I am an Analytics Engineer at Pluralsight. I left academy in late 2020, sadly leaving my dissertation only half finished. The project covered the political development of the US South during the 20th Century and the impact of these developments on present day politics. That said, it was one of the best decisions of my adult life. I’m so much happier working in the data world and have more time to spend with family and friends. I have extensive training and experience in data modeling (SQL, database design, etc), spatial analysis, and stats.
A (possibly outdated) version of my resume is available here.
Ph.D. in Political Science (no longer pursuing), 2020
University of Maryland
MA in Political Science, 2017
University of Maryland
BA in Political Science and History, 2011
Virginia Tech
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o Build and maintain data models using dbt and SQL to provide downstream users curated datasets to conduct their analyses
o Support sales and finance teams with ad hoc requests to fill short term gaps in our reporting infrastructure
o Perform regular code reviews and refactoring to ensure our data models are both accurate and performant
o Analyze large sets of data using R and Python to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, integrity, and stakeholder experience of Universal Service program participants
o Communicate findings and metrics via well-maintained Tableau and R-Shiny tools
o Develop curated datasets in our Tableau environment using custom SQL for various stakeholders around the company
o Taught courses on data science tailored to public policy students, using R and Python to explore topics such as data wrangling, version control, reproducible examples, machine learning, and text analysis
o Guided students in collecting real-world datasets, designing models, and conducting analyses to determine and articulate policy proposals
o Oversaw the development of machine learning models to evaluate and propose solutions for topics such as improving the efficiency of the New York City public transit system
o Collected and analyzed publication and citation data on major political science departments to evaluate the university’s academic performance relative to other institutions
o Built a multi-decade data warehouse and evaluated the university’s Ph.D. retention rate as well as the success rate of individual faculty members
o Collaborated with faculty on the collection and analysis of datasets to support research, data visualization, academic writing, and statistical modeling using R, STATA, and ArcGIS
o Managed the data collection process — including overseeing 3 undergraduate researchers — for a precinct-level primary election project, gathering data from 14 states, organizing them in a data warehouse for associated scholars to use in their research
o Designed course materials, planned lessons, provided constructive feedback to students, and led sections in a range of courses, such as American Government and Politics, Introduction to GIS for Social Science Research, and Advanced Statistical Methods for Social Science
o Developed a remote lab process to increase access and efficiency for students and faculty using ArcGIS
o Created dummy and real datasets to demonstrate complex models and mapping processes in R, STATA, and ArcGIS
Just some map tinkering I did a few months ago in R.
Repo to hold public facing data for the breakdown of r/EDH’s 7/10 decks.