NICHOLAS KAMIMOTO
nkamimot@syr.edu | 415-860-2162 | San Francisco, CA | www.linkedin.com/in/nkamimoto
EDUCATION                                                                                                                                               
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NY                                                                                                                          May 2024  Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs                                              B.S. Sport Analytics, B.A. Economics, Minor Sport Management                                                                                              GPA 3.9/4.0 | Dean's List | Syracuse Success Scholar | Berlin Scholar | Falk Scholar
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                 
TECHNOLOGY AND DATA SERVICES INTERN                                                                                    May 2023 - August 2023 United Soccer League (USL) – Remote                                                                                                                                                   •  Collected, analyzed and created visuals on usage data for all club mobile apps.                                                                   •  Used data to determine effective ways clubs were reaching their fans.                                                                                   •  Created content ideas to help clubs target fan groups.
VIDEO AND ANALYTICS INTERN                                                                                                            May 2022 - August 2022 San Francisco Glen SC – San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                                         •  Worked with the USL 2 team to break down game film, scout opponents, and helped with game day operations.   •  Created analytic charts such as shot and goal charts. 
RESEARCH AND PROJECTS                                                                                                                  
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SPORTS ANALYTICS CHAMPIONSHIP                                                    Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 •  Placed second individually in the virtual first round and on the team that placed first in the in-person rounds.       •  Created a ticket sales model showing price changes based on days before an event.                                                         •  Created a sport venue sustainability model based on environmental data.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BERLIN SCHOLAR                                                                                            Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 •  Created Shiny App in R to dynamically display shot charts for NBA players and teams from the past 7 seasons.       •  Teaching assistant for a graduate R class and Python class.
SABR DIAMOND DOLLAR CASE COMPETITION                                                                                                        Spring 2023 •  Modeled impact of missed balls and strikes calls in MLB games then simulated the games with the correct calls.
SAL 213 AND SAL 313 – SPORT DATA ANALYSIS I AND II                                                              Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 •  Simulated MLB season, created NBA attendance model, determined the biggest factors in golf driving distance, and showed the effects of home versus away on soccer player performance, all using R.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT                                                                                  
FOOTBALL ANALYTICS CLUB AND BASKETBALL ANALYTICS CLUB                                           Fall 2020 – Spring 2023 •  First place winners of 2021 NBA Mock Case Competition and tied for first place in 2021 NFL Mock Case Competition, predicted the contracts of upcoming NBA and NFL free agents; modeled using R and Tableau.
•  Worked on projects such as creating an NBA scoring runs model.
FACILITIES SUPERVISOR, WEIGHT ROOM SUPERVISOR, AND ATTENDANT                          August 2022 -  May 2024 Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY                                                                                                                                                       •  Enforce facility policies and monitor activities throughout weight and fitness spaces.                                                     •  Organize all attendants making sure everyone and everything is where they need to be.
SKILLS                                                                                                                                                           
•  R, Python, SQL, Tableau, Excel
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