SummaryTo obtain a position as a research assistant studying marine life with an emphasis on behavioral ecology and evolution. SkillsResearch and AnalysisSample CollectionData CompilationRecord AccuracyEffective MultitaskingTime ManagementHand and Machine ToolsDetail Oriented Education and TrainingUniversity of MarylandCollege Park,MDExpected in2016 Master of Science Marine Estuarine Environmental Science-GPA GPA 3.4University of MarylandCollege Park,MDExpected in2013 Biology ecology and evolution-GPA GPA 3.2 ExperienceHca-Data CoordinatorAltamonte Springs,FL,07 2017-CurrentCoordinate and facilitate performance improvement activities through data collection, analysis and reporting, while identifying opportunities for increased efficiencies.Provide fiscal supports for contract billing and assist in audit readiness activities to ensure compliance with accreditations and other regulatory standards.Northwest Hospital-ResearcherUw,WA,07 2016-10 2016Worked as a temporary contractor for the Aquatic Ecology Branch of the Leetown Science Center.Contributed to research involving brook trout movement in an experimental stream lab.Assisted with daily care and maintenance of the fish and stream setup.Also, contributed to the literature review and data analysis portions of the stream lab research projects.Participated in fieldwork, which consisted of surveying fish via electrofishing methods in streams, as well as taking drying surveys and downloading existing water temperature and pressure data from loggers placed in various watersheds of the Catoctin Mountain National Park, Shenandoah National Park, and Delaware Watergap National Recreation Area.Traversed approximately twenty watersheds by foot, using GPS, compasses, and topographical maps.Lifescape-Teaching AssistantRapid City,SD,02 2014-05 2016In charge of running two lab sections each semester with each section consisting of about twenty-five students.Responsible for grading students for both the lecture and lab portions of courses, in addition to teaching and guiding the three-hour lab portion each week.Courses taught included Human Anatomy and Physiology I (three semesters) and Principles of Biology I (two semesters).Leidos Holdings Inc.-Administrative AssistantSioux Falls,SC,08 2013-06 2017Primarily responsible for compiling and preparing the billing and productivity each month.Help to complete various other administrative tasks, such as preparing for trainings, creating year-end summary compilations, and maintaining a weekly newsletter.Medstar Research Institute-Research AssistantMclean,VA,06 2013-08 2016Participated in the studies of a captive sea and diving duck colony at the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.Primary research included hearing studies on diving duck species external transmitter attachment studies on ducks, loons, and gannets and foraging and behavioral studies on black ducks.Specific tasks included designing and building controlled environments for testing collecting data administering tests and observing animal behavior.On a daily basis, was responsible for the care of the animals including feeding, training, cleaning, and administering medications collecting eggs general upkeep and maintenance of the pens, tanks, aquariums, pumps, filters, and area around the colony and training and mentoring interns and volunteers.Aaa Of Southern California-Intern Research AssistantKailua Kona,HI,05 2012-05 2012Surveyed local shark and stingray species using a combination of techniques such as drop nets, seine nets, cast nets, long lines, and drop lines.Collected data on GPS coordinates and water depth readings, as well as sex and any other identifying characteristicsTagged and photographed each specimen for record keeping and collected data on GPS coordinates and water depth documenting species, sex, and other identifying characteristics tagging each specimen and photographing for record keeping.Learned how to handle other species found in the ecosystem including turtles, crabs, and various species of fish.Raven Adventures-Intern Research AssistantCity,STATE,11 2011-2012Camped on an uninhabited desert island, surveying damage, both natural and human caused, of the island s mangrove ecosystems.Cataloged biological life in the surrounding habitat by taking notes, photos, and GPS readings. Documented marine life (fish, crabs, bivalves, and anemones), birds, spiders, and insects. Other wildlife observed on the island included coyotes, snakes, scorpions, sea lions, dolphins, and gray whales.Off the island, worked with a local museum helping to excavate the full skeleton and carcass of a dead pilot whale to be cleaned and put on display.Oceania Project-Intern Research AssistantCity,STATE,07 2008-07 2008Researched humpback whales by integrating the use of photo-identification and genetic data from skin samples collected.Additional data collection included recording GPS coordinates, maintaining behavioral observation notes, and environmental testing.CPA Connie LLC-Data Entry ClerkCity,STATE,06 2010-CurrentAssist in basic tax preparation and bookkeeping using Quickbooks and other tax related software. SkillsField Research and Data Collection Techniques Photo identification, Drop nets, Seine nets, Long lines, Drop linesField Skills GPS, Orienteering, Bird bandingMicrosoft Office Software Excel, Word, Powerpoint, PublisherData Analysis Software Matlab, SAS, RStudioAccounting Software Quickbooks, Lacerte, CCH EngagementMisc. Software and Databases eClinicalWorks, ChildPlus  SEP  The Senior Manager, Data Architecture Data Engineering is responsible for translating business strategic goals into future-state data engineering and data science solutions. This includes delivery full life-cycle from execution roadmaps, to implementation, and to production operations. This role drives the creation and maintenance of enterprise data and analytics capabilities, data reference architectures, and integrated data analytics technology roadmaps that will guide our strategic investments and enterprise strategy.Translate business strategic goals into actionable future-state data engineering and data science architectures and solutions.Delivery of full life-cycle Data Solutions from execution roadmaps, to implementation, and to operations. This includes a specific focus on ELT and ETL Data Pipeline solutions from inception to production.Lead end to end solution delivery of enterprise data warehouse, data marts, and data lake with governance.Drive the creation and maintenance of enterprise data and analytics capabilities, data solutions, and integrated data analytics technology roadmaps that will guide our strategic investments and enterprise strategy.Deliver architecture connecting Data Science, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics practices together to deliver impactful data products.Strong partnership with DevOps, DataOps, business partners, engineering teams, and data management.A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in IT with a minimum (6) years in data architecture and data solutions are required.Successful track-record in managing a team of Data Engineers and Data ScientistsSkilled in hybrid cloud data platforms and analytical technologies including Azure andor GCP data infrastructure, Spark, Data Lake, Data Warehouse and Data Marts, BI reporting with PowerBI, Metadata Management, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Catalog, and Business Glossary.Ability to document, communicate, implement, and operationalize complex architectures.Experience with ELT and ETL Data Pipeline solutions from inception to production.Proficient in SQL, NoSQL and columnar databases.Experience with SparkPyspark and JSON.Excellent grasp of Computer Science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms.Must have Panda Data Frames knowledge and best practices, execution engines, DAGs (airflow, dagster, luigi, etc), and Kubernetes.Proficient with GitLabFamiliarity with Azure data factory preferred, Google data flow or AWS GlueExperience with Biomedical Informatics, S3Azure blob store, Machine Learning and AI, Unstructured Data, and Data Democratization is preferred.Experience with Agile methodologies, Kanban preferred, and using tools like Jira and Confluence to facilitate the work.Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related discipline required. Master s degree preferred. RECRUITERS NOTES The role will definitely be hands-on and will require excellent communication skills. The hiring manager mentioned the following technologies AImachine learning data warehouses product support Cloud experienceAzure must be open to new technologies. Working with the Product Development Team. Act as the point of contact will create a group that helps the product teams. Create data warehouses for analytics. MUST have excellent communication skills verbal and written. This person will envision strategy and must be able to effectively communicate that strategy to others. The organization has asked me not to advertise the compensation. If you contact me I would be more than willing to share it with you. For over 50 years this non-profit organization has made it their mission to protect patients from unsafe and ineffective medical technologies and practices. More than 5,000 healthcare institutions and systems worldwide including four out of every five U.S. hospitals rely on the services of this organization to guide their operational and strategic decisions. In addition, they serve public and private payers, federal and state agencies, policymakers, ministries of health, associations, and accrediting agencies. Benefit from a healthy work-life balance while staying on the leading edge of technology and thriving in an innovative startup-like culture minus the risk. Sleep well knowing you are helping achieve a world where safe, high-quality healthcare is accessible to everyone. Excellent benefits to include work from home, flex-time and 19 days starting vacation. Its a nice place to work!