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Eric Hare

Verified Expert in Engineering

Data Scientist and Developer

Lake Stevens, WA, United States

Toptal member since July 5, 2017

Expertise

Data Visualization Data Analysis Natural Language Processing (NLP)Statistics Machine Learning Linux R MacOS Python RStudio Shiny RStudio Markdown Computer Vision MySQL D3.js

Bio

Eric is the chief data scientist at the Omni Analytics Group. He has a Ph.D. in statistics and computer science from Iowa State University. Eric is the most proficient working in R, RStudio, and associated R packages, including Shiny, R Markdown, and ggplot2. He is very comfortable with Python and the associated data manipulation and deep learning packages, including OpenAI and other LLMs.

Portfolio

Belmont Technology Inc

Python, Linux, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, MySQL, D3.js, Statistics...

Omni Analytics Group

Python, JavaScript, HTML, RStudio Shiny, RStudio, R, Machine Learning, Linux...

Iowa State University

iOS, Android, RStudio Shiny, RStudio, R, Statistics, Data Visualization...

Experience

Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) - 13 years Statistics - 13 years Natural Language Processing (NLP) - 13 years Data Visualization - 13 years Predictive Modeling - 13 years R - 12 years Machine Learning - 12 years RStudio Shiny - 8 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

PyCharm, Python, RStudio, R, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is an automated algorithm for assessing whether two bullets were fired from the same gun used in the criminal justice system.

Work Experience

NLP and Graph Database Developer

2019 - PRESENT

Belmont Technology Inc

Developed a Python microservices platform for easily deploying serverless functions in the cloud.
Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira as a reporting tool.
Managed team members in their tasks and priorities.

Technologies: Python, Linux, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, MySQL, D3.js, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), MacOS, Ggplot2

Chief Data Scientist

2014 - PRESENT

Omni Analytics Group

Created a set of interactive R Shiny web applications for our laboratory page.
Worked on numerous projects involving exploratory data analysis and statistical modeling.
Developed a Shiny training course that was taught at a data science conference in Melbourne, Australia.
Prototyped and performed a grid parameter search on stylized image transfers in Python.
Produced many statistical and analytical reports using R Markdown.

Technologies: Python, JavaScript, HTML, RStudio Shiny, RStudio, R, Machine Learning, Linux, Computer Vision, MySQL, D3.js, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Ggplot2, Markdown, X (formerly Twitter) API

Research Assistant

2015 - 2017

Iowa State University

Developed an interactive web application for teaching introductory statistics classes.
Built a model to predict the probability that two bullets were fired from the same gun.
Created a framework to assess the diversity in peptide libraries.
Developed a package that simulates the manipulation of discrete random variables.
Maintained and created a framework for performing statistical tests using the lineup protocol.

Technologies: iOS, Android, RStudio Shiny, RStudio, R, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Ggplot2

Quality Assurance Intern

2010 - 2013

TIBCO Software, Inc.

Developed an automated testing framework for R functions.
Deployed this testing framework into a web-based analysis tool.
Wrote unit tests to test the software's core functionality.
Maintained a build system for the software being developed.
Presented new technologies at weekly meetings to the group.

Technologies: RStudio, R, Data Analysis

Experience

Omni Analytics Group Shiny Laboratory

https://labs.omnianalytics.org

As part of my work for Omni Analytics Group, I created a web portal with a suite of Shiny applications developed by myself and my team. These applications prototype and highlight some of our capabilities as data scientists and give a preview of how analysis could look if deployed as a web application.

Past Consulting Work

https://omnianalytics.org/case-studies/

A compilation of past consulting work I have taken part in at Omni Analytics Group can be seen at omnianalytics.org/case-studies. These range from simple exploratory data analysis projects to complex modeling and integration projects.

The intRo Statistical Software

https://github.com/gammarama/intRo

A Shiny-based web application to complement an introductory statistics class. This application implements common statistical routines in an easy-to-use web application so that students are happy with their first exposure to statistics. The application is deployed and available at intro-stats.com.

Algorithms for Matching Bullets

https://github.com/erichare/bulletr

My Ph.D. research was on algorithms for bullet matching. This involved creating an R package called Bulletr, which implements a set of statistical routines to automatically assess the probability that two bullets were fired from the same gun. We also deployed this as a web application, and the Annals of Applied Statistics accepted our paper on this research.

Education

2014 - 2017

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in Statistics and Computer Science

Iowa State University - Ames, IA, USA

2012 - 2014

Master's Degree in Statistics

Iowa State University - Ames, IA, USA

2008 - 2012

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering

University of Washington - Seattle, WA, USA

2008 - 2012

Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics

University of Washington - Seattle, WA, USA

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Ggplot2, X (formerly Twitter) API, D3.js, OpenCV

Tools

PyCharm

Languages

Markdown, Python, R, HTML, JavaScript

Frameworks

RStudio Shiny

Platforms

RStudio, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

MySQL

Other

Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning, Statistics, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Computer Vision

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