I am an engineer who is trained in mathematical and statistical sciences, systems engineering, and control theory. I have extensive practice in the implementation of control theoretic algorithms and risk assessment methods in disease management, and have expertise in the design of clinical studies to evaluate algorithm performance, and to collect and analyze clinical data. My past and current experience and achievements demonstrate my ability to work independently and collaboratively with clinical professionals, computer programmers, statisticians, and engineers for a variety of clients including academic medical researchers, medical device industry partners, and national government health care organizations.

Associate Data Scientist @ From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Charlotte, North Carolina AreaResearch Associate @ My current and past experience in this position is as follows: • Lead a collaborative, interdisciplinary team of clinicians, psychologists, and computer programmers in the design of a web-based tool to provide patient feedback and education • Led the writing, design, and presentation of an IRB-approved clinical protocol involving 36 study subjects • Filed software copyright with UVA Licensing and Ventures Group for Internet-based tool • Prepare and submit necessary documentation for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to the FDA for inpatient and outpatient clinical trials • Serve as chief technical engineer in inpatient and outpatient clinical trials to monitor technology performance and troubleshoot system failures • Train study subjects and clinical staff on the operation and use of technologies for automated insulin dosing for patients with type 1 diabetes • Perform statistical analysis and present clinical trial outcome data to industry and academic partners • Employ clinical trials outcome data to improve control strategies for insulin dosing • Led algorithm design, testing, and validation efforts for automated, closed loop control insulin delivery strategies for T1D • Translate Matlab-based programming algorithms to java programming environment for mobile platform implementation and deployment • Serve as consultant to medical device industry partner to analyze data and employ novel methods for improvement of reported data accuracy • Published 5 peer-reviewed journal publications, 2 first-author publications, 3 conference presentations, and 5 poster presentations • Supervisor for three student interns in (1) deployment of Matlab-based, personalized feedback tools to portable devices, (2) JDRF and NIH grant development and submission, (3) Java code implementation of Matlab-based algorithms, (4) statistical analysis of clinical data and the translation of clinically-relevant glucose sensor accuracy algorithms From August 2011 to May 2013 (1 year 10 months) Charlottesville, Virginia AreaResearch Assistant @ My experience in this position is as follows: • Designed, tested, and validated the first-ever safety system targeting hazards in an integrated system for automated insulin dosing in T1D • Led the implementation and deployment of a safety system for insulin dosing that is currently being used in multisite, multinational clinical trials • Co-inventor on three patent applications related to advisory systems for insulin dosing, safety in insulin dosing, and algorithms for improvement of glucose sensor accuracy • Published 1 first author peer-reviewed journal publication, 6 conference presentations, 3 conference proceedings, and 6 poster presentations • Advised 4th year undergraduate student team conducting a research project in behavioral modeling and patient categorization (2010); Advised 4th year undergraduate student team conducting a year-long research project in the construction of meal behavioral profiles based on food diary data for adolescent subjects (2011) From May 2008 to July 2011 (3 years 3 months) Charlottesville, Virginia AreaTeaching Assistant @ My experience in this position is as follows: • Instructed three semesters of undergraduate business calculus course • Served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate algebra course • Graded and held office hours for undergraduate calculus course From May 2006 to May 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Systems and Information Engineering @ University of Virginia From 2008 to 2011 Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematical Sciences @ Clemson University From 2006 to 2008 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics @ Denison University From 2002 to 2006 Colleen Karvetski is skilled in: Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Signal Processing, Control Systems Design, Control Theory, R, Statistical Modeling, Matlab, SAS, Data Analysis, Simulations, Simulink, LaTeX, University Teaching