John Paul Hernandez Alcala
Biography
John Paul is a biomedical data manager at PathAI, data scientist, amateur handyman, and avid gamer.
He holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in bioinstrumentation and bioimaging and a minor in Electrical Engineering from the Texas A&M University of College Station. Most recently, he obtained a certificate in Data Science from Flatiron School.
Thus far, he has worked over 5 years in healthcare industry and has over 5 years in programming experience and over 2 year of experience in the data science lifecycle.
He currently is pursuing new challenges in the data science field.
Check out his blog!
Current Work
Construction of a deep neural network that trains on x-ray images of pediatric patients to identify whether or not they have pneumonia.
This project uses a data derived method for predicting which client type should be targeted for successful bank telemarketing. A presentation that investigates which client features affect marketing success rate and machine learning methods result in a high prediction accuracy and precision.
This project focuses on analyzing all games on superficial characteristics to see which could be predictive features for high download count.
This project gives a better understanding of house prices. A presentation that discusses at least two concrete features that highly influence housing prices is inlcuded. Findings from both the project and presentation are for people interested in maximizing their profit when selling their home.
Work History
Biomedical Data Manager PathAI, Boston, MA (Remote)
➢ Lead in the assessment, development, and tuning of existing protocols for collecting and serving biomedical data to the machine learning and scientific program teams
Neurophysiology Technologist Advanced Neuro Solutions (ANS), Amarillo, TX
➢ Provides intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring services to minimize neurological morbidity from surgeries
➢ Coordinates support of research to ensure the highest quality of data, leading to improved treatment
Clinical Allergy Specialist United Allergy Services (UAS), Amarillo, TX
➢ Articulated to patients the allergic response, the impact of common airborne and mold allergens, and the features and benefits of allergy skin testing and allergen immunotherapy
➢ Administered allergy skin tests, mixed allergen immunotherapy, and closely supervised treatment regime with the patient’s physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
➢ Maintained inventory of all clinical supplies and led the fulfillment of the treatment goals and objectives of UAS in the designated clinic
MATLAB/LabVIEW Peer Mentor Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Department, College Station, TX
➢ Graded assignments, supervised up to 152 students, assisted individual students with developing MATLAB/LabVIEW programming for interpreting biological signals and troubleshooted student designed code
Undergraduate Researcher Advanced Spectroscopy Laboratory, College Station, TX
➢ Exploited Raman and Brillouin spectroscopies in an innovative study of membrane rigidity using in-house engineered Giant Unilamellar Vesicles and LabVIEW/.NET driven Thorlabs equipment
➢ Completed a 22-page undergraduate thesis which organized, analyzed, interpreted, and evaluated data
➢ Designed poster and presented research at the 2017 Texas A&M Student Research Week
Co-op Sterilization / Packaging Engineer Ethicon Inc. (Johnson & Johnson), San Angelo, TX
➢ Orchestrated business to business sales to source materials for suture production and sterilization processes
➢ Mitigated > 50 safety hazards or production issues that arose in the final packaging area and sterile/scrubs areas by communication with operators and craftsmen, quality system approved design, and development
➢ Wrote and filled out FDA compliant procedures and documents for the box separator and safety hazards/issues
CT/PET Radiological Medical Assistant Shared Medical Services, San Angelo, TX
➢ Provided customer service to ~10 patients/day and followed-up with no-show patients to ensure they were safe
➢ Started blood work on patients, educated patients briefly about the examination details, ran GE CT/PET scanner, ensured imaging focused on anatomy of interest with clarity, and filled out compliance paperwork
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