Renée Lahey
Irvine, CA
(626) 975 - 3612 |-EDUCATION
Master of Public Policy, 3.95 GPA
June 2019
University of California, Los Angeles
● Data Analysis Focus
● Coursework: Econometrics, Data Science Using R, Causal Inference, Survey Data, Statistical
Methods for Policy Analysis I & II, Microeconomic Theory I & II, Healthcare Policy & Finance
Bachelor of Arts, English, 3.65 GPA
University of California, Berkeley
December 2015
TECHNICAL SKILLS
R, Excel, Tableau, Stata, Power BI, ArcGIS, Banner, Microsoft Office, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey
WORK EXPERIENCE
Student Success Data Analyst
September 2019-Current
Chapman University, Orange, CA
● Clean and analyze data using R and Excel to provide insights on student success measures to the
Dean of Students through visualizing data and presenting findings
● Perform ad hoc analysis for departments within Student Affairs such as residence life and
disability services, such as generating a random sample for a survey, compiling data for U.S.
Census reporting, and cleaning nomination data for the Campus Leadership Awards
● Develop a data management strategy for personal projects
● Generate and conduct data quality checks to ensure the accuracy of data
Contractor for Data Team
June 2019-August 2019
Luskin Leader Fellow
July 2018-May 2019
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Los Angeles, CA
● Create reports using Tableau to assist in data-driven decision-making for strategic planning
● Input data and perform regular data quality checks for the Home Office Operating Plans and
School Performance Dashboards
● Develop a repository of data templates displaying commonly used data for use across the Home
Office
● Research automation techniques, including Excel file creation and design using R
Graduate Student Researcher
January 2018-March 2018
Empirical Research Group, University of California, Los Angeles
● Analyze data using Stata, including cleaning a multi-wave survey dataset
● Produce descriptive statistics and document code and processes for replicability
● Interpret findings in memos written to the professors managing the research