Raymond Boaz

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Objective

I love teaching, and I love working with colleagues with expertise in other areas, so that the combination of our skills creates insights with more value than I could provide alone. I am looking for a role that challenges me to aid in decision making processes by: (1) conducting quantitative analyses of varying complexity, (2) creating impactful and insightful visuals that are easily understood, (3) distilling complex inference to real world actionable items. Education

Medical University of South Carolina July 2014 - July 2019 PhD in Biostatistics, 3.71 GPA

· Coursework: Statistical Computing (Taught several R Programming Courses), Advanced ANOVA and Regression, Bayesian Statistics, Survival Analysis, Categorical Analysis, Multivariate Methods, Advanced Inference, Spatial Epidemiology, Linear Models, Translational Research University of Washington July 2017

· Summer Institute in Big Data, three 3-week short courses: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and data visualization. University of South Carolina May 2010 BS in Civil Engineering, 3.6 Major GPA Skills and Awards

Programming/Software

· R – Expert, use daily

· Alteryx – Expert, use daily

· SAS – Proficient – use regularly

· Microsoft Power BI – Proficient, use regularly

· GIS – Proficient, use QGIS and ArcMap regularly

· Python – Serviceable, porting R code to Python

· Google Cloud Platform – Experienced spinning up and working via cloud computing instances

Machine Learning

· Supervised Learning: Bagging, Boosting, Lasso, Support Vector Machines, Self-Organizing Maps, more…

· Unsupervised Learning: Principal Component Analysis, K-means clustering, Hierarchical clustering, more…

· Regression: Fixed/Random/Mixed GLM, Ordinary/Universal Kriging, Land Use Regression, more…

· Bayesian: Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression, Bayesian Profile Regression, Bayesian Hierarchical (BH) Modeling

Awards

· 2018 – NIH T32 (TL1) Translational Research Grant Renewal

· 2017 – NIH T32 (TL1) Translational Research Grant

· 2017 – University of Washington Big Data Summer Institute Scholarship and Travel Award

· 2017 – Samsi Monte Carlo Methods Workshop Travel Award

· 2006 – Valedictorian, The Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN Other

· 2008 - 2010 – President of Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) Fraternity, 120 Members, University of South Carolina

· 35 Hours Flight Time towards Private Pilot License

· Amateur Woodworker

· Bicycle Enthusiast

Work Experience

eSite Analytics August 2019 – Current Charleston, SC Data Scientist

Model Building

· Implemented processes to integrate Alteryx and R to productize and streamline model building for site selection software for businesses looking to expand to new locations (saving thousands of hours of compute time)

· Developed new ensemble modeling techniques to aggregate various model types’ decisions (allowing all members of team to run and implement sophisticated modeling techniques with autonomy)

· Developed novel methods in group classification, site comparisons, and model interpretation (providing services and products to clients beyond our required deliverables)

Model Explanation

· Implemented novel processes and visualizations to integrate variable importance and impact from ensemble models into singular, interpretable results

· Integrated R graphics within Alteryx platform to publish reports using web tools

· Created visualizations in Microsoft Power BI to contribute to model understanding and to supplement ad hoc analyses Client Relationships

· Stayed in contact with dozens of clients weekly to help with any questions in model interpretation or implementation

· Perform ad hoc analyses for clients, while working with them to assess what KPIs to measure and how to best evaluate them 1

Previous Work Experience

Medical University of South Carolina July 2014 – July 2019 Charleston, SC Graduate Research Assistant

Dissertation Work

· Multivariate pollutant estimation using Bayesian Hierarchical (BH) fusion models o Found, scraped, cleaned, organized, and analyzed dataset with over 11 million observations (httr,dplyr,reshape2) o Fused observed data with modeled data using spatio-temporal statistical methods (gstat)

· Novel supervised learning dimension reduction/clustering method using BH models Spatio-temporal Analysis of Infectious Disease

· Developed spatio-temporal models using animal infection rates as sentinel species in Argentina and Brazil (r2WinBUGS, dplyr, reshape2) Analysis of Spatio-temporal Zero Inflated Data

· Developed novel distributions attempting to account for spatially structured sparsity

· Modeled real world spatio-temporal data using our novel methods (r2WinBUGS)

· Created graphics demonstrating the results and effectiveness of the new methods (ggplot2,QGIS) R Programming Course Instructor

· Developed and instructed introductory courses using R programming and performing statistical analyses using R (also taught SAS) Orthopaedic Research Group Statistical Consultant

· Suggested best practices in research methodology for ongoing and upcoming projects

· Data management and statistical analysis (SAS)

· Presented results to the research group at weekly meetings (ggplot2) Montessori Community School of Charleston 2012-2014 Charleston, SC Math Instructor

· Developed Curriculum for Pre-Algebra and Algebra

· Taught multiple math courses and science enrichment classes Brick by Brick 2012-2014 Charleston, SC

Offsite Program Director/Instructor

· Coordinated after school STEM enrichment classes at over 30 schools in

· Charleston County

· Taught robotics and STEM education courses

· Developed curriculum for STEM education using Legos for ages 3-14

· Opened new franchise in Arkansas; provided training to new instructors Manhattan Construction Company 2010-2012 Chattanooga, TN/Atlanta, GA Project Engineer

· Served as liaison between owner/architect and subcontractors

· Developed and oversaw schedule for construction

· Managed change order requests for construction

· Managed interior build out of VW Body Shop in Chattanooga, TN 2

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