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Daniel Costa-Roberts: Education
Daniel Costa-Roberts: Education
Education
New York University Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism and Computer Science with honors
GPA to date: 3.675/4.00
Applying novel data gathering and analysis techniques for companies social media presences Developing software using Application Programming Interfaces to automate data gathering
Worked for Professor Terry Karl to prepare for Dr. Karls expert witness role in United States of America v. Inocente Orlando Montano Edited and proofread legal documents Contributed novel research on massacre at La Cebadilla Creek, El Salvador, as well as other subjects Did research and Freedom of Information Act document requests using Declassied National Security Archives Read and translated Spanish language media documents
Conducted research on ecacy of cell phone banking platforms intended for villages too small or remote to support bank branches Developed skills in cross-cultural communication Problem solved in developing demand for new technology
Interfaced with customers and suppliers regarding quality control and shipment logistics
Skills
Programming skills in Python, Java and HTML (in order of familiarity) Comfortable in Microsoft Oce Suite
Familiarity with basic statistics and SPSS Statistical Software Family background and advanced prociency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish Experience using Final Cut Pro video editing software Skills and experience in photography. Have taken several classes and practiced extensively
Activities
Took a gap year in 2011-2012; traveled through South America and South Asia. In addition to the Zero Mass/State
Bank of India internship, I conducted interviews with torture survivors from the civil war in El Salvador
Participate in Deans Honors Scholars Program at NYU Pursuing Undergraduate Research Grant for research on Data Mining and its implications for journalism through Deans
Undergraduate Research Fund at NYU