Tomas Okal

Chicago, IL · (678) 707-9565 · tomas.okal@gmail.com

I am an R/Shiny Developer at Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting where I build business intelligence tools.

Experience

Consultant

Oliver Wyman

February 2021 - Present

Senior Research Analyst

NORC at the University of Chicago

July 2018 - January 2021

Research Assistant

School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia

August 2017 - June 2018

Education

University of Georgia

MA in Political Science

August 2016 - May 2018

University of Georgia

BA in International Relations

August 2012 - December 2015

University of Georgia

BA in Spanish

August 2012 - December 2015

Skills

Statistical Programming and Modeling

Programming Languages

Workflow Tools

Software

{rtist}

CRAN R package to generate color palettes from famous artists and paintings.

Daily Fantasy Sports Linear Optimization Application

R/Shiny application that automates scraping of public fantasy football player projections and salary constraints across multiple daily fantasy sports sites and generates optimal lineups using linear optimization. Allow for customization of linear programming by including or excluding certain players from lineups.

Awards & Certifications

Venture Fund Award NORC 2019 - Automating Crosstabulations ($13,229)
Venture Fund Award NORC 2019 - Automating Topline Reports ($11,397)
Team Recognition Award NORC - 2019
Team Recognition Award NORC - 2018