Ashley Asmus
Managing Data Scientist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAshley Asmus is a Managing Data Scientist with nine years of experience applying rigorous, reproducible analytics to transportation and environmental systems. Rooted in a PhD in Quantitative Biology, she blends ecological and behavioral research methods with practical survey weighting, experimental design, and R/SQL workflows to inform regional planning and policy. She has led large-scale household travel survey analytics and develops reproducible pipelines that translate messy data into actionable recommendations for planners and stakeholders. Known for integrating qualitative insights with quantitative evidence, she excels at client engagement and building collaborative team cultures. An effective communicator and mentor, she brings a scientist’s curiosity to real-world problems—designing methods that prioritize both rigor and real-world behavior.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Quantitative Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Quantitative Biology at The University of Texas at ArlingtonBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at The University of Texas at AustinGeography, Geography at Middlebury College
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Github Skills (53)
rshiny10
shiny9
detectors8
netlogo8
summarization8
r8
r-package8
survey7
statistics7
package7
modeling7
intervals6
hashtable6
shiny-apps6
ropensci6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
RSGInc/travelSurveyTools
Jun 2024 - Mar 2026
An R package to make working with and summarizing household travel survey data easier.
Contributions:3 reviews, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 9 months
rr-packagestatisticssummarizationsurvey
Metropolitan-Council/metc.tbi.helper
Jun 2022 - Jun 2024
R code for working with Travel Behavior Inventory survey data.
Contributions:2 reviews, 9 PRs, 44 pushes in 2 years
r-packageinventorytransportationtransportation-planningtravel
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