Pasqua Ruggiero is a Senior Analyst at Verdant Associates, where she specializes in applying advanced statistical methods, data engineering, and machine learning principles to solve complex challenges. She has worked in a variety of industries, including financial fraud and compliance, aerospace, criminal justice, and big pharma. In previous roles, she has led efforts in developing innovative solutions for complex data problems including enhancing fraud detection models and automating supply chain ETL workflows. Fluent in Python and SQL, she excels at integrating big data technologies to create scalable, data-driven solutions.
Pasqua earned a Master’s in Statistical Practice from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s in Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also minored in Mathematics, Astronomy, and Italian. She lives in San Diego and enjoys spending her time outside of work playing her viola and electric violin, planning events for her friends and rock climbing.
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