Work Experience

I was also the primary manager responsible for the Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS). This custom-built, data entry, analysis, and reporting platform had over 100 users from across the US. I assisted these users when issues arose, onboarded new users, and trained staff at the federal and state levels in how to use the system. I worked with stakeholders to ensure that analytical reports were maximally useful to end users. Further, I directed 2 staff who, along with myself, conducted important analyses of the WFRS data for agency leadership.

Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP) - National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Senior GIS Project Coordinator (September 2021 - September 2023)

As a contactor for Peraton, I directed and managed GRASP's Global Population Vulnerability Index (GPVI) project and coordinated CDC/ATSDR OneMap. I also provided research support to other GRASP projects. On GPVI, I led 4 scientists in a novel research effort to identify a set of variables for assessing subnational social vulnerability at a global scale. This effort involved deep exploration of the topic in multiple fields of study, ultimately producing a forthcoming, extensive review of the topic.

CDC/ATSDR OneMap, the largest deployment of ArcGIS Enterprise at the agency, had a team of 6 developers and IT specialist that I managed. While managing OneMap, which had over 600 users, I coauthored new SOP documentation, oversaw a system-wide metadata improvement effort, and led a successful in place system upgrade. I was also responsible for managing the entire Esri portfolio for GRASP, which had an over $200,000 budget.

Deputy Unit Lead (October 2018 - September 2019)

While a contractor Perspecta (now Peraton) I served as the first deputy unit lead for GRASP’s Geospatial Epidemiology and Applied Research (GEAR) unit:  assisting the unit and program leadership in managing internal, original research projects and the 10 personnel assigned to those various projects. I was responsible for managing regular unit meetings, tracking unit tasks, and coordinating with other units in the program to reduce redundancy.

Geospatial Analyst (March 2016 - September 2019)

First as an ORISE fellow, and later as a contractor with Perspecta (now Peraton), I provided spatial analysis and cartographic products to programs throughout CDC/ATDSR, conducted original public health research using geospatial methods, and aided in emergency responses as needed. In this role I worked 7 emergency responses, provided training and assistance to scientists in 4 countries, and produced dozens of data visualizations. My visualizations, primarily advanced maps, have been featured in publications, presentations within and beyond CDC, and a museum exhibit.

During Louisiana's early COVID response, in the first week March of 2020, I built one of the first state reporting dashboards in the US. Often working 7 days a week to maintain and update the dashboard, I was able to keep the public informed about the number of tests, cases, and deaths as the pandemic worsened. Hitting a peak of over 20,000 daily views, my dashboard was vital in maintaining situational awareness at all levels of government. Constantly seeking to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency, I joined the COVID data team, providing my geospatial know how to better identify where patients and test results were coming from. I routinely drafted reports for leaders, including the governor, and made myself available to local data analysts who relied on our data streams. 

Education

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