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Three years experience in survey research operations. Training in econometric analysis and quantitative methods. Self-trained programmer and systems administrator. Proficient in diverse set of programming languages and statistical software.
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Employment
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## Fors Marsh Group
*A market research company primarily working federal contracts. A majority of the time, I'm working with the Department of Defense (ex. JAMRS' Youth Poll survey) and Department of Commerce (ex. NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership survey). I hold a Common Access Card (CAC) in service of my military contracts.*
+ ### Data Management Analyst
*February 2019 to present*
+ Cleaning and processing large (1M+) sample files, including international addresses
+ Validating multi-modal survey instruments and data with SPSS, Stata, and Python
+ Integrating web portals and backend databases through Python, R, SPSS, and Microsoft Access SQL
+ Managing protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI)
## The Harris Poll
*Market research company specializing in brand evaluation and concept testing. A decades-old firm entering into public polling and political reporting in collaboration with Harvard CAPS and Yahoo News.*
+ ### Junior Survey Programmer
*November 2018 to February 2019*
+ Programming web surveys with the Decipher platform
+ ### Data Processing Programmer
*September 2017 to November 2018*
+ Validating web survey instruments and data with SPSS and Quantum
+ Raking data to generate survey weights
+ Development of automation, especially syntax generation, through Python and Perl
+ Maintaining production software and Linux servers
## Chris Harris & Associates
*Political consultancy firm working with Democratic officials across Western New York. Specialties in campaign finance law and fundraising strategy.*
+ ### Campaign Finance Intern
*August 2017 to September 2017*
+ Aggregating data from internal operations and external databases into actionable samples
+ Scraping contribution disclosures from government websites and PDF filings
+ Organizing fundraisers for elected officials including Monroe and Erie County Democratic Committee Chairs, Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter, and the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
## University of Rochester
*Research university established in 1850. The largest single employer in the Rochester area. I worked under the Record Verification and Workers' Compensation teams.*
+ ### Human Resources Office Assistant
*May 2016 to May 2017*
+ Maintaining primary copies of all employment records
+ Managing flow of protected files throughout HR department
+ Administering multiple modernization and digitization projects
## Cancer Care of Western New York
*Cancer treatment facility based in Buffalo. I worked with Dr. Roehmholdt as he explored publishing a case report on penile melanoma.*
+ ### Research Assistant
*May 2013 to August 2013*
+ Researching the academic literature on penile melanoma
+ Data entry of patient records
+ Scrubbing Protected Health Information (PHI) from patient records in preparation for sharing with external principal researchers
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Education
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## University of Rochester
+ ### B.A. Political Science, Economics
*August 2013 to May 2017*
+ Overall GPA of 3.43
+ Represented the student body for three years in varying levels of student government, including multiple executive appointments
+ Focuses in:
+ Mathematical modeling (Econometrics, Game Theory)
+ Interaction of government and the private sector (Public Finance, Political Economy, Health Economics, Economics of Globalization)
## 南山大学 (Nanzan University)
+ ### Intensive Japanese Language Studies Program
*January 2016 to May 2016*
+ Intensive study of the Japanese language in a Japanese university