Work & Education

A record of where I've worked and what I've studied. My path has moved between school systems, hospitals, academic labs, and tech companies — each shaped how I think about data, people, and the space between them.

work Professional Experience

Research Scientist, Data Science

Jul 2024 — Feb 2026

Block Inc. (parent of Square and Cash App)

Oakland, CA

  • arrow_right Designed end-to-end data pipelines to assess the technical health of the Square Engineering function, linking system outages to operational response and stabilization metrics.
  • arrow_right Built a headcount forecasting pipeline for Block's Finance and Strategy team, achieving greater than 85% accuracy.
  • arrow_right Developed 10+ AI/BI dashboards and custom data apps, enabling self-service analytics for partner teams across the company.
  • arrow_right Built an AI-based chat workspace within Databricks that surfaced key workforce metrics via natural language queries (Databricks Genie Space).
  • arrow_right Built a predictive pipeline for Block's global Sales organization, identifying the key drivers of sales and revenue performance.
  • arrow_right Performed linear regression and statistical modeling to develop salary frameworks for executive leadership.
Python Databricks Forecasting ML SQL

Senior Analytics Consultant

Oct 2021 — Jul 2024

TruStage Insurance (formerly CUNA Mutual Group)

Madison, WI

  • arrow_right Fine-tuned a large language model to analyze tens of thousands of employee survey comments, reducing time to insights by 80%.
  • arrow_right Created ETL pipelines and interactive data applications using SQL and Python; ingested from multiple source systems into Snowflake and Databricks via REST APIs.
  • arrow_right Built Power BI dashboards to distill workforce insights for business stakeholders across the organization.
  • arrow_right Managed direct reports (analyst and analytics engineer) and matrix reports (data scientists) on cross-functional projects.
  • arrow_right Promoted to Senior level in May 2022.
LLM Fine-tuning Power BI Snowflake SQL Python

Independent Consultant

Aug 2018 — Oct 2021

Winfred Arthur Consulting

College Station, TX · Contracted

  • arrow_right Redeveloped a veterinary department student selection dashboard (VBA and Excel), significantly reducing selection bias in the admissions process.
  • arrow_right Created R and SPSS scripts to support personnel functions for external clients; drafted technical reports for non-technical stakeholders.
R SPSS Psychometrics Excel / VBA

Research Coordinator III

Jun — Sep 2019

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

  • arrow_right Queried large patient databases using SQL; created R scripts to import and process psychiatric study data, MRI, and fMRI data.
  • arrow_right Applied classical statistical methods (t-test, ANOVA) and machine learning algorithms (Support Vector Machines) to identify areas of interest in study data.
  • arrow_right Built linear mixed-effects models using R (lme, lme4) and created data visualizations using ggplot and Excel.
R SQL SVM ggplot

Educational Diagnostician

Fall 2012 — Spring 2018

Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District

Houston, TX

  • arrow_right Administered and scored psychological assessments, including IQ tests, and wrote comprehensive evaluation reports for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • arrow_right Analyzed patterns of performance and achievement across diverse student populations.
  • arrow_right Served as a people leader on satellite campuses, overseeing 3–4 staff per campus.
Psychometrics Assessment Reporting

school Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Industrial–Organizational Psychology

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science

Psychology · Minor in Computer Science

City University of New York

verified Certifications

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Databricks Machine Learning Associate
Databricks

terminal Technical Skills

Data Science & Machine Learning
Python Sklearn Machine Learning Forecasting A/B Testing Quantitative Modeling
Analytics Tools
SQL Databricks Power BI Snowflake Excel R
I/O Psychology
Psychometrics Survey Methodology Personnel Selection Job Analysis Org. Research
AI & Dev Tools
LLM Fine-tuning Claude Code OpenAI Codex REST APIs Git