Jacob V. Umberger
Health Data Analyst, State health department
Duluth, MN · (831) 555 0128 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/jacobvumberger
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
7 years in public health surveillance and analysis
INDUSTRIES
State health department, county public health, hospital infection prevention
SPECIALTIES
Communicable disease surveillance, outbreak analysis, case reporting pipelines, data quality
SYSTEMS
SAS, R, Tableau, Snowflake, Esri ArcGIS, REDCap
CREDENTIALS
Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners
EDUCATION
Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, University of Minnesota
Results at a Glance
94%
Reportable results now
87
Local health agencies
71%
Matching routine
210
Case foodborne outbreak
Executive Summary
Communicable disease analyst at a state health department, 7 years turning electronic laboratory reports into weekly surveillance that epidemiologists and county partners actually read. Builds the outbreak dashboards, maintains the case reporting pipeline and writes the data notes that go with every published rate.
Signature Achievements
- Rebuilt the electronic laboratory reporting pipeline so 94 percent of reportable results now reach the surveillance system within 24 hours.
- Produced the weekly respiratory surveillance report distributed to 87 local health agencies and 42 hospitals.
- Cut duplicate case records by 71 percent through a matching routine that reconciles laboratory and provider reports.
- Analyzed a 210 case foodborne outbreak and delivered the exposure analysis that identified the source within 5 days.
- Automated 14 recurring reports in R, returning about 500 staff hours a year to the epidemiology unit.
Professional Experience
Health Data Analyst
Northland State Health Department, Duluth, MN 2021 to present
Analyst on a 6 person surveillance unit covering reportable conditions for 34 counties.
- Maintains the case reporting database and validates records against national notifiable condition definitions before submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Produces incidence and rate tables by county, age group and race, with suppression rules applied to small cell counts.
- Supports outbreak investigations with line list management, epidemic curves and geographic mapping.
- Reviews every public release for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and state data sharing agreements.
Epidemiology Data Assistant
Lake Superior County Public Health, Duluth, MN 2019 to 2021
Data support for immunization, sexually transmitted infection and tuberculosis programs at a county agency.
- Ran the immunization registry reconciliation that raised provider reporting completeness from 76 percent to 91 percent.
- Built the county first interactive vaccination coverage map using Esri ArcGIS.
- Prepared quarterly program measures for a federal cooperative agreement.
Licensure and Certification
Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners
SAS Certified Base Programmer
Member, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Education
Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Science in Statistics, University of Wisconsin Madison
Core Skills
Surveillance reporting · Outbreak data analysis · Data quality and matching · Structured Query Language · R programming · Geographic mapping · Rate and trend calculation · Small cell suppression · Dashboard development · Technical writing