Joshua Balda

Joshua Balda

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Data Scientist at Zotec Partners | Graduate Student at UT Austin

  • Education

    • The University of Texas at Austin

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      Master of Science - MS Data Science

      Curriculum: Probability & Inference, Data Exploration & Visualization, Data Science for Health Discovery, Data Structures & Algorithms, Regression, Advanced Predictive Models, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning

    • Purdue University

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      Bachelor of Science - BS Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Honors College, Math Club

  • Experience

    • Mathnasium of Zionsville

      Jan 2017 - Aug 2021
      Assistant Center Director

      - Observed and analyzed more than 100 students’ progress, coming up with ways to increase student success. Translated this technical information to communicate with non-technical clients- Managed over 15 specially trained math tutors, assuring students were receiving exceptional instruction- Developed useful visuals of student progress and provided business insights using company data

    • OneAmerica

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Data Analytics Intern

      - Developed machine learning models that classified OneAmerica's (OA) individual customers and determined which characteristics made a person more likely to purchase an individual life or annuity product- Manipulated individual customer data in SQL and python to determine which customers had multiple products at the same time in order to find which products are commonly bought together- Developed means of cross-sell opportunities within OA's three lines of business with two other interns via data analytics- Communicated technical procedures and results to both non-technical and technical "clients", assuring explanations were thorough and understood by the intended target- Took part in design reviews by presenting my work, and also giving feedback on the work of my team members Show less

    • Zotec Partners

      Aug 2022 - now
      • Senior Data Scientist I

        Apr 2025 - now
      • Data Scientist II

        Apr 2023 - Apr 2025
      • Data Scientist I

        Aug 2022 - Apr 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Joshua Balda
      Outstanding Applied Math Senior Award Purdue School of Science Mar 2022 I have been selected for this award because of my outstanding performance in the Purdue School ofScience.
    • Awarded to Joshua Balda
      Anna K. Suter Scholarship Purdue School of Science Jan 2021
    • Awarded to Joshua Balda
      Lambertus Scholarship Purdue School of Science Jan 2021
    • Awarded to Joshua Balda
      School of Science Honor's List Purdue School of Science Dec 2020 For students with a GPA of 3.75 or above who are in the School of Science (All semesters from January 2020 - December 2021)