Industry Experience
My most recent role as a Data Scientist at VEDA Data Solutions allowed me to expand my skillset. During my tenure there, I gained valuable experience:
analyzing geo-location data from ESRI ARCGIS and Smarty,
building out databases in SQL,
creating ML algorithms for anomaly detection,
developing full-stack KPI dashboard microsites for internal stakeholders,
and more.
Doctoral Research
I received my doctorate at the University of Missouri studying evolutionary genetics under Dr. Libby King in December 2022. My research focused on the genetics of dispersal and starvation resistance in the common fruit fly, D. melanogaster. I develop and utilize open-source statistical pipelines to analyze and visualize large datasets of genomic data. I primarily code in R & python, and I have experience in several languages, including C++, Java, MATLAB, SQL and more. I also have experience in parallel computing via bash scripting and CUDA.
Previous Employment
Data Scientist at VEDA Data Solutions | Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
Education
University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO
PhD in Biological Sciences | December 2022
Drake University | Des Moines, IA
B.S. in Computer Science | May 2016
B.S. in Psychology | May 2016