Michaela Jai-Mei Kane

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan • michaela.j.kane@gmail.com • (+81) 80 7693 2880

Experience

TEAMLAB Tokyo, Japan

Social Branding team July 2018 – Present

• Responsible for media outreach and correspondence in both English and Japanese
• Organizes media tours, coverage, and shoots of teamLab exhibitions around the world
• Coordinates creation of advertisements and collateral for teamLab exhibitions
• Translates Japanese press releases, artistic concepts, collateral, etc to English

LIZUNA Tokyo, Japan

Data Scientist August 2018 – February 2020

• Performed statistical analysis to determine high risk factors for e-Commerce fraud
• Acted as consultant to members of the lizuna team in development of statistical models
• Researched statistical methods prevalent in fraud detection industry

HOKKAIDO JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL Sapporo, Japan

Parttime Employee June 2017 – August 2017

• Organized events for both Japanese and foreign students at Hokkaido Global Linx
• Chaperoned and translated during field trips for foreign students
• Maintained social media presence through regular postings and videos

HIKARI TSUSHIN Tokyo, Japan

Programming Intern April 2017 – June 2017

• Worked as a programmer for the Japanese telecommunications company Hikari Tsushin
• Designed and edited the company’s English website, and helped design an app using PyQt to allow for easier viewing and analysis of company stock data for the Financial Division

HARVARD INSTITUTE FOR QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE Cambridge, MA

Affiliated Undergraduate Student May 2016 – January 2017

• Assisted in statistical research performed by professors and graduate students at IQSS
• Developed a better understanding of formatting and creating R packages, as well as writing comprehensive, easy-to-understand vignettes

CRIMSON CONSULTING Cambridge, MA

Tutor October 2014 – present

• Tutors high school students located primarily in New Zealand and Australia for the SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Literature Subject Test over Skype
• Improved communication skills and ability to clearly explain concepts in a variety of ways

TOSHIN GLOBAL ENGLISH CAMP Tokyo, Japan

English Mentor July 2016 – August 2016

• Instructed Japanese high school students in English and the American university system
• Gained an international perspective and work experience in Japan, as well as improved Japanese language ability

Education

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, MA

B.A. in Statistics. June, 2018

Secondary in East Asian Studies

Citation in Japanese Language

Relevant Coursework:

COMPSCI 50: Introduction to Computer Science I

STAT 104: Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics

MATH 19B: Linear Algebra for Probability and Statistics

MATH 18: Multivariable Calculus

STAT 110: Introduction to Probability

STAT 111: Introduction to Theoretical Statistics

STAT 186: Statistical Methods for Causal Inference

COMPSCI 171: Visualization

STAT 121a: Introduction to Data Science

COMPSCI 175: Computer Graphics

STAT 131: Time Series & Prediction

STAT 121b: Advanced Topics in Data Science

Leadership and Activities

HARVARD RADCLIFFE GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS Cambridge, MA

Board of Directors Member December 2015 – June 2018

• Helped run a non-profit theatre organization;
• Board responsibilities included ensuring high-quality productions every semester, organizing fundraising events, and maintaining positive patron relations

HARVARD VOICE ACTORS’ GUILD Cambridge, MA

Vice President November 2015 – November 2016

Skills & Interests

Technical: R, Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript

Language: Japanese (business)

Interests: Japanese culture, data visualization, games, theatre, martial arts