Jake Federman

Jake Federman

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head Student Manager of University of Pennsylvania Men's Basketball

  • Education

    • Horace Mann School

      2017 - 2021
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    • University of Pennsylvania

      2021 - 2025
      Candidate for Bachelor of Arts Economics

      Major in Economics, Minor in Statistics

  • Experience

    • Center for Sports Analytics at Samford University

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Analytics Intern

      Collected and analyzed data surrounding home field advantage in college sports and referee bias in European soccer, published my findings on the Center’s blog

    • GameEdge Analytics

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Sports Analytics Blogger

      Wrote articles about sports analytics for the GameEdge blog

    • University of Pennsylvania Men’s Basketball

      Aug 2021 - now
      Head Student Manager

      Work with coaches and players to complete basketball operations tasks not limited to but including game day operations, film coordination, statistics and analytics tracking, and equipment management.

    • Palm Springs Collegiate League

      May 2022 - Jul 2022
      Data Analysis Intern

      Operated baseball technology systems including FlightScope, Blastmotion, and pitchLogic, tracked and analyzed statistics for the league website, and worked directly with players and coaches to facilitate development and improvement using a data-driven approach. Also worked in the same role for the Palm Springs Power.

    • The Wharton School

      Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
      Moneyball Academy Teaching Assistant

      Taught high school students advanced statistics and coding in RStudio. Provided extra help to both struggling students and intellectually curious students after hours. Personally mentored three group projects, including two that received awards for being among the best projects in the program.

    • WAREHAM GATEMEN BASEBALL INC

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Player Development Intern

      - Review Trackman data with pitchers to help them better understand their arsenals, offer personalized suggestions on ways to improve- Construct advance scouting reports on opposing hitters and pitchers prior to each game using Synergy and Trackman data- Develop postgame pitcher reports, weekly hitter reports, and pitcher full season reports using Synergy and Trackman to help players track their progress throughout the season- Shadow pitching coach to learn about pitching mechanics, instruction, and recovery routines- Compile league trackman data nightly with R Show less

    • Milwaukee Brewers

      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
      Baseball Research & Development Associate

      - Developed models with bat tracking and pitch tracking data to aid in player evaluation and organizational decision-making.- Utilized R and SQL for pulling and cleaning data, feature engineering, advanced statistical modeling, and data visualization.- Presented findings to Assistant General Managers and Baseball Operations staff at conclusion of internship.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      Pillars of the Community Award Winner Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at University of Pennsylvania Apr 2024
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      Dean’s List Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Pennsylvania Jun 2023 Earned a place on the Dean’s List for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years for high academic achievement
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      2023 Syracuse Basketball Analytics Competition Room Winner Syracuse Sports Analytics Jan 2023 Along with University of Pennsylvania teammates Justin Lipitz, Naomi Korn, and Elan Roth, constructed a defensive game plan against the Golden State Warriors. Presented findings to industry executives, and was selected as one of 4 finalists out of 17 teams across the United States and Canada.
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      2022 Syracuse Football Analytics Blitz Room Winner Syracuse Sport Analytics Feb 2022 Along with University of Pennsylvania teammates Justin Lipitz, Naomi Korn, and Zeke Kelz, created a defensive game plan against the Kansas City Chiefs offense.
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      2021 Diamond Dollars Case Competition Soto Room Winner Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) Mar 2021 Along with Aidan Resnick, Maxwell Resnick, and Eshan Mehere, constructed OLYAS, a new baseball statistic that improves upon the current Game Score metric widely used by adding adjustments for contextual factors and using input statistics that more accurately reflect a pitcher's performance in a given game.
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      National Merit Commended Student National Merit Scholarship Corporation Sep 2020
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      MSJ Sports Datathon Runner Up MSJ Sports Analytics Club 2020 Maxwell Resnick and I were named runners up for a nationwide sports analytics contest for high school students. Our submission was titled, Reshaping the NBA Draft Lottery.
    • Awarded to Jake Federman
      Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Intensive Studies High Honors Scholar Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2015
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Certified Therapy Dog Handler

      Issued by The Good Dog Foundation on Jan 2016
      The Good Dog FoundationAssociated with Jake Federman