Shobitha Cherian
Independent Contractor at Data Driven Detroit- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Data Driven Detroit
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United States
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Contractor
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Sep 2023 - Present
Updating and adding functionality to data products at D3 Updating and adding functionality to data products at D3
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City of Chicago
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Mayoral Fellow
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
• 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 Show less
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
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United States
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Research
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400 - 500 Employee
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Research Associate
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2021
• 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 Show less
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
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United States
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Research
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400 - 500 Employee
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Intern
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Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
• 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 • 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
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Tax Analyst
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
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The Takshashila Institution
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India
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Intern
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May 2015 - Jun 2015
Wrote an op-ed for the newspaper Prajavani on the opportunity cost of free parking, as well as other blog posts on numerous topics Wrote an op-ed for the newspaper Prajavani on the opportunity cost of free parking, as well as other blog posts on numerous topics
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Education
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University of Chicago
Masters of Science (MSCAPP), Public Policy Analysis, Computer Science -
Christ College - Bangalore
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics Mathematics Statistics -
Bishop Cotton Girls School
ISC, Business/Commerce, General