Gus Madsen

Full CV / Resume

Education

Western Kentucky University, August 2013 – May 2017 (expected)
• Majors: Financial Management and Broadcast Journalism
• Member of WKU’s Honors College (expected)

Student at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, August 2013-December 2014
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Career Goals

PhD in applied statistics; conduct research in sabermetrics and direct professional scouting for a Major League baseball team.

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Awards, Scholarships, and Honors

WKU Spirit Makes the Master Scholarship, 2015
• Approximay $2,500 for up to four years at Western Kentucky University

Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship, 2013-2017
• Scholarship awarded based on GPA for Kentucky Students, Value of $2425


WKU Gatton Academy Scholarship, 2013-2015
• Approximay $19,000 for tuition, meals, housing, and books up to two years at Western Kentucky University


National Forensics League (2012)
• National semi-finalist in dramatic interpretation




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Research Grants

Gatton Academy Research Internship Grant, 2014
• $2,000 to fund a summer research internship within WKU’s Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology (ICSET)
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Presentations

Presentations:

North American Thermal Analytical Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2014
Thermogravimetric Characteristics of Coal-Derived Graphene Oxide Composites via ball-milling.

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Research experience and internships

WKU Chemistry Department Research, May 2014 – July 2014
• Competitive Gatton Academy admission; received $2,000 stipend for 6 weeks of research
• Worked at the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology (ICSET) in Bowling Green, KY
• Created graphitic-like structured materials from coal and performed analytical techniques to characterize the material

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Clinical and professional experience

Data Entry Specialist, May 2015 – Present
• Employer: Stevison Ham Company
• Serviced computers and machinery with both software and hardware issues and conducted analysis on bacteria test results.
Cook, January 2015 – May 2015
• Employer: Leono’s Restaurant
• Head cook in charge of food preparation for the Leono’s restaurant
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Community Service

Battle Grove Cemetery, May 2012-Present
• Groundskeeper at the historic Battle Grove cemetery

Gatton Academy Leadership Education, August 2013–May 2014
• Organized science, technology, engineering, and math leadership activities for elementary school students
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Professional Memberships

Society for American Baseball Research 2013-

North American Thermal Analytical Society 2014–

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Skills

Computer and Programming Skills
Proficiency in:
• Microsoft Office Suite and Open Office Suite
• browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari etc.
• Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh
• Programming languages: Java, Mathematica, R Programming


Laboratory Skills
Proficiency in:
• UV/Vis Spectroscopy
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• Various forms of sample preparation
• Combustion Analysis
• Thermogravimetric Analysis