Abraham Eyman Casey

AbrahamEymanCasey@gmail.com

319-331-3192

PERMANENT ADDRESS PRESENT ADDRESS
1241 Hamilton Court 1500 St. Olaf Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52245 Northfield, MN 55057

Professional Objectives

I aspire to positively impact many industries by establishing career in Data Science and utilizing my skills to interpret datasets and discover new trends. My drive to work in analytics stems from my love for mathematics, creative problem solving, and logistical reasoning, as well as the belief that data should be used to optimize people’s lives in an effective and ethical manner. My unique set of academic, athletic, and social experiences set me apart from others and give me the ability to connect with people through compassion and empathy.

https://datapractices.org/manifesto/

Skills & Attributes

Advanced experience with programming, data wrangling/cleansing, modeling, visualization, and high levels of mathematics.
Excellent interpersonal communication and conversational proficiency in Spanish.

Education

St. Olaf College Northfield, MN
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics Anticipated May 2019
with concentration in Statistics
Current GPA: 3.67 | Department GPA: 3.80

Projects

MinneMUDAC Data Science Challenge Fall 2018

- Used publicly available data to analyze and predict Minnesota voter 
turnout in the 2018 midterm election                     
- Earned honorable mention for most accurate prediction                        
- Responsible for data collection, cleaning, modeling, and visualization

http://minneanalytics.org/minnemudac/
https://model-citizens.firebaseapp.com/

  • Data Science Project
  • Algorithms for Decision Making Project
    • Assessing error rate and cost efficiency while
      predicting happiness levels using random forest model,
      ridge regression, logistic regression, lasso regression,
      and neural networking model on General Social Survey data
    • http://rpubs.com/eymanc1/ADMproject
  • Independent Project

Work Experience

  • Sports Information Office Liaison Northfield, MN
    • Facilitated all connections between St. Olaf Swim and Dive 2018/19
      program and the Sports Information Office
    • Responsibilities included; gathering statistics, controlling
      website information, writing competition recaps, running team
      social media, and live videography of many sports
  • Teaching Assistant in Mathematics at St. Olaf College Northfield, MN
    • Clarified lecture material during small group activities 2017
    • Answered questions and offered guidance in and out of the classroom
    • Coordinated study schedules for students to reinforce
      their understanding of the material
  • Assistant Pool Manager at Iowa City Elks Lodge 590 Iowa City, IA
    • Oversaw pool chemicals, inventory, and maintenance 2017
    • Developed and scheduled a program for swimming lessons
    • Addressed guest concerns and created lifeguard schedules

Activities

  • St. Olaf College Sports Analytics Club
    • Scraped, cleaned, modeled, and visualized data
      to explore original research questions in professional sports
    • Used statistics and data collected by St. Olaf
      to provide insight for various sports teams
  • St. Olaf College Swim Team
    • 2015-16: All-Conference Athlete
    • 2016-17: Academic All-Conference, All-Conference Athlete
    • 2017-18: Conference Sportsmanship Award, St. Olaf Most Inspirational Award,
      Academic All-Conference, Conference Champion, All-Conference Athlete
    • 2018-19: St. Olaf Most Inspirational Award, St. Olaf MVP Award, Team Captain, Academic All-Conference, Conference Champion, All-Conference Athlete
  • Crisis Center of Johnson County Volunteer
    • Assisted in documentation and organization
    • Engaged in community publicity events