Amanda LaForest
Hi 👋 my name is Amanda and I'm a senior data scientist at Daybreak LLC. Within the field of data science, I'm most passionate about machine learning, big data, data visualization, and data storytelling. Nice to meet you!
Hi 👋 my name is Amanda and I'm a senior data scientist at Daybreak LLC. Within the field of data science, I'm most passionate about machine learning, big data, data visualization, and data storytelling. Nice to meet you!
Synthesize eCommerce data to identify vulnerabilities threatening supply chain resiliency in the U.S. healthcare system. Create and tune machine learning models to augment existing fraud prevention architectures, perform anomaly detection, and identify key areas for data quality improvement.
Solved problems using data science in the national security, public health and public safety sectors of government.
Graded and mentored students in Practice & Applications of Data Science in Python at UVA.
Consulted on interactive data visualization, UI/UX design, website creation, and geospatial visualization.
Performed data cleaning, entry, and tabulation in Excel, R, and Stata for economists.
GPA: 3.97
Student Class President
Coursework: Bayesian Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Deep
Learning, Data Mining, Data Ethics
Minor in Mathematics
Coursework: Intermediate Econometrics I & II, Linear Algebra, Calculus I-IV, Probability,
Public Finance
Apart from being a data scientist, I like to enjoy all Colorado has to offer in the great outdoors. In the winter, I am an avid skier and powerlifter. During the warmer months, I enjoy hiking, camping, and sipping coffee in the crisp morning air. I try to absorb a new book or two a month and in turn my favorite topics to write about are data science and travel.