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Chief Data Scientist (GS-1560-14) at a federal government agency, leading data analytics for Workforce Planning Strategic Analysis. Ten years across software engineering, federal data architecture, and healthcare informatics, turning messy enterprise data into reliable reporting that executives can trust.

Experience

Chief Data Scientist (GS-1560-14) · Federal government agency, Workforce Planning Strategic Analysis
Palo Alto, CA · 10/2023 – Present

Architect ETL pipelines in SQL Server Integration Services with embedded C# Script Tasks; build enterprise data models in Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Lake Storage; develop custom Windows Presentation Foundation applications for data ingestion, QA, and database recovery. Established and lead a new Data Analysis team using iterative delivery practices, including hiring and a structured training program. Brief findings and recommendations to Senior Executive Service leadership.

Management Analyst / VERA Coordinator (GS-0343-13) · Federal government agency
Palo Alto, CA · 11/2022 – 10/2023

Optimized SQL Server reporting across seven facilities; co-chaired a regional data validation committee; led Power BI adoption across the network. Identified errors in legacy reports that enabled facilities to recognize hundreds of beneficiaries eligible for additional benefits.

Management Analyst / Informatics (GS-0343-13) · Federal government agency
Palo Alto, CA · 04/2021 – 11/2022

Architected an enterprise data consolidation initiative integrating ten disparate source systems via SSIS + C# Script Tasks; designed the unified schema and automated data processing standards; developed Python automation and SharePoint / Power Automate workflows.

Management Analyst / VERA Coordinator (GS-0343-12) · Federal government agency, Office of the Director
East Orange, NJ · 09/2019 – 03/2021

Authored complex SQL against the enterprise data warehouse and MDX against SQL Server Analysis Services cubes; performed cost-benefit analyses correlating managerial cost data with VERA modeling to inform executive make-vs-buy decisions on specialty services.

Outcomes Analyst III, Quality & Patient Safety · Sutter Health
Burlingame, CA · 02/2017 – 08/2019

Developed the front-end of a web-based Quality Measures application in ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Bootstrap, consuming internal Web API endpoints to track 20 performance metrics across 7 service lines. Engineered automated reporting pipelines correlating Excel-based clinical data with EPIC EHR SQL databases.

Project Manager II, Quality & Patient Safety · Sutter Health
Sunnyvale, CA · 05/2015 – 02/2017

Designed a custom SharePoint site with interactive quizzes for Patient Safety Awareness Week, engaging 500+ employees. Led cross-functional process improvement including a Kaizen event that reduced provider re-credentialing cycle time from 30 to 10 days.

Education

  • M.S., Data Science · University of Arizona · Expected 12/2026
  • M.B.A. · University of Phoenix · 2015
  • Healthcare Informatics · UC Davis Extension · 2017 – 2018

Skills

  • Software development: C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, WPF, Python, VBA, Visual Studio
  • Data & ETL: SQL Server (advanced SQL / DAX / MDX), SSIS with embedded C# Script Tasks, Azure Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Databricks
  • Business intelligence: Power BI (workspace administration), Pyramid Analytics
  • Collaboration & DevOps: GitHub Enterprise, SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate
  • Delivery: Iterative ad-hoc delivery, requirements gathering, project management
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