M.L. "Marty" Danish

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Summary

Analytics professional with 4+ years of full-stack reporting and dashboard ownership—covering ingestion, modeling, visualization, and stakeholder delivery. Graduate training in AI/ML, paired with hands-on experience bridging technical and domain gaps across under-resourced teams. Seeking to formalize data science contributions in a role that matches scope, skillset, and strategic value.

Skills and Certifications

Languages: Python 3, SQL, DAX, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
Analytics & BI: Power BI, Dataverse, Sigma, Snowflake, Azure Data Explorer, Databricks, Apache Spark, data lakes
Frameworks and Libraries: Flask, Git, Jinja2 templating, NumPy, pandas
ML & AI: keras, OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, torchvision, Azure ML, scikit-learn, K-Means Clustering, Random Forest, Decision Trees, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation
Data Handling: Parquet, JSON, relational/structured data
Other Tools and Web Skills: Azure DevOps, CI/CD, SmartSuite, ServiceNow, Adobe Captivate, UML workflows, Media Query Styling, Deployment Troubleshooting (Linux/CLI)
Certifications: CompTIA Security+

Experience

HealthStream — Analyst, Governance, Risk & Compliance 2024–Present

Spearheaded an AI Risk Management project, developing a "gold standard" list of approved AI applications; collaborated with GRC and TVM teams to develop a minimum set of compliance frameworks and security standards for enterprise AI applications; used Microsoft Defender telemetry to establish a minimum recommended overall security score and develop a recommended block list of risky AI SaaS and on-prem applications
Consolidated 51 policies into 8 with approximately 85% reduced page count, aligned with HITRUST v9.3 controls for audit readiness
Built and delivered Third-Party Risk training using Adobe Captivate
Created process visuals with UML to clarify ownership and workflows
Developed a chatbot PoC using Amazon Q Business, RAG pipeline, and AWS S3
Directed vendor evaluations (SmartSuite, OneTrust, etc.), creating executive reports
Mentored junior analyst in HITRUST lifecycle mapping, query logic, and computer science knowledge

HealthStream — Analyst, Data Strategy & Reporting 2022–2024

Promoted from Technical Writer to Analyst with full-stack analytics ownership
Owned BI workflows: ingestion, DAX modeling, visualization in Power BI
Developed financial reporting for the executive audience
Advocated for formal Data Scientist role after outpacing original scope

HealthStream — Technical Writer 2018–2022

Built internal chatbot in Microsoft Power Virtual Agents to automate FAQs and data queries prior to the availability of LLM technologies
Created documentation style guide blending Microsoft, AP, and APA standards

SDL plc — Freelance Copywriter (Bixby Chatbot Team) 2017

Wrote dialog and persona-based content for Samsung Bixby chatbot
Beta-tested voice assistant and provided UX feedback

Nashville Public Library — Communications Copywriter Intern 2017

Researched library database use cases to improve marketing content
Flagged logic flaw in commercial script to avert campaign risk

Middle Tennessee State University — Undergraduate Research Assistant 2014

Collected data via SEM and optical microscopy to support senescence research
Drafted successful URECA team grant proposal
Presented student research as first student author at the Tennessee Academy of Science

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