Overview
Work History
Education
Leadership Roles
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Dalton Dessi

Fort Myers,FL

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Surveillance Epidemiologist

Florida Department of Health
10.2021 - Current
  • Leads the FDOH COVID Epi team and co-leads the FDOH Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin team by managing and organizing spreadsheets, coordinating both meetings and trainings, facilitating communication to CHDs, and assisting the team on all COVID/Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin related tasks
  • Conducts infectious disease surveillance using the Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE)
  • Contributed and co-authored a manuscript on Acute Hepatits of Unknown Origin investigations, titled: 'Pediactric acute hepatitis of unknonw etiology, United States, October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022: a national surveillance investigation' in THE LANCET; Child & Adolescent Health
  • Reviews and analyzes medical records identified through ESSENCE to determine if case criteria was met and to identify possible trends
  • Collects and analyzes health data in an on-going and systematic manner to identify trends and predict outcomes for COVID and Acute Hepatitis iof Unknown Ori
  • Responsible for making and implementing changes to outbreak module templates.

Disease Investigator

Florida Department of Health/University of Florida
07.2020 - 10.2021
  • Completed 484 Covid-19 case interviews, leading to the immediate identification and isolation of Covid-19 positive individuals and their close-contacts
  • Responsible for updating the Standard Operating Procedures Manuel as changes occurred and giving weekly presentations on all procedural updates
  • Performed a program evaluation on the contact tracing methods of UF Screen, Test, & Protect via use of Quality Assurance, which included analyzing data of specific individual case reports, providing feedback/training, and following up to ensure improvement
  • Oversaw and conducted all training, including training newly hired epidemiologist, the implementation of new procedures, and providing supplemental training on an individual level for areas of concern
  • Collected and analyzed numerous sets of data to help us better understand Covid-19 and influence policy at The University of Florida.

Senior Leasing Agent

The Retreat Gainesville Student Housing
01.2016 - 07.2020

• Signed over 150 leasing contracts for The Retreat as a leasing agent, resulting in over
$1.4 million in revenue.
• As the Senior Leasing Agent in the 2018-2019 school year, I helped bring in over $7
Million in revenue from leasing contracts.
• Acted as a liaison between office staff and management and contributed important ideas
to management that positively impacted our leasing abilities.
• Running the property's Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts to create unique and attention-grabbing content while interacting with current and prospective future residents to bring in traffic for tours and address current resident needs.


Biological Scientist III

Florida Department of Health
04.2020 - 07.2020
  • Worked as a COVID-19 Emergency Response Epidemiologist for Madison County while still completing Masters degree
  • Worked 20 to 40 hours of overtime a week to meet the demand of investigations for that particular day.

Education

Masters of Public Health: Health Management and Policy -

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts: Biology -

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
05.2019

Leadership Roles

Florida Department of Health: 

  • Team lead for the state of Florida's investigation on Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Pediatrics 10/21 - Present
  • Team lead for COVID outbreaks and all COVID related tasks 10/21 - Present

Florida Department of Health/University of Florida: Screen, Test, & Protect:

  • Head of Operations, Training, and Quality Assurance 07/20 - 10/21
  • Head of Athletics Investigations 08/20 - 10/21

The Retreat Gainesville Student Housing

  • Senior Leasing Agent 08/18 - 07/20
  • Head of Social Media and Marketing 08/18 - 07/20

Timeline

Surveillance Epidemiologist

Florida Department of Health
10.2021 - Current

Disease Investigator

Florida Department of Health/University of Florida
07.2020 - 10.2021

Biological Scientist III

Florida Department of Health
04.2020 - 07.2020

Senior Leasing Agent

The Retreat Gainesville Student Housing
01.2016 - 07.2020

Masters of Public Health: Health Management and Policy -

University of Florida

Bachelor of Arts: Biology -

University of Florida
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