Education & Certifications

  • M.S., Stanford University, Management Science & Engineering
  • B.S., University of Washington, Applied Mathematics: Data Science (2023)

Contact

  • Academic
    candicew@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Management Science and Engineering Position: Graduate

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Work Experience

  • Data Scientist & Project Manager, Data Analysis & Intelligent Systems Research Group (March 2022 - March 2023)

    •Built an AI chatbot based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment using Python and RASA ML framework to coach potentially 1M+ caretakers of psychosis patients and improve treatment plans for the patients
    •Evaluate the efficiency of different treatment plans by implemented BERT model using Natural Language Processing (NLP) of patient queries and answers
    •Designed and built a database with MySQL, a backend with sensible API endpoints using Flask (Python), and Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) using GUnicorn for presentation

    Location

    Tacoma

  • Data & Analytics Intern, KPMG (June 2022 - August 2022)

    •Automated data collection, transformation, and population using Alteryx-based process that integrates with Excel solutions, accelerating the generation of Exception Reports and creation of FCR packages from 3 months to 1 week
    •Constructed automated tax classification into 10+ categories with 100K+ corporate transaction data using Decision Tree model using Python to support efficient tax calculations for corporations, achieving 0.91 F1 score
    •Delivered training to 15+ clients on the usage of Alteryx workflow and Excel Master Template for future tax automation implementation and maintenance with demos and docs

    Location

    New York

  • Business Analyst Intern, Ethnic Chamber of Commerce Coalition (February 2021 - December 2021)

    •Predicted the most non-compliant businesses on 5M+ data entries from City of Seattle OLS by implementing Random Forest model using Python against constructed 10+ business attributes to design an outreach area plannings which accelerated labor law education efficiency by 43%
    •Devised new marketing strategies that improved user traffic by 18% and engagement rate by 24% in 3 months by performing business profiling and using A/B testing to optimize the contents, layouts, and visual components in marketing channels
    •Automated 5M+ data migration for City of Seattle OLS by creating an operational MySQL relational database

    Location

    Bellevue

  • Data Analyst Intern, Samex LLC (June 2021 - August 2021)

    •Performed in-depth market research to design the most relevant performance metrics for stakeholders and developed SQL queries for data acquisition, processing, and analysis
    •Designed 10k+ performance reviews and user activity reports in Tableau
    •Created client profiles based on measures including gender, age, and geographic and quantified customer behaviors across metrics including pageview and unique visitors, improving customer acquisition rate by 27% and reduced churn by 12%

    Location

    Troy, Michigan

  • Co-Founder & Data Scientist, Ahead (February 2020 - December 2020)

    •Led a team of 7 to design and develop an iOS app (1500+ users) that manages user tasks and recommends activities
    •Built a recommendation system to find clusters of users based on common activities participation and ratings using K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) classifier with CoreML and CoreData in Swift
    •Implemented unique and innovative features to solve the most prevalent problems collected from user research and surveys, such as ‘cruel’ deadline, late-day system, smart task, category filter, and weekly report

    Location

    Seattle