SARAH WRIGHT

I consider myself a Data Explorer because I am fascinated with technology and data. Yet, as the world becomes more data-centered, I wonder how it can help us and what role we play. In university, I received the opportunity to be a data science major. While working with datasets of different sizes, I was amazed by how connected and disconnected they can make us. This idea led me to study the interdisciplinary connections that data creates. Between research and pursuing my interest, I see how data can change how we connect for the better. Now I devote my time to building models that can pull people together through perspective rather than division.

To Contact Me:

Send me an email at: sarah.wright@datagirlz.net

DM me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/datagirlz19

Message me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/swright22

EDUCATION

The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH

Bachelors of Arts: Statistical & Data Science
Minor: Studio Arts

Relevant Coursework: Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Statistical Applications, Independent Research, Data Visualization

SKILLS

Machine Learning: Classification, Regression, Clustering, NLP, GAN, Neural Networks

Data Analytics: Cleaning, Manipulation, Scraping, Visualizations

Statistics: Inferential & Descriptive Statistics, Bayesian methods, A/B Testing

Proficient Software: R/R Studio, Python (NumPy, Pandas, Seaborne, Matplotlib), SQL (MySQL), C/C++, Flask, Tableau, Git/GitHub, Jupyter Notebooks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Git, Microsoft Office, Latex

RECENT PROJECTS

Class Management Database

* Programmed a website in Python and Flask for teachers and student to track grades and 
communicate, inspired by Moodle software

* Competed with a team to create a SQL database that keeps track of users and allows them to 
create, read, update, and delete information uploaded to their account

Predicting Natural Disaster Tweets

* Developed a NLP (Natural Language Processing) model in python that predicts, with 70% Accuracy, 
whether a tweet is describing a natural disaster or is a misnomer using data using over 7,000 hashtags and tweets

* Collaborated with a partner to learn and teach the fundamentals of NLP to a class of 15 students, 
focusing on method, such as part of speech tagging and lexicalization, to increase the accuracy of future model

Improving Admissions Results

* Analyzed the College of Wooster’s 2018 admissions data of over 263,000 domestic students, 
to complete EDA and discover ways to improve the admissions rate at the College of Wooster 

* Presented three actionable steps to a group of 12 faculty and students about what the admissions 
team could do to increase the admissions turnover rate for the college

Other Projects:

   * Conducted Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Cleaning on ICU Admissions Rates to minimize 
   return injuries in Tableau 
   
   * Predicted the outcome of student success in STEM using regression techniques (80% Accuracy)  

Other Links

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/datagirlz19

https://www.hackerrank.com/swright22

https://kaggle.com/datagirlz19

https://github.com/datagirlz19

EXPERIENCE

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

SteinBright Career Development Center — SUMMER INTERN,

JULY 2018 – AUG 2018

* Created reference guides in Excel to speed the Employer Relations offices’ research process for finding career newsletters, industry events, and contact resources that aided over 1,924 students in finding jobs and keeping up to date with industry trends and affiliations

* Designed a visual resource using Microsoft Office  that summarized six essential Google Keyword search terms and four shortcuts, resulting in a presentation to 5 individuals who were able to find 50+ potential co-ops for students and alumni within the 15-minute meeting

Office of Institutional Advancement — SUMMER INTERN,

JULY 2016 – AUG 2017

* Expanded existing online and documenting systems for the Alumni Relations department to aid in organizing over 50+ alumni invitations, labels, and programs while creating, sending, and organizing confidential documents for financial records and alumni events

* Added to pre-existing alumni and financial databases of over 100 individuals in an Excel spreadsheet while sustaining receipts and documentation for over 25+ departments' expenditure records for the entire institution 

ACHIEVEMENTS, AFFILIATIONS & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Jan 2020 – Current
Acknowledged as a member of over 15,000+ women and students in the Rewriting the Code Fellowship

Feb 2021 – May 2022
Founder and President of The Wooster Data Problem

Feb 2020 – May 2022
Accepted as a member & resolved internal conflicts as the Judge of Kappa Epsilon Zeta Sorority

Feb 2020 – Jan 2021
Volunteered to as an assistant to teach over 20+ attendees about Physics during Earth fest & Science Day

April 6, 2019, & 2020
Volunteered to aid professors and engineers to teach over 50+ young girls about STEM during Expanding your Horizons