#title: Dominic Ricottone
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Contact: me@dominic-ricottone.com
Five 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.
#Employment
#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.
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#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.
#Chris Harris & Associates
Political consultancy firm working with Democratic officials across Western New York.
Specialties in campaign finance law and fundraising strategy.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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
#Education
#University of Rochester
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#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)
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#Intensive Japanese Language Studies Program
January 2016 to May 2016
- Intensive study of the Japanese language in a Japanese university