AMAlec McCarthy
Atlanta, GAR · Python · ArcGISODK · QA · GIS

Public health data scientist building field-ready data systems

I build data workflows for global health programs: ODK pipelines, QA checks, and reporting that holds up in the field.

What I focus on

  • Field-first data systems

    Building forms and pipelines that hold up under real field conditions. Spotty connectivity, training gaps, and messy edge cases are the baseline.

  • Data quality & governance

    QA checks, validation rules, and reproducible cleaning scripts to keep program data trustworthy across every reporting cycle.

  • Analytics + geo

    R-based analysis and publication-ready geospatial maps. Taking noisy operational data and turning it into something a program can actually act on.

Currently

Building data infrastructure for Guinea Worm surveillance at the Carter Center. ODK pipelines, geospatial reporting, and bilingual training materials.

Selected work

Projects

A few things I've built across field operations, surveillance systems, and data automation.

Guinea Worm Program: ODK → QA → reporting pipeline

Built and maintained a production data workflow for Guinea Worm eradication operations, connecting field data collection to standardized outputs.

ODK CentralRtidyversesf (geospatial)

508 PDF automation & multilingual reporting (Cloudburst Group)

Automated PDF accessibility remediations and translation workflows to streamline compliance and reporting across international development projects.

PythonTesseractPyTorchOpenAI API

MEWS Evaluation (MPH capstone): climate-informed outbreak risk

Evaluated and improved an early warning approach for meningitis outbreaks using climate data and operational constraints.

RStatistical modelingClimate dataArcGIS

Data quality audits at village scale

Performed deep-dive audits on national datasets to identify structural issues that can silently corrupt analysis.

RData auditingFuzzy matchingGeospatial validation

Open to roles

Data science, analytics engineering, public health data

I work across the full pipeline, from data collection through to reporting. If you need someone who can own that end to end, reach out.