“…Identify stakeholders: build a culture of trust and awareness among decision makers, data analysts, and quality management Create a data plan: define your needs, specify your metrics, identify data sources, and standardize metric definitions Centralize the data: evaluate each data source for existing common fields and, if you can, minor variances, and standardize data references Find the right tool(s) for the job: choose from legacy architecture tools, managed and cloud-only services, and data visualization or data exploration platforms Courtney Webster is a reformed chemist in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She spent a few years after grad school programming robots to do chemistry and is now managing web and mobile applications for clinical research trials…”

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“…Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu is a researcher, teacher, non-fiction and fiction writer, and a well-known intellectual who holds a Ph.D. in African Development and Policy Studies from Howard University in Washington D.C. Chika has published numerous academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and short essays, and has also produced documentary films. …”

“…–Robert Alvarez, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C…”

“…David Shinn Former Ambassador to Ethiopia and to Burkina Faso Adjust Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C…”

“…His accolades span from ushering Chicago's web-based student management to reforming EMS in Washington, D.C. Dartanion's technical arsenal includes SQL, JavaScript, Power BI, Tableau, and mobile app design, underscoring his versatility in the IT realm…”