David Ciani

Experience

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  Alliant Insurance Services

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Software Development Consultant

  Worked with in-house software development team on proprietary customer relationship management system. Interacted with coworkers in an enterprise environment. Gained experience with software development tools, including Visual Studio, C#, and ASP.Net. Instructed fellow intern in software development and computer programming.

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  David Ciani Consulting

  Jun 2008 - Nov 2015

  Web Development and Computer Technology Consultant

  Worked with clients in industry and the nonprofit sector to develop web presences for their organizations. Guided clients through the design and content creation processes. Additionally, provided support for desktop, mobile, home/SMB networks.

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  Baskin School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz

  Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

  Reader

  Evaluated coursework and laboratory assignments for an undergraduate computer science course, focusing on data structures, Java, C, and UNIX fundamentals. Applied assessment criteria to student work in a consistent, deterministic manner. Worked to complete grading tasks on time and under budget. Maintained confidentiality regarding student grades and records.

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  Northrop Grumman

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2021

  Data Management Analyst

  Supported operations research for personnel security, foreign national vetting, mental health issue reporting, social media/publicly available electronic information (PAEI); and enterprise applications, for Department of Defense and other federal government stakeholders. Applied machine learning and statistical methods to social science research problems, including suicide risk assessment, and presented results in academic-style technical reports. Responsible for data acquisition, extraction, transformation, quality control, and analysis, including application of advanced machine learning and natural language algorithms as well as designing and supporting qualitative data collection instruments. Interfaced with legacy data systems on IBM mainframe systems using SAS as well as Oracle SQL databases and Java applications. Show less

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  Peraton

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2025

  Database Programming, Senior Associate

  Supported Department of Defense and federal operations research programs related to suicide and sexual assault prevention and response, personnel security, insider threat, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Responsible for coordinating data acquisition for research projects including interfacing with external stakeholders, negotiating data use agreements, and implementing data privacy and security controls. Applied statistical methods to social science research problems using R, Python and SPSS, including descriptive statistics, multi-variate regression analysis, and machine learning techniques, presenting results in academic-style technical reports. Designed and deployed online surveys and supported development and delivery of online training courses. Completed web accessibility testing (Section 508) procedures and reports. Show less