I turn messy data into clear decisions.
I’m Vanessa, a data scientist and engineer building thoughtful systems at the intersection of analytics, AI, and product.
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Work across data and technology.
A collection of meaningful work across visual explanation, analytical modeling, and applied products.
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Missing Migrants
An interactive visual investigation of migrant deaths and disappearances, revealing geographic patterns across routes, regions, and reported causes.
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Visualization & data stories
Interactive work that makes complex subjects legible, memorable, and useful.
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Analytics & machine learning
Models, databases, and analyses designed around decisions, behavior, and measurable outcomes.
NLP · Behavioral analysis
Text Analytics on Venmo Transactions
↗Pricing · Optimization modeling
Recommendation · Market-basket analysisProduct Discount Optimization
↗Association-rule Recommender System
↗ Experimentation · Retention analysisMobile Game A/B Testing
↗ Time series · Financial modelingUS Bond Yield Volatility
↗ Predictive analytics · Organizational dataEmployee Attrition Modeling
↗ Classification · Model selectionCredit Card Approval Prediction
↗ NLP · Unsupervised learningTopic Modeling Congressional Records
↗ Graph analytics · CentralityGame of Thrones Network Analysis
↗ Classification · Marketing analyticsAds Click-Through-Rate Prediction
↗ Predictive modeling · Text featuresReview Rating Prediction
↗ Financial analytics · Risk-adjusted returnsRisk and Returns: The Sharpe Ratio
↗ Database design · AnalyticsSong Popularity Analysis Database
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Product & applied technology
End-to-end software experiments combining product thinking with hands-on implementation.
Writing
Notes on data, visualization, and building.
Practical explorations of visualization, data science, and building across technologies.
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Featured article · Tableau
5 Hacky Data Visualization Techniques with Tableau
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Featured article · Tableau
Data Visualization of Uber Rides with Tableau
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Featured article · Machine learning
Data Clustering in San Francisco Neighborhoods
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