Experience

Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher - Statistical Machine Learning Group

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  - Establish a novel class of fair, interpretable, and robust statistical machine learning algorithms designed to mitigate bias present in supervised learning tasks with protected attributes- Developed a novel tensor completion approach for imputing neuronal data from multiple recordings, resulting in an IEEE publication- Evaluated probabilistic graphical models and community detection algorithms applied to neuronal datasets in collaboration with cross-disciplinary researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine Show less

• Teaching Assistant (ELEC 478/578)

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  - Hold review sessions on material adjacent to lectures- Grade homeworks, projects, and exams



Rice D2K | Data to Knowledge Lab

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant (DSCI 101)

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  - Guide students through data science activities in Python during class - Grade homeworks and assignments - Guide students through data science activities in Python during class - Grade homeworks and assignments



Rice University School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grader (STAT 411)

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  - Grade all homeworks and assignments

• Grader (STAT 425)

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  - Grade all homeworks and assignments



Rice Computer Science Department

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant (COMP 140)

  • Aug 2020 - May 2022

  - Guide 20+ students through Python programming activities by serving as their point of contact during class - Support student success by holding weekly office hours for 300+ students - Guide 20+ students through Python programming activities by serving as their point of contact during class - Support student success by holding weekly office hours for 300+ students



Rice Athletics

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Lead, Baseball Analytics

  • May 2021 - Dec 2021

  - Lead a team of student analysts in completing research projects inspired by coaches, players, or staff members- Create team-tailored software that expedites the production of standardized reports for player development- Spearhead the creation of advance scouting reports and postgame reports, incorporating technology such as TrackMan, Motus, Rapsodo, and Synergy

• Baseball Operations Analyst

  • Feb 2020 - May 2021

  - Analyze and inspect large datasets from TrackMan & Synergy Sports Technology to create comprehensive advanced scouting reports on each opponent- Collect and analyze player data for research and recruiting with Rapsodo, HitTrax, and Blast Motion



Principal Financial Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Science Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Built a multi-factor 'engagement score' with ensemble learning to help track the retirement savings of over five million plan participants and diagnose which of these plan participants have high potential for an increase in deferral amounts - Formulated a 'target audience' of financial advisors to optimize email campaigns and lead generation by analyzing more than one million advisors and their sales opportunities in R, Python, & PowerBI - Evaluated sales content and integrated data from a 3rd-party source into company SalesForce records, assisting the content team in packaging the 'most effective' presentations for sales representatives to share with prospective clients Show less



Rice D2K | Data to Knowledge Lab

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2020 - Jan 2021

  - Analyzed large datasets of power plant emissions and electricity demand in R and Python to understand the impacts of COVID-19 and related response policies on the energy usage of each sector - Applied additive models and other statistical techniques to over 4.6 million rows of data to inspect pollutant levels and discern if 2020 strays from the historical baseline - Assisted a cross-departmental team of professors and students in creating multiple conference presentations - Analyzed large datasets of power plant emissions and electricity demand in R and Python to understand the impacts of COVID-19 and related response policies on the energy usage of each sector - Applied additive models and other statistical techniques to over 4.6 million rows of data to inspect pollutant levels and discern if 2020 strays from the historical baseline - Assisted a cross-departmental team of professors and students in creating multiple conference presentations



January Advisors

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Science Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Planned and led a project which quantified the risk of COVID-19 exposure associated with reopening Texas child care facilities - Wrangled, cleaned, geocoded, and analyzed geospatial data from over 13,000 Texas child cares to find that minority child care providers had disproportionately high levels of COVID-19 risk - Created an interactive map in R which displays COVID-19 risk in Texas child cares at the county level - Planned and led a project which quantified the risk of COVID-19 exposure associated with reopening Texas child care facilities - Wrangled, cleaned, geocoded, and analyzed geospatial data from over 13,000 Texas child cares to find that minority child care providers had disproportionately high levels of COVID-19 risk - Created an interactive map in R which displays COVID-19 risk in Texas child cares at the county level



Outpost Summer Camps

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Counselor

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Led a group of fourteen campers in various outdoor activities- Mentored a high-school volunteer in areas such as conflict resolution and leadership in a camp setting- Resolved conflicts between campers and created a positive team dynamic

• After School Counselor/Teacher

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  - Assisted students with their homework and school projects in subjects such as math, science, and English- Planned activities, games, and crafts for students ranging from K-8th grade- Guided 40-50 students in day-to-day activities and managed conflict between individuals



ThoughtSTEM

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Computer Science Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Collaborated with the CEO to develop curriculum and interactive learning activities for students - Instructed high school students on computer science topics such as Java, HTML, and robotics - Diagnosed issues with the company’s EdTech products, algorithms, and educational video games and developed solutions with a team of interns and industry professionals - Collaborated with the CEO to develop curriculum and interactive learning activities for students - Instructed high school students on computer science topics such as Java, HTML, and robotics - Diagnosed issues with the company’s EdTech products, algorithms, and educational video games and developed solutions with a team of interns and industry professionals