Data services core manager with ~8 years of experience supporting hundreds of users by solving
technical and operational challenges in the data science field. Passionate about process efficiency,
automation,
and helping users determine the
best way to complete their work.
Experience
2014-Present
Staff Director - IHPI Data & Methods Hub
- Developed service unit of 10 staff dedicated to serving research organization of 680
faculty members
- Over past 5 years, team has helped faciliate successful funding of $45 million worth of
health services research grants while requiring only $1 million per year operating
budget
- Led initiative aimed at developing grassroots support for on-prem cloud computing
infrastructure at
UM - successfully funded and deployed in 2016
- Personally onboarded over 250 users to the UM on-prem cloud computing system so far
- Developed desktop autmation workflow via Python to reduce staff data preparation time by
90%
- Implemented automated documentation tracking system via Microsoft Power Automate and
APIs for Adobe Sign and Google services
2012-2014
Administrative Fellow
- Coordinated implementation of new MiChart (Epic™ software) electronic health record
system across nine inpatient areas including Research, Cardiology, and Health
Information Management
- Created IT Portfolio Management process for Medical School Information Services
used to promote operational efficiency, improve inter-department
communication, and decrease operational costs
- Implemented pathology time-outs in pediatric operating rooms decreasing diagnostic
errors by 85%
- Created a web development and marketing strategy that increased search engine traffic to
the
www.mottchildren.org website by 79% in 3 months
- Analyzed health system and department-level benchmarking and financial and drafted
plan for future strategic direction and cost savings
Emory University Hospital
2012-2014
Nursing Quality Data Manager
- Served as a data and project manager for the Nursing Quality Initiative (NQI) as part of
Emory Healthcare’s Magnet Journey
- Coordinated data analysis tasks with nursing staff and created reports for upper level
management to ensure NQI goals were met
- Collected and managed departmental data pertaining to patient satisfaction, restraint
prevalence, patient falls, and hospital acquired pressure ulcers
Education
2010-2012
MHA - Master of Health Administration
Emory University School of Public Health
2006-2010
BS - Neuroscience
University of Michigan