User:Massih Forootan

Contact Information

Summary

Data analyst with in-hand experience translating raw data into business measures by developing user-friendly data dashboards and pipelines to support data-driven decisions. The knowledge is backed by 10+ years of background in statistical programming, experimental designs, data cleaning and visualization, and developing automated methods for data cleaning and visualization. Coding portfolio at https://mforootan.github.io/

Research scientist established a biotech laboratory and 7 year working history of defining and implementing research projects and methodologies, writing proposals, and leading and mentoring students and research teams. Selected publications at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8233-0630

Professional Experience

Information Technology & Analysis

Data Analyst (as Scientific Support Analyst), Center for Translational Data Science, University of Chicago.

- Developing automated data quality control methodologies to facilitate maintaining large-scale, unstructured data.

- Identifying and resolving issues detected in genomic data commons.

Dashboard Developer (as Statistical Analyst), Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Network, State of Tennessee.

- Eliminated the need for 100+ pages of manually generated paper-based reports a month, by building 4 interactive, live dashboards; acquired Paid for Performance (P4P) award.

Quality Assurance Analyst (As Development Support) - EFC Systems Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee.

- Identified an algorithm inconsistency across different operating systems by tracking data changes.

Coaching & Mentoring

Assistant Professor - University of Zabol, Iran.

- Taught undergraduate statistics and experimental design courses.

- Provided counseling to students as a means of assisting them in outlining their educational, research, and career goals.

Help Desk Support (as Scientific Support Analyst), Center for Translational Data Science, University of Chicago)

- Assisting data common users with troubleshooting data acquisition, submission, and running required scripts and software.

- Troubleshooting and proofreading help documentation.

Research & Development

Project Leader (as Research Scientist), Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Iran.

- Established a cell culture unit and implemented 2 research projects on endangered species conservation and characterization, leading to a Springer publication.

Research Supervisor (as Assistant Professor), University of Zabol, Iran.

- Developed low-cost laboratory protocols for 4 research students throughout their projects, cutting expenses to allocate available funding to essential expenses.

Management