6 years of proven effectiveness in leading teams and public health initiatives in epidemiology, statistical data review and literature analysis. Significant background in technical writing, disease surveillance and clinical research. Forward-thinking and diligent with hardworking and adaptable mentality.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Epidemiologist
Insight Global - Colorado State Health Department
10.2022 - 05.2024
Provided valuable insights into the patterns of Covid, RSV, and Flu within Long Term Care homes and residential facilities by creating comprehensive metric reports for various departments.
Performed Data management for 15-30 residential facility outbreaks weekly utilizing R, ensuring closure of outbreaks within 14 days of last positive recorded in Redcap.
Delivered efficient data support and oversaw management of government surveillance system Cedrs
Evaluated and incorporated Covid positive data into Government surveillance systems to monitor outbreak within residential facilities.
Utilized R/SQL programming languages to analyze Covid data by developing custom code. Generated detailed reports and presentations highlighting case rates, death rates,test positivity, and health equity measures specifically for Colorado.
Enhanced the visual representation of Covid and Vaccine data through Tableau and Google Studio for external partners.
Engaged in cross functional meetings with relevant stakeholders (Operations, Engineering, Nursing) to deliver insightful Epi feedback based on facility support notes.
Cultivated relationships with residential facilities across Colorado, successfully implementing health strategies to mitigate outbreaks.
Epidemiologist
CDC Foundation
09.2021 - 10.2022
Conferred with health department, industry personnel and physicians to plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs that improve public health.
Utilized SAS programming skills to develop code for cleaning, sorting, and analyzing vaccine data in the Wyoming immunization unit.
Created visually appealing data visualizations using tableau/google studio on immunization website.
Supported departmental goals by reviewing and processing Health Stat dashboards for senior staff.
Ensured timely tracking and analysis of vaccine statistics by generating daily/weekly reports for Wyoming.
Epidemiologist
Public Health Institute
12.2020 - 08.2021
Cedrsows.
Developed and managed SAS code for Covid-19 Tracking, providing demographic data for Fresno and Sonoma Counties to internal senior program staff.
Utilized advanced analytical techniques to evaluate and interpret Calconnect surveillance data, benefiting both internal and external staff.
Created daily and weekly reports of Kaiser Permanente metrics using Excel, SAS, SQL, and Tableau. These reports provided valuable insights into program performance during the Covid-19 pandemic for California.
Created efficient processes and procedures to facilitate Covid-19 data reporting for a team comprising 4 Epidemiologists and 3 Data Analysts.
Served as a key contributor to epidemiological research, offering statistical support utilizing SAS software. Led the creation of a robust data dictionary for MARI while collaborating with System Engineers and Developers on de-duplicating Covid cases and capturing vital data points derived from senior staff meeting notes.
Collaborated in senior level discussions focused on validating analytical data, leading to enhanced health outcomes and increased Kaiser member satisfaction.
Presented concise updates on Covid 19 data to program senior staff members and KP contact tracers in an effective manner.
• Built Tableau/Power BI dashboards/mapping for STD & Harm Reduction; debugged any data quality issues within dashboards. Imported data into dashboards from weekly generated reports.
Generated interactive Tableau maps for the visualization of STD demographic information and harm reduction tracking data in Oregon.
Epidemiologist
Fulton County Board of Health
09.2018 - 12.2020
Generated weekly/monthly reports by analyzing TB, STD, and HIV data through the use of Excel and Sendss government surveillance system.
Led the design, implementation, and management of epidemiologic studies, surveys, and investigations to support TB, HIV, and STD programs by leveraging Excel and Sendss tools.
Ensured compliance with disease control guidelines by enforcing state and federal laws/regulations during interviews with cases, contacts, community members in relation to personal behaviors contributing to disease transmission.
Counseled and advocated for clients in navigating medical and social service systems, ensuring they had access to necessary resources and resolving any conflicts that arose.
Achieved successful case investigations through the thorough documentation of patient histories, identification of possible infection sources, and meticulous production of contact reports and tracing records in Sendss.
K12 Funding Project Specialist at STATE OF KANSAS: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT - INSIGHT GLOBALK12 Funding Project Specialist at STATE OF KANSAS: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT - INSIGHT GLOBAL
Business Operations Specialist at State of Colorado Department of Health Care PolicyBusiness Operations Specialist at State of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy