KYLE DEROSA
678-***-**** *.*.******@*****.***
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EXPERIENCE
Agriculture Center (Ag Center) of Columbia University January 2011 - present
Agriculture and Socioeconomic Data Specialist Palisades, NY
Research and implement cutting edge socioeconomic models to biophysical and longitudinal household data
Provide data management and analysis for nutrition, agriculture, and socioeconomic indicators and trends for projects
conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa (R, Stata, python)
Manage a 3 person team of socioeconomic analysts that produce data towards U.N. Millennium Development Goals
Identify and implement new mobile data collection tools Open Data Kit (ODK) for various economic and biophysical
research projects (Javarosa, XML)
Vitalsigns.org July 2012 - present
Data specialist, concurrent appointment with the Ag Center New York, NY
Designed appropriate socioeconomic data sample for inclusion in biophysical and agronomic projects
Developed prototype mobile data entry tools for biophysical & socioeconomic data collection (ODK - Javarosa, XML)
Manage the metadata and data dictionary standards (EML, DDI standards) for data collection and analysis
Developed functional and technical specifications for data workflows
Exeter Group August 2007 - July 2009
Technical Consultant Cambridge, MA
Implemented Financial Aid and Admissions ERP modules across admin systems within universities (BANNER)
Developed online admissions applications (Banner, Web Tailor)
Led test installation and implementation of Peoplesoft 9.0 & SAP 6.0 ERP releases (RHEL, SQL)
Developed and tested custom API interfaces between universities and ETS organizations (SQL)
EDUCATION
Columbia University, SEAS 2013
(coursework in Advanced Algorithms; Advanced Programming; Computer Architecture) New York, NY
Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies 2010
International Trade and Finance Seoul, South Korea
Tufts University, Undergraduate School of Arts and Sciences 2007
Econometrics Medford, MA
(coursework in Data Structures; Discrete Mathematics; Linear Algebra; MV Calc)
TECHNICAL AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
Experienced Stata, R, MS Office Suite, LaTeX, ODK
Working Knowledge Python, XML, Java, PostgreSQL, UNIX/OSX
Basic Nvivo, ArcGIS, KNIME, Netbeans, Eclipse, Korean
CERTIFICATIONS
MCSE, MCSA Windows Server 2003; MCTS SQL Server 2005 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Journal of Development Studies Volume 49, Issue 7, 2013
Measuring Socioeconomic Status in the Millennium Villages: The Effect of Asset Index Choice
with H. Michelson & M. Mu iz
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