Michael Lopez

Data Strategist | Civic Tech & Social Impact

Building Data Systems That Help Communities

I design data infrastructure that turns administrative records into community action. With nearly six years in the nonprofit sector, I specialize in translating between technical teams and community stakeholders—building pipelines, dashboards, and tools that drive real-world impact in housing, public safety, and social policy.

Featured Work

North Texas Evictions

Public-facing data transparency tool tracking eviction filings across Dallas County, helping residents and advocates understand displacement patterns.

Shiny Housing Public Data

DigiLab TCG Standings

Shiny dashboard tracking Digimon card game tournament events in North Texas. Built a community around collaborative data collection.

Shiny Community Personal

atomtemplates

R package for standardized project creation and handling. Streamlines setup of new data projects with consistent structure and tooling.

R Package Open Source DevTools

Digimon TCG Standings (Source)

Open source repository for the DigiLab standings tracker. Demonstrates Shiny app architecture and community-driven data pipelines.

GitHub Shiny Open Source

Dallas County Eviction Pipeline

Production data pipeline processing 40,000+ eviction records annually, serving 12+ partners including Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center and Eviction Lab.

Data Pipeline CPAL Impact

30+ R Shiny Dashboards

Suite of interactive dashboards at CPAL informing decisions on housing stability, public safety, resource allocation, and funding strategies.

Shiny CPAL Dashboards