Jonathan Dorsey

Statistics, Computing, and Mathematics

Education

2019 The University of Akron | Akron, OH

• Master of Science in Statistics
• 4.0 GPA

2015 Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH

• Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
• 4.0 GPA

Relevant Coursework

• Statistical Data Management
• Advanced Statistical Computing
• Bayesian Statistics
• Experimental Design
• Statistical Consulting
• Probability & Mathematical Statistics
• Linear Algebra & Matrix Analysis
• Calculus & Real Analysis
• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Discrete Mathematics

Technical Skills

• Python
• R
• SQL
• Tableau
• Git
• Command line
• Markdown
• LaTeX
• Jupyter Notebooks
• Microsoft Office
• Data Cleaning
• Data Visualization
• Machine Learning

Projects

For examples of my work and writing, see my blog at jnd18.github.io.

Work Experience

January 2020 - Present Willis Towers Watson | San Francisco, CA

• Catastrophe Risk Analyst
• Work with large data sets to develop understanding and insight
• Interpret catastrophe model outputs and prepare written reports
• Present analyses to clients and prospective clients

June 2015 - January 2016 Tutor.com

• Mathematics Tutor
• Assisted college and high school students in algebra, calculus, logic, and discrete mathematics
• Identified students’ problem areas and worked to find solutions

August - December 2014 Case Western Reserve University Math Department | Cleveland, OH

• Grader
• Graded proof-based linear algebra with strict attention to detail

June - August 2014 College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA

• Student Researcher
• Co-authored several linear algebra papers
• Worked with little supervision in a highly collaborative and creative environment

Publications

2014 J. Dorsey, C. R. Johnson, Z. Wei, Patterns with several multiple eigenvalues, Special Matrices, 2, 200-205.

2015 J. Dorsey, T. Gannon, N. Jacobson, C. R. Johnson, M. Turnansky, Linear preservers of semi-positive matrices, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 64, 1853-1862.

2016 J. Dorsey, T. Gannon, C. R. Johnson, M. Turnansky, New results about semi-positive matrices, Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, 66, 621-632.

Honors

2014 & 2015 Webster Godman Simon Mathematics Award, Case Western Reserve University

2015 John Schoff Millis Award, Case Western Reserve University

2013 - 2015 Treasurer, Pi Mu Epsilon, Case Western Reserve University

2013 & 2015 Leo Schneider Student Competition, Ohio MAA, 1st place

Phi Beta Kappa

Extras

2018 Coursera

• Completed ten-course Data Science Specialization offered by Johns Hopkins University

2016 Society of Actuaries

• Passed Exam P: Probability