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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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—.
• 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

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.
• 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 for.

Semester Abroad, Fall 2014

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