A seasoned data scientist, entrepreneur, and educator. With a master’s degree in biological sciences and a PhD in health informatics from the University of Minnesota and certified as a health data analyst (CHDA). A frequent speaker at state and national meetings and workshops on topics related to healthcare data analytics and workforce developments. An accomplished researcher and author on topics related to health informatics and information management workforce trends. Has significant scholarly and practical experience analyzing data using scripting languages and data visualization platforms including SQL, Python, R, PHP, Javascript, Visual Basic, C++, Tableau, Power BI, the AWS suite.