Taylor Lightfoot

Neptune Beach, FL 32266

(214) 293-7777 gtlightfoot@gmail.com

www.taylorlightfoot.com|www.linkedin.com/in/gtlightfoot

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Certified SAS programmer responsible for generating, validating, troubleshooting and analyzing
enterprise datasets. Highly analytical with a proven ability to improve processes with macro
programming. Over 8 years of experience in analytics fields.

SKILLS

● SAS programming ● Data analysis

● SQL ● Statistical analysis
● Excel ● Documentation expertise

WORK HISTORY
Risk Adjustment Specialist IV, 09/2016 to Present
Florida Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida) - Jacksonville, FL
● Generate enterprise datasets that support all Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
activities.
● Develop and maintain data validation procedures.
● Analyze data trends and ensure data are loaded successfully to downstream platforms,
such as a provider-facing web portal.
● Improve upon SAS code logic and processes to generate datasets for company-wide
distribution.
● Select membership for provider outreach campaigns and programs like Clinical
Documentation Improvement (CDI).
● Perform ad hoc analyses to address the needs of the departments we serve.

Associate Data Analyst Contractor, 01/2016 to 08/2016

American Recruiting & Consulting Group (Client: Florida Blue) - Jacksonville, FL
● Prepared data for vendor ingestion through data mapping and by programming
exceptions processes and monitoring trends.
● Performed statistical analyses on campaign outreach data.
● Improved and documented reporting processes, reducing time to generate datasets from
several hours to minutes.
● Communicated with business partners to determine data requirements.
● Presented analyses to business partners.
 Taylor Lightfoot
Neptune Beach, FL 32266
(214) 293-7777 gtlightfoot@gmail.com

www.taylorlightfoot.com|www.linkedin.com/in/gtlightfoot

Data Scientist, 02/2013 to 8/2015

MECLABS - Jacksonville, FL
● Served as project lead on data-related initiatives for the internal marketing team and
provided recommendations to senior directors and executives.
● Communicated with internal and external stakeholders to assess the needs of clients and
the required resources.
● Advised project teams on the validity of experimental designs and results.
● Performed analyses for fortune 500 companies such as Verizon Wireless, the New York
Times, Bank of America, and Expedia.
● Calculated descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the risk of implementing
experimental web page designs and the impact on revenue.

Research Associate, 01/2012 to 01/2013

The Haas Center, University of West Florida - Pensacola, FL
● Lead research on the community health and wellness of Okaloosa County, FL residents.
● Assisted with analyses, data preparation, data visualizations and report writing for
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Workforce Florida,
Incorporated (WFI).
● Assisted with numerous economic impact studies for state and local government
agencies to include the impact of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to a regional economy.
● Moderated focus groups and applied research knowledge to avoid experimenter biases
and other validity threats.
● Developed survey instruments and analyzed results.

EDUCATION
Master of Arts: Industrial-Organizational Psychology, 08/2012
University of West Florida - Pensacola, FL

Bachelor of Arts: Government, 08/2007

University of Texas - Austin, TX

CERTIFICATIONS & CONTINUED EDUCATION

● Certified SAS Programmer - 11/2020
● Audited the Certified Risk Adjustment Coder course (40 credit hours) - 2/2020
● Google Analytics Individual Qualification Certification - 5/2013
● SPSS Advanced Software and Application-Based Content - 9/2013

HOBBIES
Guitar, drums.