Holly Fuong
Senior Data Analyst
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHolly Fuong is a Senior Data Analyst in New York with five years of experience turning complex, longitudinal datasets into actionable insights for media, sports, and academic audiences. She blends rigorous statistical modeling (R, Python, Stan) with editorial judgment from roles at FiveThirtyEight, where she verified empirical claims, optimized data pipelines, and led high-profile forecasting projects like an NBA minutes model and collaborative polling work. Her background includes hands-on sports analytics at the Oklahoma City Thunder and award-winning ecological research (NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, multiple peer-reviewed publications), giving her uncommon depth in both experimental design and applied forecasting. Holly excels at translating technical results into clear narratives and interactive visuals that inform decision-makers and the public. She is skilled at building reproducible workflows, mentoring colleagues in best practices, and accelerating team output through custom tools and process improvements. A distinguishing trait: she combines field-based ecological research experience with newsroom-grade data stewardship, enabling data work that is both methodologically robust and communication-focused.
5 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Columbia UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
English
Github Skills (1)
code-behind10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
hfuong/hfuong
Jan 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
hfuong/nbatwitter
Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Social network analysis using the Twitter accounts of current NBA players
Contributions:5 pushes in 3 days
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