Canyon Foot
Data Scientist, Research
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCanyon Foot is a data scientist and research-oriented statistician with eight years of analytic experience and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Reed College. Skilled in R-based statistical programming, visualization, and machine learning, Canyon has applied causal inference and privacy-focused modeling across academia, healthcare, and finance, including roles at Two Sigma and an investment firm. They bridge pure and applied research, translating complex methods into reproducible analyses for policy, clinical research, and trading teams. Notably, Canyon’s background spans hands-on public-sector analytics and post-baccalaureate election research, giving them a rare mix of domain breadth and methodological rigor. Based in New York, they thrive on building transparent, well-documented workflows that make sophisticated statistical insights accessible to stakeholders.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics and Statistics at Reed College
Github Skills (13)
transit-data8
census8
maps8
pythonic8
python7
climate-change7
data-science6
r-package5
r-language5
survey4
r-programming4
voting4
cps2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CanyonFoot/reed-thesis
Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
A template repository for a Reed senior thesis
Contributions:33 pushes in 7 months
templateseniorthesis
tsdataclinic/Building-Emissions
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Contributions:4 pushes in 11 months
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