Summary
Strategic data leader and technical consultant with 10+ years of experience working in political data and technology. Adept at managing cross-functional teams, vendor relationships, and cloud-based data systems to support fundraising, civic engagement, and nonprofit technology initiatives.
Core Compentencies
Project Management/Documentation: Asana, Jira, Github
Languages: SQL, Python, Tableau, JavaScript, Typescript, Ruby
Cloud Platforms: AWS(Redshift, Lambda, EC2, S3), GCP(BigQuery, Storage, Composer, VPC)
Databases: Redshift, BigQuery, MySQL
Methodologies: Agile, TDD, Git-Based Workflows
Other Skills: RESTful API Design, DBT, Airflow, Civis
Experience
Independent Data Analytics & Engineering Consulting Aug. 2017 - Present, Sonntag Analytics LLC, Lancaster, PA
Provide strategic data consulting to mission-driven organizations, managing vendor relationships, team onboarding, and tech stack evaluation.
Lead client engagements end-to-end—from requirements gathering to documentation and knowledge transfer.
Support hiring and coaching of technical staff for clients; create scalable internal workflows.
Clients include Everytown for Gun Safety, Indivisible, SEIU, DNC, All Voting is Local, etc.
Campaign Manager Jan. 2025 - Nov. 2025
Marshall Miller for City Council, Lancaster, PA
Lead campaign strategy, content development, and event execution for local political candidate.
Manage campaign timeline and deliverables using Asana.
Delivered successful campaign launch with over 50 attendees, four speakers, and press coverage.
Girls Code Club Trainer and TA September. 2023 - PresentLancaster Science Factory, Lancaster, PA
Co-teach monthly Python, Ruby, and JavaScript classes to elementary and middle school girls.
Develop multi-modal teaching strategies to support diverse learning needs in coding education.
Lead Engineer, Political Dept. Sep. 2015 – Aug. 2017, National AFL-CIO, Washington D.C.
Worked with senior researchers to actualize survey research projects.
Managed Redshift-based data infrastructure, internal tools, and engineering best practices.
Hired and mentored technical staff; owned project management tools (Jira, GitLab).
Collaborated with union affiliates and tech vendors to improve data integration and campaign readiness.
Research Analyst, Political Dept. April 2014 – Jan. 2015, National AFL-CIO, Washington D.C.
Led cross-departmental working groups for data analysis and process improvement.
Delivered insights for campaign performance and voter outreach efficiency.
Data Analyst
NCEC Services, L.L.C., Washington D.C. Aug. 2009 – Feb. 2014
Maintained polling data systems and supported internal tool development in Python.
Trained staff and interns on analytics software and data workflows.
Activities
Organizer of TCF Coworking Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Meetup
Poster Design for Gigs in Lancaster and Philly
Active Lancaster City Democrats Committee Member
Education
Bachelors in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Minor in Computer Science George Mason University, July 2019
Coursework: Advanced Public Speaking, Organizational Communication, Stat, Data Structures and Algorithms, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Software Design and Implementation