Sydney Purdue

Sydney Purdue

Sydney Purdue

Biography

Sydney Purdue is a Senior Research Analyst in the Research Department of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, having previously been a fellow placed in the department by the International Innovation Corps. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2018 with a B.S. in Statistics and a minor in Visual Arts. She is an organizer for the Chicago chapter of R-Ladies.

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Skills

R_logo
R

7 years experience

python
Python

2 years experience

git and GitHub

1.5 years experience

stata
Stata

3 years experience

sql
SQL

1.5 years experience

javascript
Javascript

0.5 years experience

Highlighted Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Senior Research Analyst
Cook County Sheriff’s Office - Department of Research
Sep 2021 – Present Chicago, IL

Responsibilities include:

  • All responsibilities as Research Analyst
  • Designing and conducting training of other analysts in R
  • Serving as the final reviewer on projects and code as needed
  • Shaping code and data infrastructure to better serve department
 
 
 
 
 
Research Analyst
Cook County Sheriff’s Office - Department of Research
Jan 2020 – Sep 2021 Chicago, IL

Responsibilities included:

  • Cleaning, transforming, summarizing, and clearly presenting data using Stata and R
  • Assembling recurring and one-time reports and data requests
  • Pulling data from various databases using SQL integration with R
  • Generating maps and visualizations using ArcGIS
  • Implementing machine learning models like XGBoost and random forest toward programming decisions
  • Introducing automation of repeated reports via R and RMarkdown
  • Creating overarching visual design schema and over 40 unique figures for all 16 sections of an annual report
  • Writing generalizable code for reuse in projects by other analysts
  • Reviewing other analysts’ code and reports for clarity and accuracy
  • Providing advice and assistance to other analysts encountering coding problems
 
 
 
 
 
Applied Data and Governance Fellow
International Innovation Corps
Dec 2018 – Jan 2020 Chicago, IL
Placed as a Research Analyst within the Department of Research at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Received additional support and professional development, covering project management, technological innovation, and available tools.
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate Researcher
The Center for Robust Decision-Making on Climate and Energy Policy - Computation Institute - University of Chicago
Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 Chicago, IL

Responsibilities included:

  • Aggregating, analyzing, and visually representing agricultural data from a spatially distributed 100-year time series
  • Refining predictive linear models in R
  • Building an interactive visualizer in Shiny that graphs, creates trend lines and more
  • Documenting visualizer project extensively as a template for others' future projects

Projects

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I & You

I & You

University Theater performance in Spring 2018

Eurydice

Eurydice

University Theater performance in Winter 2018

3D Data Structures

3D Data Structures

Data and Algorithm in Art project

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

University Theater performance in Winter 2017

Iphigenia and Other Daughters

Iphigenia and Other Daughters

University Theater performance in Fall 2016

By the Bog of Cats

By the Bog of Cats

University Theater performance in Winter 2016

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

University Theater performance in Fall 2015

She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters

University Theater performance in Spring 2017

Photo Library

Selected creative pieces I’ve made