Raelyn Torngren
Sacramento
Summary
Accomplished professional in metadata optimization and governance. Proven ability to enhance data discoverability and standardization, contributing to improved cross-team alignment and communication.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Services Manager
California Department of Health Care Services
SACRAMENTO
06.2025 - Current
- Developed and maintained enterprise-wide taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and metadata standards to improve consistency, discoverability, and cross-team alignment across DHCS data products and communications.
- Designed comprehensive metadata documentation and crosswalks (Schema.org, Dublin Core, internal fields), and established governance workflows (Collibra), ensuring accurate and consistent metadata application across systems.
- Built and curated structured content in SharePoint, Jira, and LMS environments, establishing content hierarchies, standard terminology, and tagging systems to support intuitive navigation and search.
- Led the development of the Data Literacy Competency Framework, mapping learning objectives into structured categories and hierarchical pathways used to optimize course recommendations and tagging.
- Acted as a liaison between DataOps, SPAWDD, Milliman, and program leadership to standardize terminology, resolve classification inconsistencies, and align stakeholders around shared metadata and content models.
- Rebuilt complex legislative analysis workflows into taxonomy-aligned Jira structures, creating issue hierarchies, metadata fields, and standardized process descriptions to improve clarity and searchability.
- Authored scalable best-practice guides, process dictionaries, and onboarding documentation that translate complex technical workflows into accessible, consistent, reusable knowledge assets.
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
California Department of Health Care Services
Sacramento
08.2023 - 06.2025
- Led development and execution of internal communication strategies for EDIM, including newsletters and project updates.
- Managed creation of EDIM data literacy curriculum to meet statewide standards and address diverse audience needs.
- Contributed to legislative analysis by simplifying complex policy language for DHCS leadership and stakeholders.
Staff Services Analyst
California Department of Health Care Services
SACRAMENTO
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Conducted in-depth analysis of health care policies, focusing on asset tracking for dual-eligible beneficiaries.
- Developed and evaluated structured policy options to ensure clarity in data management workflows.
- Drafted, edited, and archived policy briefs and reports, maintaining accessible records for stakeholders.
- Managed vendor contracts and tracked grievances for San Diego Legal Aid Ombudsman, ensuring organized documentation.
- Organized administrative files and policy-related documentation to support accurate data retrieval.
- Ensured ADA compliance for policy documents using Equidox to standardize digital assets.
Education
Master of Library And Information Science -
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06-2025
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA06-2019
Skills
- Proficient in cataloging practices, metadata optimization, and media handling for digital asset collections to enhance accessibility and discoverability
- Experienced in metadata standards, including Dublin Core, MARC, MODS, METS, and creating structured metadata for digital asset management (DAM) tools
- Expertise in metadata crosswalks and mapping between schemas to ensure seamless integration and interoperability across systems
- Knowledgeable in digitization processes, including scanning, ingesting, and cataloging physical materials into DAM systems, while adhering to established standards
Timeline
Staff Services Manager
California Department of Health Care Services
06.2025 - Current
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
California Department of Health Care Services
08.2023 - 06.2025
Staff Services Analyst
California Department of Health Care Services
08.2021 - 08.2023
Master of Library And Information Science -
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of California, Davis