M.S. in Operations Research at Columbia University | Statistics and Data Science at UCSB | Python, SQL, R | Machine Learning, Optimization, A/B Testing
Location
San Francisco, CA
Education
C
Columbia University in the City of New York
September 2021 - December 2022
degree
Master's
major
Operations Research
U
University Of California, Santa Barbara
September 2016 - June 2020
Work Experience
P
PolicyEngine
volunteer data analyst
San Francisco, CA, United States, 94199
May 2023 - present
company
PolicyEngine
title
volunteer data analyst
overview
• Built a baseline model in Python for simulating tax benefit calculations and customized the model to a unique government dataset using an in-house-built Python package tailored for tax benefit systems.
• Designed and implemented a robust framework with 20+ parameters and variables using Python and YAML, optimizing tax return deductions and credits representation by 2%.
• Developed regression models utilizing Python for simulating state-wise tax benefit calculations, resulting in a 3% increase in the accuracy of benefit predictions.