Data Analyst · Analytics Engineer · Data Scientist

Vanessa
Collier

I build data pipelines, dashboards, and reproducible analyses that help researchers and policymakers make better decisions — from grocery price tracking across Alaska to economic migration modeling.

R Python SQL Quarto R Shiny Plotly ggplot2 Pandas Snowflake ArcGIS GitHub Web Scraping

About Me

I’m a data analyst with an M.S. in Data Analytics and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a background spanning academic research, policy analysis, and analytics engineering. Most recently I spent two years at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where I built end-to-end data infrastructure and presented findings directly to federal policymakers.

My work sits at the intersection of rigorous statistical analysis and clear communication — I care as much about making insights understandable as making them correct.

What I Do

🔧 Data Engineering
Automated pipelines, web scraping, API integrations, reproducible workflows, GitHub.

📊 Analysis & Modeling
Regression, panel models, ML (classification, random forests), EDA, survey data, spatial analysis.

📡 Visualization
R Shiny dashboards, Plotly, ggplot2, animated and spatial visualizations, stakeholder reporting.

Currently seeking roles in data analytics, analytics engineering, or data science.
View my projects → · Download resume →

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## About Me

I'm a data analyst with an M.S. in Data Analytics and Policy from **Johns Hopkins University** and a background spanning academic research, policy analysis, and analytics engineering. Most recently I spent two years at the **Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)** at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where I built end-to-end data infrastructure and presented findings directly to federal policymakers.

My work sits at the intersection of rigorous statistical analysis and clear communication — I care as much about making insights *understandable* as making them *correct*.

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## What I Do

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**🔧 Data Engineering**  
Automated pipelines, web scraping, API integrations, reproducible workflows, GitHub.
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**📊 Analysis & Modeling**  
Regression, panel models, ML (classification, random forests), EDA, survey data, spatial analysis.
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**📡 Visualization**  
R Shiny dashboards, Plotly, ggplot2, animated and spatial visualizations, stakeholder reporting.
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*Currently seeking roles in data analytics, analytics engineering, or data science.*  
[View my projects →](projects.qmd) · [Download resume →](resume.qmd)