Resume

Resume

Jason Fitzgerald | Data Scientist

📞 Contact

🎓 Education

University of Texas at Austin
M.S. in Data Science — May 2024
Specialization: Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Computer Vision

Brigham Young University - Idaho
B.S. in Data Science — December 2018 | Advanced GPA: 3.91
Specialization: Software Engineering, Data Wrangling & Visualization, Statistical Consulting

💻 Programming Skills

Proficient: Python, SQL, R
Intermediate: Pytorch, Power BI, Tableau, GIT, Excel VBA, jQuery, Django, Docker
Familiar With: TensorFlow, Java, Bash, C++, LaTeX, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

🧑‍🏫 Leadership

BYU-Idaho
Data Science Society Manager

  • Led a team of six to develop an interactive Shiny app that mapped customers and provided statistical summaries.

📚 Coursework

Graduate

  • Data Exploration & Visualization
  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Regression & Predictive Modeling
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Design Principles & Causal Inference

Undergraduate

  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Software Design & Development
  • Probability & Statistics
  • Calculus I, II, III
  • Front & Backend Web Engineering
  • Linear Algebra

💼 Professional Experience

Sr. Data Scientist — Walmart | Bentonville, AR

August 2023 – Present

  • Reduced a month-long, 7-person manual process to a 45-minute task for one person
  • Designed 3 UIs and improved team efficiency
  • Assisted forecasting that impacts 40M weekly labor hours across stores
  • Optimized legacy pipelines with up to 10x performance improvement

Data Scientist / Senior Data Analyst — Merkle | Remote

March 2023 – August 2023 / June 2021 – March 2023

  • Analyzed A/B tests that boosted revenue by 30%
  • Developed recurring KPI-driven reports
  • Led analytics for ADF and DirecTV direct mail campaigns
  • Upgraded Python code for multiprocessing resulting in 300% efficiency gain

Business Analyst — InsCipher | Pleasant Grove, UT

May 2019 – June 2021

  • Built 30+ ad hoc reports and 4 dashboards for internal stakeholders
  • Created scripts saving 1000+ hours, increasing workflow efficiency by 30%
  • Supported marketing/sales teams with visuals, aiding 150% client growth
  • Provided technical implementation and support for clients

Data Analyst Intern — BYU Pathway Worldwide | Salt Lake City, UT

January 2019 – April 2019

  • Created and maintained 4 Power BI dashboards for execs
  • Queried Oracle & MSQL databases for over 40 ad hoc reports
  • Provided statistical consulting to internal departments
  • Streamlined project and workflow management

Statistical Consultant — BYU-Idaho Statistical Consulting Group | Rexburg, ID

August 2018 – December 2018

  • Automated two dashboards using R and SQL
  • Visualized geographic data in Power BI
  • Led weekly meetings and delegated projects as co-team lead

Data Scientist Intern — Henry Schein Practice Solutions | American Fork, UT

May 2018 – August 2018

  • Analyzed marketing data to enhance 10 campaigns
  • Built 20+ R visualizations for marketing insight
  • Cleaned and documented datasets
  • Used clustering for customer segmentation

🔬 Research Experience

Are Male CEO Voices Different than the Average Male?
Fall 2018 | BYU-Idaho, Dept. of Mathematics

  • Conducted Kruskall-Wallis tests on acoustic voice data
  • Used random forests and k-means clustering to evaluate variables
  • Cleansed data using R and Bash scripts