Introduction to Biostatistical Methods – Final Grade (A)

Covers basic statistical methods that are commonly encountered in health-related research. Major topics include descriptive statistics, estimation and hypothesis testing for means and proportions, correlation, and regression, with a special focus on the computation and interpretation of these methods for analyzing health data.

Fundamentals of Data Science – Final Grade (A)

This course introduces fundamental concepts of data science from an applied, software development perspective. The focus is on understanding the basic challenges of data science, on using tools and developing software to overcome these challenges, and on understanding how data science techniques can integrate into various application domains. Topics will include defining common data science tasks, data formats, and software tools; loading, pre-processing, and visualizing datasets; creating efficient software implementations; creating and evaluating machine learning models; and the ethical implications of data science.

Mathematics and Machine Learning Library (C++) https://github.com/Jakeman582/Cortex In Progress

Currently developing a library to handle mathematical computations and machine learning tasks. Initial implementations of a matrix class, and multivariate linear regression are currently available. Future goals include more routines to handle linear algebra, combinatorics, statistics, neural networks, support vector machines, and data cleaning. Another future goal is to add support for parallel computing using GPUs via OpenCL and Cuda. This library is being developed in my spare time as part of my education.

Bit-Level IO (Rust) https://crates.io/crates/bit_buffers

Implemented structs that allow for the input and output of individual bits to files by utilizing buffers, and made use of Rust language features including modules, doc tests, and vectors. The crate has been downloaded nearly 230 times since being published.

YouTube Analytics (Python / Java / Hadoop) https://github.com/Jakeman582/YouTube

Developed Python scripts to query the YouTube API for creator video titles with accompanying statistics, and used Hadoop to perform a cluster analysis of YouTubers based on the similarity of their video titles.

Sorting (C++ / Bash) https://github.com/Jakeman582/Sorting

Implemented the quick sort, merge sort, count sort, and radix sort algorithms, and implemented a bash script to profile the quick sort routine using the Linux utilities time and gmon. The Catch2 library was used to implement unit testing.

TCP Simulation via UDP (C) https://github.com/Jakeman582/TCPSimulation

Programmed a simulation that emulates the behavior of TCP networking using UDP by ensuring that packets are numbered and are sent according to a sliding window. Routines were implemented to force drop packets, and to recover any dropped packets.

E-Trade Stock Dividend Finder (Python) https://github.com/Jakeman582/ETrade-Stock-Finder

Developed Python scripts to query the E-Trade API to search for a list of high-dividend yielding stocks using the requests library to handle network communications.

3D Graphing Calculator (JavaScript / React) https://github.com/Jakeman582/3D-Graphing-Calculator

Developed a 3D graphing calculator using React that allows users to render graphs of various mathematical functions in real-time, and created custom components allowing for different types of functional inputs. The Math.js and Three.js libraries were used to handle parsing, compiling, and rendering.

3D Tetris (HTML / CSS / JavaScript / WebGL) https://github.com/Jakeman582/3D-Graphing-Calculator

Developed a Tetris clone using 3D graphics where the playing field wraps around like a cylinder. All WebGL functionality was developed from scratch without 3^rd party libraries such as Three.js.

FedEx (August 2023 – Present) Operations Manager

Coordinating the operation of a dock within a FedEx warehouse. Primary responsibilities include assigning package handlers to various trailers, and to ensure all trailers are filled with packages according to the FedEx standard.

WordPress Blogging (December 2022 – Present) Mathematics Content Writer

Started a website to publish all of the math notes I took in college, as well as some new notes I’m compiling as I continue to self-study mathematics. Currently, I leverage all of the raw features available in WordPress and Hostinger to create content, and utilize a number of plugins to reduce any organizational overhead. Developed basic site theming that continues to evolve as needed to accommodate extra features within my content, or features offered by WordPress and various plugins.

Varsity Tutors (February 2022 – Present) Math and Programming Tutor

Meeting online with students ranging from middle school to upper-level college students. Tutoring various math concepts from fractions and basic arithmetic to calculus. Programming tutoring included basic C++ programming, and Python tutoring for the scikit-learn library. Students and parents told me they went from getting Ds and Cs to As and Bs after receiving my help.

Mathnasium (January 2022 – May 2022) Math Tutor

Met in-person with students ranging from elementary school to high-school seniors. Provided tutoring in all areas of math ranging from basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals, multiplication and division techniques, money arithmetic all the way up to high school subjects including algebra, geometry, and precalculus. My students went from getting Bs and Cs on their assignments to getting As on homework, quizzes, and tests.

University of Kentucky (January 2020 – May 2020) Website Content Creation

Developed a basic WordPress site to host content for the University of Kentucky’s CCS department. Learned how to install WordPress on a server, configure themes, install plugins, as well as create my own custom plugins using PHP.

Combined Public Communications (August 2018 – January 2022) Technical Support Specialist

Aided staff regarding issues with proprietary VoIP networking issues, active monitoring of multiple networks, and often set up and configured phone equipment for field use. Often updated technical manuals reflecting updated company policies and procedures.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (December 2015 – May 2016) Grader

Graded homework for MA375 Discrete and Combinatorial Algebra 2 for two quarters. Provided feedback to students with hints and suggestions, and discussed common problems I saw with the course instructor.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (December 2015 – May 2016) Lab Assistant

Served as a lab assistant for CSSE220 Object-Oriented Software Development where I provided assistance to students struggling to complete homework and projects involving GUI development, data structures, recursion, and basic object oriented design principles.

University of Kentucky (MS Data Science) In Progress

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BS Mathematics)

Programming Languages

C++, C, Python

Operating Systems

Windows 10/11, Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch

Miscellaneous Skills

Hostinger, WordPress, Hugo, Apache, OpenGL