Matt Tidmore

About Matt Tidmore

I sit at the intersection of public health methodology and scalable data science. With a background in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, I specialize in building robust data lineages and consolidating complex pathogen workflows into actionable insights.My expertise lies in leveraging tools like Palantir Foundry, PySpark, and R to bridge the gap between technical infrastructure and stakeholder needs. I thrive as a technical translator—aligning diverse lines of business to ensure that data architecture serves the ultimate goal of public health advancement.Core Competencies-Data Engineering: Pipeline consolidation, Data Lineage, SQL, PySpark-Public Health: Epidemiological Methodology, Biostatistics, Pathogen Workflow Analysis-Strategic Collaboration: Stakeholder management and cross-functional team leadership.

Experience

1. Associate Data Scientist Palantir Engineer

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Apr 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Public Health Data Science Consultant | CDC (Palantir Foundry)Architecting enterprise-level data solutions for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem. I specialize in building the \"Response Ready\" infrastructure necessary for modern epidemiology—transforming fragmented data into unified, actionable Ontologies.Strategic Project Leadership-1CDP & RREDI (BSPB): Engineering robust data lineages and PySpark pipelines for the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch to ensure high-priority data is \"Response Ready.\"-DMAC & NWSS: Accelerating data modernization efforts for the National Wastewater Surveillance System, creating scalable workflows that translate environmental data into public health intelligence-Technical Training: Leading training and development initiatives to upskill cross-functional teams on Foundry best practices and data workflow optimization.Technical Stack: Data Engineering: PySpark, SQL, Python, Pandas, Data Lineage, SQL.Web & Visualization: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Slate, Contour, Notepad, Quiver.Methodology: R, Biostatistics, Epidemiological Modeling.

Education

• Valdosta State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science

  2003 — 2008

• Georgia State University

  Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology

  2014 — 2017

Skills

• Blogging
• Sales
• Data Center
• Marketing
• Biostatistics
• Graphic Design
• Gis
• Sas
• Data Collection
• Project Management
• Html
• Facebook
• R
• Content Management
• Javascript
• Website Consultation
• Angularjs
• Social Media
• Saas
• Research
• Photoshop
• Adobe Social
• Optimization
• Direct Marketing
• Epidemiology
• Environmental Science
• Strategic Planning
• Analytics
• Customer Service
• Business Analysis
• Enterprise Software
• Business Development