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Nick Hand

I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.

My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.

I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected work

Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence

A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.

Project · GitHub

Fair Measure Philadelphia

Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

Project · GitHub

ProgressPHL

A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.

Project

Geospatial Data Science in Python

Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.

Course site · GitHub

Parking Jawn

An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.

Project · GitHub

Things I work on

  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching

Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic

    Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python 1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic

    Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python

  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic

    Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript

  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic

    Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook 8 3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic

    Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data

    Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python

  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic

    The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue

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Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

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Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue

, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Highlight search terms from Google/DuckDuckGo/Bing referrer\n(function() {\n var ref = document.referrer;\n var terms = [];\n \n if (ref.includes('google.com') || ref.includes('duckduckgo.com') || ref.includes('bing.com')) {\n var url = new URL(ref);\n var q = url.searchParams.get('q') || url.searchParams.get('p');\n if (q) {\n terms = q.split(/\\s+/).filter(function(t) { return t.length > 2; });\n }\n }\n \n if (terms.length === 0) return;\n \n var style = document.createElement('style');\n style.textContent = '.userscript-highlight { background: #fbbf24; color: #1a1a2e; padding: 1px 3px; border-radius: 2px; }';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n \n function highlight(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 3) { // text node\n var text = node.textContent;\n var found = false;\n terms.forEach(function(term) {\n var regex = new RegExp('(' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\]\\\\]/g, '\\\\') + ')', 'gi');\n if (regex.test(text)) {\n found = true;\n var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();\n var parts = text.split(regex);\n parts.forEach(function(part, i) {\n if (i % 2 === 0) {\n frag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));\n } else {\n var span = document.createElement('span');\n span.className = 'userscript-highlight';\n span.textContent = part;\n frag.appendChild(span);\n }\n });\n node.parentNode.replaceChild(frag, node);\n }\n });\n } else if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.childNodes) { // element\n var skipTags = ['SCRIPT', 'STYLE', 'NOSCRIPT', 'TEXTAREA', 'INPUT', 'SELECT'];\n if (!skipTags.includes(node.tagName)) {\n Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(highlight);\n }\n }\n }\n \n highlight(document.body);\n \n // Re-highlight on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1 || node.nodeType === 3) highlight(node);\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Highlight Search Terms");
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Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue

, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Strip utm_, fbclid, gclid, etc. from all links on page\n(function() {\n var trackingParams = ['utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 'utm_term', 'utm_content',\n 'fbclid', 'gclid', 'dclid', 'msclkid', 'yclid',\n 'ref', 'ref_src', 'source', 'medium', 'campaign'];\n \n function cleanUrl(url) {\n try {\n var u = new URL(url, window.location.origin);\n var changed = false;\n trackingParams.forEach(function(p) {\n if (u.searchParams.has(p)) {\n u.searchParams.delete(p);\n changed = true;\n }\n });\n return changed ? u.toString() : url;\n } catch (e) {\n return url;\n }\n }\n \n function cleanLinks() {\n document.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n \n cleanLinks();\n \n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1) {\n if (node.tagName === 'A') cleanLinks();\n node.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Remove Tracking Parameters from Links");
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} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Remove Tracking Parameters from Links]', __e); }
})();
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Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue

, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
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nickhand/README.md
Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

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Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
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3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue

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injectUserscript("// Universal Dark Mode - works on any site\n(function() {\n var enabled = true;\n \n function applyDarkMode() {\n if (!enabled) return;\n \n // Create style element if it doesn't exist\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (!style) {\n style = document.createElement('style');\n style.id = 'universal-dark-mode-style';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n }\n \n // Dark mode CSS - inverts colors but preserves images/video\n style.textContent = '\n /* Invert everything except media */\n html {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #1a1a2e !important;\n }\n \n /* Restore images, videos, iframes, canvas */\n img, video, iframe, canvas, svg, picture, [style*=\"background-image\"] {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n }\n \n /* Preserve specific elements that should not be inverted */\n .no-dark-mode, .no-dark-mode *,\n [data-theme=\"light\"], [data-theme=\"light\"],\n .ace_editor, .ace_editor *,\n .CodeMirror, .CodeMirror *,\n .monaco-editor, .monaco-editor *,\n .markdown-body pre, .markdown-body pre *,\n .highlight, .highlight *,\n pre code, pre code * {\n filter: none !important;\n }\n \n /* Fix common UI elements */\n .modal, .popup, .dropdown-menu, .tooltip, .popover {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #2d2d44 !important;\n border-color: #444 !important;\n }\n \n /* Scrollbars */\n ::-webkit-scrollbar { background: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: #444 !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: #555 !important; }\n \n /* Selection */\n ::selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-moz-selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ';\n }\n \n function removeDarkMode() {\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (style) style.remove();\n }\n \n // Toggle with Alt+Shift+D\n document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {\n if (e.altKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'D') {\n e.preventDefault();\n enabled = !enabled;\n if (enabled) {\n applyDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Enabled');\n } else {\n removeDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Disabled');\n }\n }\n });\n \n // Apply on load\n applyDarkMode();\n \n // Re-apply on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n if (enabled && !document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style')) {\n applyDarkMode();\n }\n });\n observer.observe(document.head, { childList: true });\n \n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Loaded - Press Alt+Shift+D to toggle');\n})();", "Universal Dark Mode");
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})();

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nickhand/README.md
Nick Hand
I’m a technologist, data scientist, and educator based in Philadelphia.
My work focuses on data, technology, and public accountability, mostly in and around government.
I currently lead an analytics team at Voyatek, supporting data engineering and analytics tools
for IRS anti-money-laundering compliance exams. Previously, I worked as an enforcement technologist at
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led the Finance, Policy, and Data unit in the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office, and taught geospatial data science in Python at the University of Pennsylvania.
Selected work
Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A public data project tracking shootings in Philadelphia using geospatial analysis, automated data workflows, and web-based visualization.
Project · GitHub
Fair Measure Philadelphia
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments. A public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.
Project · GitHub
ProgressPHL
A neighborhood well-being dashboard developed at the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office.
Project
Geospatial Data Science in Python
Course materials for a graduate course I taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Course site · GitHub
Parking Jawn
An older civic data project exploring parking violations in Philadelphia.
Project · GitHub
Things I work on
  • public-sector data systems
  • geospatial analysis and visualization
  • Python data engineering
  • AI/ML, data privacy, and technology accountability
  • civic dashboards and public-facing data tools
  • technical communication and teaching
Elsewhere

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  1. philly-gun-violence-dashboardphilly-gun-violence-dashboardPublic
    
Open-source dashboard visualizing Philadelphia gun violence with interactive maps, filtering, and daily-updated public data

    Python
1

  2. philly-fair-measurephilly-fair-measurePublic
    
Independent, open-data check of Philadelphia's property assessments: a public-data valuation model compared against the city's values, property by property.

    Python
  3. parking-jawnparking-jawnPublic
    
Visualizing parking violations in Philadelphia using d3.js, dc.js, and vue.js

    JavaScript
  4. MUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioMUSA-550-Fall-2023/musa-550-fall-2023.github.ioPublic
    
Website for UPenn's MUSA 550: Geospatial Data Science in Python, built with Python + Quarto

    Jupyter Notebook
8

3

  5. phl-budget-dataphl-budget-dataPublic
    
Forked from PhilaController/phl-budget-data
    
Aggregating and cleaning City of Philadelphia budget-related data

    Python
  6. nickhand.devnickhand.devPublic
    
The source code for my personal website hosted at nickhand.dev

    Vue