Work Samples

Global Dashboard for Hostspot Indentification - Famine Early Warning Systems Network

Food Security
Python
ArcGIS
Power BI
The Global Dashboard for Hotspot Identification (GDHI) is a screening tool used for by the Famine Early Warning System Network to identify potential food security areas of…
Jan 1, 2024
Richard Barad

Predicting Restaurant Inspection Failures in Chicago

R
Machine Learning
This project was prepared as a final project for the MUSA-508: Public Policy Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania. The project uses machine learning techniques…
Dec 20, 2023
Richard Barad, Alex Jacobs

Developing a Wind Suitability Map for Pennsylvania

ArcGIS
Environment
This project was completed as a final project for ENMG 5020 - Introduction to Energy Policy. The project is a policy memo directed to the office of the Governor of…
Dec 15, 2023
Richard Barad

Mapping Infrastructure Vulnerability to Flooding in Philadelphia

Environment
Flooding
Python
This analysis looks at the number of amenities and buildings located within the flood hazard area in the city of Philadelphia. Amenity and building data is downloaded from…
Dec 14, 2023
Richard Barad

Mapping Population Vulnerability to Flooding in Philadelphia

Flooding
Python
Census
Environment
This analysis examines the estimated population living in census block groups in Philadelphia that overlap flood prone areas. The analysis only examines costal and riverine…
Dec 14, 2023
Richard Barad

Analyzing the Historical Voter Turnout for Primary Elections in Philadelphia

Politics
Python
This analysis was completed as part of a my python course at the University of Pennslyvania. The assignment required us to explore a dataset from the Open Philadelphia data…
Dec 14, 2023
Richard Barad

Predicting Demand for Bikeshare in Boston

R
Transportation
Machine Learning
Many cities across the United States have started using docked bike share systems. Docked bike shares are often funded using a mix of public and private funding and are…
Dec 10, 2023
Richard Barad

Analysis of Transit Oriented Development Policies in Washington DC

R
Transportation
Census
Transited oriented development (TOD) refers to the trend of creating vibrant, livable communities which are compact, walkable, and centered around transit systems.…
Oct 1, 2023
Richard Barad

Analyzing Fundraising Data for a Political Campaign

Politics
Python
In 2021 I was a fellow with Bluebonnet Data, and worked as a volunteer data analyst for a local political campaign. Through this fellowship I was trained on political data…
Sep 26, 2021
Richard Barad
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