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# Edison**Florez**

Data Scientist  \|  Business Analyst  \|  Computational Physicist

**<edisonffh@gmail.com> $\bullet$
[github.com/e-florez](/~https://github.com/e-florez) $\bullet$
[linkedin.com/in/edisonflorez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edisonflorez/)**

**Profile:** 8+ years of experience specializing in statistical
analysis, predictive modeling, data processing and mining algorithms. My
passion lies in extracting insights from data through critical thinking
and an understanding of underlying concepts. My background spans biotech
startups and the financial industry, creating, developing, testing, and
deploying scalable and adaptive data pipelines to translate business
into deliverables.

**Interests:**

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[**Technical Skills:**](.)

- Python

- C/C++

- Fortran

- SQL

- MongoDB

- Git

- Docker

- AWS

- PowerBI

- Excel

- Linux

- Bash

[**General Skills:**](.)

- Storytelling

- Leadership

- Project Management

- Data Visualization

- Agile Methodologies

- Data Preparation

- Data Base structure

- Coach/Mentor

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# Professional [Experience](.)

- **Data Scientist**\
  [Aug.2021 - Aug 2023](.)\
  HelicoBio [[helico.bio](https://www.helico.bio)], New Zealand

  Contributed to all phases of the software development lifecycle,
  development, testing, and deployment of new functionalities using
  Python and C++. Collect and prepare data, extract insights, and
  create easy-to-understand visuals. Create and validate scalable data
  pipelines to advance plant biology research, Collaborate with
  cross-functional groups to design new functionalities and ensure
  their seamless deployment.

  **[Achievement:](.)** This advancement reduced wet-lab
  workflows by 20%, significantly enhancing our understanding of
  protein function in the context of designing new proteins.

- **Freelancer Editor**\
  [Apr.2023 - Present](.) - Enago [[enago.com](https://www.enago.com/)]\
  [Apr.2018 - Dec.2018](.) - MDPI [[mdpi.com](https://www.mdpi.com/)]

  Provide Copy Editing services, refining coherence, grammar and
  scientific terminology. Offer Substantive Editing, improving
  manuscript structure, clarifying ambiguous text, and verifying
  citation relevance. Guide authors in adhering to journal styles,
  monitoring writing and editing activities to ensure content clarity.

  **[Achievement:](.)** This strategy enhances desk
  acceptance rates by over 30% in high-impact journals.

- **Lab Assistant and Demonstrator**\
  [Aug.2018 - Mar.2020](.)\
  Massey University [[massey.ac.nz](https://www.massey.ac.nz)], New Zealand

  Provide instruction and guidance to students in workshops, focusing
  on intricate subjects such as advanced mechanics, thermodynamics,
  electricity, magnetism, and circuit analysis. Design the Standard
  Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Physics Lab, automating
  experiments and utilizing tools like Jupyter, Pandas, and Matplotlib
  for data analysis and report presentation.

  **[Achievement:](.)** Improving students'
  comprehension of technical physical concepts and principles using
  interactive visuals and automating report generations using Python.

- **Data Scientist**\
  [Aug.2016 - Mar.2018](.)\
  EY [[ey.com](https://www.ey.com)], Colombia.

  Design tailored solutions through thorough business and technical
  analyses, primarily within SAP for Analytical Banking and Business
  Intelligence. Develop complex models to address economic challenges
  and implement them to provide customized solutions. Implemented
  mathematical models to tackle financial inquiries, offering
  detail-oriented and pragmatic resolutions. Create a Python module to
  read, clean, and encrypt financial information for generating test
  cases to train new users of a bank's bonds portfolio.

  **[Achievement:](.)** This Python module halved the
  time required for designing and implementing new training sessions.

- **Graduate Teaching Assistant**\
  [Sept.2015 - Aug.2016](.)\
  University of Antioquia [[udea.edu.co](https://www.udea.edu.co)],
  Colombia.

  Guide advanced college students through the intricate domain of
  Quantum Mechanics. Ensure that students achieve proficiency in the
  language of quantum mechanics, comprehend relevant methods, and
  grasp key concepts. Develop a new module, "Computational Quantum
  Mechanics with Python", which was implemented within the Quantum
  Chemistry subject.

  **[Achievement:](.)** This module was incorporated
  into the Quantum Chemistry curriculum, thereby enriching students'
  comprehension of the language of quantum mechanics and its tangible
  applications in the realm of computational chemistry.

# Open-Source [Contributions](.)

- **PTMC:** ([github.com/e-florez/PTMC](/~https://github.com/e-florez/PTMC))\
  An advanced Fortran code that uses the Parallel Tempering Monte
  Carlo (PTMC) method for an accurate and efficient prediction and
  analysis of phase transitions in atomic and molecular clusters.
  **[Role:](.)** Data Scientist and Lead Developer.

- **AMCESS:** ([github.com/e-florez/amcess](/~https://github.com/e-florez/amcess))\
  Atomic and Molecular Cluster Energy Surface Sampler (AMCESS) is an
  open-source Python package that automates the exploration of the
  Potential Energy Surface (PES) for atomic and molecular clusters.
  **[Role:](.)** Lead Data Scientist and Architect.

# Publi[cations](.)

1. **Flórez, Edison**; Zapata-Escobar, Andy; Ferraro, Franklin; Ibarguen-Becerra, César; Chamorro, Yuly; and Maldonado, Alejandro F. "Coordination of Mercury (II) in Water Promoted over Hydrolysis in Solvated Clusters [Hg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>1-6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup><sub>(aq)</sub>: Insights from Relativistic Effects and Free Energy Analysis." [Accepted Accepted by The Journal of Physical Chemistry A](.)

2. **Flórez, Edison**; Reuvers, Tom; Schwarz, WH Eugen and Peter Schwerdtfeger."The Stability of the Noble Gas Fluorides from Nonrelativistic and Relativistic Density Functional and Coupled Cluster Studies." [Submitted](.)

3. **Flórez, Edison**; Odile R. Smits; Jan-Michael Mewes; Paul Jerabek; and Peter Schwerdtfeger. "From the gas phase to the solid state: The chemical bonding in the superheavy element flerovium." The Journal of Chemical Physics 157, no. 6 (2022): 064304.[DOI: 10.1063/5.0097642](https://www.doi.org/10.1063/5.0097642)

4. Chamorro, Yuly; **Flórez, Edison**; Alejandro F. Maldonado; Gustavo A. Aucar; and Albeiro Restrepo. "Microsolvation of heavy halides." International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 121, no. 7 (2021): e26571. [DOI: 10.1002/qua.26571](https://www.doi.org/10.1002/qua.26571)

5. **Flórez, Edison**; Helgaker, Trygve; Klopper, Wim; Teale, Andrew; Stopkowicz, Stella; and Pahl, Elke. "Melting Under Extreme Conditions: Ab Initio Monte Carlo Simulations." In APS March Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2019, pp. C17-001. 2019. [ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019APS..MARC17001F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019APS..MARC17001F/abstract)

6. **Flórez, Edison**; Alejandro F. Maldonado; Gustavo A. Aucar; Jorge David; and Albeiro Restrepo. "Microsolvation of methylmercury: structures, energies, bonding and NMR constants (<sup>199</sup>Hg, <sup>13</sup>C and <sup>17</sup>O)." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, no. 3 (2016): 1537-1550. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04826e](https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c5cp04826e)

# Academic [Background](.)

- **Ph.D. in Computational Physics,** Massey University, New Zealand ([Jul.2023](.))

- **M.Sc. in Computational Chemistry,** University of Antioquia, Colombia ([Dec.2014](.))

- **B.Sc. in Chemistry,** University of Antioquia, Colombia ([Jul.2012](.))

# Fellowships [and Awards](.)

- Massey University Doctoral Scholarship

- Master in Science Honours and research work with meritorious award.

# Super[visions](.)

- M.Sc. thesis, Computational Chemistry\ ([Feb.2020](.))
  **Microsolvation of Heavy Halides [X(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>1-6</sub>]<sup>-</sup> (X = Br, I, At)**\
  University of Antioquia [[udea.edu.co](www.udea.edu.co)], Colombia.

- B.Sc. Thesis, Computational Chemistry ([Dec.2017](.))\
  **Relativistic and Electron Correlation Effects on the Calculation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Parameters on MX Diatomic Molecules (M=Cu, Ag, Au and X=F, Cl, Br, I)**\
  University of Antioquia [[udea.edu.co](www.udea.edu.co)], Colombia.

# Refe[rences](.)

Available upon request

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Yours sincerely,

**Edison Florez, Ph.D.**

[**edisonffh\@gmail.com**](mailto:edisonffh@gmail.com)