Yianni Mercer

Yianni Mercer

Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About

Highly-skilled Data Scientist with dual degrees in Mathematical Sciences (concentration…

Experience

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois

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    Chicago, Illinois

Education

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    DePaul University

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    Activities and Societies: Data Science Club | Member

    DePaul’s Master of Science in Applied Statistics centers itself around teaching students the ability to research, analyze and interpret data. The program, along with my chosen focus of 'Data Science', not only emphasizes data-analytics skills, but explores how to tackle problems of statistical design, analysis and control. The circulium focuses on computation and technologies that play an important role in problem-solving across the job market, including research equipment and software used for…

    DePaul’s Master of Science in Applied Statistics centers itself around teaching students the ability to research, analyze and interpret data. The program, along with my chosen focus of 'Data Science', not only emphasizes data-analytics skills, but explores how to tackle problems of statistical design, analysis and control. The circulium focuses on computation and technologies that play an important role in problem-solving across the job market, including research equipment and software used for data analysis, numerical analysis, simulations and mathematical modeling.

    The course work allows for students like myself to explore, Applied Statistics, Data Management and Mining, Programming, Machine Learning, and specific elective options like social network analysis, optimization theory, time series forecasting, algorithmic model deployment, and a deep dive into data science technologies like Python, RStudio, AWS, SQL, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Spark, TensorFlow, PySpark, etc.

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    Activities and Societies: --- - Sigma Alpha Epsilon | Eminent Archon (President) & Philanthropy Chair - Active Minds: Suicide Prevention | Founder & Vice President - Mathematics Club | Member - Actuarial Science Club | Member

    In the Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences program, I have studied the fundamentals of pure and applied mathematics, through course work in Calculus, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, Mathematical Reasoning, and Discrete Mathematics. Through my statistics concentration, I have focused on building a foundation of probability and statistics, completing course sequences of Applied Probability and Statistics (I,II,III), Regression Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, and Statistical…

    In the Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences program, I have studied the fundamentals of pure and applied mathematics, through course work in Calculus, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, Mathematical Reasoning, and Discrete Mathematics. Through my statistics concentration, I have focused on building a foundation of probability and statistics, completing course sequences of Applied Probability and Statistics (I,II,III), Regression Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, and Statistical Modeling.

    To aid in the transition from applied and theoretical mathematics and statistics to the field of data science, I also possess a minor in Data Science from the College of Digital Media and Computing. This program offered an overview of the Data Science field, along with in-depth course work covering topics such as, Database Systems, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Computer Science and Programming, and Data Visualization.

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Counselor

    CAMP- A FASD Community

    - Present 5 years 2 months

    -Supervised, engaged with a group of fifteen campers who all have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
    -CAMP - A FASD Community is a one week over night summer camp where I was responsible for everything from safety, to food, and their overall experience the entire time, at all hours.

  • Elderly Companion, Laundry Attendant

    Presence Saint Benedict Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    - 1 year 1 month

    Health

    - Weekend volunteer at Presence Saint Benedict Nursing Home
    - Regularly kept the patients company during their daily activities
    - Assisted in laundry facilities, as well with meal times

Projects

  • Optimizing Executive Placement Web Application through Advanced Data Engineering Techniques

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    - Enhanced backend processes by writing and refactoring Python scripts for efficient database interaction
    - Implemented Azure CosmosDB for seamless data storage and management
    - Created Azure Storage accounts to support records and intermediate data storage for feature enrichment
    - Utilized popular data science and engineering technologies, such as Python, Azure, CosmosDB, and Pandas
    - Delivered a scalable and robust data solution tailored to the executive placement industry

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