AA
About
Hi there! My name is Andrew. I enjoy tackling tough problems, usually by programming a solution. Outside of computer science and mathematics, my interests include education, guitar, fitness, food, and fantasy literature.
Education
Northern Arizona University
Graduating Spring 2025
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
Minors in Computer Science and Statistics
Experience
NAU School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Feb 2024 - Present
Research Technician (Software)
- Design and implement a Python package for spatial-temporal modeling of epidemiological systems
- Implement Bayesian Particle Filters, MCMC, and other algorithms to predict the spread of diseases
- Use parallel processing to efficiently run my models on large datasets using an HPC cluster
- Co-author a research paper (currently in progress)
NAU Department of Mathematics
Aug 2024 - Present
Grader (Discrete Math)
- Grade weekly homework for 2 sections of MAT226: Discrete Math.
NAU Department of Mathematics
Aug 2024 - Present
Research Assistant (Combinatorics)
- Explore combinatorial properties of braid graphs in Coxeter systems.
Technical Writer
Jan 2020 - Feb 2024
Independent Contractor
- Develop and author technical content, primarily for companies in the solar energy industry.
- Collaborate with clients and oversee employees using various remote work technologies.
Hana Farms
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
General Manager
- Operate all aspects of a wood-fired pizza restaurant in an international tourist destination (Maui, Hawai'i), including ordering, scheduling, inventory, food prep, and recipe creation.
- Work closely with our Farm, Bakery, and Marketplace managers to run a large, multi-faceted business on the famous Road to Hana.
Skills
Python
R
Machine Learning
Version Control (Git, GitHub)
Object-Oriented Programming
Data Structures & Algorithms
Data Visualization
Docker
HTML/CSS
Bayesian Statistics
Mathematical Modeling
Data Visualization
SQL
Rust
C
Linux Systems
Flask
Projects
Epidemiological Forecasting
github.comatiumcache/pmcmc_forecast
Use Bayesian Filters and Trend Forecasting to predict new influenza hospitalizations.
Python
JAX
R
NumPy
Pandas
SQL
Pure Recipe
github.comatiumcache/pure-recipe
A terminal program to quickly bypass the junk that plagues most recipe websites. Users can view ad-free recipes in the terminal or save the output to a markdown file.
Python
Side Project
SPHERE
github.comNAU-CCL/SPHERE
Python toolkit for forecasting epidemiological dynamics in real-time.
Software Design
Python
JAX
Data Science
Game of Life
github.comatiumcache/game_of_life
A classic example of cellular automata, mathematical modeling, and artificial life.
Side Project
Python