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Skills

Data analysis and visualisation: strong practical skills, knowledge of the cutting-edge of data communication research and practice

Strong in communicating evidence for decision making

Knowledge of statistical and econometric methods for descriptive and causal inference

Experience of agile development and related tools

Technology

Visualisation: expert in ggplot2 and related tools in R incl. web-based frameworks | familiar with Tableau, Vega, plotly, basic D3

R: data wrangling and modeling | visualisation | package development | reproducible reporting workflows | basic shiny development)

Python: intermediate

Spatial data: analysis and visualisation in R and basic QGIS

Data: worked with elastic and kibana; basic SQL; experience using open data and APIs

git, basics of CI/CD workflows


Last updated on 2021-05-22.

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Petr Bouchal

I work at the intersection of data analysis, public policy and technology. I do data analysis and create tools for better, evidence-informed governance.

Professional Experience

Consulting: data, policy, research

Freelance

Prague

current - 1/2020

  • worked with several public and non-profit clients
  • projects included building datasets, analysis reports, internal tools, analysis pipelines, visualisations

Head of Strategy and Development Office

Prague Institute of Planning and Development

Prague

12/2019 - 1/2019

  • led multidisciplinary team of urban policy experts
  • oversaw analytical projects incl. data analysis and communication

Head of Data

D21

Prague

12/2018 - 4/2018

  • led team of 3 data analysts
  • responsible for analytical and visual quality of deliverables for CZ and FR clients
  • contributed to product development of D21 civic platform
  • member of senior team leading on data strategy

Head of Evaluation Unit (evaluator until 12/2015)

Ministry of Regional Development

Prague

3/2018 - 2/2015

  • led team of six responsible for policy evaluation in EU funds in CR
  • oversaw in-house and commissioned policy evaluation projects
  • responsible for QA of data analysis and communication of insights
  • collaborated with a range of stakeholders on evidence-to-practice translation

Research Analyst

Institute for Government

London, UK

1/2015 - 4/2012

  • co-created project assessing performance of UK public sector through visualisation and data journalismroject assessing performance of UK public sector through visualisation and data journalism
  • led study on financial management in UK government
  • designed and delivered data products in multiple formats to varied users: senior decision makers, media, public

Strategy and Development Manager

Open Society Fund Prague

Prague

4/2012 - 7/2011

  • led on foundation strategy
  • co-developed pioneering open-data initiative

Education

European politics and history (study abroad)

Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

Current - 2009

M.Phil. European Politics and Society (distinction)

Oxford University

Oxford, UK

2011 - 2009

  • Methods training: research design, statistics, data collection
  • Thesis: quantitative modeling of EU lawmaking

BA International Relations / Economics

Tufts University

Medford, MA, USA

2009 - 2005

Philosophy, politics, economics (study abroad)

Oxford University

Oxford, UK

2008 - 2007

Professional training

DesignKit: human-centred design course

IDEO

online

2018

Introductory management training

Ministry of Regional Development

Praha

2017

Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Methods Autumn School

ASVAPP

Pracatinat, Italy

2015




Service

Open Society Fund Prague

member of the Board of Trustees

Prague

current - 2015

Czech Evaluation Society

member of the Governing Board

Prague

current - 2020

Contributions to open source software in R

creater, contributor

Github

current - 2013

Discover Summer School

tutor

CR / SR

2016 - 2012