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# Aside

![Jesús Vélez Santiago](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46458320?v=4){.avatar}

## Contact Info {#contact}

-   <i class="fa fa-globe"></i> [jvelezmagic.com](https://jvelezmagic.com/)
-   <i class="fa fa-github"></i> [\@jvelezmagic](https://github.com/jvelezmagic)
-   <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> [\@jvelezmagic](https://twitter.com/jvelezmagic)
-   <i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i> [\@jvelezmagic](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jvelezmagic/)
-   <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> [jvelezmagic\@gmail.com](mailto:jvelezmagic@gmail.com){.email}

## Skills {#skills}

- • Highly skilled in R using the Tidyverse and Tidymodels metapackages.
- • Advanced Python programmer for data analysis and statistics using Pandas and Seaborn.
- • Skillful using PostgreSQL and Amazon Redshift databases.
- • Bash, Git, and Virtual Environments.
- • Storytelling with data.
- • Effective data visualization.
- • Data analysis.
- • Statistical and mathematical modeling.
- • Machine learning.

## Disclaimer {#disclaimer}

Last updated on `r Sys.Date()`.

# Main

## Jesús Vélez Santiago {#title}

### Data Scientist \| Data Analyst \| Genomic Scientist

I love analyzing and visualizing data to improve our understanding of our surroundings. Besides, I am fascinated by software development and love contributing to the community by creating packages and courses. I am known for being a passionate, curious person, and I am always open to new challenges. Do you have any challenges? Good! Let's do it. Let's be problem solvers.

## Professional Experience {data-icon="suitcase"}

### Data Analyst

[Platzi Inc.](https://platzi.com/)

Remote work

2022

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- Dashboard definition and evaluation for monitoring crucial metrics and understanding the root causes of change.
- Extraction, transformation and loading of data for reliable analytics.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to quantify the impact of new product features and their interaction with the user.
- Communication of data-driven insights; going from observations to useful insights.
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### Bioinformatics specialist

[La Jolla Institute for Immunology](https://www.lji.org/)

San Diego, United States

2021

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- Creation of pipelines for cleaning and analyzing massive single-cell data sets
- Creation of internal software packages in R that facilitate and ensure the reproducibility of specific analyses.
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### Developer of R Software

Universität Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

2021 - 2020

Over the years, many different regulatory networks and statistical algorithms have been developed, mostly in a fixed combination of one network and one algorithm. To systematically evaluate both networks and algorithms, we developed [decoupleR](https://saezlab.github.io/decoupleR/), an R package that allows users to apply efficiently any combination provided.

### Bioinformatician and Genomist

Centré de Regulació Genòmica

Barcelona, Spain

2019

-   Differential expression analysis between the different conditions (*e.g.*, deletions, overexpression, wild type) of transcriptional factors.
-   Comparison of the expression profiles of genes regulated by transcriptional factors with the information available in *E. coli* gene regulation databases (*e.g.*, RegulonDB).

## Teaching Experience {data-icon=chalkboard-teacher}

### Data Science Professor

[Platzi Inc.](https://platzi.com/)

Remote work

2022 - 2021

I worked on the complete design of the structure and content of the following courses, as well as effective entry blog writing and live classes for the Data Science Community.

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-   [Jupyter Notebooks for Data Science Course](https://platzi.com/cursos/jupyter-notebook/) (More than **10,700 students** impacted).
-   [Advanced Customization of Environment for Data Science Course](https://platzi.com/cursos/entorno-ciencia-datos/) (More than **1,700 students** impacted).
-   Exploratory Data Analysis Methodology Course (Official release in September of 2022).
-   Missing Data Detection for Data Science Course (Official release in September of 2022).
-   Handling of Missing Data for Data Science Course (Official release in September of 2022).
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### Teaching Assistant of "Analysis of transcriptomic data of single cell (scRNA-seq) with R and Bioconductor." Course

[Bioinformatics Meeting in Mexico 2021](http://congresos.nnb.unam.mx/EBM2021/analisis-de-datos-transcriptomicos-de-single-cell-con-r/)

[Course material](https://comunidadbioinfo.github.io/cdsb2021_scRNAseq/)

2021

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- Provide support to students.
- Solve configurations of work environments.
- Guide discussions and exercises in breakout rooms.
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### Teaching Assistant of Linear Algebra Course

Center for Genomic Sciences

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

2020

- Monitoring of student performance accompanied by personalized
  and group tutorials.
- Review of assignments and exams.

## Education and Training {data-icon="graduation-cap" data-concise="true"}

### Datacamp Inc.

Data Scientist Professional

[Certificate](https://www.datacamp.com/certificate/DS0014043984873)

2021

The following knowledge was assessed:

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-   Data Management
-   Model Development
-   Exploratory Analysis
-   Coding for Production Environments
-   Statistical Experimentation
-   Communication and Reporting
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### National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

B.S. in Genomic Sciences

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

2021 - 2017

Thesis: [Bacterial filamentation: a bet for survival in stressful environments](https://jvelezmagic.github.io/undergraduate_research_project/model-analysis.html)

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## Honors and Awards {data-icon="medal"}

### Winner of first "Olimpiadas Platzi: Data Triathlon" -- Platzi

[Platzi Inc.](https://platzi.com/)

[Award link](https://platzi.com/blog/premiacion-data-triathlon/)

2020

### Support Program for Research and Technological Innovation Projects (PAPIIT)

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Mexico

2020

### Program for Special Inter-institutional Cooperation Activities (PAECI)

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Mexico

2019