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Data Analyst
Acumen LLC / The SPHERE Institute•  October 2014 - September 2022
Successfully led 10 long-term government contracts during my tenure as the primary data analyst by tracking and monitoring contract budget, coordinating project activities and communication among diverse groups of internal and external clients and team members, conducting analyses of data using statistical software and preparing project presentations for clients. Assisted with healthcare policy reform and identifying medicare payment fraud, saving billions of dollars of taxpayer money. Used software tools like SAS, R, STATA and SQL queries to efficiently interpret policy data, communicate findings through actionable metrics and summarize results into data driven recommendations to support policy making decisions for current and future fiscal years. Constructed creative client deliverables, dynamic dashboards and visuals using SAS, Microsoft Excel and R to summarize extensive healthcare claims data. Managed 3 data analysts by overseeing the design and delivery of their reports on metrics of interest for business functions, ensured accuracy of their deliverables and helped improve their programming and data analysis skills, presentation skills and institutional knowledge through careful guidance and mentoring. Actively contributed to the recruitment and training of new hires by introducing fundamental skills, concepts and competencies in SAS and helped with increasing workforce skillset every quarter.
Education
University of Victoria
Economics, M.A.•  September 2012 - June 2014
Simon Fraser University
Statistics, BS•  September 2007 - June 2012