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Orrin Wheeler

Rolesville,NC

Summary

Professional within the Data Science community with experience implementing models for various business needs. I enjoy working to spread better data practices and promoting awareness of the data science toolkit across organizational levels. Master's in Information Technology and Management with a Business Analytics concentration and Bachelor's in Mathematics. Professional Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, PS Data Engineering

Biogen
11.2019 - Current
  • Worked with colleagues across the company to bring the Biogen Data Science Key Expert Group to cross-functionally promote data science practices and give a greater voice to the quality data science work going on all around the company
  • Lead analyst for Patient Services Rare Disease states supporting both senior leadership and frontline agents. Responsible for all analysis, dashboarding, and Data Engineering work for Rare Disease State programs within Patient Services
  • Provided dashboard support to the RDS team. Including extending capabilities of existing dashboards to meet team needs and development of new tools to monitor naive projects
  • Worked with IT teams to determine requirements and timelines for transitioning from an on premises data warehouse to a cloud based data warehousing solution from a reporting and metrics perspective
  • Spearheaded the development and optimization of multiple reporting-ready datasets, playing an instrumental role in facilitating the successful launch of various new products.
  • This included working with vendors to determine appropriate data feeds and contracts, working with IT to programmatically ingest data feeds into our systems, building views/tables in the data warehouse, and preparing launch ready reports and metrics in time for PDUFA
  • Performed statistical analysis on the efficacy/efficiency of programs and their effect on patient experience and retention
  • Automated repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as Python or R, saving time during the analytical process significantly.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies to assess potential applications within the organization''s existing infrastructure or future projects.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations and data privacy standards, mitigating risks associated with sensitive information handling.

Data Science Contractor

Accrue Partners
07.2019 - 11.2019
  • Work with clients to determine project scope, estimate timelines, KPI’s and define appropriate project checkpoints with project stakeholders and project managers
  • Build a variety of machine learning models to meet client project needs
  • Determine project appropriate KPI’s and develop ongoing reporting for continued monitoring.

Data Scientist

Lincoln Financial Group
05.2018 - 07.2019
  • Used statistical analysis to provide insight into consumer profiles for various products and presented these findings to shareholders and senior leadership.
  • Worked with other business leaders to create an Analytics Center of Excellence that served to set up guidelines, governance, and best practices for all analytics groups throughout Lincoln Financial
  • Produced upsell leads for sales teams by creating an Extreme Gradient Boosted tree model predicting coverage need using demographic data mined from multiple data sources and comparing the result to policy holder’s current coverages
  • Developed a Customer segmentation model to better understand the purchasing habits of our consumers and identify when a someone might be a better fit for a different product.
  • Served as a mentor to actuaries with a vested interest in improving their data science techniques and practices to better service their team’s needs.

Oracle Database Administrator

Old Dominion Freight Line
05.2016 - 05.2018
  • Assisted in migrating databases to newer versions or alternate platforms, minimizing disruption to business operations.
  • Conducted regular performance audits, identifying areas for improvement and adjusting configurations as needed.
  • Troubleshot database issues to create and resolve trouble tickets.
  • Worked with customers and other third parties to support DBA functions.
  • Participated in disaster recovery exercises, testing contingency plans to ensure minimal impact on business operations during emergency situations.

Mathematics Teacher

Lucy C. Ragsdale High School
12.2013 - 04.2016
  • Collaborated with fellow math teachers on curriculum development, resulting in a more cohesive and comprehensive program.
  • Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
  • Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
  • Improved students'' problem-solving abilities by incorporating real-life applications into mathematical concepts.
  • Consistently received positive evaluations from supervisors based on observation of instructional practices and impact on student learning.
  • Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.

Education

MS: Information Technology and Management with a concentration in Business Analytics -

University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
12.2017

Data Scientist with R Career Track Certificate of Completion -

Data Camp
01.2018

BS: Mathematics, Secondary Education -

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
12.2013

Skills

  • Machine Learning

  • Team Collaboration

  • Feature Engineering

  • Python Programming

  • Statistical Analysis

  • Data Visualization

  • Data Wrangling

  • SQL Expertise

  • Data Mining Techniques

  • Business requirements gathering

  • Natural Language Processing

  • Data Modeling

Awards

  • Presidential Award - 02/2021
  • Be a Force - Together We Thrive Award - 04/2022
  • Selected for First Annual Innovation Rodeo - 03/2023
  • Vice Presidents Award - 02/2024

Timeline

Manager, PS Data Engineering

Biogen
11.2019 - Current

Data Science Contractor

Accrue Partners
07.2019 - 11.2019

Data Scientist

Lincoln Financial Group
05.2018 - 07.2019

Oracle Database Administrator

Old Dominion Freight Line
05.2016 - 05.2018

Mathematics Teacher

Lucy C. Ragsdale High School
12.2013 - 04.2016

MS: Information Technology and Management with a concentration in Business Analytics -

University of North Carolina Greensboro

Data Scientist with R Career Track Certificate of Completion -

Data Camp

BS: Mathematics, Secondary Education -

Appalachian State University

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