AUSTIN USHER
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
About Me
Currently, a 3rd-year student at The Ohio State University working towards my bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics. Seeking a summer internship to enhance my professional development as a data analyst. Experience
OSU Digital Lab
Ohio State Morril Tower, Columbus, OH
Work Study- August 2021-Current
Trained in Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Access, and Qualtrics Collaborate with a team for Honors and Scholars Center on various data projects Conduct surveys for numerous clubs using Qualtrics, Excel, access and Tableau Green Oaks Golf Course, Ypsilanti, MI
Golf Cart Attendant
May 2020-August 2022
Maintained knowledge of golf rules, regulations, and proper course etiquette Fostered a clean and tidy appearance through proactive grounds maintenance in and around the pro shop and driving range
Recorded golf cart rentals and monitored key storage to verify returns and complete cart inspections
interacted with customers on a daily basis while building connections with many regular clientele
Ohio State Lima Campus- Lima, OH
Work study student
August 2020-May 2021
Managed and maintained incoming students for Covid-19 protocols Assisted in testing facilities on campus to administer proper testing Clubs
Ohio State University- Big Data Analytics Association OSU undergraduate student organization which meets 1-2 times a week. Industry professionals present on emerging topics in the data analytics domain. Topics: Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Topic Modeling. Ohio State University- Buckeye Pickle Ball Club
Student organization- Recreation and sport
Diversity and Professional Communication
Focusing on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Positive effects it has on a company.
Communication abilities for academic and career purposes. Memo-Researched a company's diversity & inclusion programs and how to improve them. Wrote a mock memo for a company's employees and how a new program will affect them and the company environment. Wrote a persuasive email to company leaders about my new implementation and those this would improve the inclusion within the company.
Funding Proposal- as a group we explored a large issue affecting our college campus and crafted both a professional funding proposal and presentation. We chose stress in the STEM department and looked at how we could improve conditions. Statistics and Probabilities
Looks at best data practices for collecting quality data. Using probability models to describe different actions which give the probabilities of each event. R programming language- I have used it to perform simulations with formulas and import data to perform summary statistics showing the data in a meaningful way.
Monte Carlo- simulation-Used to estimate outcomes of an uncertain event. Used in R to calculate probabilities of different events.
Software Development and Algorithms
Used different software for best practices in relation to testing, data structures, and the analysis of algorithms. Al to solve the needed problem.
Version Control-worked in a group using subversion to collaborate on projects. Abe to share the screen and repository to make edits to our code and work through assignments together. Automated Testing-Used in every project to implement JUnit testing by testing individual methods and if they had the expected results. Tested using the best practice including boundary cases, routine cases, and challenging cases. Data Structures-learned fundamental blocks of computer science, including binary tree, linked list, and more. Education
Ohio State University- Fall 2020-Present
GPA: 3.5
Scarlet and Gray Scholarship Award
Saline High School- Saline, MI
GPA: 3.7
Graduation: June 2020
Graduated with Silver Honors