Strategic public health leader with a proven ability to translate vision into actionable plans. Experienced occupational epidemiologist with expertise in predictive analytics, data interpretation, and cross-sector partnerships to drive health equity and sustainability.
Professional leader with executive experience ready to drive impactful change. Proven ability to implement strategic initiatives and enhance operational performance. Valued for collaborative team leadership and adaptability to evolving business needs.
Work History
VP, Community and Partnerships- People Culture and Communications
bp
Drive delivery of the health and wellbeing 2025 sustainability goals
Develop critical interdisciplinary partnerships to support all sustainability initiatives
Develop and execute strategy for addressing health disparities in communities.
Develop and implement metrics to measure the effectiveness and impact of community engagement and partnership initiatives.
Provide regular reports to senior leadership and stakeholders to drive performance improvement and mitigate emerging risks.
Acts as the single point of responsibility for occupational health, industrial hygiene, drug & alcohol, and public health matters across SS&V team.
Provides oversight and ethical governance of health data across all data sources.
Provides data support to regional health VPs to identify and mitigate identified health hazards and risks.
Serves as GSME for community/public health
Manages multi-million dollar budget for global community health programs
Manager, Epidemiology and Public Health- People and Culture
bp
Led the conceptual formulation, design, and implementation of data- and knowledge-driven methods that address the evolving needs of health and wellbeing
Provided interpretation and comparisons of health statistics and metrics with reference populations to Leadership Teams
Led the integration of data received from interorganizational sources to create robust datasets and dashboards
Led COVID-19 epidemiology risk reviews
Provided professional opinion on public health risks both internally and externally; serve as a subject matter expert for various internal colleagues for matters related to the science of epidemiology
Conducted statistical data analysis using data from multiple bp health systems
Managed GIS systems used in health research and data collection
Co-led public health strategy development and implementation in businesses
Contributed as a recognized expert in the design and implementation of the bp’s health related sustainability objectives
Served as a member of internal and external working groups providing professional expertise as well as representing bp on matters relating to health policy and interpretation of health and wellbeing data
Senior Epidemiologist- OneHealth
bp, Safety and Operational Risk
Managed professional, epidemiological, investigative work by assisting in the design, conduct, and analysis of epidemiological data
Provided interpretation and comparisons of health statistics and metrics with reference populations to Leadership Teams
Provided professional opinion on public health risks both internally and externally; serve as a subject matter expert for various internal colleagues for matters related to the science of epidemiology
Conducted statistical data analysis using data from multiple bp health systems
Co-led public health strategy development
Served as line manager to one staff Epidemiologist
Epidemiologist- Gulf Coast Restoration
BP America
Responsible for the Medical Encounters Data associated with response workers for Deep Water Horizon
Subject Matter Expert for epidemiology within the group
Prepared and presented findings of analyses of medical encounters data of clean-up workers
Epidemiologist- Space Medicine
Johnson Space Center, NASA
Assessed/analyzed pre/post flight data medical requirements data of astronauts from International Space Station and Shuttle Missions
Conducted statistical data analysis using Excel and SAS 9.0
Reviewed scientific literature for publication purposes
Presented findings of statistical analyses to internal/external NASA review boards for operational decision-making
Conducted comparative analyses using SEER data
Worked with Occupational Health Division to analyze risk ratios from occupational health surveillance data
Authored manual of procedures for the Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health- Autopsy Section
Worked with different NASA laboratories to develop statistical analysis plans to Assess Astronaut pre/post flight data
Co-authored research articles for peer reviewed journals
Designed occupational health questionnaire to be used in occupational exposure surveillance program
Research Coordinator- Department of Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
Analyzed quantitative and qualitative research data
Co-authored scientific papers for peer- review
Designed qualitative questionnaire used to identify barriers and facilitators to continued access to health care in HIV positive patients
Assisted in the renewal process of grants
Entered data from field interviews in study database
Conducted qualitative interviews with HIV positive participants related to access and retention in health care
Education
Doctor of Public Health - Epidemiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
06-2008
Skills
Team leadership
Relationship building
Database development
Critical thinking
Strategic planning
Risk management
Data analysis
Metrics tracking
Data-driven decision making
Timeline
VP, Community and Partnerships- People Culture and Communications
bp
Manager, Epidemiology and Public Health- People and Culture
bp
Senior Epidemiologist- OneHealth
bp, Safety and Operational Risk
Epidemiologist- Gulf Coast Restoration
BP America
Epidemiologist- Space Medicine
Johnson Space Center, NASA
Research Coordinator- Department of Infectious Diseases
Executive Assistant to the VP of People & Culture at Grand Rapids Community CollegeExecutive Assistant to the VP of People & Culture at Grand Rapids Community College