About
Hi! I'm Lyn
I have a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia: the school Thomas Jefferson built.
My back ground is mathematics and statistics.
I tutored students when I was an undergr... aduate math student and I tutored students when I was in graduate school.
I taught 60 classes when I was in graduate school and I have 6 years experience as a college professor . I have taught all undergraduate math level courses, especially probability and statistics. All total, I have taught about 300 math and statistics courses
I then worked over ten years as a professional statistician for companies such as Capital One, Wells Fargo and GE
I have extensive experience tutoring one-on-one, teaching in the academic world and applying mathematics and statistics in the corporate world. I know the theory and I know the applications.
My passion is improving the life of my students by teaching them the thinking and problems solving skills that will enable them to achieve their life goals.
A job is where someone pays you to solve their problems. Problem solving skills are the most marketable skill set in the world today. Mathematics, statistics, data analysis are all simply different ways to solve different problems.
But I want to go beyond just solving problems. I want to teach people how to teach themselves. I have been a lifetime learner and I feel that education is very important, it enables us to grow in life, to become more today than we were yesterday.
In the world today, access to a good education is a luxury that a huge part of the world does not have access to.
We are fortunate. Let's not waste such a fantastic opportunity, such a fantastic gift. Let's learn!read more
Experience
English as a second language tutor/instructor
Lingoda (German Company) & Ole (Mexican Company
Jan 2018 - present
Director of Statistical Analysis
VisitPay
Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
Using machine learning technology buit stochastic gradient boosting model on hospital data to enhanc... e and streamline their billing processes. Responsible for entire process including, ideation,
data exploration, model debelopment and implementation. Quarterly performed monitoring process and reporting performance and learnings to CEO and upper managementread more
Director, Data Science, Model Risk Office
Capital One Bank
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Oversaw the ideation, development, implementation and monitoring of multiplemodels in the commercia... l lending group to ensure that Capital One was abidingby government oversite groups. The developers required my signature at each stage in their modeliing processread more
Leader Advanced Analytics
GE Capital Commercial Lending
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Built a commercial finance originations model which performed 29% better than the one that was curre... ntly in production
Oversaw part of a major project that produced processes to obtain and verify data from multiple bureaus. This led to a 69% increase in efficiency.
Designed a modeling process to incorporate future economic scenarios into models used to manage the division’s overall risk profile.read more
Director Of Statistics Analysis
Capital One Auto Finance
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
Solely responsible for the development and maintenance of an statistical account level net present v... alue model, which was used to manage an $18 billion portfolio of auto loans and to determine future lending strategies.read more
Vice President of Strategic Analytics
Wells Fargo Structured Products Group
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
Developed high-end analytics and statistical models for the Residential Mortgage and Consumer Lendin... g Group.
Provided analytical support for the integration of a newly acquired mortgage lending business into the group.
Interacted with investment group leadership, traders and analysts throughout the business to assess and affirm data analysis driving business decisions while minimizing risks.
Developed high-end analytics and statistical models for the Residential Mortgage and Consumer Lending Group.
Provided analytical support for the integration of a newly acquired mortgage lending business into the group.
Interacted with investment group leadership, traders and analysts throughout the business to assess and affirm data analysis driving business decisions while minimizing risks.read more
Professor of Mathematics
Randolph Macon College
Aug 1994 - Aug 2005
Taught all levels or undergraduate mathematics, e.g., algebra based statistics, pre-calculus, calcul... us, differential equations, calculus based probability and statistics, dynamical systems, abstract algebra, advanced calculus. Advised and mentored students and directed student research.read more
Capital One Credit Recovery Services
Senior Statistician / Statistical Group Manager
Aug 2000 - Dec 2005
Managed a team of statisticians, data analysts and SAS programmers supporting the modeling and advan... ced analytic needs of a highly profitable $175 million revenue business unit.
Contributed analytic tools and insights behind the development of profitable data-driven business strategies.
Assured the synergistic relationship between business leadership and statisticians by through effective communication across disciplines.
Ensured optimization of credit card address/mail, solicitation response, account management, recovery, and litigation strategies and models.
Pioneered a training/mentoring program to increase the level of analytic sophistication among business analysts
Enhanced statistical modeling within U.S. Card Operations statistics community by designing and implementing a statistical innovation project involving the training of 25 statisticians.
Certified by corporate Credit Risk Management as a Corporate Scoring Officer to oversee the development of statistical models, with responsibility for final approval prior to model implementation.read more
Adjunct Math Instructor
Piedmont Community College
Sep 1988 - Dec 1995
Taught statistics, precalculus and calculus during the period when I was also a graduate student
Teaching Assistantship
University of Virginia
Sep 1987 - May 1994
Was responsible for teaching two classes a semester. Had total control o the material, testing and f... inal grades. The class were mostly statistics but also included business calculus and calculus for scientist and engineersread more
