Experience

  1. Sr. Associate Data Scientist

    Cognizant Technology Solutions

    Responsibilities include:

    • Contract-based data scientist for Microsoft and GE Appliances
    • Specialized in forecasting econometrics and optimization algorithms
    • Served on the Learning Evolutionary Algorithm Framework (LEAF) team – dedicated to proprietary evolutionary algorithms for high-dimensional optimization problems
  2. Demand Management Planning and Forecasting (Contractual)

    Microsoft

    Project Description:

    • Provided end-to-end Machine Learning solutions regarding business planning and forecasting. Included creation of ML workflows in Azure, writing forecasting algorithms in Python, and designing interactive dashboards in Power BI
    • Automated previously manual reporting via Python scripting, Power BI, Azure, and Excel
  3. Product Pricing Intelligence and Optimization (Contractual)

    General Electric Appliances

    Project Description:

    • Analyzed sales and pricing data to create an algorithm designed for product pricing optimization and price-elasticity monitoring.
    • Built flexible sales-forecasting models via a Python back-end and assisted in creating an application for the corporate stakeholders which applies the price optimization algorithm

Education

  1. PhD Economics

    Tulane University
  2. MS Data Analytics

    Louisiana State University
  3. BS Economics

    Louisiana State University

    Concentration: Econometrics

    Summa cum Laude

    E.J. Ourso College of Business co-Valedictorian

Technical Skills
Scripting Languages
R
Python
Stata
MATLAB
Query Languages, Databases, and Version Control
SQL
GitHub
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Visualization Software
Power BI
Tableau
Google Analytics
Other Relevant Technology
LaTeX
Unix/Linux OS
Schwab/Ameritrade Thinkorswim