Kerstin Wolf

Experience

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  Camp Invention Inc

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2013

  Summer Camp Counselor

  -Supervised and assisted K-6 students with STEM related curriculum-Maintained this position every summer from 2007-2013

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  Read Between the Lynes Bookstore

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Book Reviewer

  -Read and reviewed Advanced Reader Copies of books-Determined which books would be a good addition to the bookstore

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  Illini Judo

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Ambassador

  -Oversaw the recruiting of new members -Set up the facility for the Midwestern Judo Collegiate Championships

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  Illini Judo

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  President

  -Managed all paperwork and documentation-Led all media and communications and recruited new members through public events and social media-Arranged transportation and room and board for the team during competitions-Led event planning for club parties, fundraisers, and recruitment events-Managed the club’s finances -Played a direct role in increasing club funds by over 300%-Restructured and reorganized the finance and record keeping system

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  Camp Invention Inc

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  Media Intern

  -Created, designed, produced, and distributed that year’s camp movie-Managed all photography

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  Montage Arts Journal

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Assistant Editor

  -Reviewed all prose, poetry, drama, photography, and art submissions-Copy edited literary works that were selected to be published-Assisted in designing the final product of the journal using Adobe InDesign

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  Human Kinetics

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Job Shadow

  -Shadowed a managing editor-Learned about the different departments, editing positions, steps of preparing a book for print, and the day-to-day life of an editor

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  Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

  Intern to Sally Apokedak

  -Examined and responded to queries-Evaluated client manuscripts-Wrote editorial letters

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  Creative Media Agency

  Aug 2016 - Mar 2017

  Intern to Paige Wheeler

  -Wrote reader’s reports, editorial letters, back cover copies, and pitch letters-Brainstormed new titles for manuscripts prior to publication, researched potential novelists, and wrote proposals for new book ideas-Updated and organized the audio contacts list, the film contacts list, and client press kits-Researched editors and created Outlook vCards of editorial contacts -Read partial and full manuscripts

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  Ninth Letter, Online Edition

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Assistant Editor

  -Read and evaluated fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions to determine what would make it into the Winter 2017 Web Edition-Copy edited the selected works

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  Human Kinetics

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Intern

  -Shadowed the different positions within the publishing company-Worked on editorial exercises, such as copy editing and typesetting

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  N/A

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2019

  Freelance Editor and Proofreader

  -Provided content edits, line edits, copy edits, and proofreading for all client works and regularly discussed the edits in person-Provided insight into the publishing industry

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  Holloway Literary

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2017

  Intern to Nikki Terpilowski and Kortney Price

  -Managed the royalties department and the agency submission inbox-Tracked royalty payments, updated payment logs, and led the acquisition process of new clients -Wrote editorial letters, publicity guides, agency blog posts, and client contract termination letters-Read queries, partial manuscripts, and full manuscripts and wrote detailed reports for each-Communicated between clients and other agents and updated and scheduled events in the agency calendar-Coordinated all posts on the agency Twitter and Instagram accounts Show less

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  Wolf Optometric Center

  May 2017 - Jan 2020

  -Oversaw all monies that entered the business, whether it be credit card payments or cash payments-Reconciled bank statements -Greeted all patients at the front desk, scheduled appointments on OD Pro, updated calendars, made reminder calls to patients, and managed the phone-Retrieved Vision Service Plan documents, updated patient information, prepared all patient files for the doctor and opticians, and created new patient files when needed-Prepared business for daily opening and closing, created daily reports, and balanced the books at the end of the business day

  • Accounts Receivable Specialist

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Temporary Administrative Assistant

    May 2017 - Jun 2017
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  Read Between the Lynes

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

  Digital Media Coordinator and Bookseller

  -Managed marketing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.-Updated the store website to showcase new announcements and upcoming events.-Assisted customers, and sold products ranging from books and toys to cafe items, and ordered new books and reordered sold books-Organized and maintained the store-Read and reviewed advance review copies and determined if the book was a good fit for the store-Worked the cafe side when needed and created various espresso drinks, blended milkshakes, scooped ice cream, and worked the candy counter. Show less

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  Entangled Publishing, LLC

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2018

  Intern

  -Read full manuscripts and determined whether the manuscript was a good fit for the publishing company-Wrote quality assurance reports and reader’s reports

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  The Booker Albert Literary Agency

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

  -Formed contacts and connections with editors-Began building a client list-Participated in pitch events-Read and reviewed submissions-Read full manuscripts and provided reports and detailed notes -Read and reviewed submissions-Read full manuscripts and provided reports and detailed notes

  • Agent Apprentice

    Sept 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Assistant to Jordy Albert

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
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  D4EO Literary Agency

  Feb 2019 - Dec 2020

  Literary Agent

  -Managed the careers of numerous authors and sold their manuscripts to major publishing houses-Read and responded to thousands of book submissions-Formed business connections with editors and maintained accurate data on them, their imprints, and their publishing houses

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  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Jan 2020 - May 2021

  -Developed and implemented a software pipeline to clean and reconcile NER data into RDF/XML files-Linked biological named entities to base ontologies -Led multiple successful library events that gathered attendees from around the world-Led a library-wide scanning project focusing on women and gender bibliographies from around the world -Gathered data for a study on social media use around the world-Prepared videos and wrote materials for Visualization for Data Journalism and Advanced Visualization for Data Journalism Coursera courses -Wrote in-depth research papers on AI and data visualization-Gathered teaching materials and edited research essays on data visualization

  • Data Developer Intern

    Sept 2020 - May 2021

  • Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant

    Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Graduate Hourly

    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2020 - May 2020
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  Business Intelligence Group (UIUC)

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Consultant

  -Provided strategy consulting for a start-up company in the artificial intelligence industry-Helped the client establish its business model with regards to market entry and positioning-Conducted primary and secondary research and developed recommendations

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  Corteva Agriscience

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Data Science Intern - Digital Water Management

  -Automated data processing of time series data, visualization creation, and PDF report generation using R, R Markdown, and YAML. The generated reports relayed individualized field water management insights for hundreds of fields to the corresponding agronomist.-Mapped and visualized crop fields with IoT sensors using QGIS.-Communicated recommendations from data science pipelines to end users.-Optimized an objective function using grid search optimization to make management recommendations from IoT data. Show less

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  University of Illinois System

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Data Scientist

  -Led the 5-person team conducting months-long, in-depth testing of multiple data science products as part of a multi-million-dollar, university-wide data modernization effort. As well as testing each product myself and meeting with company representatives weekly, I created the detailed assessment criteria that all products were evaluated on and compiled all team notes to make a final recommendation.-Created predictive models and interconnected reporting workflows ranging in topic from sports to student retention to procurement using KNIME, Python, and SQL and worked with departments across the organization in the System Office and in the universities (UIUC, UIC, and UIS).-Hired, onboarded, and managed a team of data science interns remotely through Microsoft Teams. Show less

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  Vesta

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Data Scientist

  -Led the Feature Engineering sub-team that contributed to over 2000 features for the global ecommerce fraud model. I was responsible for creating and documenting feature ideas in detailed, color-coded Excel sheets and assigning feature programming work to myself and the greater team. All features were programmed in Azure Databricks and committed after review to our development repo using Azure DevOps. Our ecommerce model achieved a KS of 87 on the holdout set and had 97% recall in a high-fraud environment.-Created data-driven insights for Product and Marketing teams to use in promotional material and for competitive research. I reported facts previously unknown to the company by deep diving into our data lake and data warehouse using SQL, Python, and PySpark.-Led the Model Validation and Documentation sub-team that curated 25-page documents for each new model. Miniature reports for model revisions, weekly client visualizations and insights, and daily chargeback insights were also produced for the ML and Data teams and executive leadership. I also created and presented weekly PowerPoint slides to the department on the status of all active projects and models.-Contributed to all steps of the modeling process from data preparation through production and monitoring of the global fraud models using Azure Databricks as well as conducted an anomaly detection proof of concept and helped pioneer the use of Neo4j NoSQL graph databases to further improve model performance. Show less