Sonali Chandra
Research Assistant - Healthcare Data @Uic College Of Applied Health Sciences
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WORK HISTORY
Research Assistant - Healthcare Data @Uic College Of Applied Health Sciences
Chicago, IL, US
Supported research initiatives focused on healthcare data integration, accessibility, and population-focused analytics.• Analyzed disability and accessibility datasets to support public health research• Cleaned, processed, and validated large public datasets for statistical and data-engineering workflows• Used LLMs (Gemini) to automate text analysis and extract insights from unstructured healthcare data• Built visual dashboards to communicate key patterns to academic stakeholders
EDUCATION
Sri Kumaran Children's Home (CBSE)
High School
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, BANGALORE
BE - Bachelor of Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago
Master of Science
ABOUT SONALI CHANDRA
Hi, I’m Sonali! I bring a strong mix of software development and data engineering experience, with focus on building scalable applications, automating workflows, and designing cloud-native solutions. Below is a breakdown of my experience:Python: Developed RESTful APIs and backend applications using Flask and Django, with automation and scripting for data pipelines and system integration.SQL: Proficient in writing complex queries, optimizing joins, building data models, and supporting analytics/reporting use-cases. Experienced with window functions, performance tuning, and ensuring data quality across large datasets.Power BI / Tableau: Built dashboards and visual insights for operational analytics, tracking KPIs, and presenting user behavior trends. Skilled in transforming raw data into clear, actionable insights.Cloud (GCP / AWS): Hands-on with cloud functions, storage, IAM, VMs, and serverless pipelines. Experience integrating APIs and building cloud-hosted applications. Designed a Streamlit + Gemini cloud workflow with Google Sheets and n8n for automated job processing.Data Engineering Projects: Developed a complete Inclusive Job Recommendation Platform, including automated ETL (n8n), job ranking algorithms, AI-powered resume generation, accessibility features, and visualization dashboards. Strong experience building end-to-end data flows, from ingestion to transformation to presentation.Healthcare Systems & Clinical Data (Cerner)Worked on clinical and population health data workflows supporting healthcare operations. Built SQL pipelines to extract patient, encounter, and operational data, validated data quality, and collaborated with clinicians, analysts, and engineers to improve reporting pipelines. Gained hands-on exposure to EHR data models, HL7-style data flows, and large-scale healthcare datasets in a regulated environment.Collaboration & Systems: Adept at working cross-functionally, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into technical solutions. Experience with system integrations, process improvement, and troubleshooting complex data workflows. Currently seeking opportunities in cloud engineering, data engineering, or full-stack development
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