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Dominic Ricottone
Contact: [email protected]
Over five years experience in survey research including data collection, cleaning, and weighting. I am proficient in statistical programming especially with SPSS, Stata, and Python.
Employment
Fors Marsh
A market research company primarily working federal contracts. I work on several high-profile surveys that drive national policy-making, such as the Department of Defense’s continuously-running Futures Survey. I hold a Common Access Card (CAC) in service of my Department of Defense funded contracts.
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Data Management Analyst
February 2019 to present- Cleaning large (1M+) sample files with international addresses using SPSS, Stata, and Python
- Weighting survey data to mitigate design effects and non-response bias using Stata
- Writing technical chapters for analytical reports and incident report postmortems
- Validating multi-modal surveys operated through Decipher, VoxCo, and TeleForm using SPSS, Stata, Python, and R
- Reviewing and quality assurance testing of junior analysts’ work
The Harris Poll
Market research company specializing in brand evaluation and concept testing. We operated at a breakneck pace, often launching a panel survey within days of winning a contract and delivering weighted data a week later. I developed automation programs, VBA macros, and shell scripts for my team to accelerate turnaround times. I led a migration to GitLab for version control and software maintenance.
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Junior Survey Programmer
November 2018 to February 2019
- Programming web surveys with the Decipher platform
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Data Processing Programmer
September 2017 to November 2018
- Weighting longitudinal survey data with stratified sampling for rolling-window B2C analysis using Quantum and SPSS
- Validating web surveys operated through Decipher and Confirmit with SPSS and Quantum
- Automating data cleaning and quality assurance processes through Bash, Python, and Perl
Chris Harris & Associates
Political consultancy firm working with Democratic officials across Western New York.
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Campaign Finance Intern
August 2017 to September 2017- Scraping contributions disclosures from web pages and PDF documents using Python
- Canvassing and organizing fundraisers for elected officials including Monroe and Erie County Democratic Committee Chairs, Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter, and the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
University of Rochester
Internationally-acclaimed research university and the largest single employer in the Rochester area. Decades of employment records are stored on- and off-site with strict protocols concerning access and retention. I worked with the Record Verification and Workers’ Compensation teams as the centralized manager of employee data.
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Human Resources Office Assistant
May 2016 to May 2017- Managing flow of protected files between physical offices when they are pulled for inquiries and audits
- Administering multiple modernization and digitization projects
Cancer Care of Western New York
Cancer treatment facility based in Buffalo. I scrubbed PII and PHI from patient records for use in secondary exempt research. I worked with Dr. Roehmholdt to draft a case report of penile melanoma.
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Research Assistant
May 2013 to August 2013- Researching the medical academic literature on penile melanoma
- De-identifying data files in compliance with IRB and Common Rule exemptions
Education
University of Rochester
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B.A. Political Science, Economics
August 2013 to May 2017- Overall GPA of 3.43
- Represented the student body for three years in varying levels of student government, including multiple executive appointments
- Focuses in:
- Mathematical modeling (Econometrics, Game Theory)
- Interaction of government and the private sector (Public Finance, Political Economy, Health Economics, Economics of Globalization)
南山大学 (Nanzan University)
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Intensive Japanese Language Studies Program
January 2016 to May 2016- Intensive study of the Japanese language in a Japanese university
Active Certifications
SAS Institute
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SAS Programming 1: Essentials
November 2019- Training to write SAS programs to access, explore, prepare, and analyze data
- View certificate on Credly
CITI Program
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Biomedical Research Support Staff
February 2019 to present- Training in the requirements and ethical implications of human subject research, especially in the context of the 2018 revision of the Common Rule
- Current certificate ID is 45797471
Department of Defense Cyber Exchange
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Cyber Awareness Challenge
April 2019 to present
- Training to mitigate threats and vulnerabilities to department information systems
- Current certificate verification code is HKY37X6SPE
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Identifying and Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information
April 2019 to present
- Training in data governance of personally identifiable information
- Current certificate verification code is HKY75X3TQT