John Brugman

John Brugman

Data Scientist

Personal Summary

I am a passionate data scientist with experience in technology support. With a strong background in mathematics and programming, I have not only the skills, but the knowledge to solve data problems. I love to share my knowledge and insights with others, and I am motivated by always being challenged, and actively working on a problem to come to a solution.

Key Skills

  • Python
  • Data Cleaning
  • Data Analysis
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Web Scraping
  • Machine Learning
  • C++
  • Data Visualizations
  • Neural Networks
  • Cloud Computing
  • Pandas
  • Scikit-Learn

Education

Oregon State University

B.S. Mathematics, Algebra and Number Theory

General Assembly

Data Science Immersive Certificate

Data Science Projects

Mutant Worm Tracking

Febuary 2020 - Present

  • Designed Computer Vision solution to track the speed of mutant strains of C. Elegans worms
  • Utilized object detection and centroid tracking to analyze speed of worms
  • Applied tensor flow and custom image detection using Google Colab and AWS to track worms
  • Analyzed different mutations of C. Elegans acceleration to discern differences
  • Concluded significance in acceleration of mutations

Social Media Lies

Febuary 2020

  • Identified misinformation during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Applied web scraping to collect news articles and tweets to fact check
  • Analyzed old tweets to retrieve words related to false or true news
  • Predicted if a tweet was reliable or not based off of context clues with 81% accuracy

Quantitative Coursework

  • Stochastic Elements in Mathematical Biology
  • Metric Spaces and Topology
  • Calculus (Vector, Complex Variable)
  • Non-Euclidean Geometry
  • Combinatorics
  • Computational Number Theory
  • Abstract Algebra
  • Physics with Calculus
  • Computer Science (C and C++)
  • Applications of Math Software (Sage, MatLab)
  • Embedded Programming
  • Technical Writing
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Probability

Extra Curricular Activites

  • Eagle Scout
  • Volunteer Crew with Los Angeles Maritime Institute
  • Volunteer with Two Bit Circus Foundation
  • Oregon State University Marching Band Drumline
  • Oregon State University Steel Band
  • Caltech-Occidental Wind Orchestra Percussionist