Research Experience

Dissertation Research 09/2004 – 12/2006

Convex Versions of Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Implementations for Complex Optimization Problems

§ Versions of MARS that guarantee convexity for optimization.

§ Variable Selection for efficient optimization; including false discovery rate (FDR), Inverse FDR, and CART.

§ Custom computer programming on multiple computer systems including Win95/98/XP, Linux Operating Systems, utilizing C, Matlab, and SAS.

Funded Research Project

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport 01/2006 – 12/2006

Statistical Modeling and Management of the Environmental Impact of Airport Deicing

§ Developed and maintained an integrated relational database via MS-Access.

§ Applied tree-based models, Multiple Linear Regression and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines to predict dissolved oxygen in the receiving water of interest.

§ SAS programming including macros, SAS/IML, SAS/STAT, and SAS/GRAPH programming experience.

Master Thesis Research 09/1994 – 06/1996

Quality Improvement for Paper Tube Manufacturing Processes

§ Implemented short-run control charts for manufacturing processes.

§ Coordinated troubleshooting and providing risk assessments of product.

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