> 2017

statistician & data scientist

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Data Scientist Intern

Amazon Alexa, Automatic Speech Recognition

Jun 2021 – Sep 2021 Sunnyvale, CA / Remote
  • Designed Bayesian Additive Regression Tree model predicting whether customers will engage in a business-critical behavior. Achieved 75% higher precision and 2% higher recall over existing ML models.
  • Analyzed key customer behaviors using large, distributed database.
  • Built inferential models to identify customer segments and business domains where ASR improvement could have highest impact.
 
 
 
 
 

Statistical Consultant (contract)

EXACTA MEDIA

Oct 2019 – Jan 2020 Irvine, CA
  • Assessed omni-channel marketing strategy for national medical franchise.
  • Identified redundant efforts worth potentially >$60,000/month.
  • Analyzed impact of recent acquisitions and strategy shift.
  • Model predictions validated in following months.
 
 
 
 
 

PhD student / Graduate Student Researcher

UC Irvine, Statistics Dept.

Sep 2019 – Present Irvine, CA
  • Ongoing work in Bayesian model selection and functional data analysis.
  • Developed methods for local inference (multiple testing problem) in neuroimaging data.
  • Data Science Initiative workshop instructor
 
 
 
 
 

MS student / Graduate Teaching Assistant

UC Irvine, Statistics Dept.

Sep 2017 – Jun 2019 Irvine, CA
  • Held weekly discussion sections and office hours; substitute lecture as needed.
  • Wrote HW and exam questions; graded.

< 2017

poet & English instructor

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Lecturer

UC Irvine, English Dept.

Jan 2012 – May 2017 Irvine, CA
  • Co-authored chapter in textbook used in all Academic English writing courses.
  • Developed writing course model for Gen 1.5 students.
  • Taught various ESL and Composition courses.
 
 
 
 
 

Writer in Residence

Writers in the Schools, Oregon Literary Arts

Sep 2011 – May 2012 Portland, OR
Led weekly poetry workshops in 85% reduced lunch school.
 
 
 
 
 

Adjunct Faculty

Clark College, English Dept.

Jan 2011 – May 2012 Vancouver, WA
Taught Science Writing and Intro Composition.
 
 
 
 
 

Adjunct Faculty

University of Washington, English Dept.

May 2007 – Sep 2010 Seattle, WA
  • Taught introductory and intermediate Creative Writing.
  • Nominated for teaching awards.