Consulting engagements, academic research, and smaller projects.
Full-Stack · Data Engineering
Lavo Nutrition — Nutrient Optimizer
2019
Data pipelines and GraphQL APIs for estimating nutrient content of packaged foods. Numerical optimization for nutrient estimation from recipe and ingredient data; collaborated with a nutritionist and frontend developers; managed a Kubernetes cluster on GCP.
Python Kubernetes GraphQL MongoDB GCP
Full-Stack · Decision Support
Farmly — Neighborhood Garden App
2019
Decision support algorithms and web/mobile applications for community vegetable gardening. Tools for optimal planting decisions using metaheuristic optimization, photogrammetry, and spatial modeling; polyglot microservice APIs with React/React Native frontend.
React React Native Python Microservices Optimization
Economics · Statistical Modeling
Value of Statistical Life Calculator
2021–2022
Interactive Jupyter notebook implementing the Mincer equation to calculate Value of Statistical Life from CPS and CFOI datasets. Widget-based UI with 30+ toggleable variables; VSL estimates of $9.6M–$15M aligned with Viscusi (2013). Resolved data compatibility issues between Census Bureau and BLS sources.
Python Jupyter SciPy ipywidgets Economics
Financial Mathematics · Technical Writing
Kwak Accelerated Banking Calculator
2021–2022
Formalized a proprietary mortgage acceleration strategy into rigorous LaTeX equations and Python implementation suitable for patent filing. Identified and fixed logical errors in the original Excel model; quantified ~$76K in interest savings on a $250K mortgage.
Python LaTeX Financial Modeling Patent Documentation
Scientific Computing · Physics
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
2022
Complete Lennard-Jones fluid simulation with Andersen thermostat and velocity Verlet integrator. Modular YAML-configured framework with radial distribution function analysis, Widom insertion chemical potential, and Numba JIT acceleration.
Python Numba NumPy Scientific Computing
Statistics · Consulting
Tennis League Rating System
2023–2024
Statistical consulting to improve a Glicko-based tennis league rating system. Identified temporal drift causing over-penalization of lower-ranked players in top divisions; developed a normal-distribution model for player skill to guide corrective, season-start-anchored adjustments.
Python Statistics Glicko Data Analysis
Applied Mathematics · Computational Ecology
MS Thesis — Seaweed Aquaculture Light Field
2018 · University of Akron
Constructed a 3D probabilistic-PDE model of the light field in a seaweed aquaculture farm to estimate photosynthesis and biomass yield. Implemented finite difference and numerical asymptotics algorithms in object-oriented Fortran with a Python/Jupyter interface and rigorous error analysis.
Fortran Python PDEs Numerical Methods Ecology
Applied Mathematics · Molecular Physics
BS Thesis — Nanoscale Wetting
2018 · University of Akron
Analyzed molecular dynamics simulations comparing spreading rates of nanoscopic and macroscopic water droplets. Object-oriented C++ framework for time-dependent boundary detection and geometric analysis; derived an analytical model for nanoscale wetting from complex multi-variable datasets.
C++ Molecular Dynamics Data Analysis Physics
Mathematics · Consulting
GPS Velocity via Carrier Phase
2019
Mathematical consulting on velocity estimation from GPS integrated carrier phase measurements, deriving the signal processing and estimation equations for precision positioning.
Mathematics GPS Signal Processing