Assistant Director For Data Analytics
Lead Developer for the Rules-Based Risk Engine (RBRE), a data analysis and collaboration application that identifies risky transactions using database queries expressing a range of business rules, calculates the weight of each transaction's risk, assigns a share of that risk weight to entities associated with the transaction, and aggregates the results to identify the entities with the most risk. The RBRE was the 2016 winner of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers' (NASCIO) State IT Recognition Award for Improving State Operations.Lead Analyst and IT Consultant for a National State Auditor’s Association (NSAA) Excellence in Accountability Award-winning audit of MassHealth's management of its Medicaid Managed Care Organization system. This audit utilized the RBRE for a whole population-analysis of eligibility and claim data to identify over $510 million in improper payments and potential savings.Participated in the Attorney General's Interagency Task Force on Illegal PrescribingProvided analytics support for additional audits:Office of Medicaid (MassHealth)—Review of Paid Claims within MassHealth’s Adult Foster Care and Group Adult Foster Care ProgramsOffice of Medicaid (MassHealth)—Review of Personal Care Attendant Services Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination