More About CiCi

Colleagues consistently describe me as “technically tenacious” for my ability to track down answers and build teams of thought partners around me. In my previous role, I earned the nickname “The Bridge” for my knack for facilitating collaboration between data science and business teams, especially during the early proof-of-concept stages.

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I thrive in ambiguity, and love the opportunity it gives me to create clarity from uncertainty. My ability to combine both strategic, systems thinking and tactical, hands-on problem solving makes me a versatile ‘utility player’ in any organization.

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The Nitty Gritty

• Programming: Python, R, SQL, Spark, SAS, SPSS, Excel, Javascript, Git, UNIX 

• Data visualization: Looker Studio, Tableau, Shiny, ThoughtSpot

• Data pipelines: Hadoop, Kafka, Docker, Postgres, Oracle EDW, Snowflake, BigQuery

• Healthcare Data Types: FHIR, HL7, EHR, claims, surveys, unstructured notes, XML, JSON

• Project management: Github, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Miro, ClickUp

• Techniques: optimization, simulation, regression, dimension reduction, forecasting, experiment design, decision trees, segmentation/clustering, neural networks, text mining, discrete choice, LLM

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Selected Publications

International Journal of Environmental Studies
Coverage of Environmental Events in U.S. and U.K. Newspapers
Co-author (published as C. O’Donnell). Peer-reviewed comparative analysis examining how major newspapers in the United States and United Kingdom report on environmental issues. The study quantified coverage frequency, event framing, hazard-specificity, and front-page prominence, contributing to cross-cultural research on media, risk communication, and environmental awareness.

 

California Political Almanac, 2007–2008 Edition
Byline contributor, CQ Press/SAGE. Provided research, data verification, and written summaries for statewide political profiles and legislative developments. Contributions included district-level demographic and electoral data, historical context for state policymaking, and reference materials used by journalists, researchers, and policymakers.