Experience
Working with community-oriented and socially conscious organizations to promote social awareness through meaningful data interpretation and visualization
Institutional Research Highlights
- TODO: Let’s share some projects and templates!
Data Management and Statistical Highlights
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Creation and implementation of voter outreach GIS database for California’s 20,000 precincts. Adopted in part by major 2016 Presidential candidate campaign
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Primary role in data management/conversion project of approximately 500,000 entries
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Earned commendations and national recognition from top management within firm
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Custom built an intuitive, dynamic vehicle maintenance workbook for 12 vehicle fleet with accompanying Fleet Procedures Manual
Community Service and Leadership Highlights
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Extensive and diverse 15+ years community service track record with emphasis on youth and voter advocacy within Placer County
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Served as interim administrative supervisor and team lead through peak tax season during merger with nation’s 8th largest financial firm
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Developed plan of action, provided direct communication with office and regional management on immediate hiring needs
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Direct involvement in hiring and training to build a highly adept administrative team
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Team commendation from Managing Principal for multiple seamless work seasons, citing promotion of open, positive intraoffice communication and unparalleled efficiency
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE #
Senior Research Analyst (Jul 2021 - ) #
Research Analyst (Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 ) #
R-based Institutional Research
Code Coach (Instructor) (Dec 2019 - Jan 2022) #
Develop personalized, project-based curriculum for individuals and small groups of students aged 7-16
Primary Languages: Python, C++, C#
Adapted coursework to be taught remotely in private and/or small group sessions
Senior Administrator (Jan 2015 – Sept 2018) #
Accounts Payable Clerk II (Sep 2012 – Jan 2014) #
Census Follow-Up Enumerator/Interviewer (April – July 2010) #
VOLUNTEER WORK #
Voter Advocate 2015 - 2016, 2019 #
Northern California GIS mapping support for Presidential primary candidate
District 4 (Sacramento through Central Sierras) and District 13 (Oakland) support [CA CD4 & CD16; 2016]
Organization of teams for door-to-door community interaction to promote voter registration and candidate awareness
Emphasis on voter rights information, particularly no party preference voting rights during CA semi-open primaries
Washoe County, NV Caucus observer and voting advocate
Community Advocate, Loomis, CA 2014 - 2018 #
Direct outreach to approximately 500 community members through local organization and public comments during Town Hall meetings
Emphasis: Oil train disaster preparedness and housing development impacts on existing infrastructure
Loomis General Plan annotation and distribution, working to promote awareness of local issues and current events to promote Town Council attendance and interaction with community leaders
Youth Advocate, Garden Valley, CA Dec 2007 - 2009 #
Head of interview and surveying committee, film editing and organization
Attended meetings with members and partners of the non-profit film organization Tower of Youth
EDUCATION #
University of California, Davis, CA #
B.S. Statistics - Data Science Track
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Computer Science Minor, Out in STEM Club Member
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA #
A.S. Business Administration | A.S Accounting | A.S. Natural Sciences
Geographic Information Systems Certificate
PROGRAMMING & SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE #
Programming Comprehension #
R with RMarkdown (2018-)
SQL, including SQL Server and PostgreSQL (2015-)
OOP programming comprehension (2014-)
- Python (2016-)
- C++, Java, Javascript (1 year)
HTML & CSS3 (2015-)
- Hugo for Blogdown (2022 -)
- Jekyll in Ruby for Web Development (2019-2022)
Specialized Software and Skills #
Type Speed: 55 AWP and 10 key by touch
Formatting: Markdown, HTML/CSS3
RStudio (Posit) for Analysis
ArcGIS Desktop 10.1+ and Online: Mapping, spatial analytics, and data visualization resource
Jupyter Notebooks (Anaconda Suite)
Microsoft Office Suite: 10+ years professional experience working with Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access
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Access: Proficient; join & relationship competency, table building, queries, data integrity
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Excel: High proficiency; building and customizing workbooks, vlookup & filter tables
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Word: High proficiency; business report writing, template customization, automation