Andrew Patricio is the Principal, Data and Analytics at UnidoszUS where he leads our transformation to being a true data driven enterprise. He has improved data effectiveness by replacing manually intensive efforts with tools that allow programs to track and report on data in a more streamlined fashion, freeing up capacity for staff to spend on more value-adding data activities. He has spearheaded our enterprise data strategy via the creation of our centralized data infrastructure in the form of a data lake/data warehouse hybrid. He has driven innovation via the development of a custom Generative AI tool that allows our staff to generate synthesized summaries from our vast collection of internal documents in a controlled manner and directly addresses the hallucination/bias, privacy, and visibility issues inherent in similar commercial tools. Prior to joining Unidos, Andrew led technology teams at numerous public sector agencies. He is the former Chief Data Officer/CIO of the District of Columbia Public Schools where he led the implementation of the district’s first reporting data warehouse and the successful multi-million dollar replacement of the core Student Information System. He also ran a consulting firm advising multiple clients from the non-profit and commercial startup sectors on how to make more effective use of their data. He has spoken at numerous conferences and served as a board member and technical advisor for local nonprofits focused on youth development and English language learners. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois.
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