Experience
2018 - PRESENT
Freelance Data Engineer, Data Governance and Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Self-Employed/FreelanceCompleted several projects for organizations in the public and private sector Major projects: University of Washington St.Louis | Data Engineering and Data Governance Consultant Developed a comprehensive data governance strategy and developed key components for the new data flow infrastructure to overhaul the legacy system with an Azure Synapse and Apache Nifi system Final Outcome: Novel, agile data governance strategy and cloud-based data flow that improved organizational efficiency, increased regulatory compliance, and decreased operational cost
2016 - 2021
Machine Learning Engineer, Founder and CEO
Nopneu-Founded biomedical startup -Worked on developing a low cost-diagnostic tool to diagnose pneumonia in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional standards -Leveraged data to make machine learning models of target biomarkers and predict diagnosis and progression of pneumonia in infants and used for device development -Won numerous national awards, including pitch contests at SXSW, Startup of the Year, and many others
2020
Machine Learning Engineer
Department of Defense and Major League HackingFellowship with the Department of Defense with the Rangers Selection Committee and Major League Hacking Developed Several Algorithms to Improve the Recruitment and Selection Process by Rangers Selection Committee by Leveraging Historical Data from Recruitment Evaluations Final Outcome: Algorithms Significantly Improved the Recruitment Process and Allowed Top Percentile of Recruits to Be Easily Identified by the Selection Committee with High Accuracy
2018
Data Science Strategy Consultant and Engineering Project Manager
Coca-Cola North AmericaData Strategy for a 21 st Century Coke -Volunteer to Consulting Summer Experience through Georgia Tech Ph.D. to Consulting Club -Summer volunteer consulting project to develop a novel data strategy -Lead a team of six engineers and scientists to develop a strategic plan for the collection, analysis, and applications of Coca-Cola North America data for the next 10 years through identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, as well as critical steps to realize the opportunities identified
2015 - 2016
Biomaterials Researcher
University of Cincinnati, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Micro and Nano Manufacturing Lab-An Experimental Study of 3D Printing with Live Cells (Dr.Sundaram) -Designed C.A.D. model and constructing alpha prototype of bioprinter -Completed initial cell viability experiments -Reviewed initial experiments to optimize the design of the bioprinter and optimize cell viability
2015 - 2016
Choose Ohio First Fellow
National Science Foundation and Choose Ohio First Fellowship, Ohio Board of RegentsCo-taught in local S.T.E.M. classes at a local secondary school and completed professional development courses through workshops and symposiums on contemporary pedagogy. In the culmination of this experience, I prepared lessons on challenge-based learning for a Pre-Calculus school at a selected secondary school, using a data-driven and engineering design process developed by the NSF
2013 - 2014
Biomedical Researcher
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Image Guided Ultrasound Therapeutics Laboratory-Collected Data from Ablation and Histology -Then Applied Statistical tests to Create a Predictive Model of the Ablation Therapy to Predict the Accuracy of Therapy for Cancer Treatment
2013 - 2014
Biomaterials Researcher
University of Cincinnati, Department of Chemical, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering, Ho Lab| Analyzed Historical Data for Trends in Scaffold Geometry Effect on Cellular Development, Migration, and Proliferation | Used data to determine the best scaffold shape that resembles in-vivo structures and optimizes cell development
2012
Biomedical Researcher
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Conforti Lab|T- Cell Motility Adenosine Expression and Tumor Suppression | Adviser: Laura Conforti, PhD | Research Responsibilities: -Measured T- Cell expression with manipulated gene, made copies of the gene with PCR (polymerase chain reaction), and ran electrophoresis gel that analyzed with ethidium bromide imaging -Complete statistical analysis of the data from the experiments and use data-driven insights to maximize T-cell expression in the experiments