Research Assistant Resume Madison, WI - Hire IT People

PROFILE:

Recent Physics PhD graduate with background in scientific programming and actuarial analysis.
Has experience processing and analyzing data, then telling stories with it using visualizations.
Used a sample of Enron employee data to build a machine learning model that identifies potential frauds.
Utilized PCA for feature selection and Stratified - Shuffled Cross Validation for parameter tuning and model assessment. Coded in Python.
MATLAB software that processes raw MRI data for conversion into images. Includes anatomical images and verification that my calibration method works.
Wrote code in R to acquire high school graduation rate data from the web, process it, and generate an interactive color map.

DATA ANALYTICS SKILLS:

Languages: Python numpy; pandas; scikit-learn, R with Markdown, C/C++, MATLAB, C-Shell, SQL

Machine Learning Concepts : Bias-Variance Tradeoff, Linear & Logistic Regression, KNN, K-Means, LDA, QDA, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Bootstrap, Cross-Validation, PCA, SVM

Software Development Tools: Anaconda, Spyder, Jupyter Notebooks, Git Version Control

Visualization Tools: Matplotlib, Leaflet for R, ggplot2, maptools, Tableau (exposure)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant

Confidential, Madison, WI

Responsibilities:

Reduced primary source of image blur by utilizing simulations to improve data collection method.
In imaging terminology, image energy retention increased from 50% to 90% (MATLAB, C)
Made MRI scanning possible with 3D rosette-like data collection scheme by developing a memory efficient implementation that utilizes matrix multiplication (C)
Enabled the 3D rosette-like method with capability to scan the human brain, breasts, hip joint, and knee joint by implementing three distinct tissue contrast mechanisms (C)
Eliminated secondary blurring and “grey haze” artifact in final images by devising a calibration method to correct MRI data errors (MATLAB, C)
Presented research findings at international conferences and workshops in Sweden, Italy, Canada, US

Actuarial Analyst

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

Valued pension plans for accounting disclosures and government funding requirements
Reduced annual data project time by 20% by automating manual steps of data process (Visual Basic)
Saved client 25% in cash contributions by resolving data issues (Visual Basic)
Proved that office’s 3 rd largest client complied with non-discrimination requirements (Fortran 88)

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