Hey everyone, my name is Chase. Currently, I am a certification analyst with Boeing and, a student at UTSA pursing a double major in Business Analytics and Operations and Supply Chain Management. I am also a girl dad, husband, gamer, anime nerd, cat & dog foster parent, and lover of the outdoors.

Me and our dog Marley when we adopted her
Me and our dog Marley when we adopted her

Academic Background

Degrees

Certifications

Professional Background

I joined the United States Marine Corps right out of high school in 2010, where I spent five years traveling across the U.S. and the Eastern Pacific, learning to repair, modify, and maintain military helicopters. During this time, I also served as my squadron’s supply chain manager for about a year and a half. After leaving the military in August 2015, I worked at SpaceX as a test/maintenance technician on the Falcon 9’s first stage. Notably, I was part of the team that modified and tested the first Falcon 9 booster to successfully land.

Wanting to expand my career opportunities, I decided to pursue a college degree and obtain my airframe and powerplant license. Since SpaceX did not offer tuition assistance, I moved to San Antonio and joined Boeing, which did support further education. Although I eventually discovered that aircraft maintenance wasn’t my true passion, I developed a strong interest in analytics. Leveraging my experience with Boeing’s maintenance tracking systems and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, I transitioned to a role as a Manufacturing Operations Analyst in 2021, and currently work as a Certification Analyst. I am now in my final semester at UTSA, aiming to enhance my programming skills and pursue a career in data science.

Experience in R and Data Mining

I am just beginning to use R for data mining through school but have familiarity with other languages such as SAS and SQL. Also, I just recently started a certification track for a Associate Data Scientist in R through Data Camp.

Classes taken thus far with R:

  • STA 4233 - Introduction to Programming and Data Management in R
  • STA 4143 - Data Mining and Predictive Modeling

Classes in progress:

  • MS 4373 - Data Mining for Business Analytics
  • DA 6813 - Data Analytics Applications