Experienced IT specialist with extensive expertise in programming, systems administration, and data analytics. Proven track record of implementing solutions that improve data reliability and accessibility. Strong background in version control systems, data quality assurance, and cloud technologies. Currently pursuing an MS in Data Analytics at Georgia Tech to further enhance technical capabilities and analytical skills.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Injury
Prevention
Data Analytics Branch, Programming and Web Applications Team
December 2018 - Present
Lead programmer and systems administrator for the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS, https://wisqars.cdc.gov/), a national data repository for injury statistics serving thousands of public health professionals, researchers, and policy makers. Responsible for ensuring system reliability, data quality, and implementing new features to enhance data accessibility and visualization capabilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Human Resources IT Department
February 2011 - December 2018
Served as Learning Portal Project Lead for CDC Corporate University Division, managing the agency-wide learning management system that served over 15,000 CDC employees and contractors. Responsible for system administration, integration with HR systems, and developing custom applications to enhance learning delivery.
CDC Information Technology Support Contract (CITS) - Northrop Grumman IS
July 2006 - February 2011
Provided technical consulting services for CDC's learning technology systems, focusing on LMS implementation, administration, and support. Collaborated with stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate solutions, and implement learning technologies.
Interactive tool enabling comparative analysis of injury data across social vulnerability indices for all U.S. counties.
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Visualization tool displaying the economic impact of opioid-related injuries and fatalities across the United States.
View WISQARS PortalCustom implementation enabling efficient management of 500GB+ of versioned data across AWS S3 and Azure blob storage.
Implemented an innovative version control solution that combines Git and Data Version Control (DVC) to efficiently manage over 500GB of data assets while maintaining robust version control practices. This hybrid system addresses a critical challenge in large-scale data management: tracking massive data files that exceed traditional Git capacity.
The workflow begins in the local development environment, where code changes are tracked by Git while large data files are managed by DVC. When changes are committed, DVC automatically pushes data files to optimized cloud storage (either AWS S3 or Azure blob storage) and maintains references in the Git repository.
Key Technical Achievements:
This system has become a critical infrastructure component for the WISQARS platform, ensuring data consistency across environments while supporting the platform's continuous evolution and expansion.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Expected 2026
Relevant Coursework: Computing for Data Analysis (CSE 6040), Introduction to Analytics Modeling (ISYE 6501), Computational Data Analysis: Learning, Mining, and Computation (ISYE 6740), Applied Natural Language Processing (CSE 8803)
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Relevant Focus: Data Analysis with Technology, Multimedia Presentation
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL
2023
2022
2021
Serving on the board of a nonprofit organization that provides affordable, short-term housing for international visitors to Atlanta, primarily researchers at the CDC and Emory University. Villa International has hosted over 27,000 residents from 179 countries since 1972.
Learn more about Villa InternationalServe on the troop committee as Outdoor Chair, responsible for planning and coordinating monthly scout trips. Duties include making reservations for campsites and activities, recruiting adult leadership for outdoor adventures, and ensuring all adult leaders receive appropriate training for the trips they will be leading.
