Derek Bakken

I’ve always been drawn to solving problems, from helping our service members stay healthy, to serving in the Marines, to now diving into datasets. Somewhere along the way, I realized that spreadsheets and dashboards can be just as powerful as any training program when it comes to improving outcomes.

As a volunteer Data Analyst, I enjoy digging into the numbers, identifying patterns, and turning them into insights that truly help people. There’s something incredibly rewarding about taking messy data and transforming it into something meaningful and even a little visually appealing.

At the end of the day, I enjoy making data make sense and using it to do some good along the way.