Ph.D. Astrophysicist and Certified Data Scientist with more than seven years of experience applying data science techniques to analyze poorly constrained problems. Always ready to learn, and excited by the prospect of new challenges. Proven capability to quickly pick up new techniques and familiarize myself with different areas of expertise, to work autonomously as needed, and to communicate effectively with interested parties of varying technical backgrounds.

Sr. Data Scientist | CarMax

January 2023 – Present

• Assisted in developing and testing updates to inventory pricing algorithms.
• Monitored performance of customer-facing logistics models and implemented improvements as needed.
• Built and maintained standardized internal databases for use across various teams within the company.

Data Scientist | Radiology Partners

July 2022 – November 2022

• Created internal DICOM conformance standards and validation code to facilitate data transfer with external partners.
• Built data labeling interfaces using Label Studio and Google Cloud tools and collaborated with RP radiologists to produce a training set with thousands of labeled X-ray studies.
• Developed and implemented multiple novel algorithms for characterizing X-ray studies, CT exams, and mammogram imaging that routinely achieved 99% accurate classifications.

NSF Graduate Research Fellow | The Ohio State University

May 2017 – June 2022

• Led the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) effort to discover supernovae within the TESS field of view.
• Developed a procedure for processing raw images from the TESS mission, including corrective techniques to address known data quality issues tied to scattered light artifacts and detector construction.
• Regularly fit physical models to observed data using a combination of non-linear least squares fitting and Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques.
• Wrote scripts to scrape public data repositories and keep the ASAS-SN supernova database accurately updated.
• Spent nearly 70 nights taking observations with the Large Binocular Telescope, the largest optical telescope on Earth.
• Planned observations for hundreds of high-value targets and led data calibration across nine LBT observing semesters
• Cultivated effective communication skills through numerous presentations, both at academic conferences and in public talks and interviews.
• Proven track record of effective collaboration, both within the ASAS-SN team and with external researchers.
• Published four lead-author papers analyzing observations of various supernovae, and was a co-author on dozens of additional publications.

Honors Research Assistant | The University of Oklahoma

March 2014 – May 2017

• Modeled observations of various energetic astrophysical transients using codes based on the elementary supernova treatment as well as the more advanced PHOENIX code.
• Wrote MATLAB scripts to control laboratory instrumentation and automate data collection via GPIB.
• Performed numerous electro and photoluminescence experiments with intermediate-band quantum dot solar cells.
• Published a lead-author paper analyzing the nearby supernova SN 2014J, and was a co-author on an additional publication studying intermediate-band solar cells.

Student Library Assistant | Bizzell Memorial Library History of Science Collections

Oct 2014 - May 2015

• Helped to maintain the library's resource database.
• Coordinated the cataloging of new additions to the collections.
• Digitized library resources for greater public accesibility.

Student Pathways Intern | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Summer 2014

• Scanned decades of aerial survey photography to facilitate access for future public records requests.
• Utilized Geographic Information System software to catalog the location of historic survey photographs.