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

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

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.

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