Yash Kadigari

Actively seeking for opportunities in the field of healthcare analytics to develop professional skills and broaden critical decision-making.

Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA         May 2022-July 2022

Study on Sensory Evaluation and Acceptability of Artificially Sweetened Beverages

Provided valuable sample data to beverage companies on the use of artificial sweeteners in their products   

Collected and organized data for the researcher using excel and R studio to interpret and present statistical information

Presented the taste testing samples for the participants and guided several participants throughout the study

Dental Assistant, Spencer Dental (Benevis), Christiansburg, VA  December 2021-July 2022 

Started as a Sterilization Lab Technician and worked up to becoming a Dental Assistant

Administered and interpreted X-rays for patients aged 4-75

Developed the ability to assist a Doctor when performing surgery and care for patients

Utilized Dentrix to maintain patient records and schedule appointments

Dental Internships      December 2019-December 2021

100+ General Dentist Shadowing Hours

Gained experience in the day-to-day operations of a Dentist through these internships   

Shadowed dentists at Kravitz Orthodontics (Chantilly, VA), Broadlands Complete Dental (Broadlands, VA), Broadlands Family Dentistry (Broadlands, VA), and Real Life Dental (Blacksburg, VA)   

Learned bench work, sterilized tools/environment, and assisted in making 10 retainers a week  

Provided personalized attention to clients while learning about the profession through these internships

Student Living Community Assistant, The Retreat at Blacksburg, Blacksburg, VA  July 2022-Present

Applied Excel and critical thinking skills in order to create a system that automatically generates a weekly market survey report

Assisting 2 property management experts for the Retreat at Blacksburg in their efforts to meet occupancy and retention targets in the community by carrying out administrative duties involving leasing and customer service

Managing the marketing campaign that reaches 6,000 prospective residents a month

Providing 24/7 assistance to 830 residents

EDUCATION                      

Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)  

B.S. in Biological Sciences with Biomedical Concentration, Minor in Data and Decisions | Graduation Date: May 2023 | GPA: 3.74

Master of Arts in Data Analysis and Applied Statistics | Graduation Date: May 2024

RELEVANT COURSEWORK               

Genetics    Cell Function and Differentiation    Advanced Biological Statistics    Microbiology with Lab    Medical Terminology  

Molecular Biology with Lab    Neuroscience with Lab    Software Design    Data Matter    Bioinformatics Methods

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Next-generation sequencing (NGS)    Geneious    Bedtools    HTML    SAMtools    VCFtools    MySQL    C++    Java   JavaScript R Studio    Unix    MATLAB    Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2022    SAS    Stata    Bash    French, Telugu, and Hindi.  Python  

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Certified in First Aid, CPR, and AED    X-Ray certified    IBM certified in Python    Workplace Readiness certified    CVENT certified