Resume

San Francisco, CA • github- joshyam-k • joshuayamamoto5@gmail.com

BA Mathematics with a Concentration in Statistics | Reed College, Portland, OR | May 2023

Coursework in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy

Overall GPA: 3.95; Concentration GPA: 4.00

Statistical Software Developer | RedCastle Resources, Salt Lake City | June 2023 - Present

Developed the forestry estimation software, FIESTA.
Built out unit testing, created new CI/CD workflows, and implemented new model assisted estimators.
Aided with the transition to a web based application with database population and management.
Presented the work of forestry attribute estimation software at the Partnership for Small Area Estimation Meeting and at the Joint Statistical Meetings Conference.

Forestry Data Science Researcher | Harvard University, Cambridge MA | June–August 2022

Worked with Harvard students, faculty, and FIA workers to construct new forest inventory dashboards and investigate model-assisted and small area estimators
Produced technical reports and presented in front of stakeholders on the assigned projects

Machine Learning Teaching Assistant | Reed College, Portland, Oregon | August–December 2021

Led interactive and collaborative help sessions twice a week on machine learning topics and assignments Data Science

Freelance Work & Transcription | rfortherestofus | Portland, Oregon/Virtual | July 2021–Present

Reviewed virtual learning resources regarding the use and implementation of R for all types of users
Reviewed and corrected transcriptions on videos used as the main resource for the company
Completed technical project work: generated robust reports for a major client for the company. Worked collaboratively with other workers and the client to meet all of their needs
Transferred all old learning resources to a new platform and ensured that no information was lost in the process.

Social Justice Computer Science Research | Eitan Frachtenberg, Reed College | Portland, Oregon | June–August 2021

Worked with 1 other individual and a Reed Professor to collect and analyze extensive gender data on collaboration patterns in computer science research
Wrote code in python to automate the process of curating and correcting the data set we generated
Worked collaboratively with the professor to submit a paper that described our research, which was accepted and published in February 2022 and used as the cover for the issue of the MDPI journal

Biostatistics Researcher | Duke University /North Carolina State University SIBS | Virtual | May–July 2021

Collaborated with other researchers on novel and unique biostatistics research projects. These primarily involved different analysis and modeling methods within the frame of biostatistics
Attended learning sessions with renowned biostatistics researchers and professors
Compiled a robust final project performing survival analysis on a complex and sophisticated data set

Introductory Statistics Tutor | Reed College Math Department | Portland, Oregon | August 2020–May 2021

Helped several students to complete problem sets, labs, and projects with patience and attention to detail
Fostered a positive learning environment in a subject that can be daunting for many students
Reviewed and interpreted feedback for students

Data Science Consultant | Reed College CIS | Portland,Oregon | August 2020–Present

Collaborated with others to produce the official R resource pages for Reed College
Oversaw the creation of the official Data Equity resources for Reed College

Gender Differences in Collaboration Patterns in Computer Science. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications10010010

Small area estimation of forest biomass via a two-stage model for continuous zero-inflated data. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2024-0149

R/RStudio, Git/GitHub, C/C++, SQL, PostgreSQL, QGIS, Python

Spanish (Advanced), French (Beginner)