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David Diez
11939 Mayfield Ave, Apt 5
Los Angeles, CA 90049
david@stat.ucla.edu
david.m.diez@gmail.com (permanent)
(507) 254-2695 (may soon change)
www.statgrad.com

Education
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of California - Los Angeles, expected 2010.
M.S. in Statistics, University of California - Los Angeles, expected March 2008.
B.S. in Mathematics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, May 2006
Physics Minor

Relevant Coursework
Mathematics: Real and Complex Analysis, Fundamental Structures of Algebra (linear and abstract algebra), Combinatorics, & Graph Theory.
Statistics: Applied Probability, Stochastic Processes, Advanced Modeling, Experimental Design, Large Sample Theory, Statistical Computing, Monte Carlo Techniques, Time Series Analysis, Spatial Statistics, Survival Analysis.
Other: Scientific Writing.

Awards, Honors, & Activities
-Graduate Research Mentorship (2008-9)
-Math and Physical Sciences Committee Secretary, Graduate Student Association (UCLA) (2007-present)
-President of the Statistical Graduate Student Association (UCLA) (2006-2008)
-Pauley Fellowship (2006)
-Summa Cum Laude Honors, University of Minnesota (2006)
-Ella Thorpe and Prof. Hans H. Dalaker Scholarships from the U of MN Math Dept. (2005)
-Mayo Foundation Scholarship, 4 year award (2003)

Work Experience
Environmental Protection Agency, Arlington, VA
Statistician Trainee (06/07 - 08/07, 06/08-11/08)
First Summer
   -Validate CARES, a food Cumulative and Aggregrate Risk Evaluation System
   -Adapt existing R code for new data analysis for use by non-statisticians
   -Work on data analysis projects from experimental data
Second Summer
Investigate decomposition techniques as a possible method to obtain better
estimates of pesticide residue. This included a parametric component -- estimating
parameters -- as well as a non-parametric component that incorporated a resampling
technique. Focus was placed on Maximum Likelihood Imputation Procedure (MaxLIP), a
program developed by Sielken & Associates
Un. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Assistant (09/07 - 06/08)
   -Teach one discussion and one lab per week per section
   -During Fall 2007, assist in the construction of the lab
   -Grade labs and exams
   -Further course information is available here
Un. of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Talented Youth Math Program Teaching Assistant (09/03 - 05/06)
   -Moderated study sessions
   -Graded Homeworks and Quizzes
   -Fielded students´ questions in and out of class
Center for Outdoor Adventure Program Assistant (09/04 - 05/06) and Program Employee (09/02 - 05/06)
   -Weekly and semester scheduling duties
   -Manage timecards
   -Organized outdoor trips
Mathematics Department Grader (09/05 - 12/05)
   -Graded Introductory Combinatorics and Graph Theory

Computing Skills
Intermediate: R (S-plus), HTML, PHP, SQL, CARES, MaxLIP
Beginning: SAS, MATLAB, MS Excel, Unix, C/C++, Python, Javascript

Professional Interests
I am interested in work pertaining to experimental design and analysis with particular interest in methods using computational statistics. With my strong mathematical analysis background and my solid base in a variety of fields of statistics, I am well-suited to work on complex problems and questions with others in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. For a career path, work in government or academia has currently caught my eye as ideal, both of which would give me the opportunity to pursue diverse work in the application and theory of statistics while also occasional (or perhaps regular) opportunities of teaching.

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