Resume
Profile
As a data manager, I bring together my diverse background in communication, programming, and mathematics. My education and experience include technical writing, teaching, computational mathematics, data science, and library and information science. My goal is to bring my skills and experience together to contribute to research in Library and Information Science.
Skills
| Data Science | Application Development | Communication & Design |
|---|---|---|
| SQL, Python, R, SAS | PL/SQL Developer | Teaching, Writing, Editing |
| T-SQL, SSIS, SSAS, DQS | Java, PHP, JSP, JavaScript | Photoshop, Illustrator |
| VBA, Excel, Access | XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS | Publisher, Word |
Professional Experience
Data Manager
University of Pittsburgh, Epidemiology Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Data Manager, Oct 2021 to Present
Data Management Assistent, Jan 2019 to Oct 2021
- Develop and maintain applications and reports to facilitate data entry and to support study administrators and other data managers.
- Work closely with clinical personnel and statisticians to understand reporting requirements and to develop effective methods of providing datasets and reports as needed.
- Perform data munging tasks to clean and consolidate or split up data from complex, disparate datasets into datasets suitable for analysis.
Adjunct Professor
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 2016 to Jun 2018
- Developed the syllabus and taught eight sections of Business Statistics over five semesters and one section of Problem Solving in spring 2018.
- Designed lessons to engage students with real-world and hands-on activities that modeled the data analysis process to develop statistical thinking.
Teaching Assistantship, Master of Computational Mathematics
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 2013 to May 2015
- Tutored undergraduate students in Intro to Biostatistics and Biostatistics II courses.
- Developed the syllabus for and taught one section of Fundamentals of Statistics in spring 2015
Web Designer and Administrator
Self-employed, Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 2006 to Jan 2019
- Created websites for local children’s authors to promote their books and programs. Focused on accessibility, usability, and maintainability.
Education
Master of Data Science, expected 2027
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Library & Information Science, 2023
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Certificate: Applied Data Driven Methods
Master of Science in Computational Mathematics, 2015
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Master’s Thesis: “Losing Schools to the Economic Chasm: A Multiple Regression Analysis of Family Income and School Performance Profile Scores”
Certificate of University Teaching
Teacher Certification in Mathematics 7-12, 2012
Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science in Scientific and Technical Communication, 1994
Bowling Green State University, Bowling green, Ohio
Specialization: Mathematics and Computer Science
Professional Organizations
- Association of Computing Machinery
- American Library Association
- United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) 2015