My ResumeTamara Qawasmeh

tamarajqawasmeh@gmail.com | (313) 656-8425

Technical Skills

Languages & Tools: SQL, Python, Databricks, Azure
Analytics: Statistical Analysis, Forecasting, KPI Development, Experimentation Support
Data Engineering: ETL/ELT Pipelines, Data Modeling, Automation, CI/CD
Business Intelligence: Product & Operational Analytics, Metrics Frameworks
Data Management: Data Quality, Governance, Validation

Professional Experience

Little Caesars Enterprises (Ilitch Holdings) — Detroit, MI

Data Engineer | September 2023 – Present

    • Deliver daily datasets supporting planning and operations across more than 5,000 franchise locations
    • Built forecasting infrastructure using menus, promotions, locations, and historical sales patterns
    • Generate location-level projections for staffing, inventory, and preparation needs
    • Integrate data from POS, marketing, and operational systems into unified performance views
    • Investigate anomalies and perform backfills, corrections, and validation
    • Standardize definitions and transformation rules to improve consistency and trust in enterprise data

Business Intelligence Developer | August 2022 – September 2023

    • Partnered with operational and finance leaders to define KPIs
    • Built Power BI dashboards to track sales performance and location-level metrics
    • Re-engineered legacy queries with dynamic date logic and aggregation rules
    • Automated recurring reports previously maintained manually
    • Conducted exploratory analyses and ad hoc reporting to support decision-making

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research — Ann Arbor, MI

Data Project Assistant | July 2020 – May 2022
Data Curator | September 2019 – July 2020

    • Supported large research datasets used by academic and policy communities worldwide
    • Cleaned, transformed, and validated complex datasets for analytical use
    • Assisted researchers in data interpretation and methodological consistency
    • Authored metadata and documentation for reproducibility and long-term reuse
    • Coordinated data integration across multidisciplinary teams and external providers

Wayne State University School of Medicine — Detroit, MI

Research Lab Coordinator | April 2017 – July 2019

    • Managed clinical research data and analytical workflows for neuroimaging and behavioral studies
    • Maintained large, sensitive datasets with strict accuracy and compliance requirements
    • Supported statistical analysis and preparation of research findings
    • Developed processes to ensure reproducibility and data integrity
    • Coordinated research activities across clinicians, investigators, and grant stakeholders

 

Education

MS, Applied Data Science — University of Michigan, 2023
BS, Public Health — Wayne State University, 2019
AS, General Science — Henry Ford College, 2015

Publications

Journal Publication

Van Den Heuvel, M.I., Hect, J.L., Smarr, B.L., Qawasmeh, T.J., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Barcelona, J., Hijazi, K.E. and Thomason, M.E., 2021. “Maternal stress during pregnancy alters fetal cortico-cerebellar connectivity in utero and increases child sleep problems after birth,” Scientific reports, 11(1), pp.1-12

Gupta, T., Qawasmeh, T., & McCalla, S. (2023). Predictions of programmed cell death ligand-1 blockade therapy success in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. BioMedInformatics, 3(4), 1060–1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedinformatics3040063

Preprints / Manuscripts (Not Peer-Reviewed)

Young, A., Qawasmeh, T. J., & McCalla, S. (preprint). Higher self-reported mental health predicts better perceived physical health in aging adults. Preprints.org. †Equal contribution.

Conference Papers

(Abstract-Reviewed)

Pienta, A., Qawasmeh, T. J., Britt, S., & Thomas, D. (2022, May). Increasing equity in data reuse through better planning and data sharing (Poster). American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 77th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Espinoza-Heredia, C., Hect, J. L., Lewis, T. L., Qawasmeh, T. J., Lenniger, C., Coyle, B. E., Trentacosta, C. J., & Thomason, M. E. (2019, September). Variation in fetal limbic system functional connectivity relates to prenatal household SES. Flux Congress, Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, New York, NY.

Hect, J. L., Lewis, T. L., Coyle, B., Qawasmeh, T. J., Trentacosta, C. J., & Thomason, M. E. (2019, June). Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy and fetal hippocampal functional connectivity. Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Rome, Italy.

Lewis, T. L., Hect, J. L., Qawasmeh, T. J., Coyle, B. E., Zielesch, R. K., Trentacosta, C. J., & Thomason, M. E. (2019, March). Socioeconomic status and altered prenatal brain function. International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

Qawasmeh, T. J., Hect, J. L., Lewis, T. L., Trentacosta, C. J., & Thomason, M. E. (2019, March). Lead exposure in utero impacts functional neural networks in the human fetal brain. International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

Wilhoit, S., Trentacosta, C. J., Beeghly, M., Boeve, J. L., Manning, J. H., Townsel, S., Qawasmeh, T. J., & Thomason, M. E. (2019, March). Parent–child reciprocity moderates the association between household environment and toddlers’ behavior problems. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Kramer, A. C., Hect, J., Manning, J. H., Qawasmeh, T. J., Land, S., & Thomason, M. E. (2017, September). Variation in the COMT gene is associated with altered amygdala functional connectivity in the human fetal brain. RoBUST Symposium, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Podcast Interviews

Carpe Datum Podcast
Tamara Qawasmeh: From Pizza to Public Health
Tamara Qawasmeh discusses her career path, passion, research, and ethics in her journey through tech.

Data Brunch from ICPSR
Baby Brains & Sleep
Tamara Qawasmeh joins us to talk about a new paper that examines the link between stressful pregnancies and brain development in utero, especially related to sleeping habits in children.

Story Corps Archive
Tamara Qawasmeh and Piotr Krzystek
Tamara Qawasmeh (27) speaks with her friend and coworker Piotr Krzystek (27) about their work as data curators for the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, how they arrived in their roles, and what they love about the research.

News Coverage

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The first adult learners of the “Saturdays in the D” summer program graduate

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