akira look
Program Support Assistant at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
contributing towards healthier world
aspire make positive contribution towards healthier world . epidemiological research interest include : - racial ethnic disparity ( asian-americans hispanic-americans ) - cardiovascular risk factor ( particularly , hypertension , diabetes , obesity , physical inactivity )
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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San Francisco, CA
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Program Support Assistant
Doctor Evidence, LLC
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•	Addressed questions pertaining to project-specific and/or company-wide protocols
•	Detected work process efficiency issues resulting in protocol modifications and saving countless production hours
•	Developed a bookkeeping method that became a standard part of training for data extraction and quality assurance analysts
•	Identified and logged various software platform bug (front-end and back-end) and enhancement issues via Aha
•	Reviewed and edited project-specific instructions and deliverables
•	Reviewed databases within the company software platform, tracked erroneous data points, and produced comprehensive reports for data extraction analysts to help guide the fixing of all discovered errors
•	Screened literature via title/abstract and full-text review
•	Shared feedback with data extraction analysts via comprehensive error reports and 1-on-1 meetings
San Francisco Bay Area
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Remote Clinical Data Specialist / Remote Data Integrity Analyst
Doctor Evidence, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctor-evidence-llc
•	Assisted with quality control of 2017 AHA guidelines data that re-defined hypertension from ≥140/90 to ≥130/80
•	Collaborated with two analysts to construct the company’s most effective quality feedback loop system between data extraction and quality assurance analysts resulting in significantly improved data extraction quality
•	Created content for and helped lead weekly quality improvement sessions to train analysts 
•	Frequently evaluated and refined company-wide data collection protocols 
•	Reviewed and edited project-specific instructions and deliverables
•	Supervised 4-6 quality assurance analysts
Santa Monica, California
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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Doctor Evidence, LLC
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•	Addressed questions pertaining to project-specific and/or company-wide protocols
•	Bestowed with the first Employee of the Month award in company history
•	Managed 12-15 data extraction analysts as an interim project lead over a 3-month period
•	Reviewed databases via company software platform, documented and fixed erroneous data points, and surfaced discrepancies within clinical literature to project leads
•	Shared feedback with data extraction analysts via comprehensive error reports and 1-on-1 meetings
•	Worked with a small team on a pitched project that secured the company's largest financial contract (at the time)
Santa Monica, California
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Quality Assurance Analyst
Doctor Evidence, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctor-evidence-llc
•	Collected study design information, eligibility criteria, intervention details, and patient characteristics and outcomes from clinical literature onto company software platform according to client specifications
•	Participated in general production meetings, disease-state overviews, project kick-offs and quality improvement sessions 
•	Prepared and delivered a presentation on major depressive disorder to the clinical team
•	Reviewed meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and summary papers on disease states prior to project initiation
Santa Monica, California
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Clinical Study Analyst
Texas Children's Health Plan, Inc.
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•	Compiled databases for two 7-week weight management programs (Keep Fit Program)
•	Conducted periodic follow-up telephone interviews with health plan participants
•	Generated frequency/percentage tables and line graphs of behavioral data
•	Participated in obesity collaborative and weight committee team meetings
•	Performed a literature review pertaining to weight management programs 
•	Wrote a research proposal on sedentary behavior and cardiovascular disease mortality
Houston, Texas
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Intern
City of Berkeley Public Health Clinic
•	Collected confidential client information
•	Handled patient charts
•	Supported with general clinic projects
Berkeley, California
Clinic Intern
Humintell
https://www.linkedin.com/company/humintell
•	Administered data collection instruments
•	Answered incoming phone calls
•	Entered data into computer databases
•	Generated frequency tables, correlation matrices and regression analyses via Microsoft Excel and SPSS
•	Identified and coded facial expression of emotion and nonverbal behavioral data from images and video recordings
•	Interviewed candidates for research assistant positions
•	Managed inventory of office supplies
•	Performed literature searches on scholarly databases
•	Recruited study participants to participate in pilot surveys
•	Worked on IRB applications
Berkeley, California
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Research Assistant
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
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•	Filed, scanned, copied and shredded important financial documents
•	Participated in efficiency projects (such as fundraisers and charity events)
•	Performed A/P functions including data entry (invoice and journal batches) and check processing
Oakland, California
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Accounting Assistant
MPH
Epidemiology
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
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B.A.
Liberal Arts
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Soka University of America
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Capstone Course
PH 9996
Categorical Data Analysis
PH 1498
Disease - Natural History, Prevention and Control
PH 2750
Epidemiology I
PH 2612
Epidemiology II
PH 2615
Epidemiology III
PH 2710
Ethics in Public Health
PHM 5010
Foundations of Biostatistics
PH 1690
Independent Study (Research Paper)
PH 2999
Intermediate Biostatistics
PH 1700
Introduction to Health Economics
PHM 3910
Introduction to Mgmt and Policy Sciences
PHAM 3715
Mans Impact on Environment
PHWM 2120
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health
PHM 1110
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT)
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
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Sohokai Professional Interest Group: Medicine, Public Health, and Wellness
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