Data Scientist

ALEXANDER BERGOLD WHITTAKER

703-***-**** ************@*****.***

SUMMARY STATEMENT

Data Scientist with experience in global health, economics, and IT. High level of proficiency in statistical analysis and modeling using SAS and R. Extremely comfortable using Tableau and other data visualization software.

EDUCATION

George Mason University, Volgenau School of Engineering

Master of Science, Statistics May 2017

Graduate Certificate in Federal Statistics December 2015

George Mason University, Honors College

Bachelor of Science, Economics, Minor in Mathematics May 2013

RELEVANT SKILLS

High level of familiarity with statistical analysis and concepts, modeling, and economic theory

Comfortable programming in SAS and R to do statistical analysis, write algorithms, and create data visualizations

Experienced creating dashboards and visualizations using Tableau and other data visualization software

Intimate knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access

EXPERIENCE

Public Health Institute January 2017 - Present

Data Science Graduate Intern at USAID Bureau of Global Health

Conduct exploratory analysis of health data in Tableau and R

Created a graphical model to predict maternal mortality in developing countries

Design Tableau dashboards for use by senior management

Respond to ad-hoc data visualization and statistical analysis requests

Create training modules for USAID staff on government Open Data policies

Addx Corporation March 2015 November 2016

Data Analyst

Document software development lifecycle milestones for client IT projects

Created an MS Access database to automate reports based on monthly data imports for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Designed reports in Tableau to provide multi-level views of client Google Analytics data

Conducted web analytics for use by both client and internal executives

Georgetown Economic Services, LLC October 2013 March 2015

Research Assistant

Assisted in research operations with senior economists involving international trade disputes and fraud investigations

Contributed to a 6-month study of sodium content in food by cleaning data and reviewing the final statistical analysis

Cleaned data for statistical analysis using SAS and MS Excel

Prepared industry trade reports for clientele, including data visualizations

Varsity Tutors August 2013 August 2014

Private Tutor – Algebra II

Met with students for 10 hours a week to identify problem areas in student’s understanding of the material

Improved student understanding and performance by teaching customized approaches to problem solving

Coordinated with staff to prepare lessons for students based on their curricula

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