biostatistician

ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ

*** ** ******** ****** *: 647-***-****

Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1W4 E: *********@*****.**

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Effective communication. Strong listener that acts on instructions, with minimal guidance.

Highly skilled presenting ideas and concepts clearly, to statistician and non statistician audiences

Problem solver/creativity. Team player, adept at providing sound statistical and mathematical

support to meet project requirements. Fast learner, able to visually and logically understand

complex problems

Computer and technical literacy. Academic background and researching experience in statistics

and mathematics. Experience in data analysis with SAS, SPSS, and Statgraphics. Knowledgeable

of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, and Latex

Planning and organization. Strong ability to organize and manage people and information.

Perform well under pressure and effective meeting of deadlines

Multilingual. Fluent in English, French and Spanish

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree, Mayor: Applied Mathematics, University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, 2008

Thesis: Modelling of patients status following cerebro vascular disease

Bachelor’s Degree (first class honours) Mayor: Industrial Engineering, University of Cienfuegos,

Cuba, 2005

Both Degrees have been evaluated by Comparative Education Service (CES) University of Toronto

(evaluations enclosed)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Toronto Western Hospital. Toronto, Canada. January 2014 present. Biostatistician

Working in the Centre for Prognostics Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases – specifically

Lupus

Conducting analysis on Standardized Mortality Ratios comparing Lupus patients to

Ontario between 1970 2012

Comparing the rate of development of damage in patients naïve of steroids compared to

patient on steroids

University of Cienfuegos, Cuba. February 2002 – June 2005. Teaching assistance

Taught and graduated students on Biostatistics, Statistics, and Probability theory)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alejandro Gonzalez, C: 647-***-****, E: *********@*****.**

Senior biostatistician Oct 2011 Jan 2013

Centre for Environmental Research of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba

Decreased costs and time resources by calculating minimal sample size according to statistical

requirements

Facilitated the use of information; querying data, extracting, compiling and creating databases

through the use of questionnaires, interviews, and documents review

Increased confidence and rigour in the obtained results, through the design and implementation of

descriptive analysis, survival analysis, experimental design, classification analysis, and simulation

Generalized statistical results implementing different validation approaches

Communicated and facilitated the comprehension of proposed solutions, by using summary tables

and graphical representations, while generating reports and presenting results to academic and

non academic audiences

Collaborated in multiple researching projects, as the leader and/or the statistician of

multidisciplinary teams

Facilitated and coordinated the implementation of project management principles; designing

studies, assigning responsibilities and resources, setting individual and team goals, and deadlines

Implemented a proactive approach in projects execution, by monitoring performance parameters

Maintained effective and open communication with other team members and supervisors

Supervised three candidates for their master’s degree thesis, with a significant application of

statistical analysis

Coordinated, developed the syllabus, lectured and graded assignments and final projects in the

following postgraduate courses: Descriptive and inferential statistics, Regression analysis,

Experimental designs, Classifications analysis, Data reduction, and Time series analysis

Member of thesis evaluation committees Bachelor’s or Master’s Degrees for 4 students at the

University of Cienfuegos

Publications

Eleven papers published in peer review journals, proceedings of international scientific events,

and the Annual Report of the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba

Published one book in the Spaniard Academy Editorial

University professor Sep 2005 Jul 2010

University of Cienfuegos, Cuba

Decreased costs and time resources by calculating minimal sample size, according to statistical

requirements

Facilitated the use of information; querying data, extracting, compiling and creating databases

through the use of different technique to gather information (creation and/or modification of

questionnaires, interviews, documents review)

Alejandro Gonzalez, C: 647-***-****, E: *********@*****.**

Increased the confidence and scientific rigor in the obtained results, through the design and

implementation of quantitative analysis such as; descriptive analysis, linear and nonlinear

regression models, factorial analysis, classification analysis, canonical correlation analysis, and

nonparametric analysis

Applied different approaches to validate statistical results

Communicated proposed solutions, by using summary tables and graphical representations, while

generating reports and presenting results to academic audiences

Supervised one candidate for their master’s degree thesis in Applied Mathematics specialized in

Statistics

Taught in the postgraduate course: Statistics applied to the investigation

Prepared, taught and graded in various undergraduate courses on Probability theory, Statistics,

Biostatistics, Econometrics, and General and Superior Mathematics

Member of thesis evaluation committee Master’s Degree for 1 student at the University of

Cienfuegos

Member of various qualification committees to grade admission exams to the university system

(2006 2010)

Publications

Four papers published in proceedings of international scientific events, and the Annual Report of

the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Recognized as one of the best professionals in 2012 in the Center for Environmental Researches of

Cienfuegos, in Cienfuegos, Cuba; for the contributions in scientific researches and postgraduate

education

Provincial CITMA Prize to the scientific research, 2007. Cienfuegos, Cuba

CITMA. Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (from its abbreviations in Spanish)

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Mentoring Partnership Program (Mentee). Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre, Mississauga,

Ontario, Canada (Jan 2014 present)

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