Actuarial Analyst
June 2019 - present
Medicaid (with a sprinkle of Medicare) centered actuarial analysis with tasks including:
- Preparing detailed health claims revenue Excel reports∗Creating, maintaining, and deriving actionable insights from Excel-based reserving models for health insurance plans
- Assisting in the creation of Medicaid capitation rates via projects surrounding the completion of California states’ Rate Development Template
- Developing prices for health claims under the MS-DRG structure
- Assisting in successful completion of miscellaneous data-driven consultations by health insurance plans
Specific achievements include:
- Developed SAS software which imports and analyzes 834, 820, and 837 claims file types from theirraw form
- Implemented office-wide project management tools via Microsoft Teams
Mathematics Faculty/Data Science Consultant
Aug. 2018 - Present
Instructor of record for Grand Canyon University’s MAT144 and MAT154 in both online and in-person modalities. On top of this, I constructed GCU’s upcoming courses in advanced probability and regression analysis as part of their M.S program in data science.
Mathematics Faculty
Aug. 2017 - Present
Instructor of record for a variety of courses at Mesa Community College including trigonometry, calculus, and algebra. Emphasis was placed on adult learning strategies and practical/personal use mathematics.
Software Intern
Summer 2017
Conduct literature survey of modern target tracking methods to design and implement an optimal radar tracking software for a specific military application in accordance with Massachusett Institute of Technology: LL’s goal of national defense . Language of use was MATLAB with application to C++.
Mathematics Teaching Associate
Aug. 2015 - May 2018
Instructor of record for engineering calculus, grader for upper division mathematics courses, and recitation leader for other various undergraduate courses while earning my graduate degree in mathematics. One-on-one tutoring as well as classroom instruction was often required as well as software language instruction in MATLAB, R, and SAS.
Education
M.A Applied and Computational Mathematics (2015 - 2018)
Advanced training in numerical PDEs, approximation theory, and scientific computing. Adviser: Dr. Rodrigo Platte
B.S Mathematics (2012 - 2015)
Actuarial Credentials
Exam P (Probability): Passed Nov. 2019
Exam FM (Financial Mathematics): Passed Apr. 2021
Exam SRM (Statistics for Risk Modeling): Passed Jan. 2022
Exam PA (Predictive Analytics): Passed Oct. 2022
Books I have Enjoyed More or Less Recently
See You Again in Pyongyang - Travis Jeppesen
Naked Statistics - Charles Wheelan
Artemis - Andy Weir
How to American: An Immigrants’ Guide to Dissapointing Your Parents - Jimmy O’Yang
Churchill: A Walk with Destiny - Andrew Roberts
Ten Great Ideas about Chance - Persi Diaconis & Brian Skyrms
The Spy and the Traitor - Ben MacIntyre
Infinite - Jeremy Robinson
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal - Ben MacIntyre
Napoleon: A Life - Andrew Roberts
A Guide to the Good Life - William Irvine
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World - Matt Parker
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie
Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky
Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang
The Storm of War - Andrew Roberts