Hired and managed through internal transfers nine individual contributors of varying experience levels, promoted and trained one to become a manager of a sub-team.Promoted to own the end-to-end product lifecycle of our Accountants and Tax Credit groups, reporting directly to leadership and responsible for all aspects of our data analytics and ML stacks.Conceived and implemented data road maps that overhauled our warehouse architecture, debugged bad data, and added instrumentation to our feature engagement tracking.Built training programs and documentation on coding best practices, how to interview more inclusively, and to set up a strong team culture.

Developed and maintained innovative algorithms to solve complex business problems (ex. sales team account allocation in an equitable manner, hate group detection within small business names, predicting accounting firm new clients referred to our platform).Delivered customer insights to cross-functional teams to drive decision-making and pivots within multiple product lines (ex. accountants and accounting firms, large company payrolls, tax credit small businesses).

First data hire at a company that grew from 12 (pre-Series A) to over 500 globally (Series D)Promoted in recognition of management skills, doubled the Data Science, Research & Statistics team sizeRepresented Tala’s brand and culture through presentations (PyLadies, WiSE, Women’s World Banking Forum)

Integrated experimentation, product analytics, and data architecture quality (ex. forms to guide treatment definitions from stakeholders, robust database tracking tables, automated conversion and t-test calculations)Quantitatively measured Tala’s progress towards its social mission by analyzing survey and behavioral data, collaborating with our User Research team on user interviews, and consulting external experts

Feature engineered for our first credit scoring algorithm, fully developed our Looker backend stack, and built a unit economics model for our initial funding roundsWon the Mondato Award for Most Innovative Mobile Product in a 2015 South African pitch competition

Inferred loan capacity, financial status, and willingness-to-repay within InVenture's unstructured dataDisseminated our data team findings in an accessible manner for our various business segmentsQuantified the impact of InVenture's IVR product on personal savings and expenses

Instructor for the "The Art & Science of Applied Analytics" course (part of the Master's in Applied Analytics program).

Identified surveys which revealed mining companies' preferences of countries based on their business environment and commercial valueSummarized the Azerbaijani extractive resources sector's economic impact, regulatory framework, and corporate climate in a reportCollaborated with teammates to ensure consistency across our country profiles

Calculated multi-year socioeconomic statistics using Census Population Survey dataGenerated a dynamic partisan voting map for a Hoover Institution publication on immigration reformCompiled police, firefighter, and teacher pension data for 13 of the 20 most populous cities in the USExamined the environmental, economic, and regulatory consequences of hydraulic fracturingInvestigated economic and demographic characteristics of participants in the SNAP program

Created slides detailing Santa Monica’s labor and business environmentImproved the City properties database to facilitate searching and future entriesConsolidated various lease documents into concise reference material

Led a research trip to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to gather data from over 30 industry experts on their latest activity in Latin America.Outlined 2011 Latin American oil and gas development, M&A activity, and licencing rounds in an Insight.Updated 80 Southern Cone oil and gas field analyses.Developed an analyst training program for the Upstream Research division.

Updated 50 analyses by creating forecasts on production, costs, and exploration.Wrote three Insights, which discussed the implications of the moratorium and the reversal of the WTI-Brent differential.Presented our post-Macondo outlook to two major E&P operators.Created a training manual for new hires on methodology and data resources.

Handled reporting and processing requirements for 8 projectsUpdated the Regional Economic Overview document for EDA headquartersExplored the creation of a historical database and grant performance evaluationReceived US Department of Commerce Certificate of Recognition

Presented an analysis of electricity generation and consumption in Latin America and AfricaComposed a persuasive memo on the need for energy investment in AfricaNetworked at the Clean Tech and Offshore Technology Conferences

Referenced Lexis Nexus and Keesing's databases for the post-conflict lustration policy of 12 countriesTranslated key terms into French and PortugueseCompiled organized findings and coded results into Excel