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R
Javascript (d3.js)
C++
Python
Bash
SQL
AWK

Open Source Contributions

All projects available at github.com/nstrayer/<name>

More info

See full CV at nickstrayer.me/cv for more complete list of positions and publications.

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Last updated on 2020-02-11.

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Nick Strayer

I have made visualizations viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, sped up query times for 25 terabytes of data by an average of 4,800 times, and built packages for R that let you do magic.

Currently searching for a position that allows me to build tools leveraging a combination of visualization, machine learning, and software engineering to help people explore and understand their data in new and useful ways.

Education

PhD. Candidate, Biostatistics

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

2020 - 2015

  • Working on Bayesian network models & interactive visualization platforms
  • University Graduate Fellow

B.S., Mathematics, Statistics (minor C.S.)

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

2015 - 2011

  • Thesis: An agent based model of Diel Vertical Migration patterns of Mysis diluviana

Selected Positions

Graduate Research Assistant

TBILab (Yaomin Xu’s Lab)

Vanderbilt University

2020 - 2015

  • Primarily working with large EHR and Biobank datasets.
  • Developing network-based methods to investigate and visualize clinically relevant patterns in data.

Data Science Researcher

Data Science Lab

Johns Hopkins University

2018 - 2017

  • Building R Shiny applications in the contexts of wearables and statistics education.
  • Work primarily done in R Shiny and Javascript (node and d3js).

Data Journalist - Graphics Department

New York Times

New York, New York

2016

  • Reporter with the graphics desk covering topics in science, politics, and sport.
  • Work primarily done in R, Javascript, and Adobe Illustrator.

Selected Writing

Using AWK and R to Parse 25tb

LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com

N/A

2019

  • Story of parsing large amounts of genomics data.
  • Provided advice for dealing with data much larger than disk.
  • Reached top of HackerNews.

The Traveling Metallurgist

LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com

N/A

2017

  • Pure javascript implementation of traveling salesman solution using simulated annealing.
  • Allows reader to customize the number and location of cities to attempt to trick the algorithm.

The Great Student Migration

The New York Times

N/A

2016

  • Most shared and discussed article from the New York Times for August 2016.