Richard Alcabes

Data Scientist

Richard Alcabes

Hired

Data Scientist

Phone

(702) 528-7002

Available Work Locations: Remote • San Antonio, TX

Military Veteran

Inactive Secret

Master's Degree

Core Technologies: Python, MySQL, Spark, Tableau, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, SciKitLearn, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebooks, Git/GitHub

Core Competencies: Data Storytelling, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Classification, Regression, Clustering, Time Series Analysis, Anomaly Detection

Primary Focus: Data Analytics

Additional Skills: AWS • Customer Service • Python • Tableau • WordPress


Hire Me Because

The right questions must first be asked before the right answers can be found. Having learned “how to learn”, I am able to understand the dynamics of exercising attention to detail and appreciating the broader context. Striking the right balance between these two often-competing perspectives is a prerequisite to properly defining the problem space. As my understanding of a particular domain increases, so too does my ability to identify the questions that must be asked.

If you are looking for an individual with an unparalleled work ethic and an exacting standard of quality, you have come to the right place.


My Capstone Project: Project Over/Under

Using non-traditional, game-condition datapoints, Project Over/Under views each NFL contest through the lens of a sportsbook Over/Under wager. Will this game produce a total score between the two teams that is Over or Under a predetermined betting line? The over-arching hypothesis is that total game score is functionally dependent more upon “workplace conditions” and “employee motivation” factors than has been previously acknowledged. Via classification methodology, Team Over/Under has set out to find the signal within the noise and we have created a model to predict the results of an Over/Under Sports Wager with 5% greater effectiveness than the baseline level of precision.

“With technology, I am most passionate about exploring the space where probability, statistics, game theory, sports analytics, and casino wagering coexist. The scale at which problems can be explored today has never before been matched in human history.