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Sandy, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Worked in a small team to provide survey data analytics for the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council and support public policies initiatives focused on statewide healthcare workforce issues.Redesigned the team’s MySQL 5.7 database schema, which improved data quality, governance, and query performance when accessing survey samples and associated metadata.Leveraged programming languages like R and Python to visualize and analyze complex healthcare data sets, particularly healthcare workforce surveys.Created a custom R package using git version control to facilitate survey data analysis including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) pipelines.Identified and recommended improvements to data collection and analysis based on current developments in statistical methods (e.g., inference using non-probability sampling designs).Assists and mentors colleagues with programming, analytical projects, and statistical acumen.

Sandy, Ut

Collaborated with a small team to manage the city’s $112 million annual operating budget in addition to providing data analytics solutions to city departments.Developed dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, including budget analysis tools to monitor fiscal trends and dashboards to quantify performance metrics like municipal water consumption and EMS response times.Created complex SQL queries in multiple relational database environments accessing millions of records via windowing functions, sub-queries, stored procedures, and parameterized queries.Built dynamic financial models using Microsoft Excel to analyze and evaluate city programs, including the city’s bulk waste program and a restructuring of the city’s amphitheater operating model.

Logan, Ut

Collected and analyzed regional and local economic data to assist with economic development projects and programs, including property taxes and sensitive business dataAssisted with applications for federal grants and the administration of a local housing grants including down payment and closing cost assistance for potential homeowners in neighborhoods throughout the city, along with match funding grants for existing homeowners to improve their property values through home renovations and repairsWorked with the economic development director to manage other programs related to business development, retention and expansion with the goal of improving economic conditions in the city (such as improving wages, quality of employment, and building a stable tax base)

Logan, Utah

Collected data and reviewed existing academic literature related to environmental policy, particularly federalwildfire and forest management from an economic perspectiveAttended seminars and workshops related to economic and social science research aimed at identifying causalrelationships in observational studies (covered topics like discontinuity design, instrumental variables, anddifference-in-differences)

Salt Lake City, Ut

Tracked 30+ bills and appropriation requests throughout the legislative process and coordinated with various legislators to facilitate the passage of over 20 of those bills Analyzed legislation and policy issues to prepare brief reports for legislators on issues such as transportation, technology, taxation, and healthcare (usually to assist legislators sponsoring bills in floor debates or committee hearings).Acted as a liaison between legislators, government offices, constituents, and other stakeholders by handling correspondence, coordinating meetings, and maintaining public outreach (such as social media)

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics, 3.83

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State UniversityRelevant coursework: applied econometrics, public.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Political Science, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Merrill Scholars Program, Pi Sigma AlphaRelevant coursework: public policy analysis, state and local government.

No Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies, 3.9 Gpa