Professional Experience
Education
Carthage College | May 2022
Bachelor of Arts in Data Science, neuroinformatics concentration
Computer science and mathematics minors
Summa cum laude (GPA: 3.91/4.00)
Recognition
Data Science Guild Presenter | Optum, May 2023
Honors Scholar Award | Carthage College, May 2022
Outstanding Senior in Data Science | Carthage College, 2021 – 22 academic year
Neuroscience Poster Presenter | Midstates Consortium Research Symposium, Nov. 2021
Work History
Software Engineer | Optum, Sept. 2024 – present
Associate Software Engineer | Optum, Jul. 2023 – Sept. 2024
Data Science Technology Development Program Associate | Optum, Jan. 2023 – Jul. 2023
• Execute data transformations that improve data quality, processing efficiency, and accessibility
• Perform exploratory data analysis assessing central processing unit usage across cloud resources
• Develop scripts using SQLAlchemy and Alembic to synchronize data with a PostgreSQL database
• Design proof of concept evaluating viability of new technologies compared to existing workflows
• Work closely with product owners and engineers to diagnose errors and test new processes
• Troubleshot and resolved issues affecting Elasticsearch indices, Logstash pipelines, and APIs
• Deployed software in Kubernetes and OpenShift containers utilizing Jenkins and Docker for CI/CD
• Improved functionalities such as navigation across internal and customer-facing applications
• Built Kibana dashboards leveraging large datasets and queries to uncover and convey trends
• Investigated feature requests and documented detailed steps or blockers for implementation