Shobitha Cherian Email & Phone Number

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Developed parcel mapping website using Leaflet.js,Django and PostgreSQL. This tool enabled users to seamlessly navigate parcel polygons, search by address, and select individual parcels to access detailed profiles• Implemented user flow and authentication for the above website using Django authentication system• Built neighborhood vitality website in Django, utilizing Leaflet.js for geographical mapping and D3.js for presenting dynamic charts illustrating survey findings across various districts within Detroit.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Consulted with three different city departments on improving tracking and oversight of regulatory requirements of private waste companies operating in Chicago, created Django-based web portal to enhance visibility across departments• Examined impact of expanding Chicago's snow removal program using GIS data on streets, chloride content in waterways and budget estimates• Reported on the impact of various city initiatives and programs leveraging ArcGIS maps, built Tableau dashboard to showcase Chicago's covid recovery in comparison to other major US cities

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Helped implement three randomized controlled trials studying- network based hiring in firms, public health measures to encourage health preserving behaviour during covid-19, and providing targeted feedback to public school teachers to improve student outcomes• Developed code and data flow structures to assure randomization of treatment assignment across 3 different study locations spanning multiple states, executed high frequency checks and performed data validation against compliance protocols• Devised monitoring plans and instruments to capture key experimental outcomes, and coached and monitored teams of 40+ enumerators to administer these instruments to study subjects, including public school teachers and students

Coimbatore Area, India

• Managed daily field operations, including running of codes for scheduling appointments to meet with respondents, tracking daily cash expenditures, and maintaining study documentation• Composed programs and reports to quantify study participation and dropouts at each of the three project phases, in order to study the impact of withdrawals on the precision of outcome estimates

Bengaluru Area, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Wrote an op-ed for the newspaper Prajavani on the opportunity cost of free parking, as well as other blog posts on numerous topics

Masters Of Science (Mscapp), Public Policy Analysis, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Economics Mathematics Statistics

Activities and Societies: Debate Society, Enactus Bachelor of Science, majoring in Economics, Mathematics and Statistics

Isc, Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Debate, Dramatics, Dance, Athletics, Student Council