Garrett House
Data Science • Research • Neuroscience • Human Performance
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About
Research-oriented data scientist and interdisciplinary engineer with a B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and research experience spanning neuroscience, human performance, aerospace, and biological systems. Experienced in experimental design, quantitative analysis, scientific research, technical documentation, and engineering-based data acquisition.
Background includes research at Boston University and the University of Iowa, NASA aerospace research, and MIT UROP projects involving biological sensing and unmanned aerial vehicles. Combines neuroscience, engineering, exercise science, and athletic-performance experience to investigate complex biological and behavioral systems.
Experience
Personal Trainer / Fitness Trainer - LA Fitness - Royal Oak, MI
(2024-11)
- Design and deliver individualized training programs based on client goals, physical capabilities, movement characteristics, and performance data.
- Apply principles of exercise science, biomechanics, conditioning, and human performance to practical training problems.
- Monitor training outcomes and adapt programs based on observed performance and longitudinal progress.
- Translate technical concepts in exercise physiology and human performance into actionable recommendations.
- Work directly with individuals to assess movement, physical performance, and training response.
Fitness Coach - Body20 - Michigan
(2023-08 - 2024-12)
- Delivered technology-assisted fitness and body-composition services in a performance-oriented environment.
- Worked with physiological and body-composition measurements to evaluate client progress.
- Integrated quantitative measurements with exercise programming and performance goals.
- Communicated scientific and technical information to clients in an accessible manner.
Research Associate, Carter Laboratory - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA
(2022 - 2022)
- Conducted biomedical research in a neuropharmacology laboratory.
- Supported experimental investigations involving biological and physiological systems.
- Collected, organized, and analyzed experimental data in support of research objectives.
- Applied scientific methodology and quantitative reasoning to experimental results.
- Contributed to collaborative research and scientific documentation.
- Co-authored research published in Nature Communications.
Data Scientist, Chen Laboratory - Boston University - Boston, MA
- Supported biomedical research through quantitative analysis and experimental data processing.
- Worked with research datasets to investigate biological questions.
- Applied computational and analytical approaches to organize, interpret, and communicate experimental findings.
- Collaborated with researchers in a multidisciplinary laboratory environment.
- Contributed to the development and interpretation of research workflows.
Research Intern, Guidance, Navigation & Control - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - Huntsville, AL
- Conducted engineering research within NASA's Guidance, Navigation & Control division.
- Applied quantitative and systems-engineering methods to aerospace research problems.
- Worked with technical data and engineering models in a multidisciplinary research environment.
- Developed experience translating complex technical problems into structured analytical approaches.
Engineering Intern - FCA - Auburn Hills, MI
- Supported automotive engineering projects involving technical analysis and engineering systems.
- Applied CAD and engineering-design tools to technical problems.
- Collaborated with engineers on development and documentation activities.
Researcher / Undergraduate Researcher - MIT - Cambridge, MA
(2013 - 2019)
MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- Brain & Cognitive Sciences (BCS): Investigated problems involving neuroscience, cognition, and biological systems.
- Aeronautics & Astronautics (AE): Applied engineering methods to aerospace research and autonomous systems.
- Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences (EAPS): Conducted research involving environmental and biological systems.
- Engineering Systems Division (ESD): Applied systems-level reasoning to complex interdisciplinary problems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Brain and Cognitive Sciences - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019)
High School Diploma - Roeper School (2013) Birmingham, MI
