Analytics + Design

Hi, I'm Olivia Shipley

I started in art, found my way to science, and somewhere between fieldwork and teaching myself statistics, realized data visualization was where both lived.

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About Me

The analysis is only half the job.

I enjoy making the connections between bold ideas and the people that execute them, because the analysis is only half the job. The other half is real, genuine communication. When I'm not doing that, I'm in ballet class, knee-deep in a landscaping project, or building something open source.

Experience

Where I've been

Work

Feb 2025 – Present

Data Analyst

Matrix Design Group

Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards for DoD/federal clients including AFIMSC and OSD
Build data cleaning and transformation pipelines in R to normalize multi-source datasets
Deliver stakeholder-facing reports and presentations to Air Force/Space Force leadership
Statistical analysis (data validation, ANOVA, t-tests, etc.) for McClellan is ongoing and remains a large part of my workload

Jan 2023 – Feb 2025

Environmental Scientist III

Matrix Design Group

Conducted groundwater sampling and field work across 6+ ADEQ contamination sites in Arizona
Led statistical analysis and data validation applying t-tests, ANOVA, and CUSUM control charts in R
Managed environmental databases (EnviroData/Chronos) per U.S. EPA National Functional Guidelines

2016 – 2020

Research Assistant

Texas A&M University

Collected marine sediment samples and oceanographic data across the Caribbean; created bathymetry maps using ArcGIS and R
Collaborated with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on marine data collection and processing
Supported grant proposals securing ~$100,000 in climate research funding; presented at AGU Fall 2019

Education

GPA: 3.98

M.S. Data Analytics

UT San Antonio

Relevant coursework: Deep Learning & AI, Statistical Modeling (linear regression, survival analysis, time series), SQL, R, Python, Tableau, SAS

Minors in Geology & Oceanography

B.S. Geological Marine Sciences

Texas A&M at Galveston

Skills & Tools

What I work with

Analytics & Statistics

R Python SAS ANOVA T-Tests CUSUM Survival Analysis Time Series Linear Regression

Data & Visualization

Power BI Tableau SQL ArcGIS EnviroData Chronos

AI & Machine Learning

Deep Learning Neural Networks Predictive Modeling

Communication & Design

Data Storytelling Stakeholder Reporting Federal Compliance Open Source