Wesley R.
Profile Summary
As a skilled Data Scientist/ML Engineer I am passionate about creative solutions, finding the story in the data, creative ways of sharing information and serving my community. I want to grow within an organization who has strong ethics and values their employees and the community. Over a decade of experience working in healthcare and the fire service has given me a unique background and allowed me to develop skills in problem solving, teamwork, customer service, crisis management and data analysis along with cultural awareness.
Expertise
Machine Learning Engineer
0-2 Year Experience4/5
Employment History
Enrollment Counselor
Assisting potential students with selecting and enrolling in professional development programs at Cornell University inside the Data Science, Finance and Technology verticals . Utilizing social media, email, text, Zoom and telephone communications to interact with potential students. Contact individuals that have expressed interest from all over the world by telephone, email and or text. Provide presentations and research other programs related to assigned vertical. Position is a remote position.
• Achieved student conversion rate of 8.6% for fourth quarter, 3.6% more than team average
• Facilitated 500+ prospective client/students in selecting and enrolling in online professional development programs to meet their goals and career needs
• Piloted and was subject matter expert for launch of 3 technology programs, Machine Learning, Digital Photography and Programing with Python
Paramedic
Provide advanced life support treatment and assessments to medical and trauma patients. Safe driving and routing during emergent and non emergent responses, direction of crew and emergency responders. Completing verbal and electronic reporting of all incidents. Coordinating with facilities and medical centers.
• Operated emergency vehicles to transport 1000+ critical patients
• Analyzed 1000+ patient vitals, signs and symptoms to determine care needs
• Adapted treatment plans quickly and effectively based on changing patient conditions and reactions
Machine Learning Apprenticeship
Complete machine learning and data science projects using real world datasets while working with an industry leader/mentor. Complete training modules relating to regression, classification, probability and distributions, hypothesis testing, natural language processing, data mining, model optimization, feature transformation and importance, neural networking, deep learning, geo spatial analysis, time series analysis, computer vision, Python and SQL. Create presentations and visualizations. Utilize github, kaggle, google colab and other online tools to procure, process and store projects.
· Analyzed national traffic fatality data to determine the top 5 correlations to traffic fatalities
· Created a predictive model for fatal traffic accidents which can be used to identify ways to improve vehicle, emergency response and traffic engineering.
· Authored a proposal to reduce the length of stay for pets by over 30% in the Austin Animal Shelter
· Designed a data model to identify the 3 highest priority districts in India for a hypertension/ stroke prevention program
· Transformed a corpus of text with over 10 million words (raw/ unstructured data) as part of a project to successfully identify Authors
Lieutenant Paramedic FireFIghter Public Information Officer
Shift Supervisor/Paramedic: supervision of 3-7 individuals. Providing advanced life support to medial and trauma patients. Responding to public assist requests. Providing community education presentations. Overseeing/completing shift projects, training, daily duties and fitness activities. Precept new Paramedics and EMTs and function as driving instructor for assigned crew.
Lieutenant: Supervision of 3-60 individuals during fire suppression/rescue incident or training exercises. Lead or assist with weekly training exercises. Evaluation of assigned volunteers. Step into command roles on emergency incidents as needed.
Public Information Officer: Provide press releases, news conferences, social media posts, flyers, presentations and articles. Review and update policy and procedures relating to social media, protected information, district communications and public notification systems.
IT administrator: Researching and implementing new technologies to meet the mission and needs of the district. Maintenance of all software, hardware and mobile technologies including updates, troubleshooting and access management. Provide training on all technology within the district. Coordinate with outside technology vendors. Develop a contingency/backup plan for data and technology infrastructure.
• Maximized throughput, patient satisfaction and staff efficiency by development and implementing new technologies and procedures
• Reduced data entry times by 24 minutes through deployment of new cost-effective records management systems
• Established lifesaving program to transmit cardiac data from scene to hospital cardiologist improving patient outcomes and door to lab times by 30 minutes
• Project Manager for 7 major projects: network modernization, migration to cloud based data solutions, flooring and remodeling projects, Defibrillator/Monitor upgrades, 2017 Levy social media and public information campaign
• Demonstrated strong commitment to quality care through continuous training and development
EMS Director
Responsible for the supervision, training, scheduling and evaluation of EMTs and Paramedics. Coordinating with Cascade Steel Health and Safety and Environmental Safety. Developing large scale incident plans and training with local fire department, cascade steel and prostar. Providing first responder training for Cascade Steel supervisors/managers. Coordinating with Cascade Steel to develop policy and procedures for Prostar EMS and security staff.
• Resolved scheduling/staffing needs, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
• Developed, implemented and trained on safety programs and injury prevention programs for 200+ employees in Steel Manufacturing industry
• Built and strengthened relationships with area governments, departments and agencies to manage effective planning and implementation of emergency response strategies
• Coordinated planning, training and operations of Mass Casualty Incident Drill made up of over 80 employees, 30 volunteers and over 60 emergency responders and was responsible for data collection and presentation to stakeholders
Education
Data Science - professional Development
This certificate is designed to expand your analytical capabilities and take your strategic decision making to the next level. These courses will delve into more advanced techniques in prescriptive analytics including optimization and modeling. In these additional targeted courses, you’ll learn how prescriptive analytics allows you to not only predict what will happen, but suggest actions for achieving predicted outcomes based on the interdependent effects of multiple decisions. Through hands-on exercises and video instruction from Cornell University faculty expert Chris Anderson, you’ll learn how to combine data visualization, predictive models, and prescriptive analytics to increase the accuracy of your predictions and make better, more agile business decisions.
Whether you’re an analyst or a senior executive, this certificate is designed to enhance functional literacy in critical business analytics and take your decision making to the next level. You’ll learn scientific methods for data analysis and visualization and gain a more complete understanding of risk and probability, using statistical models to optimize outcomes for complex—and often simultaneous—business decisions
Emergency Services
Learning and developing rapid triage and assessment skills, advanced cardiac life support, prehostiptal trauma life support, pediatric advanced life support, electrocardiogram interpretation, medication administration, leadership, communication, report writing, emergency vehicle operations, crisis management, critical thinking, multitask prioritization.
Rapid analysis of patient data and environmental data to predict patient outcomes and create treatment and transport plan.
Organic Chemistry
Coursework primarily focused on Chemistry, Biology, Math and Physics. Advanced studies in Organic Chemistry, computer aided molecular design and visualization. Research in Calcium and Strontium chelation agents and quantitative analysis. Assisting with the development of green chemistry techniques for organic chemistry lab courses. Presentations and grant applications for project area and research finals.
Natural Resources and General Education
Certificate of Advanced Master in Natural Resources: Training in hypothesis testing and scientific testing methods, plant and animal identification, water chemistry, watersheds, forestry, horticulture, completing stream and culvert surveys, developing learning tools and lesson plans for natural resource topics, leading team of students in forestry skills and data collection, developing skills in timber surveying, stream restoration/conservation, data analysis and reporting.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual Proficiency