• Serve as internal consultant for advanced analytics projects including lane risk prediction, "hyper" demand prediction, and warehouse stockout prediction.• Convert recurring analyses to more efficient processes using SQL and Python.

• Performed Greenfield analyses, channel selection, route optimization, and sourcing optimization for potential customers and internal clients.• Streamlined and automated pieces of commonly-produced reports within the department.• Served as the primary contact for a 2017 big data proof of concept project using Cloudera Data Science Workbench. Worked daily with an external consultant to pull in external data feeds, load internal data, tweak machine learning models, and publish the… Show more • Performed Greenfield analyses, channel selection, route optimization, and sourcing optimization for potential customers and internal clients.• Streamlined and automated pieces of commonly-produced reports within the department.• Served as the primary contact for a 2017 big data proof of concept project using Cloudera Data Science Workbench. Worked daily with an external consultant to pull in external data feeds, load internal data, tweak machine learning models, and publish the results of those models using Spotfire. Presented results of the project to senior management, which led to a continued financial commitment to big data projects in 2018. Show less

Operations Support• Observed and performed manual backhaul reporting process for 100+ shipping lanes with the intent of understanding the inefficiency of the current process and automating the manual pieces for 2018.Process Improvement• Developed and published reports in Spotfire and Cognos, including new requests and conversions of existing reports from excel to Cognos.

Analytics• Designed a network analysis spanning 5,000+ consults between attending physicians and cardiologists to investigate referral patterns. Analysis revealed abnormal results in the consulting relationships. Presented findings to health systems C-level executives, which formed the basis for new clinical protocols.• Evaluated a new treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis called transcatheter aortic valve replacement by defining the aortic stenosis population, analyzing… Show more Analytics• Designed a network analysis spanning 5,000+ consults between attending physicians and cardiologists to investigate referral patterns. Analysis revealed abnormal results in the consulting relationships. Presented findings to health systems C-level executives, which formed the basis for new clinical protocols.• Evaluated a new treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis called transcatheter aortic valve replacement by defining the aortic stenosis population, analyzing outcomes for patients receiving the novel treatment and those receiving the established surgical aortic valve replacement, and marking trends in the volume growth and patient flow between the two alternatives.Problem Solving• Modeled and simulated the patient flow through the OR, PACU, and floor of UPMC Mercy hospital to evaluate the effect of adding an orthopedic surgeon to the surgery schedule and made recommendations for accommodating the new surgeon.• Wrote SQL to gather clinical information from the medical record and compile a comprehensive view of the diabetes patient population to determine whether some of the less complex patients could be moved from the specialist offices back to the primary care physician offices to minimize cost and increase specialist availability.Organization• Responsible for the FY16 budget for four departments, which included working with each of the department managers to understand their expenses, investigating a large historical salary variance due to multiple position transfers and correcting the salary budget for FY16, and streamlining the classification of large payments for registries and software licenses. Show less

Financial Management Rotation Program, Intermediate Financial AnalystTwo-year top talent rotational training and development program for finance individuals with leadership potential. Rotated through the Physician Services Division Revenue, Center for Quality, Improvement, and Innovation, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Finance, and Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis.