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New York, Ny, Us

- Developed and deployed a front-end application to facilitate and manage the migration of user created tables and views in IBM DB2 z/OS (mainframe) to IBM DB2 LUW.- Converted existing IBM DB2 z/OS QMF (Query Management Facility) processes to Python and deployed using Github Actions saving the institution the cost of subscribing to QMF.- Developed and facilitated the backend data warehouse integration for a front-end patient care estimator tool to be in compliance with the No Surprises Act.

New York, Ny, Us

- Developed reusable feature engineering, data cleaning, and data extraction code base to be generalized across different AI/ML projects.- Currently working on development of a model predicting the likelihood of airway obstruction for late stage cancer patients allowing radiation oncologists to preemptively intervene and prevent adverse airway events.- Currently supervising three summer interns on a project predicting survival for sarcoma patients after surgery.

New York, Ny, Us

- Developed an optical character recognition pipeline for the MSK MIND OV group for data extraction from external genomics reports saving the team many hours of manual data extraction.- Created a natural language processing model to quickly identify patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases from brain MRI reports for participation in clinical trials.- Developed and deployed a web-based VTE Clinical Decision Tool in collaboration with clinical leadership in the department of hematology for the providers in the MSK Symptom Care Clinic to more safely and effectively treat patients with VTE.- Developed and implemented a typo detection algorithm to notify nursing informatics of mistakes when entering data for COVID-19 vaccinations in the EMR- Automated COVID-19 testing reporting to NY State and the CDC

New York, Ny, Us

• Conceptualized and created a dashboard analyzing all procedure and medication order errors across NYU Health System and successfully optimized the Oracle query on EPIC Clarity by ten-fold.• Provided statistical analysis for several articles that had been accepted to be published in leading national medical journals.• Helped reconvene the Data Analysis Interest group at NYU Langone Health to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation in data management and professional development. • Developed and automated the daily update of over 20 Tableau dashboards to assist in increasing decision-making efficiency.

New York, Ny, Us

• Coordinated the expansion of the Emergency Department’s Observation Unit from 15 to 35 beds• Coordinated projects to ensure provider compliance in quality and safety based initiatives• Coordinated the annual orientation and onboarding of approximately 25 incoming faculty• Unified and automated three healthcare provider schedules using Python to create a dashboard on Tableau server• Automated mass survey distribution and response extraction from Qualtrics using Python and Tableau• Extracted, cleaned, and analyzed data to create data visualizations for care teams in the ED

- Designed and established fitness programs and exercise routines based on client goals- Oversaw exercise program implementation and progress for over 50 clients- 90% success rate for reaching client goals

Master'S Degree, Data Science

Master'S Degree, Exercise Physiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology