educator, writer, and data analyst

Stuart Barnum

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Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-***-****

Educator, test developer, writer, and analyst, seeking new opportunities in data science. SKILLS:

• R programming • Python programming • Machine learning in R

• Java programming • C++ programming • Visualization in R (ggplot)

• Object-oriented programming • Rigorous logical analysis • SQL queries

• Writing • Communication • Teaching

My most recent (and ongoing) project: https://github.com/StuartBarnum/Adaboost-Titanic EDUCATION:

ABD Philosophy (Brown University, 2004)

MA Philosophy (Brown University, 1991)

Graduate courses in Educational Measurement and Statistics (University of Iowa, 2009-2010) Statistics courses included Intermediate Statistical Methods, Design of Experiments, and Item Response Theory (including the application of Bayesian statistics). MS Mathematics (University of Iowa, 1989)

BS Mathematics (University of Iowa, 1987)

- with distinction, minor in physics, Sigma Pi Sigma (physics honor society) Coursera certification: Data Manipulation at Scale (University of Washington) Coursera certification: Practical Predictive Analytics (University of Washington) EdX certification: Object Oriented Programming in Java (Microsoft) EDUCATIONAL TEST DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE:

Ten years of work on the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) for ACT, writing and reviewing Verbal, Quantitative, and Integrated Reasoning questions, recruiting and supervising external content providers, evaluating test statistics, and developing new question formats. Writing and reviewing test content (questions and passages) for other programs, including ACT Mathematics, Compass Mathematics, ACT Science, and ACT English Language Arts. Development of training materials for external content providers and production of data-based graphics for the GMAT Integrated Reasoning section using R. LECTURER, PROFESSOR, AND TEACHER:

Eight years of full-time teaching of both graduate and undergraduate philosophy at the Universities of Cape Town, Transkei, and Oklahoma, with three years as head of department at the University of Transkei (now the major part of Walter Sisulu University). Three years of full- time teaching of mathematics at Letlhakane Secondary School (in Botswana) and the University of Botswana. Extensive experience at the University of Transkei in curriculum development, university administration, and institutional transformation, related to the devising of a new institutional mission and a merger with two technical colleges. Supervision of more than eleven graduate-student dissertations in applied ethics. Six years of part-time teaching at the University of Iowa and Brown and Harvard Universities.

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