Erin Bryson
Orange County
Summary
Data-driven IT professional transitioning from technical management back into hands-on engineering. 6+ years of experience designing and automating secure data workflows for healthcare and government systems. Skilled in Python, SQL, and data pipeline design, with additional experience developing Python-based automation tools for reporting and data workflows. Adept at building scalable, compliant processes, and bridging technical depth with business insight.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Statewide Manager
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
Baton Rouge
06.2023 - Current
- Lead a 22-person team supporting Louisiana’s Medicaid data systems
- Designed Python-based automation for Excel report generation and SOAP-API email delivery, cutting manual reporting by ~70 %
- Coordinated with federal / state stakeholders to ensure PHI / PII compliance.
Senior Applications Developer
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
Baton Rouge
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Built and maintained Python / SQL tools for UAT data setup and validation; reduced setup time by 75%
- Established UAT triage and documentation standards, improving testing triaging time and reducing common setup errors.
- Designed onboarding program that reduced new-hire onboarding time from 5 months to 1 month.
Applications Developer
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
Baton Rouge
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Provide technical assistance to Louisiana Medicaid feature development teams during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in Microsoft SQL Server database
- Authored recurring UAT process documentation improving test consistency.
- Collaborated with QA and business teams on test-data validation.
Project Instrumentation Engineer
Recon Management Services, Inc.
Westlake
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Managed instrumentation projects up to $2 million with ±10 % budget accuracy.
- Conducted facility-wide analyzer criticality assessments and scheduled system upgrades.
- Partnered with engineering and operations teams to align instrumentation with compliance standards.
Technical Analyst – Healthcare Systems
CGI, Inc.
Lafayette
06.2018 - 09.2019
- Built Python-based ETL pipelines integrating healthcare data across client systems.
- Automated data extraction from PDF to SQL, reducing turnaround 3 months → 2 weeks.
- Ensured PHI / PII security compliance with client IS teams.
Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA05-2018
Skills
- SQL and T-SQL
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- Data automation and validation
- Batch scripting
- Python programming
- Process improvement
- Documentation and SOPs
- Stakeholder coordination
- Team mentorship
- User acceptance testing documentation
- ETL pipeline development
- Automation scripting
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Onboarding program design
- Problem-solving
Selected Projects
- Automated Report Generation & Distribution, 2025: Python automation for Excel reports via SOAP API; reduced manual work ~70 %.
- SSA File Encryption & Decryption, 2025: Batch automation for encrypted PII exchange; ensured HIPAA compliance.
- UAT Data Setup Automation, 2023: Python + SQL tool cut data prep time 75 %, boosting QA consistency.
Timeline
IT Statewide Manager
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
06.2023 - Current
Senior Applications Developer
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
09.2022 - 06.2023
Applications Developer
Louisiana Division of Administration – Office of Technology Services
01.2021 - 09.2022
Project Instrumentation Engineer
Recon Management Services, Inc.
09.2019 - 01.2021
Technical Analyst – Healthcare Systems
CGI, Inc.
06.2018 - 09.2019
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
McNeese State University