Matthew
Benningfield

Aya Healthcare San Diego, CA · Remote

• Developed automated data preparation and validation workflows for a Workforce AI scheduling system using historical and current time-series data.
• Designed processes to improve data quality and provide reliable inputs to production predictive models.

Humana Louisville, KY · Remote

• Developed a national Nurse Practitioner availability forecasting model using Holt-Winters Exponential Smoothing across more than 50,000 providers.
• Built an XGBoost regression model using Python, PySpark, and Databricks to predict inpatient admissions.
• Developed a LightGBM authorization auto-approval system achieving 99% accuracy across approximately 385,000 monthly authorizations.
• Used OASIS assessment data and XGBoost to forecast inpatient transfers and assign risk scores to more than 350,000 home health patients.
• Automated compliance reporting for 1.9 million patient health metrics using Power BI.

True Rx Management Services Washington, IN · Remote

• Designed ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory, SQL, and Python to process pharmacy claims data.
• Migrated Excel-based reporting to SQL Server and implemented more than 10 automated data pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automated data-processing workflows to improve analytical reliability.

Kimball Electronics Jasper, IN

• Developed and deployed an NLP sentiment analysis application for human resources.
• Managed more than 10 global data pipelines across multiple ERP systems.
• Automated audit compliance reporting with Python and Excel, reducing external audit costs by more than $50,000 annually.
• Administered BI platform security across Power BI, SQL, and SAP BusinessObjects for more than 100 global employees.