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Rocking it with xD - an emerging technologies group that’s advancing the delivery of data-driven services through new and transformative technologies.Designing and guiding pilots that explore Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and their potential to improve data confidentiality guarantees, while enabling new forms of data science, analytics, and collaboration.Analyzing the complex policy and legal issues surrounding the use of PETs and advancing stratgies to assess, vet, and eventually deploy them in a transformative and responsible way.

Managed team responsible for the Census Bureau's Data Stewardship program and Business Area Lead for the Data Management System.Provided executive breiefings and spearheaded complex efforts to develop policy around topics such as web scraping, research transparency, HIPAA, and the Common Rule.Served as agency point of contact and led roll-out of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program.

Coordinated executive committee responsible for enterprise-level policymaking on matters related to respondent privacy, security, data confidentiality, data management, record linkage, and administrative data.Led data stewardship and IT security awareness training program including creating and vetting content, development of computer-based training modules, and compliance monitoring.Created and disseminated internal agency policy and provided expert-level policy analysis to support program areas. Led policy development working groups, and the creation of an agency policy repository.

Supervised mutli-state remote field data collection operation including staffing, cost estimation and control, performance management, and office support.Planned conferences and workshops, and delivered staff training.Analyzed survey paradata for quality issues and employee performance, delineated staff assignments, and liased with HQ survey teams.

Supervised receiving operations and stocking/merhcandising efforts.

Audited inbound shipments to distribution center. Supervised teams unloading merchandise. Tagged product for appropriate disposition through warehouse. Investigated and resolved discrepancies.