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Amy Heineike

British, 27, Director of Science at YouNoodle

Headline: Startup Member
Skills: Business, Software Engineering
Location: Annapolis, MD, USA
Groups: Girls In Tech (GIT)
Visas: USA, UK
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Sharing my projects
Schools: George Mason University, University of Cambridge

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British, 27, Director of Science at YouNoodle

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: YouNoodle
Position: Director of Science
Time period: August 2009 - Present

Employer: YouNoodle
Position: Mathematical Consultant
Time period: November 2008 - July 2009

Employer: Volterra Consulting
Position: Associate Senior Consultant
Time period: July 2008 - July 2009
Description: Freelance consultant working from a distance in a primarily research role. Developing economic models with Director Paul Ormerod (see publications for examples).

Employer: Volterra Consulting
Position: Senior Consultant
Time period: June 2005 - June 2008
Description: Particular interests: developing methods for analysing the structure of social networks for policy and business clients; improving the modelling of cities and especially the interaction of transport, the economy and land uses.

Wide range of responsibilities at Volterra, from writing proposals, designing and undertaking analysis, writing reports and presenting to clients to developing a suite of agent based and network models for our director Paul Ormerod. Also manage relationships with clients and partners, train other team members and oversee recruitment rounds.

EDUCATION

University: University of Cambridge
Time period: 2001 - 2004
Degree: Mathematics, BA

University: George Mason University
Time period: 2009 - Present
Degree: Computational Social Science, PhD

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: A Horton, Predicting Network Success, Brand Strategy Magazine, http://www.volterra.co.uk/publications/07/Brand%20Strategy(Social%20Networks%20Article-Amy).PDF
Papers: P Ormerod and A Heineike, Global Recessions as a cascade phenomenon with interacting agents, Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, June 2009, http://www.springerlink.com/content/32ul676020331134/
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