Data Analyst @ •Design an algorithm to power site and email personalization using both implicit and explicit user behavior in Google BigQuery, increasing email click-through rate by 34%
•Develop a model that predicts order cancellations with 87% accuracy, prompting improvements to product and user flow
•Analyze both user-generated and operational data to propose data-driven site improvements
•Write Google Analytics tracking requirements for both Web and App platforms, implemented via Google Tag Manager
•Train teammates in R, SQL, Google BigQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manger, and Optimizely From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Greater New York City AreaWeb Analytics Intern @ Research and write Google Analytics tracking requirements to record the performance of new and existing site features
Analyze site data using R, SQL, and Microsoft Excel to propose data-driven site improvements
Develop and maintain an algorithm in R that identifies the product interests of each site visitor in order to promote relevant products in targeted email marketing; combine data via the Google Analytics API and database tables
Ensure proper tracking and feature implementation via quality assurance testing and collaboration with web developers From February 2014 to February 2015 (1 year 1 month) Greater New York City AreaTechnical Business Intern @ Created and implemented an algorithm that determined merit-based wage increases for 550 unionized employees using Microsoft Excel
Collaborated with both the Human Resources and Accounting departments to ensure compliance with union and employee contracts
Monitored and analyzed feedback from 2000 former employees using SurveyMonkey and Microsoft Excel
Digitalized training programs to streamline the training process for more than 2000 employees using the SkyPrep Online Training Software From May 2013 to July 2013 (3 months) Baltimore, Maryland AreaResearch Assistant @ Developed and expanded a method for solving interacting, four-body quantum systems in a one-dimensional harmonic trap using Wolfram Mathematica; Wrote at 32-page paper in LaTeX
Presented a poster the American Physical Society March 2013 Meeting, the Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference (awarded “Best Poster Presentation in the Sciences by a Junior/Senior”), and the 2013 Honors Capstone Research Conference (awarded “Outstanding Presentation in the Natural Sciences”)
Trained the incoming research assistant in the basics of Quantum Mechanics and in other topics relevant to the research project, including coding best practices in Wolfram Mathematica From August 2012 to July 2013 (1 year) Washington D.C. Metro AreaResident Assistant @ Planned and implemented a year-long residential education syllabus for an Honors floor of 70 students
Planned and coordinated educational and social programs for residents
Provided support to victims and survivors of depression, eating disorders, partner violence, and sexual assault
Served as on-call duty support for emergencies and university violations
Wrote incident and room inventory reports From August 2011 to May 2013 (1 year 10 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaTeaching Assistant @ Tutored 1 to 6 students each week, both individually and in groups, in mathematics and physics courses
Coded interactive Mathematica demonstrations to help students understand new and difficult topics
Developed custom exercises to cater instruction to the needs of each student From September 2010 to May 2013 (2 years 9 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaResearch Fellow @ Coded and built a laboratory temperature monitoring and control system using the Arduino microcontroller and LabVIEW software; Designed and machined a housing and panel for the Arduino in SolidWorks CAD Software
Delivered a 35-minute PowerPoint presentation on “Temperature Monitoring and Control in Laser Cooling Laboratories” to 30 undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and PIs and answered questions in NIST’s Laser Cooling Group From May 2012 to August 2012 (4 months) Chief of Staff, Residence Hall Association @ Collaborated with the President in carrying out advocacy work by chairing committees, researching advocacy issues (e.g., residence hall security, damage fee policy), and meeting with university professional staff members
Researched, benchmarked, and wrote a 4-page resolution calling for stricter residence hall security (http://goo.gl/z88Wr)
Managed the organization’s Facebook and Twitter pages through the HootSuite Social Media Management Dashboard From January 2011 to May 2012 (1 year 5 months) Washington D.C. Metro Area
Master of Science (M.S.), Applied Mathematics @ Columbia University in the City of New York From 2013 to 2016 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics @ American University From 2009 to 2013 Brian Weinstein is skilled in: Physics, Science, Mathematica, Mathematics, Microsoft Office, LaTeX, PowerPoint, Data Analysis, Python, Facebook, Teaching, Higher Education, Arduino, Google Analytics, R