Background in Applied Mathematics with a keen interest in all things data. I clean, prepare, and analyze data to help others make informed, data driven decisions. I also enjoy taking a stab at predicting the future.

Data Scientist @ Enable others to make data driven decisions. From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Norfolk, Virginia AreaContractor @ From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Mathematics Tutor @ I worked as a tutor for integrable and differential calculus down through remedial math, tutoring groups of 30+ students at a time. Rather than tutoring one-on-one, my work was geared more toward a presentation style. Students posed questions which I would answer on the white board for the whole group, while explaining and taking questions as I worked through the example. Also assisted students with various mathematical software, such as MATLAB, Maple, and Latex. I was named Employee of the Year for the 2014 school year. From August 2011 to June 2014 (2 years 11 months) Computer Consultant @ I was responsible for assisting students and faculty with any technology related issue. This included maintaining the library's printers, as well as setting up library rooms for presentations and conferences. Assisted students in setting up their computers on the library network, provided assistance/training with library software (Microsoft Office suite, Adobe, etc), and assisted students over the phone and through email. From August 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 1 month) Computer Technician @ I worked as a district technician, assisting faculty and staff with technology related issues. This involved providing help over the phone and email, as well as traveling to schools in the district to troubleshoot and submit helpdesk tickets. I was also involved with opening the schools Advanced Learning Center which involved large scale deployments, including setting up computer labs, installing network projectors and network printers, as well as training students in a "Students helping Students" IT support program. From May 2010 to January 2011 (9 months)

Masters level work/certifications, Data Science @ Independent Study From 2014 to 2015 Bachelors of Science, Applied Mathematics @ Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis From 2010 to 2014 Josiah Baker is skilled in: Data Analysis, Statistics, Tutoring, R, Mathematical Modeling, Matlab, Python, Physics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, PostgreSQL, SQL, Octave, Microsoft Excel, MS Excel Pivot Tables