Sam Rounds Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca

I develop analytical strategies and tools to drive programmatic improvement for KP's primary care departments in Northern California with emphasis on the intersection of healthcare services and social services.• I co-lead the measurement strategy, dashboard development, and clinical process improvement efforts for the Child Abuse Services & Prevention program (part of our regional SDOH strategy).• I serve in our Design Thinking working group, where I apply human-centered approaches (to stakeholder engagement and problem-solving) in my own projects and disseminate that philosophy to my peers via ongoing internal consultation and collaboration.• I enable primary care leaders to improve patient access by providing in-depth reporting on regional supply of appointments and physician workload.• I manage and report several HEDIS measures that demonstrate KP's quality of care, maintain our reputation, and drive growth in our health plan membership.

Oakland, Ca

Oakland, Ca

San Francisco, Ca

• Managed development and delivery of customer reporting assets to demonstrate population health improvement and instill confidence in our employer and health plan customers• Led working group to develop key performance metrics for behavioral health program: conducted database exploration, established/aligned metric definitions with clinical and product stakeholders, wrote new SQL transforms in the data warehouse, and built a self-service dashboard to support product monitoring and guide strategic program improvements• Mastered technical competencies in SQL programming, data exploration/report design in Tableau, and ETL/data warehouse fundamentals• Enabled internal and external stakeholders by answering data requests: gathered complex business requirements, aligned on deliverable requirements, conducted analyses, and communicated results• Defined and documented new operational processes for the analytics team

San Francisco, Ca

Conducted problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder engagement for clients focused in healthcare, operations, and analytics.— Philanthropic foundation of California healthcare provider:• Led the initial community outreach activities for a nascent breast health program by working closely with the client to prioritize, contact, inform, and engage ~40 regional clinics and assistance organizations to extend the program's reach to under-served women in need of access to preventative care• Supported development of Care Transitions program (aimed at navigating patients through the continuum of care to improve outcomes and resource utilization), organizational readiness assessment, and funding roadmap• Spearheaded research to benchmark client’s current state of Care Transitions against best-in-class healthcare providers and presented findings to the CEO— International manufacturer/distributor of household products:• Directed client’s cost reduction strategies by developing supply chain dashboards to illuminate the total cost of fulfillment, segmented by warehousing, freight, deductions, and marketing spend across ~150 customers and 5 distribution centers• Conducted stakeholder interviews, investigated the data sources and structure, developed the business intelligence model, trained clients in workshops, and ultimately transitioned the model onto the client’s local systems— Integrated healthcare payer/provider in Arizona:• Evaluated the scope and budget of a major strategic transformation to the client's digital consumer experience• Distilled competitive research on best-in-class healthcare consumer experiences into the technical and organizational requirements necessary to enable the new consumer engagement platform

San Francisco, Ca

Additional project highlights below:— Peer instructor:• Trained 4 cohorts of Alvarez & Marsal’s introductory skills course, "Data Analysis and Business Modeling 1" with Microsoft Excel, combining lectures and case study• Provided empathetic feedback, technical guidance, and project grades to my peers— International in-flight media provider:• Prepared client to implement a new contract life-cycle management system by developing business and technical requirements, interviewing stakeholders, and facilitating workshops to design more efficient workflows— Joint program between international foundation and elite university:• Researched and documented the landscape of capacity-building organizations providing resources/training to colleges and universities in support of student success initiatives— Public utility in Pacific Northwest:• Investigated client’s accounting processes (budgeting, reporting, accounts payable) by conducting interviews to document a current state snapshot of pain points and opportunities• Developed future state recommendations with roadmap for implementation of organizational, process, and systems improvements that would enable the agency to better track, report, and respond to changing project-based and operational costs— Commercial due diligence of national specialized healthcare provider:• Conducted market-sizing and competitor interviews to validate industry trends

San Francisco, Ca

• Full-time substitute for 9th-grade algebra class in a charter high school of ~400 students• Taught 4 periods (~100 students) and developed skill-differentiated curriculum in collaboration with the instructor team to engage students, introduce new skills and strategies, and encourage a resilient growth mindset• Managed communications and relationships with students of diverse capabilities and backgrounds

Berkeley, Ca

• Learned pastry methods, prepared recipes (e.g. croissants, cookies, muffins, pizzas), and cleaned the kitchen to support the team of bakers at this Berkeley community outpost

San Francisco, Ca

• Delivered packages with a dedicated team of bike messengers, rain or shine, throughout the commercial and residential districts of San Francisco• Coordinated efficient allocation of messengers based on need, proximity, and ability across geographic zones using smartphone self-dispatch system and radios• Conducted fast, responsive, and courteous interactions with vendors and recipients while managing unpredictable circumstances

Berkeley, Ca

• Taught myself software development fundamentals in Java and Python to support development of smartphone application addressing “range anxiety” in prospective electric vehicle buyers

San Francisco, Ca

• Co-led conceptual engineering design of accessibility improvements at SF General Hospital• Coordinated with city engineers and architects on new municipal construction projects• Inspected vehicle and pedestrian bridges to ensure structural integrity and code compliance

Berkeley, Ca

• Served two non-consecutive elected terms: Fall 2012, Summer 2014• Governed as a board member of the largest student-run cooperative housing organization in the United States, managing 20 properties with a $10M annual operating budget and representing the interests of almost 1300 student residents• Evaluated and voted on wide-ranging organizational concerns, including operations improvement, property development, policy development, hiring, and contract negotiations• Operations Committee: partnered to propose and pass streamlined procurement process that improved vendor management and eliminated legacy inefficiencies

Berkeley, Ca

• Performed role in three non-consecutive periods: Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014• Supported client-facing operations to meet overwhelming local demand for cooperative housing• Assumed wide-ranging roles as needed within a tight-knit operations team administering thousands of applications and contracts for students at UC Berkeley and nearby schools• Duties included filing and updating housing records, receiving/processing payments and applications, and responding to inquiries about the cooperative's policies and operations via phone, email, and in-person

Berkeley, Ca

• Supervised unit-level manager team in the Andres Castro Arms Cooperative, a cooperative living house of over 50 residents• Facilitated weekly house meetings, community workshops, elections, and constructive feedback channels between members and managers

Uc Berkeley

• Developed a Monte Carlo simulation from scratch in Matlab to model the battery state behavior of a fleet of electric vehicles, informed by national transportation survey data (NHTS)• Evaluated the feasibility of optimizing regional electricity demand by utilizing “smart grids”• Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Scott Moura (ecal.berkeley.edu)

San Francisco, Ca

• Developed project controls for the Lumina, a four-building luxury condominium complex in San Francisco governed by a $350M guaranteed maximum price contract• Built tracking tool in Microsoft Excel in collaboration with project managers to track submittals, quality assurance items, inspections, cash flows, and billing events • Gained extensive experience reading construction plans and specifications

Uc Berkeley

• Advised current and prospective students in person, by phone, and by email on how to navigate policies, scheduling, petitioning procedures, and student life within the College of Engineering• Assisted Student Affairs Officers with scheduling, filing, and updating policies and procedures

Master Of Public Affairs - Mpa

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil & Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Berkeley Engineers And Mentors (STEM educator), LeaderShape, Men’s Club Ultimate Frisbee Team, Challah.

Semester Abroad, Fall 2014

Activities and Societies: Edinburgh Student Housing Cooperative, Jewish Students Society, Mixed Club Ultimate Frisbee Team