about me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Statistics and Probability at Michigan State University. For my research, I am utilizing word embedding algorithms with generalized additive models to develop new methods for extracting and analyzing paragraphs of text in the context of insurance risk. Outside of school, my favorite hobby is learning about Statistics through sports. As I hear about a new technique, I dig deeper by applying the method to answer a variety of sports related questions.

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awards

Teaching Award

MSU Statistics and Probability Department Teaching Award (2018).

Rose-Hulman Paper Finalist

Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Math Conference Distinguished Paper Finalist (2015).

Senior Leadership Award

Leadership Recognition for Graduating Seniors (2015).

education

Ph.D. Statistics and Probability

Michigan State University

Expected Graduation: Summer 2020

B.A. Mathematics/Chemistry

Kalamazoo College

Graduated: June 2015 (Magna Cum Laude)

Online Presence

Active Github / Gitlab User

I practice version control with each project team

Active StackExchange User

I answer questions to assist other statisticians and data scientists

skills

I have experience in each of the following languages or platforms. I choose to use R for the majority of my work. In addition to what is listed, I am proficient in Microsoft Office and LaTex. I also have experience working with Minitab and C++.

  • 100%
    R
  • 85%
    Python
  • 85%
    Matlab
  • 80%
    SAS
  • 75%
    SQL
  • 70%
    Java

Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Michigan State University
2015 - Present

Teaching Modeling for Business Analytics, a course for the MSBA degree (Each Summer 2016 – Present). Teaching Intro to Data Science, an undergraduate course introducing data management, analysis, and visualization in R (Fall 2018 – Present). Previously, I taught four sections (30 students per section) of recitation for STT-200 (an introductory course to statistics) each semester. I was responsible for teaching recitation once a week to each section, assisting students with homework, and holding office hours to answer additional questions.

I was responsible for providing statistical support for the site, with an emphasis on designing experiments, optimizing process parameters, and investigating the control of procedures. The position required strong communication skills and the ability to convey technical results to an audience with limited statistical experience.

Statistician (Intern)

Pfizer, Inc
Summer 2018

Teaching Assistant

Kalamazoo College
2012 - 2015

I provided assistance and tutoring for students enrolled in Chemistry or Mathematics courses. I graded for 5 core Math courses in the Mathematics major and assisted in class for 3 Chemistry courses. I also assisted in lab for 3 Chemistry courses.

Worked on a variety of projects for members of the Pfizer Centre Source group. Projects included appropriately uploading files into their GDMS database for easy access, and verifying or providing hard copies of all files.

Regulatory Affairs Assistant (Intern)

Pfizer, Inc
Summer 2013

Methods

Cleaning

In R, I clean data with the following packages: dplyr, tidyr, tibble, stringr, and readr. I also have experience manipulating data using SQL.

Analysis

I have experience working with regression, lasso, mixed models, GAM, PCA, PLS, neural networks, graphical models, k-nn, decision trees, and random forest.

Visualization

In R, I visualize data with the following packages: ggplot2, leaflet, hexbin, base R, and RColorBrewer. I also have experience creating visualizations using plotly in R and Python.

Presentation

I present results with LATEX, Beamer, R Markdown, and R Sweave. I also have experience creating packages in R.

Contact

email me

scottmanski2011@gmail.com

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