Experience

Noodle

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director, Data Analytics

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Data Scientist

  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2022



TargetX

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Engineering Lead

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2021



KIPP Foundation

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Data Systems Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2019

  Systems Engineer and Product Manager focused on developing ETL, analysis and reporting for new data streams and leading product development of data infrastructure. • Developed a classification algorithm (random forest) to merge new and historical student data across multiple vendor data sets and internal databases, creating a rich longitudinal dataset used to predict individual student outcomes and recommend interventions. • Led Product Management on data infrastructure build that captured student enrollment, behavioral and assessment data across a national network of over 250 schools by partnering with a diverse team of engineers, business stakeholders and end-users, resulting in a data system capable of supporting analysis, reporting, and a culture of data informed decision making. • Partnered with organizational stakeholders to understand ongoing and emergent needs for data collection in support of leveraging leading indicators to improve student outcomes, including eliciting business value for onboarding new data streams, translating high-level business needs into detailed technical requirements and defining metrics to measure the impact of our data and reporting products. Built and maintained a code base, documentation and methodologies to pilot the profiling, loading, and verifying of new data stream pipelines and reporting tools until requirements could be finalized for formal implementation. • Develop testing suites and rigorously test newly implemented processes. • Supervised and mentored five quality assurance analysts in developing test case suites and executing testing of implemented solutions to ensure they met business requirements and technical specifications. Show less



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ph.D. Researcher

  • 2007 - 2013

  With Prof. Patricia Janak, Department of Physiology, UC San FranciscoDesigned and executed experiments studying the neuroscience of behavioral change.• Independently designed and executed multiple technical research projects.• Developed software (MATLAB, SPSS) to automate statistical analysis of behavioral data and generate figures and summary statistics.• Analyzed data using a variety of statistical techniques (ANOVA, general linear models, permutation tests).• Designed measures to visualize and communicate results to a range of expert and lay audiences.• Published three peer-reviewed papers and presented research findings at conferences to both technical and lay audiences.• Trained and supervised lab technicians in experimental procedures and data collection. Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • 2008 - 2010

  Fall 2008 - Spring 2010: Developed lessons to engage first year UCSF medical students in active learning during the neurology section of their gross anatomy lab. Assisted students in gross brain anatomy and dissection of human brain.Spring 2009: Teaching assistant for the physiology course for first-year dental students at UCSF.

• Research Assistant II

  • 2005 - 2007

  With Prof. Patricia Janak, Department of Physiology, UC San FranciscoInvestigated a role for the nucleus accumbens in reward valuation and motivation.• Collected and maintained detailed observations and data sets for behavioral experiments.• Managed multiple experiments and collaborated with three different project leads.• Presented research at two scientific conferences.



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2005

  With Prof. Andrea Chiba, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego Examined the role of BDNF in preventing age-related decline in memory and hippocampal plasticity. • Conducted multiple research projects while managing day-to-day lab maintenance. • Designed and constructed multichannel electrode arrays for neurophysiological recordings. • Trained and supervised undergraduate student volunteers. With Prof. Andrea Chiba, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego Examined the role of BDNF in preventing age-related decline in memory and hippocampal plasticity. • Conducted multiple research projects while managing day-to-day lab maintenance. • Designed and constructed multichannel electrode arrays for neurophysiological recordings. • Trained and supervised undergraduate student volunteers.