Chris Curran
Research | Analytics | Data Science | R, SQL, Python | I Excel at Expanding Objective Decision Making and Improving Results
- Role
- Biomechanist - Sports Science at Minnesota Twins
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Curran
I am passionate about driving innovation and decision-making through leveraging research…
Experience
Biomechanist - Sports Science
Jan 2022 — Present
Sports Science & Sports Medicine Integration | 2024- Led collaboration across a cross-functional team of medical professionals, data specialists, and sports scientists to optimize performance reduce injury risk- Direct interdisciplinary communication increased output pace and stakeholder satisfaction, resulting in completion and dissemination of five distinct sports-medicine focused research projects in 2024 including development of unique injury prediction models, delivering all projects on time.Primary Sports Science Researcher | 2023- Designed and executed research projects focused on optimizing on-field performance, including the processing, feature engineering, and report creation for raw force plate data in R- Expanded player biomechanical and medical data collection by 300%, implementing new technologies like wearable motion capture, force plates, and range of motion testing equipment- Boosted organizational use of sports science insights by launching a monthly update in 2023 for on-field and front-office staff, which transitioned to a Slack channel in 2024 for instant access to all sports science research findings.Minor League Biomechanist | 2022- Expanded sports science data organization-wide, improving player acquisition, development, and projection, contributing to the rise of the Twins’ prospect ranking from 19th to 2nd (20••••24)- Increased data processed 10x 2022 to 2023 season through pipeline development including the creation of a 3D inverse dynamics model in R and organization through Microsoft Azure to handle new player tracking data provider and data-sharing network- Communicated individual player data and research-based recommendations to both upper management and end-user stakeholders through the creation of data visualization tools initially in R, and then adopted by our Development team into proprietary data interface, allowing for data-driven coaching decisions.
Education
East Carolina University
Master’s Degree, Exercise and Sport Science, Concentration in Biomechaincs
2015 — 2017
East Carolina University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Grove City College
Bachelor's Degree, Exercise Science
2011 — 2015
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