Daniel Costa-Roberts

dcr288@nyu.edu 415.297.6447 636 Greenwich St. New York, NY 10014

Education
New York University Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism and Computer Science with honors
GPA to date: 3.675/4.00

New York, NY May. 2016 (expected)

Recent Work Experience

Periscope Reputation Analysis Co-founder New York, NY Sept. 2013 Present

Applying novel data gathering and analysis techniques for companies social media presences Developing software using Application Programming Interfaces to automate data gathering

Stanford University Research Assistant

Stanford, CA May. 2013 Sep. 2013

Worked for Professor Terry Karl to prepare for Dr. Karls expert witness role in United States of America v. Inocente Orlando Montano Edited and proofread legal documents Contributed novel research on massacre at La Cebadilla Creek, El Salvador, as well as other subjects Did research and Freedom of Information Act document requests using Declassied National Security Archives Read and translated Spanish language media documents

Zero Mass Foundation and State Bank of India Outreach Intern

Maharashtra, India Jan.Mar. 2012

Conducted research on ecacy of cell phone banking platforms intended for villages too small or remote to support bank branches Developed skills in cross-cultural communication Problem solved in developing demand for new technology

Koa Coee Company Coee Production Associate

Aided in the processing of raw coee through drying and roasting processes

Captain Cook, HI Aug. 2011 Nov. 2011

Interfaced with customers and suppliers regarding quality control and shipment logistics

Skills
Programming skills in Python, Java and HTML (in order of familiarity) Comfortable in Microsoft Oce Suite
Familiarity with basic statistics and SPSS Statistical Software Family background and advanced prociency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish Experience using Final Cut Pro video editing software Skills and experience in photography. Have taken several classes and practiced extensively

Activities
Took a gap year in 2011-2012; traveled through South America and South Asia. In addition to the Zero Mass/State
Bank of India internship, I conducted interviews with torture survivors from the civil war in El Salvador

Participate in Deans Honors Scholars Program at NYU Pursuing Undergraduate Research Grant for research on Data Mining and its implications for journalism through Deans
Undergraduate Research Fund at NYU

Pursuing a minor in Economics Avid cross-training athlete 1