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Hire Forest A.

United States

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Software Engineer & Data Scientist | JavaScript, R/Python, AI, and Public Health Informatics

Profile Summary

I create data-driven applications that turn complexity into clarity. With experience building intuitive web interfaces, reliable APIs, and applying data science techniques in R and Python, I design solutions that help people understand and act on information. Whether developing health informatics tools, visualizing data, or integrating AI, I write code with quality and purpose to deliver measurable, lasting impact.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Python
• ★ SQL
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ SAS
• ☆ STATA
• ☆ R
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ UX Design

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research User Research, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

AppOmni

January 2022 - Present

Post-masters student

Los Alamos National Laboratory

June 2017 - Present

Software Engineer

BioFire

June 2019 - January 2022

Graduate Research Assistant

The Carter Center

August 2016 - May 2017

Education

Masters in Public Health

Emory University

August 2015 - May 2017

Bachelors

University of California, San Diego

August 2007 - August 2011

Certifications

• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

  Emory University

  January 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nidhi Parikh, Ashlynn R Daughton, William Earl Rosenberger, Derek Jacob Aberle, Maneesha Elizabeth Chitanvis, Forest Michael Altherr, Nileena Velappan, Geoffrey Fairchild, Alina Deshpande(2021). Improving Detection of Disease Re-emergence Using a Web-Based Tool (RED Alert): Design and Case Analysis Study . JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. {JMIR} Publications Inc.

Nileena Velappan, Ashlynn Rae Daughton, Geoffrey Fairchild, William Earl Rosenberger, Nicholas Generous, Maneesha Elizabeth Chitanvis, Forest Michael Altherr, Lauren A Castro, Reid Priedhorsky, Esteban Luis Abeyta, et al.(2019). Analytics for Investigation of Disease Outbreaks: Web-Based Analytics Facilitating Situational Awareness in Unfolding Disease Outbreaks . JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. {JMIR} Publications Inc.

OTHER

Nidhi Parikh, Ashlynn R Daughton, William Earl Rosenberger, Derek Jacob Aberle, Maneesha Elizabeth Chitanvis, Forest Michael Altherr, Nileena Velappan, Geoffrey Fairchild, Alina Deshpande (2020). Improving Detection of Disease Re-emergence Using a Web-Based Tool (RED Alert): Design and Case Analysis Study (Preprint) .

Nileena Velappan, Ashlynn Rae Daughton, Geoffrey Fairchild, William Earl Rosenberger, Nicholas Generous, Maneesha Elizabeth Chitanvis, Forest Michael Altherr, Lauren A Castro, Reid Priedhorsky, Esteban Luis Abeyta, et al.(2018). Analytics for Investigation of Disease Outbreaks: Web-Based Analytics Facilitating Situational Awareness in Unfolding Disease Outbreaks (Preprint) . {JMIR} Publications Inc.