Curriculum vitae

Life-long traveler, learner, communicator.

Sonia Reed is a former museum educator whose passion for translating complex concepts into easily understood data paved a pathway into data science. Her projects center around three main passions: communication, data/analysis, and public good. She holds a Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a passion for analytics, data governance and privacy.

Certifications

Tableau Desktop Specialist, 2021.

Business Essentials, American Management Association, 2018.

Publications

Internal university Diversity, Equity and Inclusion staff blog post, “Carnegie Mellon Women’s Mentoring Program for Staff Thrives in Virtual Environment”, July 2021.

Geo-Privacy: Your Cell Phone, Your Location, and You, ArcGIS StoryMaps, 2021.

Historic Allegheny: Mapping Local History, ArcGIS StoryMaps, 2020.

Leadership

Mentoring Co-Chair, CMU Women’s Association Mentoring Programs, 2020-2022.

Co-coordinator, Django for Beginners Study Group, 2020-2021.

Organizing Committee, Privacy Special Interest Group, 2020-2021.

Organizing Committee, MOSAIC 2020, CMU Conference on Intersectionality, 2020.

Organizing Committee, Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference, 2019;
Nominated for University Staff Award, Teamwork & Collaboration, 2019.

Coordinating Committee, Annual Administrative Off-Site, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018.

Board Member, Heinz College Council for Diversity, Richness and Inclusion, 2019.

Head Editor, Heinz Policy Journal, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018.

Board of Trustees, Allegheny Unitarian Universality Church, 2015-2019.

Treasurer, College conference of 1100+ attendees with budget of $30k, 2013.

Facilitation

Co-facilitated inter-team knowledge share on the topic of Cloud Security, Software Engineering Institute, July 2021.

Facilitated collaborative exercise on Privacy Owned Domains and Processes for Privacy Special Interest Group, March 2021.

Co-facilitated Case Study Examples exercise for Privacy Special Interest Group, February 2021.

Facilitated Mentoring Program Information Session for 25+ participants, Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association, 2020.

Developed and delivered multiple Imposter Syndrome Workshops tailored to audience needs, Heinz College Council for Diversity, Richness and Inclusion, 2019.

Presented staff professional development for 18 participants, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018.

Trained museum staff and community educators on art studio accommodations for individuals with special needs, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 2014.

Liaison between small arts program and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh for student art exhibit installation, 2010.

Technical Skills & Software

  • Tableau
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • ArcGIS Insights
  • Mapbox
  • Minitab
  • Python
  • Django
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Microsoft Office Suite
    • Word (Expert)
    • Excel (Expert)
  • Google Suite
  • SharePoint
  • JIRA
  • Confluence Wiki
  • Qualtrics
  • Mural