Dominic Ricottone

I am a survey sampling statistician with focuses in survey sample design and non-response bias analysis. Before I began working with surveys, I trained in econometrics and positive political science. I am proficient with several programming languages including Stata, Python, and SPSS.

Employment

Fors Marsh

• Survey Sampling Statistician

  April 2024 to present

  • Designing sampling and weighting plans for official governmental studies
  • Explaining probability theory and statistics methods in plain language to general audiences
  • Calculating survey weights to correct for complex survey designs and non-response bias
  • Modeling survey non-response through non-parametric methods

• Data Management Analyst

  February 2019 to April 2024

  • Aggregating large (1M+) address lists for domestic and international probability panels
  • Implementing QA protocols to validate multi-modal survey instruments
  • Supervising and mentoring junior analysts

• IR&D Project Member

  May 2024 to April 2025

  • Developing MVP for an internal clone of the CDC’s Q-Bank

The Harris Poll

• Junior Survey Programmer

  November 2018 to February 2019

  • Designing web surveys using web programming languages and Python frameworks

• Data Processing Programmer

  September 2017 to November 2018

  • Implementing ETL data pipelines and automating tasks using SPSS, Python, and Bash
  • Calculating calibrated survey weights
  • Migrating internal source code repositories into GitLab

Chris Harris & Associates

• Campaign Finance Intern

  August 2017 to September 2017

  • Scraping web pages and PDF documents

University of Rochester

• Office Assistant

  May 2016 to May 2017

  • Executing modernization and digitization plans

Cancer Care of Western New York

• Research Assistant

  May 2013 to August 2013

  • De-identifying data for external transmission

Education

University of Rochester

• B.A. Political Science, Economics

  August 2013 to May 2017

  • Selected courses: Econometrics, Game Theory, Public Finance, Health Economics

南山大学 (Nanzan University)

• Intensive Japanese Language Studies Program

  January 2016 to May 2016

  • Intensive study of the Japanese language in a Japanese university

Active Certifications

SAS Institute

• SAS Programming 1: Essentials

  November 2019

  • Training to write SAS programs to access, explore, prepare, and analyze data
  • View certificate on Credly

MathWorks

• MATLAB Onramp

  October 2025

  • Training to write MATLAB programs to explore and visualize data
  • View certificate on MATLAB Academy

CITI Program

• 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 61007756