Alex Yerg
Data Scientist | Economist | Data Officer | Strategy, Analytics & Governance | U.S. Army Veteran | USAID | USCIS | FEMA | PMF
- Role
- Senior Data & Policy Analyst at USAID
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alex Yerg
Throughout my 15 years of experience, I have leveraged technology to streamline reporting…
Experience
Senior Data & Policy Analyst
Feb 2022 — Present
Automated production of 136 dynamic country factsheets using RMarkdown, HTML, and CSS, reducing turnaround time and equipping senior leadership data-driven insights to guide global strategy.• Led analytics transformation within the Global Health Bureau by streamlining reporting pipelines using Google, ODBC, and Tableau—shaping program direction, optimizing financial resource allocation, and accelerating operational decision-making.• Collaborated with CIO, CFO, and Acquisition offices to align data architecture with strategic priorities, driving long-term planning and enabling improved coordination between technical, operational, and financial stakeholders.• Performed complex multi-office analyses of performance, budget, and operational plans; identified inefficiencies and cost savings opportunities across global programs.• Designed and institutionalized data governance standards, including SOPs and metadata frameworks, increasing data transparency and improving analytical consistency across departments.• Advised senior executives on programmatic trade-offs, balancing competing prioritizes to optimize impact and support strategic leadership decisions under tight timelines.
Education
The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science - MS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Science - MS
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Skills
- Spanish
- Stata
- Water Supply
- Government
- Public Health
- Preparedness
- Military
- French
- Sas Programming
- Congressional Affairs
- Nims
- Cbrn
- Security Clearance
- Team Leadership
- Atlas
- Data Analysis
- Sql
- Disaster Recovery
- Army
- R
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Research
- Sas
- Logistics
- Hazmat Training
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- Technical Assistance
- Strategic Planning
- Policy
- Spss
- Emergency Management
- Statistics
- Policy Analysis
- Environmental Science
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis
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