Skyetomez CV

Education

2023-2024 PhD, Biomedical Engineering; Johns Hopkins Univeristy, (Baltimore, MD)

2015-2019 BS, Pure Mathematics; The University of Texas at Austin, (Austin,TX)

2014-2019 BSA, Neuroscience; The University of Texas at Austin, (Austin,TX)

Spring 2017 Study Abroad; Uppsala University, (Uppsala,Sweden)

Certifications

2019 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA); CLIC International House, (Seville, Spain)

2019 Pre-Health Professions; The University of Texas at Austin, (Austin,TX)

Experience

June 2022 - Now Research Assistant; University of Massachusetts; (Amherst, MA)

  • Analyzed and processed high dimensional data on high performance computing cluster using AI and signal processing.
  • Data visualization and dimesionality reduction in python with AI and UMAP.
  • Construted and deployed ultrasonic audio filter using high parameter AI model.

Oct 2021 - March 2022 English Instructor; Inlingua, (Logroño, Spain)

  • Identified students' weaknesses to efficiently derive entertaining and productive lesson plans for A2-C2 students.
  • Organized and administered triannual English CEFR B1-C2 diagnosic exams for students.
  • Corresponded with parents and pupils of their progress through triannual reports.
  • Reported to coordinated with management concerning student progress and areas to focus on.

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021 English Instructor; Whizdom English, (Logroño, Spain)

  • Lead English in-person, online and hybrid classes to A1 to B2 adults, YL and adolescents students.
  • Prepared 11 different personalized lesson plans a week for over 60 different students to increase student understanding and interest.
  • Analyzed and annually wrote more than 163 individualized student reports for directed student improvement.
  • Engineered and employed personalized lesson plans for students to increase engagement and understanding

Aug 2019 English Instructor; CLIC International House, (Seville, Spain)

  • Taught reading comprehension, grammar and developed oral frequency with B1 students.
  • Taught summarizing and paraphrasing, lexis and general writing skills to B2 students.
  • Taught grammar, lexis of quantifiers and functional language skills to A1 and A2 students.
  • Adapted and used activities from Cutting Edge, Navigate Upper-Intermediate, English File Elementary
  • Created and used original and authentic texts for lessons along with material
  • Developed and use personalized lesson plans for students to increase engagement and understanding

Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 Web Developer; Innovations for Peace and Development, (Austin,TX)

  • Implemented css bootstrap and utilized JavaScript to format websites quickly and embedded various links.
  • Performed SEO in order to increase web traffic and increase ease of interaction.
  • Awarded research affiliate position for contributions

Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 Research Assistant; Cormack Lab: 3D Vision, (Austin,TX)

  • Cleaned 20 hours of subject data and both explored and analyzed the data with a MATlab and then visualized with heatplot.
  • Collected data from 8 subjects using a reverse Kalman filter constructed in Matlab.
  • Over 300 academic hours of research in neurophysiology of vision, perception, and motion processing.

Aug 2014 - Aug 2016 Research Assistant; Jones Lab: Functional Materials Based on Metal Complexes, (Austin,TX)

  • Synthesized metal lanthanide complexes with inorganic chemistry techniques.
  • Analyzed crystal structure using NMR.
  • Over 200 academic hours of research in inorganic chemistry.
Projects

July 2019 Discourse Analysis; Prof. Sahotra Sarkar, (Austin,TX)

  • Collected and analyzed over 100 papers from 1949 until present.
  • Binned papers by year and analyzed each paper using discourse analysis.
  • Implemented logistic regression in R with analyzed papers

Aug 2017 – Jan 2018 Directed Study: Natural Language Processing (NLP); Prof. Andrew Blumberg, (Austin,TX)

  • Reviewed modern methods of sentence parsing through probabilistic methods.
  • Constructed and implemented a word stemmer, parts-of-speech parser, and sentence parser in base Python.
  • Analyzed statistical distribution of high frequency words in bodies of text with at least 10000 words

Aug 2017 - Jan 2018 Directed Research: Percolation Theory; Directed by Natasa Dragovic, (Austin,TX)

  • Studied probability of random walks on lattices and encounters between Poisson distributed balls in Euclidean space.
  • Modelled applications to commercial-scale power-line networks and to model water permeability of top soil.
  • Lectured on studied topic to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.

May 2018 Tinder Classification Task; Prof. Michael Mahometa, (Austin,TX)

  • Implemented logistic regression to determine frequency at which males and females received matches on tinder in R.
  • Cleaned and explored raw data using excel and python

Nov 2017 Built AI that played tetris; Prof. Ila Fiete, (Austin,TX)

  • Implemented the original evolving neural networks through augmenting topologies paper.
  • Built tetris using gamepy and other python packages.
  • Built and implemented artificial neural neural network using NEAT python package.

July 2016 Matched Pairs Experiment; Prof. Gustavo Cepparo, (Austin,TX)

  • Recruited 7 subjects and collected data from subjects for task.
  • Implemented a bootstrap on the resulting distribution and computed significance using t-test.
Skills

Coding

  • Python, C/C++, R, Matlab
Frameworks
  • Keras, Pytorch, Tensorflow
Web Development
  • HTML/CSS, Hugo
Utilities
  • Anaconda, Git, RStudio, Visual Studio Code
Markup
  • Latex, Markdown
Softskills
  • Effective Communicator, Teamplayer, Flexible, Self-Motivating, Enthusiastic, Critical Thinker
Languages
  • English (Native), Spanish (C1), French (B1)
Volunteering

Jan 2022 - March 2022 La Cocina Económica

  • Assisted in the preparation of, serving of food to underserved people during meals.
  • Spoke with and empathized genuinely with those that required the services.

Jan 2022 - March 2022 The Red Cross

  • Montiored and checked weekly the blood pressure and weight of elderly patients.
  • Assisted in the planting, caring of and harvesting of vegetables in the urban garden.

Aug 2020 - March 2022 Medicusmuni La Rioja;

  • Researched maps and locations for water systems in Panchimalco for a grant over 50 thousand euro.
  • Translated grants from Spanish to English for proposal at city hall
  • Visited schools in underserved towns to explain how to integrate the SDGs into our communities.
Publications

May 2019 Natural Resources and Civil Conflict Publication;

  • Contributed to paper out for review concerning the location of natural resources and civil conflict in the area.
Achievements

March 2022 NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program; (Amherst, MA)

  • Awarded research position in biomedical sciences.

May 2018 Percolation Theory Presentation; (Austin, TX)

  • Presented to undergraduate and peers on probability in the context of percolation theory.

May 2018 Longhorn Energy Summit; (Austin,TX)

  • Ranked 6 among 53 teams(TOP 11%) in case-styled business competition.
  • Developed business strategy for solving the problem of non-renewable batteries

April 2017 Markov Processes and Semigroups Presentation; (Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Presented to undergraduate peers an introduction to the theory of Markov processes and semigroups in the context of probability.
Coursework

Learning Estimation and Control, High Dimensional Probability, Matrix Analysis, Linear Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Algebraic Structures, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Regression Analysis, Generalized Linear Models, Applied Statistics, Computational Neuroscience, Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Linguistics