Leland R. Kent Jr.
Permanent Address: *** n. antlers place n. antler place Bear De 19701
E-mail Address: ****.******@*****.***
EDUCATION
Morehouse College
Bachelor of Science in MATHEMATICS May 2011
GPA: 3.34 -
Relevant Coursework: Linear algebra, Probability and Statistics, Micro-economics, Macro-economics, Computer programming in C++
Wake Forest University
MASTERS OF ARTS IN STATISTICS May 2017
GPA: 3.33
Relevant Coursework: Probability, Mathematical Statistics, Multivariate Statistics (R programming), Markov Chains and Simulations, Linear Models and Regression analysis, Time Series Analysis
The Data Incubator Machine Learning
Certificate of Completion expected June 2018
Linear and Logistic Regression, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Time Series Analysis and Deep Learning (Tensor Flow, Neural Networks)
COMPUTER SKILLS
C++, R, Python, Html, Maple, Spotfire, QLIK, MATLAB, MS Excel
EXPERIENCE
Data Analyst, Agilent Technologies May 2017-present
Designed and Implemented an automated dashboard that reported the top and bottom accounts by gross margin and net revenue, broke down cost by labor, parts, and travel as well as looked at profitability by contract
Improved data quality in sales funnel by creating an automated tool that reports on sales opportunities with barriers to customer communication and helped define a business process for addressing data quality issues within the funnel with estimated savings of 3.2 million dollars
Enabled cost reduction through parts consumption analytics ( QLIK dashboard) that displayed year over year cost trend analysis, giving executives and district managers the ability to drill down by service product,platform, and geographical area leading to actionable insights.
Graduate Assistant, Wake Forest University Fall 2015-2017
Conducted research on expected gain/loss on weather derivatives of states as a result of relative proximity, temperature correlations, and the periodic storm El Nio.
Worked alongside actuarial scientist in analyzing data solving problems related to risk and insurance premiums.
Assisted in teaching courses in calculus and statistics
Teacher, Dover High School Fall 2014-2015
Teacher Dover, Delaware
Facilitated three courses of integrated math, raising student scores on the paced interim assessments
Contributed to the New Normal Project, a program that emphasized rigorous task based discovery learning
Active member of Peer Lead Learning Communities.
Teacher, Dunbar High School Fall 2011- 2014
Teacher Washington, DC
Taught courses in algebra, algebra 2, geometry, pre-calculus, and probability and statistics
Lead the Howard University high school S.T.E.M research program that emphasized ninth grade research in mathematics and science.
Outscored the District of Columbia average on the paced interim assessments for October and November.
Tailored the mathematics curriculum so that it better catered to the needs of urban youth