Stephen Casey
Software Engineer
About me
Early-career software engineer with a background in mechanical and
environmental engineering. 3 years of experience in writing scripts and
developing algorithms to extract statistical features from unstructured data sets.
Leveraging those abilities in data science, engineering, and applied statistics to
begin a career in software development.
Tools
Java
Python
PostgreSQL
AWS
HTML/CSS/JavaScript
MATLAB
Education
Master of Engineering - Environmental Engineering Sciences
Dec 2012 - University of Florida
- Developed algorithms for automated statistical analyses of spatial data
B.S.M.E. - Mechanical Engineering
May 2010 - Florida Atlantic University
- Implemented computer interfaces for a hydraulic system and a wind turbine
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Dec 2021 - Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Deep Learning Specialization
Oct 2021 - DeepLearning.ai via Coursera
CNN's, RNN's, gradient descent, Adam, L2, dropout, batch norm., softmax, NLP, TensorFlow, Keras
Work Experience
Rideshare Driver - Self Employed
May 2015 - Oct 2021
- Maintained high driver ratings (Uber: 4.94/5.00; Lyft: 5.0/5.0)
Emergency Department Technician - Valley View Hospital
Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
- Facilitated all aspects of patient care while working within a diverse team of hospital staff
- Oriented 6 existing employees to the Urgent Care and trained one new Emergency Department employee
Research Associate - University of Florida
Jun 2013 - Oct 2016
- Developed algorithms to extract statistical features from spatial & hydrologic data within MATLAB
- Normalized large unstructured data sets into cohesive analyses using MATLAB, ArcGIS, Python, and R
- Used stochastic modeling, multivariate analysis, image processing, and distribution testing in an exploratory analysis
- Compared a suite of features to 11 distributions using Monte-Carlo simulations, likelihood ratios, and AIC
- Communicated insights in two peer reviewed articles which together have been cited by over 40 others
Publications
- Casey, S. T., Cohen, M. J., Acharya, S., Kaplan, D. A., & Jawitz, J. W. (2016). Hydrologic controls on aperiodic spatial organization of the ridge–slough patterned landscape. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20(11), 4457-4467.
- Acharya, S., Kaplan, D. A., Casey, S. T., Cohen, M. J., & Jawitz, J. W. (2015). Coupled local facilitation and global hydrologic inhibition drive landscape geometry in a patterned peatland. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19(5), 2133.