Summary
Research Interests
Research Skills
Data Analytics and Visualization Tools
Software
Data Analytic Skills
Soft Skills
Organization Skills
Work History
Education
Certification
Presentations
Awards
Hobbies
Timeline
Sai Soundarya Gorthi

Sai Soundarya Gorthi

PhD Candidate, McGill University
Montreal,Canada

Summary

A full-stack, adaptive, proficient, organized, and passionate researcher and data scientist with proven leadership and communicative skills. Seeking an opportunity to leverage my knowledge and skills in providing data-driven solutions.

Research Interests

  • Health IT
  • Impacts of User Engagement with digital platforms
  • Impacts of AI

Research Skills

  • Intelligence and Requirements Gatherings
  • Research Design and Implementation
  • Literature Review
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Academic writing and Reporting

Data Analytics and Visualization Tools

  • Python
  • R
  • SAS
  • STATA
  • Tableau

Software

SQL

Snowflake

Microsoft Office

Data Analytic Skills

  • Data Collection & Organization
  • Data Visualization & Reporting
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Mining and analytics
  • Text data Analytics and
  • Natural Language Processing

Soft Skills

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Problem - Solving
  • Critical -Thinking

Organization Skills

  • Organization skills and Strategic Planning
  • Time Management and Scheduling
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Attention to Detail

Work History

Graduate Student Researcher

McGill University
Montreal, QC
09.2017 - Current

Influence of Twitter on HCQ prescription patterns for Covid-19 patients

  • Coauthors (Dr. Alain Pinsonneault, Dr.Kartik Ganju)
  • Collected requirements of project and designed project pipeline
  • Using SQL retrieved prescription patterns from Insurance claims data hosted in Snowflake
  • Collected Tweets from Twitter API v2 using R
  • Built a pipeline in Python to preprocess tweets and determine their geolocation and stance
  • Aggregated data to state and week level using Python
  • Performing accurate quantitative analysis of targeted data research,, and report preparation.

Mobile Search Ads discrimination based on Device models

  • Coauthors (Dr.Alain Pinsonneault, Dr.Kartik Ganju)
  • Created a pipeline in Python to emulate different mobile devices using Selenium and BeautifulSoup
  • Scraped ads for different devices through the emulation and automation of search using Chrome Driver
  • Performing accurate quantitative analysis of targeted data research and report preparation.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

McGill University
09.2018 - 12.2022
  • Assisted in creating course assignments and materials and distance learning systems
  • Worked with teachers in evaluating student progress, needs, and gains.
  • Organized application of fair grading practices consistently to evaluate students' work and assign grades according to university standards
  • Provided relevant and timely feedback on student assignments.

Instructor

McGill University
05.2020 - 07.2020
  • Created course materials, assessments, and videos
  • Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
  • Provided hands on experience in data analytics with Excel and Microsoft Access
  • Instructed students on various Business & IT related topics
  • Facilitated learning with the creation of engaging written and oral assignments.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Reviewed class and student records to identify improvement opportunities.

VP of Financial Resources

Desautels Doctoral Student Society, McGill University
08.2019 - 08.2021
  • Organized and hosted events for Doctoral students
  • Acted as a mediator for Students and administration
  • Managed Financial and other resources for the student society
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing them for resolution.

Student Researcher

Oklahoma State University - Centre For Health Systems Innovation
Stillwater, Oklahoma
01.2017 - 04.2017

Impact of combination of Comorbidities and Procedures on Insurance Claims

  • Extracted patients with different chronic diseases from insurance claims data using python
  • Arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Interpreted and analyzed research data to draw conclusions on outcomes.
  • Completed designated tasks with efficiency and accuracy to support research objectives.
  • Assisted in timely reporting.

Education

Ph.D. - Management Information Systems

McGill University, Montreal, QC
05.2017 - Current

M.S - Management Information Systems

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
08.2015 - 05.2017

B.Tech - Chemical Engineering

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
08.2011 - 06.2015

Certification

SAS Certified Base Programmer (BPO55667v9)

Presentations

Search Ads discrimination based on Device models

- Presented at SCECR, 2020 (Virtual)

- Presenting at Informs 2022, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Awards

  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - May 2017(Initiation)

- Qualified by academic excellence

-Oklahoma State University

  • Best Student of MIS - April 2016

-Oklahoma State University

  • Gold Medals (2) for Academic Excellence - June 2015

-Osmania University

Hobbies

Reading, Data enthusiast, Singing and Dancing

Timeline

Instructor - McGill University
05.2020 - 07.2020
VP of Financial Resources - Desautels Doctoral Student Society, McGill University
08.2019 - 08.2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant - McGill University
09.2018 - 12.2022
Graduate Student Researcher - McGill University
09.2017 - Current
McGill University - Ph.D., Management Information Systems
05.2017 - Current
Student Researcher - Oklahoma State University - Centre For Health Systems Innovation
01.2017 - 04.2017
SAS Certified Base Programmer (BPO55667v9)
01-2016
SAS Statistical Business Analyst (SBARM002218v9)
12-2015
Oklahoma State University - M.S, Management Information Systems
08.2015 - 05.2017
Osmania University - B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
08.2011 - 06.2015
Sai Soundarya GorthiPhD Candidate, McGill University