Andrew Mentel
Wauwatosa,WI
Summary
Self-motivated data scientist offering several years of leadership experience across various industries. Methodical with significant experience in data mining and statistical analysis. Excellent problem-solver with history automating processes and driving operational enhancements.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Provider Intelligence Data Scientist
DentaQuest
Milwaukee, WI
12.2020 - Current
- Provide analysis and recommendations for the construction of dental networks.
- Geocoding and statistical analysis on existing dental networks for adequate coverage.
- Designed Power BI dashboard, allowing users to drill through dental networks by performance, to determine high-cost regions and providers to target for outreach.
- Created a tool for senior management to compare the cost impact per provider, with the ability to adjust the network and view projected savings.
Supervisor of Analytics
DentaQuest
Milwaukee, WI
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Managed a small team of analysts on DentaQuest's Business Analytics team.
- Developed value-based payment models for the Washington, Florida, and Arizona markets.
- Created a COVID impact trend and projection model in Power BI to track the ongoing impact on claims.
- Built a time-series prediction model for member access to care, leading to $3 million in annual savings for the Tennessee Medicaid contract.
- Provided A/B testing for provider marketing campaigns.
Senior Healthcare Data Analyst
DentaQuest
Milwaukee, WI
04.2012 - 11.2019
- Provided analysis and insight of cost and risk for DentaQuest's clients
- Built statistical models to track dental provider costs, quality, and performance
- Identified $8 million in annual wasteful dental sealant spending in Texas Medicaid
- Recommended provider or plan changes to company executives.
- Presented cost driver analysis and developed cost savings initiatives for senior management.
- Provided pricing and benefit design recommendations for RFPs.
- Built a machine learning model for provider fraud.
Financial Analyst II
Extendicare
Milwaukee, WI
05.2007 - 04.2012
- Data analysis and reporting for long-term care facilities.
- Produced annual Medicaid and Medicare cost reporting.
- Forecasted Medicaid rate changes based on research of government regulations.
- Reconciled reimbursement department reporting with financial reporting.
- Reviewed financial documents and records to assess accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
- Analyzed trends in financial performance to identify areas for improvement.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Economics
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD12-2018
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI05-2009
Skills
- Certified Data Science Professional
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- SAS Enterprise Miner
- Machine Learning
- Advanced Microsoft SQL
- Advanced Python
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access
Timeline
Provider Intelligence Data Scientist
DentaQuest
12.2020 - Current
Supervisor of Analytics
DentaQuest
11.2019 - 12.2020
Senior Healthcare Data Analyst
DentaQuest
04.2012 - 11.2019
Financial Analyst II
Extendicare
05.2007 - 04.2012
Master of Science - Applied Economics
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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