Barb Donnini
Victoria Canizales
Sofia Laval
Andreas Lezis
Valerie Niemann
Justin Clifford
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Barbara Donnini
Barbara is a data and tech expert with dual Bachelor's Degrees in Applied Statistics and Economics and a demonstrated history of working in the industry. She previously held a position as a Business Analyst at an insurance company where she primarily served the needs of the organization’s marketing department. She also previously worked for a statistical consulting firm analyzing a variety of corporate, government, and nonprofit datasets. Barbara is currently the President of Boxplot. She is an expert in a variety of data platforms and languages, but her top proficiencies are in Python, SQL, Power BI, AI, Tableau, R, and Qlik. In her free time she enjoys anything outdoors, but particularly gardening and permaculture.
Victoria Canizales
Victoria is the company administrator and marketing specialist. She has a BS in Biological Sciences and a minor in Women & Gender Studies from Arizona State University. Victoria loves organization and details, and enjoys working behind the scenes to ensure a successful workflow at Boxplot. She lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she is furthering her education by learning Spanish as a second language. Victoria is also an artist who creates ceramics, knitwear, and analog photographs. In her free time, she enjoys meditation, yoga, listening to podcasts, and trying new restaurants.
Sofia Laval
Sofia is a Data Analyst and Industrial Engineer with a Bachelor's in Industrial & Systems Engineering and a Master's in Analytics, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has experience working in the healthcare technology, airline, manufacturing, and supply chain industries. Sofia is skilled in Python, SQL, Tableau, and R, and she primarily supports Tableau-based projects for Boxplot. She is enthusiastic about utilizing data analysis to drive positive change in various industries. She volunteers her skills as a data analyst for non-profit organizations and is passionate about improving the lives of animals in shelters. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, practicing yoga, and sewing.
Andreas Lezis
Andreas is a data scientist and has a Master's in Applied Statistics from Villanova University. He also has dual Bachelor's Degrees in Economics and International Relations from Lafayette College. While Andreas works on a variety of statistical projects for Boxplot, he specializes in economic and financial data applications, particularly related to time series, regression, and programming in R. Andreas is a member of the American Statistical Association, and holds their prestigious GStat Accreditation. In his spare time, Andreas enjoys camping.
Valerie Niemann
Valerie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University with several years of experience working with data in energy research. She is skilled in Python and SQL, and also does work in web tool development. Val supports projects for Boxplot. Val is the recipient of numerous awards including the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, American Chemical Society Scholastic Achievement Award, Fulbright Research Award to Switzerland, ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, Tau Beta Pi Scholarship, and the Drexel Valedictorian Scholarship. Valerie enjoys Nordic and Alpine skiing and indulging her coffee addiction.
Justin Clifford
Justin has a Bachelor's Degree in both Data Science and Economics from the University of Rochester, and is excited by the prospect of making data science accessible and understandable to professionals of all backgrounds. He mainly supports Python-based projects for Boxplot, but is also proficient in R, SQL, and Java. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, and attending sporting events; having grown up in the Boston area, he is a huge fan of all things Boston sports.
