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Professional Experience

From restaurant management consulting, to data science and analytics education, corporate and staffing automation tools, and data-driven journalism, you can view the scope of my professional endeavors on this page. 

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Data Analyst, Editor, Writer

DC Theater Arts

• Created ETL procedures for data collection and standards for Washington, DC theater events and performances.

• Implemented Python scripts for social media content, utilizing OpenAI packages and ChatGPT, to scrape articles from the

website and post content on Facebook, X and Instagram

• Developed and implemented automated Google Sheets to simplify day-to-day operations for leadership team

Data Analytics Lead Instructor

General Assembly Middle East

Lecture, coach and provide daily in-person training as a part of an up-skilling development partnership with Tamkeen and the

Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance over the course of a 12-week program.
 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Delivered curriculum, labs and projects for in-person education on the fundamentals of data science and analytics, Excel,

PosgreSQL, Tableau, PowerBI and Python.

• Created over 50+ hours of additional content, including lectures, activities, and labs for a cohort of 30 students, emphasizing

practical and on-the-job applications of learned skills.

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Data Science Lead Instructor

General Assembly

Teach the fundamentals of data science, analytics, and introductory statistics as part of the leadership team of remote instructors.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Built a new business development opportunity for General Assembly, the Advanced Analytics Immersive, emphasizing Python,

SQL and Tableau/PowerBI visualization training, resulting in a promotion to lead instructor.

• Established new content to showcase solutions to real-world business challenges using Python and SQL for corporate clients

involved in employee training including: Humana, Booz Allen Hamilton, the National Institute of Health, the City of Louisville,

Kentucky and the Ford Motor Company, as well as career-transitioning consumer students.

• Coached and trained instructional associates to provide support for students, clients and lead instructors, managing the

educational progress of approximately 50 students per quarter.

Curriculum Lead Data Science

Bloom Institute of Technology

Taught introductory and advanced concepts in data science, machine learning data analytics, and statistics for commercial

students cohorts.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Created and established written, video, and social media content for the company’s new Job-Driven School curriculum, with a

focus on emerging software, machine learning, and Python/SQL tools.

• Subject matter expert and content developer for data science, engineering and Python coding as the educational track

transitioned from a six-month, full-time program to customer-driven, on-demand delivery.

• Mentor and advisor, providing content, guidance, and performance evaluations to an instructional team of 10 full-time and

contract data scientists.

• Designed and maintained over 50 interactive and automatically graded content for integration with Canvas and CodeGrade platforms, using nbgrader Python packages and Jupyter notebook technology, to enhance student learning experience.

• Delivered creative and engaging lectures for adult learners, averaging 15 learners per monthly cohort, resulting in promotion to Lead Instructor and Curriculum Lead in 2022.

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Technology Coordinator, Journalist

DC Theatre Scene

Reported on theatre performances, arts news, and restaurant dining for DC Theatre Scene as an arts journalist.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Founded DC Theatre Scene’s Dining section to broaden readership and bring in additional ad revenue.

• Managed social media and digital marketing on Facebook and Twitter for DC Theatre Scene, posting over 100 tweets a month,

with an average 25K impression rate per month, along with daily retweets, influencing, and elevation of partner accounts.

• Received the Day Eight Arts Feature Fellowship, embedding with The DC Line to provide artist interviews and events coverage.

Corporate Manager

EatwellDC

Managed multiple restaurants (Logan Tavern, Grillfish, and Commissary) with teams of over 30 employees per restaurant.

Responsible for all promotions and restaurant special events, including social media marketing and online review monitoring.

Analyzed monthly inventory, product cost and loss data to be delivered to corporate leadership.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program to ensure product served met the sustainability standards of long-term fishing practices and product quality.

• Improved restaurants’ online ratings through staff training and promotions, increasing OpenTable to 4.4 & TripAdvisor rankings to the top 40 restaurants in Washington, D.C.

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Assistant General Manager

Hanks on the Wharf

Hired, trained and managed the opening team of managers, servers, chefs, and support staff, supervising 65 staff members, while

developing and maintaining standards of operations and quality of service from all staff members.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Opened a high-volume, fast-paced restaurant and bar in the new District Wharf development in Southwest D.C. as part of the

leadership team, with an operating budget of $7 million.

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Education

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Data Science Immersive

General Assembly

Focusing on the the fundamentals of data science, analytics, and introductory statistics as part of the leadership team of remote instructors, using primarily Python as a coding language.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Worked on five different in class projects, using Python, Matlab, and data visualization libraries.

• Aggregated research when faced with missing ACT/SAT student testing participation data for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

• Presented a final capstone project, implementing a predictive model to determine future weekly expenditures for select restaurants in Washington, D.C.

University of Virginia

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Alpha Phi Omega 

• University Transit Service CDL Driver 

• Shakespeare on the Lawn 

• Parkour Club Founding Trainer
 

G.P.A. 3.3

English Literature

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Fordham University 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Copy | Online Editor The Observer

• Feature Writer covering New York City Adventures 
 

G.P.A. 3.4

Theater Performance | Media Industries

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Experiences

Scuba Diver Advanced 

PADI

HIGHLIGHTS:

• 100+ Recorded International Dives 

• Cave and Ocean Search and Rescue Trained

• Master Diver in Training

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Arts/Theater Journalism

Writer | Editor

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Contributor to DC Theater Arts, DC Theatre Scene, and DC Line, providing countless interviews, features and stories

• Data-driven insights on theater production work in the DC area

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