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Freelance Data Scientist | Expert in Python & SQL

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SKILLS ---------- Language/Platform​ : Python, MATLAB, Fortran, C++, Latex, Linux, QGIS Python Modules​ : Scikit-learn, SciPy, NumPy, OpenCV, TensorFlow, Keras, NLTK, NetworkX, Graph-tool Computing Services​ : Amazon AWS (EC2 and RDS) Machine Learning/Analysis​ : Image analysis, natural language processing, time series, anomaly detection, parameter optimization, geospatial analysis PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------- March 2019 - Present Data Scientist DataRobot, Inc. Enabling customers to solve complex data science problems using the DataRobot platform - Helping customers with problem framing, data preparation, feature engineering, model building, model deployment, model management, and output consumption - Prototyping and developing geospatial functionality for DataRobot platform - Providing data science knowledge and expertise as a trusted advisor to the client 2018 - Present Co-founder Visual Perspective, LLC - Denver, Colorado visualperspectiv.io Visual Perspective is a data science and visualization agency, that builds applications, dashboards, predictive models, maps, and reports based on data sets of all sizes. I am responsible for the technical development of machine learning models and data-sets. - Modeled forced population migration in Yemen (​ http://visualperspective.io/migration/​ ) - Used machine learning to predict household poverty based on household characteristics in Costa Rica (​ https://visualperspective.io/blog/predicting-poverty​ ) - Developed the data-set used for the interactive remote-sensing viewer, ​ Visualizing Iceland’s Vegetation​ . 2017 - 2018 Co-founder and CTO Population Explorer, LLC - Denver, Colorado Responsible for technical development of Population Explorer (PE), a web-based tool for determining population and other demographic data anywhere in the world at a 1km​ 2​ resolution. PE is used by Fortune 500 companies and across 115 countries. Web site: www.populationexplorer.com 2015 - 2018 Director, DataLab Kimetrica, LLC - Denver, Colorado Lead and manage a team of 5 data analysts and economists to provide data analysis and modeling to clients like UNICEF, USAID and DARPA. - Developed a novel way to detect malnutrition in children living in conflict zones by using facial imagery and neural networks. Project supported by the UNICEF Innovation Fund - Developed a method for determining livelihood zones in developing countries by using satellite and remote sensing data. Client: USAID’s Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) - Developed population, economic well-being, and market price models for South Sudan under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) World Modelers program - Co-developed a neural network model for detecting buildings in South Sudan from high resolution satellite data. Client: DARPA● - Developed models for determining households resilience in the face of climate and price shocks. Client: FEWS NET - Designed a randomized control trial to study the effects of additional cash transfers on stunting in children under 2 years of age in eastern Kenya. Client: UNICEF EDUCATION ----------------- 2012 Ph.D. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences The University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland 2008 M.A. Earth and Planetary Sciences Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland 2001 M.S. Aerospace Engineering The University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado 1999 B.S. Aerospace Engineering The University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - December 2012 – Winner, Outstanding Peer Reviewed Paper Award, University of Maryland, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, for “The Role of Shortwave Radiation in the 2007 Arctic sea ice anomaly.” - October 2011 – Winner, Outstanding Presentation at the World Climate Research Programme conference, Denver, Colorado - July 2005 – Letter of Commendation for leading the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Block 12 space vehicle study at the Aerospace Corporation. Letter from U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Pelc, system program director for STSS - July 2004 – Achievement Award for developing and deploying Concept Design Center (CDC) concurrent engineering tools to educational institutions - September 2004 – Letter of Commendation for participation in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) study. Letter from the general manager of the Civil and Commercial Division, The Aerospace Corporation - April 2004 – Performance Recognition Award for implementation of the Integrated Data Exchange Architecture (IDEA) database to support conceptual design in the Concept Design Center (CDC) - August 2003 – Employee Spot Award for sizing of Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) payloads and design of supporting spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ------------------------------------------------------ Famine Early Warning Systems Network Technology Support Contract (FEWS NET TSC) – Methodology Report, December 2017. Contract number AID-OAA-C-11-00171 Famine Early Warning Systems Network Technology Support Contract (FEWS NET TSC) – Resilience Measurement for Decision-Support, December 2017. Contract number AID-OAA-C-11-00171 Famine Early Warning Systems Network Technology Support Contract (FEWS NET TSC) – Selecting Climate Risk Indicators for Resilience Measurement, December 2017. Contract number AID-OAA-C-11-00171 Famine Early Warning Systems Network Technology Support Contract (FEWS NET TSC) – Low Cost Methods for Livelihoods Analysis and Zoning, October 2016. Contract number AID-OAA-C-11-00171 Viatte, C., Strong, K., Hannigan, J.,Nussbaumer, E.A., Emmons, J.K., Conway, S., Paton-Walsh, C., Hartley, J., Benmergui, J., Lin, J. (2014) Identifying fire plumes in the Arctic with tropospheric FTIR measurements and transport models. ​ Atmos. Chem. Phys.​ , doi:10.5194/acp-15-2227-2015 Pinker, R.T., Wonsick, M.M, Nussbaumer, E.A., and Y. Ma. Cloud radiation variability over the Indian Monsoon region as observed from satellite. Key-note speech at Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (PORSEC) November 2012, Kochi, Kerala India. Nussbaumer, E.A. Invited talk at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change Region 8 office. The role of surface radiation in Arctic sea ice anomalies from 2003-2007. Denver, Colorado. November 2011. Nussbaumer, E.A., Pinker, R.T. (2012) The Role of Shortwave Radiation in the 2007 Arctic sea ice anomaly. ​ J. Geophys. Res. Letts.​ , doi:10.1029/2012GL052415 Nussbaumer, E.A., Pinker, R.T. (2012) Estimating Surface Longwave Radiative Fluxes from Satellites utilizing Artificial Neural Network. ​ J. Geophys. Res-Atmos.​ , 117, D07209, doi:10.1029/2011JD017141 Nussbaumer, E.A., and R.T Pinker (2011) Estimating surface longwave radiative fluxes at global scale. ​ Q. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc.​ , DOI: 10.1002/qj.974 Nussbaumer, E.A., and R.T Pinker, Estimating Global Surface Longwave Radiative Fluxes Fluxes Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks. Poster session presented at the World Climate Research Programme Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2011. Pinker, R.T., A. Bentamy, Y.-T. Ma, E.A. Nussbaumer, A. Santorelli, A. M. Mestas-Nunez, K. B. Katsaros, W.M. Drennan, F.J. Kelly, and J. A. Carton. An air-sea flux dataset based on satellite observations. Presentation at Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference, Keelung, Taiwan, 2010 Lomheim, T.S., E.A. Nussbaumer, J.A. Lang, D.W. Warren, N. Carballo (2004). Parametric Methodologies and Tools for First-order Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor System Design, ​ Imagining Spectrometry​ , Volume 5546, pg 1-28, 2004 Lomheim, T.S., E.A. Nussbaumer, J.A. Lang, Presentation at SPIE’s annual International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, Denver, CO. August 2004 Nussbaumer, E.A., Presentation to the Vice President of the Aerospace Corporation. Parametric Methodologies and Tools for First-order Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor System Design. El Segundo, CA. June 2004

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Science
• ★ Data Analysis
• ★ Machine Learning
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Mathematical Optimization

Services

• Data & AI

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Co-founder

Visual Perspective, LLC

May 2018 - Present

Data Scientist

DataRobot

January 2020 - February 2020

Director of DataLab

Kimetrica

January 2015 - August 2018

Education

PhD Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

University of Maryland

September 2008 - May 2012

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Johns Hopkins University

August 2006 - May 2008

MS/BS Aerospace Engineering

University of Colorado

August 1995 - May 2001

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.