Data Scientist

JEFFRY A. COADY

Boulder, CO 617-***-**** ****.*****@********.***

linkedin.com/in/jeff-coady github.com/jeff-coady/WorkSamples EDUCATION

University of Denver Denver, CO

M.S., Data Science 2019

University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Ph.D., Brain & Cognitive Science 2001

M.A., Brain & Cognitive Science 1998

University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI

B.A., Psychology (with honors) 1991

SKILLS

Python/Jupyter Notebook (Libraries: pandas, numpy, matplotlib, seaborn, gensim, nltk), C++ ML libraries: Scikit-Learn, Keras, Tensorflow

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB, Redis, Neo4j Statistics: RStudio, SPSS

Github, PySpark

Human Language Processing, Human Speech Recognition, Speech Acoustics, Digital Signal Processing RELEVANT CLASS PROJECTS

Education Outcomes for Deaf Children in Denver Public Schools Aug, 2019 Predicted state achievement reading test scores for deaf and hard-of-hearing children from hearing status and demographic variables. Achieved 80% accuracy using a LSTM model implemented through tensorflow.

Predicting Patient Kidney Function Scores Jun, 2019 Predicted 18th-month eGFR scores for 100,000 patients from demographic data and previous 17 months eGFR scores using Gradient Boosted Trees and expanded grid search in R. Achieved 93% accuracy. Predicting Transition to Diabetes Mar, 2019

Predicted transition to diabetes for 150,000 patients from medical test results and demographic information using Principal Components Analysis (PCA) in R. Achieved 84% accuracy using only three components.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, CO Research Associate 2016 - 2020

• Compiled and analyzed data related to quantity and quality of parental speech to deaf and hard- of-hearing children.

• Used machine learning to predict education outcomes for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Denver Public Schools, using early childhood testing to predict Grade 3-10 state achievement test scores.

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Modified Foreign Language Program, University of Colorado Boulder, CO Consultant 2015 – 2016

• Designed testing protocols to measure efficacy of alternative instructional methods for students struggling with traditional foreign language classrooms.

• Analyzed and interpreted multiple regression findings using SPSS. Dept. of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, CO Associate Professor 2010 – 2015

• Maintained the typical professor workload: 40% subject-area teaching, 40% independent academic research, and 20% committee service.

• Managed student attendance and grade data for medium to large classes.

• Conducted statistical analyses for research projects, mostly analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression.

Dept. of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Boston University Boston, MA Assistant Professor 2004 – 2010

• Maintained the typical professor workload: 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service.

• Successfully submitted and won NIH grant funding to support a research program in child language and disorders; presented results at national conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.

• Managed student classroom grade data and tracked advisees’ progress toward graduation.

• Conducted statistical analyses for research projects, mostly analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression.

Waisman Center and Dept. of Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Postdoctoral Fellow 2000 – 2004

• Developed and implemented mentored research programs in speech perception/acoustic phonetics and language processing by children with developmental language disorders.

• Used digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to create acoustic stimuli for experimental tasks: speech synthesis, natural-speech editing, and filtering.

• Awarded NIH funding and competitive renewal for 3 years research support. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mobil Oil Narragansett, RI, South Kingston, RI & Warwick, RI Store Manager 1986 – 1991

• Managed all phases of operation for a busy gas station/convenience store, including hiring and scheduling personnel, ordering, daily and monthly accounting, and customer service.

• Promoted from cashier to assistant manager and later to store manager. GRANT FUNDING

NIH 1R03 DC008695 Small Research Grant 2007 – 2011 Lexical Influences on Nonword Repetition by Children with and without SLI. P.I. Coady, Total Award, $243,750.

NIH F32 DC05263 National Research Service Award 2001 – 2004 Phonotactic Sensitivity in Children with and without SLI P.I. Coady, Co-P.I.s Evans and Kluender, Total Award, $118,000.

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