danika lindsay

senior operations research analyst

About

I am an applied mathematician with 10+ years of experience designing and analyzing data-driven models to solve a wide variety of real-world problems. My strong cross-functional communication skills have been developed through years of collaborating with interdisciplinary teams on projects.

Country

united states

City

minneapolis

Industry

retail

Skill

mathematics, research, university teaching, mathematical modeling, analytical skills, latex, data analysis, modeling, technical writing, public speaking, applied mathematics, statistics, programming, optimization, matlab, html, problem solving, simulations, biology, oncology, java, computational mathematics, stochastic modeling, stochastic processes, computational biology, cancer modeling, cancer therapeutics, data modeling, data visualization, machine learning, statistical data analysis, algorithms, computer vision, c++, python, r, mathematica, microsoft office, applied probability, mathematical biology, systems biology, pharmaceutical research, pharmacometrics, rstudio, imagej, cross functional communication, leadership, pk/pd, data science, digital image processing

Experience

senior operations research analyst

target

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

doctoral researcher: optimization of cancer therapy via evolutionary models of drug resistance

university of minnesota

2014-4 - 2018-7 · 4 yrs 4 mos

* Worked independently and within an interdisciplinary team of biologists and mathematicians in preclinical studies to design data-driven stochastic models of complex biological systems in order to solve clinical problems in the medical field * Developed novel algorithms to simulate and analyze tumor evolution and drug resistance during therapy with multiple drugs * Optimized cancer treatment protocols to maximize the probability of tumor eradication in non-small cell lung cancer patients * Communicated findings to the public through multiple first-author publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, as well as a book chapter and presentations at both national and international conferences

teacher training session leader

university of minnesota

2017-8 - 2017-8 · 1 mo

Trained new graduate students in effective teaching styles, course planning strategies, and classroom management practices

course instructor and discussion session leader

university of minnesota

2012-9 - 2017-5 · 4 yrs 9 mos

* Designed and managed all aspects of courses, including the syllabus, course schedule, course website, lectures, homework assignments, group work assignments, quizzes, exams, and grading * Conferred regularly with other instructors and course supervisors to provide students with a cohesive experience * Courses taught: * College Algebra & Probability * Precalculus I * Calculus I * Honors Multivariable Calculus * Honors Linear Algebra & Differential Equations

researcher: strawberry stem detection through computer vision and machine learning

california state university-channel islands

2010-8 - 2012-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Collaborated with a group of computer scientists and mathematicians to build an automated strawberry-harvesting robot * Designed innovative image recognition software capable of identifying the stem on a strawberry plant using digital image processing and computational geometry techniques * Wrote weekly technical reports to summarize progress and articulate future directions

researcher: boij-soderberg decompositions of monomial edge ideals

uc berkeley

2011-5 - 2011-8 · 4 mos

* Participated in graduate workshop in commutative algebra at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute * Characterized the relationships between Boij-Soderberg decompositions of monomial edge ideals and their graphical representations

researcher: disruption of terrorist communications using network modeling

harvey mudd college

2010-5 - 2010-8 · 4 mos

Invented a new framework for network disruption via strategic node deletion to reroute communication flow

researcher: optimization of initial bicycle distribution for bike-sharing program

california state university-channel islands

2009-8 - 2009-12 · 5 mos

* Developed, simulated, and analyzed a stochastic model of the spatial distribution of bicycles in a bike-sharing program * Optimized the initial distribution of bicycles to maximize customer satisfaction

assistant to the director, center for math and science teaching

loyola marymount university

2008-6 - 2008-8 · 3 mos

Designed K-12 mathematics curricula

course instructor

richard merkin middle school

2007-6 - 2007-8 · 3 mos

* Taught Algebra I * Designed and managed all aspects of course, including the syllabus, course schedule, lectures, homework assignments, group work assignments, quizzes, exams, and grading

course instructor and discussion session leader

california state university-channel islands

2008-8 - 2011-12 · 3 yrs 5 mos

* Designed and managed all aspects of courses, including the syllabus, course schedule, course website, lectures, homework assignments, group work assignments, quizzes, exams, and grading * Conferred regularly with other instructors and course supervisors to provide students with a cohesive experience * Courses taught: * Introduction to Algebra * Intermediate Algebra * Logic and Mathematical Reasoning * Real Analysis * Abstract Algebra