Data Scientist, Python/Pandas, SQL, Bloomberg Terminal

Llewellyn Hinkes Jones p: 202-***-**** e: adkugr@r.postjobfree.com w: llewhinkes.org

Data scientist, economics journalist, and senior python and SQL programmer with a background in mathematics and a current focus on investigative data analysis. Twenty years of programming experience. Published in-depth, data-driven investigations of tax, business, labor, trade, campaign finance, and other topics (Bloomberg BNA, Bloomberg Law, New York Times, al Jazeera, The Atlantic, CityLab). EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in mathematics, minor physics, University of Maryland (1998) Data science fellowship, Flatiron School (2019), Goldschmidt Journalism Fellowship (2019) UNCTAD Trade in Services Statistics (2020)

WORK HISTORY

ASR Analytics

Senior Consultant

May 2020-Present

Data science consulting for IRS. Reinforcement learning, economic modeling, predictive modeling, and data analysis in Python/Pandas/Sybase SQL/Git. Web development in React/JS. Geographic modeling with Folium/Leaflet maps. Public trust security clearance.

FI Consulting

Senior Consultant

Sept. 2019- Jan. 2020

Credit risk modelling for government loan portfolios in Python/Pandas, Postgres. Developed recursive simulation modelling approach. Big data, sensitivity analysis, unit testing, model validation, technical writing. Public trust security clearance.

Bloomberg BNA

Manager, Data Journalism

Sept. 2015-Jun. 2018

Conducted in-depth investigations and published dozens of data-driven stories. Original research through Bloomberg Law, Terminal, and government data sets. Statistics in Python, Pandas, R, MySQL, and Excel. Information presented by direct reporting and creation of advanced data visualizations. Fusion GPS

Senior Database Journalist

Jan. 2015-Sept. 2015

Researched and wrote reports, developed news apps, scraping tools, timeline visualizations, D3 visualizations, and large-scale database resources for reports on astroturf organizations, lobbying campaigns, and science funding. Atlantic Media Company

Senior Developer

Sept. 2009-July 2013

Built multiple sites in Django CMS, and custom PHP. Database management, frontend design, and load testing. Developed open-source Django modules. CentOs, Apache, MySQL, Nginx, Redis, Memcached, jQuery, and Highcharts. SKILLS

Data Science: Modeling, statistics, linear algebra, data analysis, python packages (pandas, sklearn, scipy, numpy, matplotlib, seaborn), Excel.

Programming: Python/Django, MySQL, Javascript/jQuery, Git. Backend: CentOS, Redis, Postgres, Apache, Nginx, Memcached. Data Viz: D3, React

Journalism: Reporting, data visualization, data analysis, AP style editing/copyediting, FOIA, legal data analysis, financial research, and tools such as Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Terminal, PACER, TRAC, Lexis- Nexis, and government data sets (SEC, FEC, Census, FDIC, EIA). AWARDS: May 2019 - Morton Mintz Award for Investigative Reporting or Public Service Reporting

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