Data Science Research Assistant

Spencer Fong

385-***-****· *********@*****.*** · https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-fong-bb47a1205/ EDUCATION

Brigham Young University Dec 2024

§ Bachelor of Science in Statistics with an emphasis in Data Science

§ Minors in French and Mathematics

§ Participated in study abroad program to Paris, France studying French language and history

§ Participated in Statistics and French clubs

§ Dean’s List Winter 2024

§ GPA of 3.46

WORK EXPERIENCE

Brigham Young University April 2024-January 2025

Research Assistant: Statistics Provo, UT

§ Worked as part of a team investigating causes of Alzheimer’s disease

§ Performed extensive data cleaning, and investigation on MRI brain scans in Python, including writing custom functions and using regular expressions

§ Used MRI scans to train convolutional neural networks in PyTorch in order to accurately predict presence of Alzheimer’s

Brigham Young University Sep 2023-April 2024

Teacher’s Assistant: Statistics Provo, UT

§ Assisted students for 3-5 hours per week with homework for advanced statistical theory class

§ Held periodic group teaching sessions to prepare for exams

§ Graded papers and performed administrative duties Blue Raven Solar May 2021-August 2022

Permitting Coordinator II Orem, UT

§ Performed detailed work to complete permit applications, maintain a dynamic database, and communicate with government offices

§ Adapted continuously to changing field conditions and government policy

§ Helped maintain a strong team culture by offering feedback for improvement PROJECTS

Chicago Crime Case Study Competition December 2023 Group Member Provo, UT

§ Participated in (and won) department-sponsored case study competition to analyze violent crime

§ Performed exploratory data analysis with things like heat maps, and other visualizations

§ Used a time-series model and a random forest model to model and gain insights into data

§ Produced several unique insights, such as the importance of median household income, mean UV index, and time of day in the rates of violent crime

§ Suggested appropriate policies, or research directions based on analysis VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apr 2018-Apr 2020 Volunteer Representative Taipei, Taiwan

§ Spoke daily with 10+ Taiwanese people about our message in Mandarin Chinese

§ Held leadership and administrative positions among other young volunteers

§ Persevered through difficult emotional experiences inherent with position SKILLS/INTERESTS/CERTIFICATIONS

§ SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4

§ Statistical and other software: R, Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-learn, Keras, PyTorch, SHAP), Jupyter, C++, SQL, UNIX

§ Advanced Excel Skills including functions, formatting, statistics, pivot tables, and more

§ Fluent in Mandarin Chinese

§ French Language Advanced Level Certified from Brigham Young University

§ Participated in the Men’s Chorus at BYU, a large nationally renowned all-male choir

§ Enjoy playing sports such as pickleball, ultimate frisbee, baseball, running

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