Sara Sayyahmelli

Highly analytical and multi-disciplinary Systems Analyst, Project Manager, & Informatics Specialist combining a Medical Doctor (MD) baseline, a background in Electrical Engineering (BE), and advanced experience as a Certified Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL). Currently an ISEM Student pursuing an Information Systems Engineering & Management path to seamlessly integrate complex enterprise technology solutions, lifecycle project management frameworks, data governance, and technical architecture within cross-functional organizational environments. Backed by a rigorous multi-disciplinary training baseline, they possess a proven track record of extracting large-scale datasets from complex enterprise platforms (Epic EHR), executing advanced mathematical data modeling utilizing Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables, and translating intricate data trends into actionable business intelligence, systems requirements, and high-impact executive strategies for C-suite stakeholders.

Inpatient Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/Respiratory at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Advocate Health (2025-06 – 2026-08)

• Clinical Systems Mastery: Demonstrated full end-user clinical workflow proficiency, utilizing advanced hands-on experience navigating and extracting localized data metrics from Epic EHR.
• Acute Care Operations: Delivered critical clinical care in high-acuity pulmonary and ventilator-dependent units, driving continuous physiological data monitoring and real-time medical updates.

Clinical Nurse Leader Practicum Residency – Medical /Surgical/ICU at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital – Milwaukee Campus (2024-09 – 2025-05)

• Advanced Epic Data Analytics: Spearheaded the extraction, synthesis, and deep parsing of large-scale, complex clinical datasets from Epic EHR and institutional databases to flag compliance trends and performance gaps.
• Excel Dashboard & Reporting: Engineered Excel Pivot Tables, advanced formulas, and visual trend charts to transform raw electronic health metrics into actionable data tables for executive leadership evaluation.
• Quality Indicator Analytics: Formulated data tables and statistical trend visualizations for critical National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) including CAUTI, CLABSI, HAPI, Falls, and Sepsis to aggressively monitor and reduce clinical variance.
• Systems Optimization & QI Leadership: Managed the deployment of an evidence-based clinical informatics systems project ("Reducing Pressure Injury in an MS-ICU..."), utilizing baseline metrics to structure data-driven clinical workflow interventions.
• Regulatory Data Auditing: Conducted systematic clinical microsystem analyses and rigorous data compliance audits mapped to Joint Commission safety standards to proactively mitigate structural and system operational risks.
• Executive Technical Translation: Translated complex technical healthcare data and systems findings into executive-level visual charts and presentations for the Nurse-Sensitive Quality Indicators Committee and executive stakeholders.

Neuroscience Research Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School (2017-09 – 2022-09)

• Orchestrated advanced translational neuroscience data collection, clinical study tracking, and multi-institutional data integrity management.
• Co-authored peer-reviewed research papers investigating complex cranial pathologies and long-term neurosurgical surveillance tracking.
• Translated raw laboratory, radiological, and clinical findings into published research, utilizing descriptive data analytics.

General Physician & Primary Care Provider at Primary Care Clinic (2009-08 – 2017-09)

• Managed comprehensive clinical operations, patient diagnosis, and longitudinal treatment plans for diverse urban populations.
• Directed small-scale clinical informatics updates, transitioning paper records to localized digital registries to maximize diagnostic tracking.

Physician-Researcher at Pasteur Institute of Iran, Research Center (2007-03 – 2009-03)

• Organizational Evaluation & Auditing: Executed a comprehensive institutional performance evaluation in analyze structural workflows and operational data efficiencies.
• Data Validation & Integrity Management: Evaluated peer-reviewed scientific articles and clinical datasets to validate research methodologies and compliance standards.

PhD Student in Information Systems Engineering & Management – Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (2026-08)

Master of Nursing in Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (2022-09 – 2025-05)

Doctor of Medicine in Medicine – Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine (1999-09 – 2007-01)

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – Islamic Azad University, Tabriz (1994-09 – 1998-10)