Patty Lu 5 Mulberry Lane, Holmdel NJ 07733 (732) 485-6838 | [email protected] Education

Northwestern University Evanston, IL Masters in Analytics Graduating 2016  GPA: 3.89 / 4.00  Coursework: Predictive Analytics I & II, Optimization & Heuristics, Databases & Info Retrieval, Analytics for Competitive Advantage, Data Mining, Java Programming, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Analytics for Big Data, Data Management Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Double Major in Mathematics & Economics Graduated 2012 Work Experience

Autodesk San Francisco, CA Data Science Intern Summer 2016  Transitioned logistic churn models from SAS to Python  Explored potential gains in accuracy by using a machine learning approach (gradient boosted tree, random forest, SVM) while quantifying loss in model interpretability Didit Waltham, MA Associate Account Executive Fall 2014 – Summer 2015  Created & managed data feeds for comparison shopping engine & Google shopping programs  Reported on spending for shopping engine campaigns and used findings to optimize campaigns  Wrote and maintained PHP and Python scripts to manipulate raw data files and automate feed and database processes Epic Madison, WI Technical Services Analyst Summer 2012 – Summer 2014  Analyzed hospital financial data to provide technical guidance and problem analysis  Worked closely with hospital IT staff to design solutions for complex technical issues  Provided management support to improve efficiency and oversight in the financial office  Investigated bugs in Epic software and organized and led meetings with Epic’s R&D team to design and implement special update fixes  Coded and maintained custom cache programming for client hospitals Projects

We Energies Practicum Chicago, IL Routing Problems Fall 2015 – Spring 2016  Worked with a large energy distributor operating in Milwaukee and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to optimize route choices for meter-service and meter-reading and to develop solutions to manage pending work orders Destiny Chicago, IL Gaming Analytics Fall 2015 – Spring 2016  Analyzed data in the online multiplayer game Destiny to create player profiles using unsupervised learning models (k-means, mixture models, archetype analysis) Chicago Park District Chicago, IL Relationship between Park Events and Crime in the Chicago Area Fall 2015  Processed three years of event and crime data in the Chicago area to better understand the relationship between park events and crime Skills & Awards

 Winning Team at Enova’s 2015 Data Smackdown Competition at Northwestern University  Technical Skills: Java, Cache, SQL, R, LaTeX, PHP, Python, HTML, SAS, MapReduce, Spark, Hive, Pig  Epic Certifications: Resolute Hospital Billing, ADT (Admit Discharge Transfer)