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Carissa Shafto

@carissashafto

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Data Analytics executive with 12+ years of experience driving insights.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that values data-driven decision-making and fosters diversity.

As a seasoned Data Analytics executive with over 12 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to building data teams and empowering organizations with data-driven insights. My journey has been marked by significant achievements, including leading Brightfield to its initial ISO 27001 certification and automating data processing efforts that reduced manual work by 60%. I am passionate about creating sustainable models for growth and scalability, which has allowed my teams to effectively manage an increasing number of customers while maintaining high standards of data governance.

Throughout my career, I have been committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within my teams. At Brightfield, I successfully tripled the number of employees of color and promoted several analysts to leadership positions through a focus on diversity in recruitment and a standardized interview process. My experience spans various roles, from leading data governance initiatives to establishing rigorous data security protocols, all aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of data for informed decision-making.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

SVP, Data Analytics & Governance

Current

Brightfield

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Led Brightfield’s attainment of initial ISO 27001 certification. Drove automation of data processing (in python and Docker) to decrease manual data processing effort by 60%, creating a sustainable model for company growth and scalability.

ISO 27001 Python Docker Snowflake Customer Relationship Management

Sr Director, Data Factory

Brightfield

Dec 2018 - Jun 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Initiated and led Brightfield’s first SOC 2, Type II audit, which resulted in minimal findings. Reduced staffing needs by 30% & data onboarding time by 50% using python automation efforts - while Brightfield doubled the number of customers providing recurring data.

SOC II Data On Boarding GDPR Compliance

Sr Data Scientist & Data Governance Specialist

Brightfield

May 2018 - Nov 2018 (6 months)

Established a data governance program – including rigorous data ingestion standards, a Security Awareness program, and comprehensive data security and privacy policies. Led audit & clean-up of historical data to ensure high data quality ML models in TDX.

Data Governance Data Ingestion Security Awareness Data Security Data Privacy Data Quality

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Galen College of Nursing

Oct 2013 - Jan 2018 (4 years 3 months)

Established program evaluation efforts college-wide to receive initial ACEN accreditation. Launched an intranet for sharing KPIs across the college, including an interactive dashboard.

Program Evaluation ACEN Accreditation KPIs

Institutional Research Analyst

Galen College of Nursing

May 2013 - Oct 2013 (5 months)

Developed & maintained statistical models (in R) for executive decision making (e.g., student admission criteria, curricular changes), which resulted in higher graduation rates. Standardized quarterly analyses, reports of student completion, and national licensing exam (NCLEX) results to evaluate policy change impacts on NCLEX success.

Statistical Modeling R Executive Decision Making Data Analysis NCLEX

NIH Graduate Research Fellow

Dept of Otolaryngology, Indiana University School of Medicin

Jan 2011 - May 2013 (2 years 4 months)

Designed 12+ experiments utilizing visual & audio stimuli programmed in MATLAB. Analyzed longitudinal human (child) performance on behavioral experiments using R.

Experimental Design Matlab Data Analysis R

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Louisville

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Experimental Psychology

2011 - 2013

Awarded a prestigious pre-doctoral research fellowship from the NIH (NRSA F31). Completed a Traineeship in Advanced Statistics at ICPSR, University of Michigan in 2011.