Kevin Finity
Lead Data Analyst
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Finity is a Lead Data Analyst with 12 years of hands-on experience turning complex institutional data into actionable insights, currently leading analytics for a large Ellucian Banner ERP at Virginia Commonwealth University. He blends deep Oracle SQL and Linux/ETL expertise with Python-driven statistical modeling, informed by an MS in Data Science from UVA that included work in deep learning, Spark, Bayesian methods, and NLP. His background spans developer, engineer, architect, DBA, and DevOps roles, giving him a rare full-stack perspective on data pipelines and production systems. He has managed small teams and bridges technical and non-technical stakeholders, having started his career supporting schools and small businesses—experience that honed his ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Data Science, Master of Science - MS, Data Science at UVA Data Science InstituteA.A.S., General Studies, A.A.S., General Studies at New River Community CollegeB.A., Linguistics, B.A., Linguistics at University of Hawai‘i System
English
Github Skills (11)
text-analysis9
python9
reverse-engineering9
capstone9
scrape9
transparency8
scraper7
api7
metadata6
nlp6
database6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kfinity/capstone-speeches
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
A text analysis of the 2020 US presidential campaign speeches. Capstone project for MSDS at UVA.
Contributions:119 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
nlpcapstonepythonpresidentialspeeches
openoversightva/openoversightva
Mar 2023 - Feb 2025
A public, searchable database of law enforcement officers in Virginia.
Contributions:6 reviews, 28 PRs, 66 pushes in 1 year 11 months
databaseemployee-directoryfoiageorge-floyd-protestslaw-enforcement
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