Timothy K. Book, MS
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The Ohio State University
August 2013 - May 2016
Master of Science in Statistics
The Pennsylvania State University
August 2009 - May 2013
Bachelor of Science in Statistics - With Distinction
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics - With Distinction
Work Experience
Freelance Consulting
Data Scientist Consultant (August 2018 - Present)
- Precision Analytics
- Created topic model of Utah private school reviews and carried out various analyses on natural language data so Precision's client can make informed decisions on budgeting school improvements (Python, gensim)
- Constructing and automating data pipeline from client API so that Precision may access and query client data remotely (Python, Requests, AWS, Stata)
- Developed a dashboarding tool in R Shiny to allow Precision's client to interactively peruse a previously inaccessible data stream (R, R Shiny)
- Cynnovative, LLC
- Wrote web scraper to extract device firmwares and patches to a database. Tool used by Cynnovative's client for confidential vulnerability research (Python, Scrapy, PostgreSQL)
General Assembly - Washington, DC
Lead Data Science Instructor (April 2018 - Present)
- Train corporate clients (ranging from analysts to managers) in statistics, data science and Python in a 10-week, part-time intensive course
- Prepare lecture materials, labs, assessments, and other online materials for us in class
Summit Consulting, LLC - Washington, DC
Data Scientist, Litigation Analytics (August 2016 - March 2018)
- Implement and develop complex, parallelized machine learning models used as the base argument of court cases
- Employ large-scale data analysis tools to answer complex client questions
- Research and carry out sensitivity analyses to help structure rebuttal arguments to levy against opposing expert witnesses
BMW of North America - Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Customer Relations and Services Analyst Intern (May 2013 - August 2013)
- Developed a method for identifying BMW dealerships with an outlying number of buybacks and customer complaints
- Identified and measured the error rate of call center documentation and compiled a list of suggestions with resulted in a more reliable complaint database
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Washington, DC
Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) Junior Fellowship Intern (May 2012 - August 2012)
- Researched and reported on potentional technological improvements for the Consumer Expenditure Survey redesign
- Aided in surveying participants in a proxy expenditure survey
- Coauthored statistical and methodological reports to study the proxy reporting and memory capabilities of survey participants
Portfolio and Open Source Contributions
Author:
- rvpy: An object-oriented algebra system for random variables in Python
- mrketcl [WIP]: A command line fantasy stock trading game
- RegularizationPlot: An R Shiny dashboard illustrating the effects of manipulating tuning parameters of various regularization techniques (click here to visit dashboard directly)
Contributor:
- lubridateExtras: A library of convenient functions for manipulating datetimes in R
Teaching Experience
General Assembly
Data Science Fundamentals
Lead Data Science Instructor
- April 2018 - present
Data Science Immersive
Recurring Guest Lecturer
- November 2018 - present
Columbus State Community College
STAT 1350 - Elementary Statistics
Lecturer
- Summer 2016
STAT 2430 - Business Statistics
Lecturer
- Summer 2016
The Ohio State University
STAT 1450 - Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Online Teaching Assistant
- Autumn 2014
- Spring 2015
- Summer 2015
- Autumn 2015
Lecturer
- Spring 2015
- Autumn 2015
- Spring 2016
STAT 2450 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis I
Teaching Assistant
- Spring 2016
Awards and Activities
- General Assembly Data Science Product Advisory Board
- General Assembly Distinguished Faculty Member
- Ohio State University Fellowship Recipient
- Mu Sigma Rho National Statistics Honorary Society - Penn State Charter Member
- Phi Beta Kappa National Honorary Society
