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Erika Hartman

Pahoa,HI

Summary

Process-driven analyst with AI/ML knowledge and project management experience. Industry experience in simulation tools and various AI/ML fields including reinforcement learning and large language models. Active security clearance, and a research background in computational cosmology. Excellent team player with strong interpersonal communication skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Space Systems Analyst

Stellar Science Ltd Co
08.2021 - Current
  • Performed data analyses on customer provided data with software developed in-house.
  • Lead development role for software products for machine learning analyses, including one that reduces data needs for training ML surrogates by up to 90%.
  • Lead successful proposal efforts for 3 Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovative Research programs (SBIRs), and assisted on 2 other successful SBIR proposals and one larger contract proposal.
  • Currently leading 4 Phase I and Phase II SBIR efforts primarily focusing on reinforcement learning, with teams of up to 4 people.

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Arizona
01.2015 - 11.2020
  • Developed code for performing cosmology analyses on large data catalogs.
  • Generated and analyzed mock data catalogs for developing code and testing statistical models.
  • Performed Bayesian analyses via Markov Chain Monte Carlo for multi-dimensional likelihood minimization.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

The Ohio State University
05.2013 - 07.2014
  • Developed code for analyzing data in order to fit model to data.
  • Used SQL to query database for relevant data.
  • Used regression techniques to compare data to various models.

Undergraduate Researcher

The Ohio State University
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Developed code in C/C++ to test hardware responses.
  • Created visualizations of test results.

Education

Ph.D. - Physics

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
05.2020
  • Dissertation: Enabling Galaxy Clutering and Dynamics as Tools of Precision Cosmology ( http://hdl.handle.net/10150/650777 )
  • Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Rozo

Bachelor of Science - Physics; Astronomy And Astrophysics

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
05.2014
  • magna cum laude graduate
  • with honors in the Arts and Sciences
  • with Honors Research Distinction
  • Thesis: Testing Stellar Models for M Dwarfs (http://hdl.handle.net/1811/60400)
  • Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Johnson, Dr. Sarah Schmidt

Skills

  • Python, C, SQL, Mathematica, Advanced Framework for Simulation Integration and Modeling (AFSIM)
  • Technical Documentation
  • HTML, CSS, Markdown, reStructuredText, LATEX
  • Linux, macOS, Windows
  • Git, Bash, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Keynote, Numbers, Pages
  • Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning
  • Technical Analysis, Technical Writing
  • AGILE development

Timeline

Space Systems Analyst - Stellar Science Ltd Co
08.2021 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant - University of Arizona
01.2015 - 11.2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant - The Ohio State University
05.2013 - 07.2014
Undergraduate Researcher - The Ohio State University
06.2012 - 08.2012
University of Arizona - Ph.D., Physics
The Ohio State University - Bachelor of Science, Physics; Astronomy And Astrophysics

Publications

I have 11 publications including conference proceedings, published code, theses, and papers. You can find the full list on my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9ffsq-UAAAAJ

Publications

I have 11 publications including conference proceedings, published code, theses, and papers. You can find the full list on my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9ffsq-UAAAAJ

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