-Traditional machine learning models such as logistic regression-Large Language Models and Transformer Models-Generative AI methods

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Perform diagnostic testing on patient samples looking for the presence of viral antigens and antibodies.- Communicable Disease Response Unit team member: Responsible for testing and shipping high risk samples., including COVID-19 testing- Teaching: Take part in hands-on and classroom training of MLS students as well as training on the virology lab techniques for current employees, residents, and fellows. Also present an annual continuing education seminar for fellow lab members.- Assay testing and validation: Responsible for testing new assays and techniques to increase efficiency and increase workload capacity while working to ensure that new methods streamline the work process.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Nine-month intensive data science introduction program learning the languages, skills, and methods in data science exploration and storytelling. Learning through real world projects both as an individual and teams to obtain, process, explore and build models for different datasets. Skills utilized include Python, R, SQL, and Machine Learning.Projects include:-Created an R Shiny app to explore how measles vaccination rates and health expenditures impact case counts looking at both the state and global level: https://ryancraven.shinyapps.io/Measles_vax_rates/-Compared patient referral patterns between most and least healthy states by exploring Medicare billing data-Created a predictive model using on-board engine diagnostics to prevent truck breakdowns to decrease the cost of shipping delays and towing for a trucking company-Developed an interactive widget to generate monthly reports for Nashville Metro Public Works to analyze trash collection complaints using Python and ipywidgets-Analyzed Tennessee education data to determine if factors of inequality are useful predictors of district graduation rates in R- Explored United Nations data looking to show a relationship between GDP and secondary education rates using Python- Analyzed computer cluster usage for Vanderbilt University's ACCRE computing cluster to help increase efficiency by identifying groups and individuals who were not reserving resources effectively using Python- Analyzed global and local earthquake data to identify areas of increased risk of occurence and fatalities using Python and GeoPandas

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Performed diagnostic and public health testing of patient and environmental specimens for the TDOH Laboratory Services.- Optimized shopping routes for retail food testing by introducing use of a route planning application to reduce overall trip time.- Leading role in Quantiferon Gold tuberculosis testing performing a majority of testing and trained lab personnel from my department, other departments, and personnel from another state lab.- New assay testing: performed testing and validation on new assay techniques to work towards streamlining the workload and increase the testing capabilities of the laboratory department.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

- Developed and executed independent research project- Participated as part of a team to complete research and compliment the work of other lab members- Critical thinking to troubleshoot and develop assays necessary for exploring scientific hypotheses- Publication of a first author manuscript and contributing author on two other publications

Data Science

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology And Immunology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology