Mario F Hernandez

Aquatic Ecology | Data Analysis | Data Science

Plainfield, NJ

About Me

Currently a laboratory researcher in Julie Lockwood’s lab at Rutgers University working on a comprehensive early detection and rapid response (EDRR) plan to manage Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana) in the Delaware watershed.

I love being able to tell a data set’s story and help answer people’s questions to reach a common goal.

In my spare time, I like going fishing, skipping rocks by the river, and playing fetch with Capitan, my tri-color corgi.

Skills

Programming Languages • R | Python | SQL

Tools and Packages RStudio | SQLite | TidyVerse | ggPlot | NumPy | pandas | Matplotlib | seaborn | Excel

Statistical Techniques • ANOVA | Linear Regression | Categorical Data Analysis | Principal Components Analysis | Frequentist and Bayesian Inference

Spoken Languages • English (Primary) | Spanish (Fluent)

Mario holding a guitarfish in a boat.
Mario and his corgi standing on a wooden bridge in a forest.

Projects

  • Are there any patterns in the type and use of certain plastics across each of the Great Lakes?

    Capstone project during my time at Correlation One's Data Science for All | Empowerment program.

  • Is there a trend between a fish’s total length and the way they use their habitat?

    Research done as a PhD student at LSU. Won 2nd Best Presentation at the 2017 Coast & Estuarine Research Foundation Conference.

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