Winston-Salem, NC · Independent Practice

Where Geospatial
Intelligence Meets
Machine Science

Advanced GIS, healthcare AI, and hazard mitigation analytics — built by a practitioner with 14 years of field experience across three continents and direct clinical operations inside Atrium Health.

UK Space Agency · Forest 2020 World Bank REDD+ MSc Data Science Atrium Health 14+ Years GIS
Impact Dashboard Live
Revenue impact — Lalgebi LLC$150K
Revenue uplift — Akash Logistics$250K
Operational efficiency gain+30%
GIS projects delivered10+
U.S. medication errors / year1.5M
Healthcare fraud annual cost$300B
GIS & Remote Sensing UK Space Agency · Forest 2020 World Bank REDD+ Healthcare Analytics Wildfire Risk Mapping Flood Hazard GIS MSc Data Science Pharmacy Safety AI Medicare Fraud Detection Rural Business Intelligence GIS & Remote Sensing UK Space Agency · Forest 2020 World Bank REDD+ Healthcare Analytics Wildfire Risk Mapping Flood Hazard GIS MSc Data Science Pharmacy Safety AI Medicare Fraud Detection Rural Business Intelligence
$400K+
Total Documented
Data Science Impact
14+
Years Geospatial
Engineering
3
Continents of
Project Work
10+
Major Projects
Delivered
Core Practice Areas

Four Pillars of
National Impact

01

Geospatial Intelligence

Satellite remote sensing, land use mapping, and spatial analysis at national scale. Proven across UK Space Agency, World Bank, and national utility projects.

ArcGISSatelliteGIS
02

Healthcare AI

Pharmacy safety analytics, fraud detection, and clinical decision support — built from inside Atrium Health's dispensing operations.

ML ModelsCMS Data
03

Hazard Mitigation

Wildfire corridor detection and flood risk GIS for rural communities and federal land managers. Methodology proven in Ghana's national wildfire programme.

WildfireFlood Risk
04

Rural Analytics

Affordable business intelligence for rural employers in USDA priority areas. 30% efficiency gains already delivered at community scale.

Power BIForecasting
05

Lab & Commercial Cleaning Services

Full-service professional cleaning across three divisions — specialized medical lab and sterile-environment cleaning, commercial office and facility cleaning, and industrial & post-construction cleanup. Fully insured, background-checked, HIPAA-compliant. Serving Winston-Salem and the Triad.

Medical LabsSterile Environments Commercial OfficesSchools & Retail Post-ConstructionIndustrial Sites
About Luxvia Nova

14 Years of Geospatial Field Work.
MSc Machine Intelligence.
Clinical Healthcare Operations.

Luxvia Nova is an independent data science and geospatial analytics practice led by Christopher Ihejirika — a data scientist, GIS engineer, and clinical healthcare professional with over 14 years of multidisciplinary experience across the United States, Ghana, and three continents.

The practice occupies a rare professional intersection: direct clinical pharmacy operations experience at one of the nation's largest health systems, MSc-level machine learning credentials from a U.S. institution, and 14 years of applied geospatial engineering including major international projects funded by the UK Space Agency and the World Bank.

Every service Luxvia Nova delivers is designed for scalability and broad public benefit — not locked to a single client. Our tools are built to be adopted by government agencies, healthcare systems, and community organizations simultaneously.

Our work directly serves documented national priorities: reducing the 1.5 million medication errors that harm Americans annually, detecting $300 billion in healthcare fraud, protecting rural communities from wildfire and flood risk, and closing the data infrastructure gap that disadvantages rural American businesses.

Technical Capabilities
PythonRSQLTensorFlowscikit-learnAWSArcGISQGISERDASENVIGoogle Earth EnginePower BITableauPySparkPostgreSQLSalesforceSnowflakeAzure

MSc Data Science — Carolina University

2023 · Certificate of Excellence · Capstone Award · Edgar Rowe & Elliot Belcher Endowed Scholar

Pharmacy Technician — Atrium Health / Advocate Health

Oct 2024–Present · Pentapack HP550 · HIPAA · NC Board of Pharmacy Member · CNA 2026

BSc Geomatic Engineering — KNUST Ghana

2010 · 14 Years GIS & Remote Sensing · UK Space Agency Forest 2020 · World Bank REDD+

Certifications

Pharmacy Technician Certified · Google Cybersecurity · IBM AI Framework · DEQ Underground Storage Tank · Solar Technician

Professional Memberships

American Association of Geographers · AGI UK · American Statistical Association · ISACA · Ghana Institute of Surveyors · Data Science Central

Services

Full-Spectrum Analytics
for National Priorities

From satellite wildfire monitoring to AI pharmacy safety — every engagement produces measurable, scalable, documented impact.

01

GIS & Spatial Analysis

End-to-end geospatial intelligence: satellite imagery processing, land use change detection, asset mapping, and spatial health analysis. Applied at national scale across UK Space Agency and World Bank projects.

ArcGISQGISERDASEarth Engine
02

Wildfire Corridor Detection

Satellite-based AI identifying high-risk wildfire corridors, fuel load accumulation, and fire spread pathways. Methodology proven in Ghana's national wildfire programme. Aligned with USDA Forest Service 10-Year Strategy.

MODIS/VIIRSChange DetectionRisk Models
03

Flood Risk Mapping

High-resolution flood inundation modeling integrating LiDAR, FEMA NFIP data, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, and critical infrastructure exposure for NC counties and rural communities.

LiDARFEMA NFIPCDC SVI
04

Pharmacy Safety Analytics

ML models detecting medication errors, adverse drug interactions, and dispensing anomalies before patient impact. Built from direct Atrium Health Pentapack HP550 dispensing floor operations.

MLNLPEHR Integration
05

Healthcare Fraud Detection

Isolation Forest and ensemble anomaly detection on CMS Medicare Part D data. Open-source toolkit for HHS OIG, state Medicaid agencies, and private insurers. Published on Kaggle.

CMS APIAnomaly Detection
06

Rural Business Intelligence

Open-source analytics dashboards for rural employers in USDA priority areas. Demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and pricing analysis. 30% efficiency gain and 15% cost reduction already delivered.

Power BIForecastingPython
GIS Projects

14 Years. Three Continents.
National-Scale Impact.

From satellite deforestation monitoring for the UK Space Agency to utility asset mapping for Ghana's national power grid — a field-proven track record of large-scale, policy-relevant geospatial work.

Ghana · Brazil · Kenya
UK Space Agency

Forest 2020 — Satellite Deforestation Monitoring

UK Space Agency · RMSC Ghana · 2020 · Multi-Country

Real-time satellite monitoring of deforestation across three countries. Land use change maps and policy alerts adopted by national governments. Contributed to zero-deforestation policy frameworks.

Satellite ImageryLand Use ChangeArcGISPolicy Output
Ghana — Cocoa Forest Zones
World Bank

Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme

World Bank · RMSC Forestry Commission · 2021 · Ghana

Spatial data management for a results-based conservation payment programme. GIS analysis directly tied to financial outcomes — payments triggered by verified, satellite-confirmed forest conservation metrics.

REDD+Spatial Data MgmtResults-Based Payments
Ghana — Wildfire Risk Zones
Wildfire GIS

Ghana Wildfire GIS Tracking & Management

RMSC Forestry Commission · 2011–2022 · Ghana

Satellite change-detection to identify fire spread and high-risk corridors. Contributed to documented reductions in wildfire incidents. Direct methodology precursor to current U.S. wildfire mitigation work.

Wildfire TrackingChange DetectionRisk Assessment
Ghana — National Power Grid
ECG Utility

ECG National Asset Mapping — Electricity Company of Ghana

Losamills Consult Ltd · 2013–2022 · Ghana (National)

Comprehensive GIS mapping of national power utility assets. Topographic surveys, remote sensing map updates, and field ground-truthing across the national grid. Staff training programme delivered.

Asset MappingUtility GISField Survey
Accra Central — Water Network
Environmental GIS

Water Quality GIS Analysis — Accra Central

KNUST · June 2010 · Accra, Ghana

GIS mapping of water quality parameters across Accra's distribution network. Field sample data integrated with spatial layers to identify contamination risk zones. Methodology now applied to NC health disparity mapping.

Water QualityEnvironmental GISPublic Health Spatial
North Carolina — Health Disparity Zones
In Progress

GIS Health Disparity Mapping — Rural North Carolina

Luxvia Nova / DataMedic Research · 2025 · Winston-Salem, NC

CDC PLACES, HRSA, and NC DHHS data combined with ArcGIS to produce county-level health disparity maps. Identifies geographic clusters of chronic disease and healthcare access gaps for NC county health departments.

CDC PLACESHealth EquityRural NCDataMedic
Data Science Projects

$400K+ in Documented
Commercial Impact

Real, independently verifiable outcomes — not case studies. Confirmed through employer attestation across multiple organizations.

Active

Lalgebi LLC — Revenue & Retention ML Platform

ML pricing analysis engine and customer attrition prediction model. Python-based distribution recommendation system and AWS-optimized data pipelines. Time series forecasting and advanced data mining.

$150K
Revenue impact
12bp
Retention gain
10%
Forecast accuracy
2min
Wait time cut
PythonAWSTime Series
Complete

Akash Logistics — Cohort Pricing Analysis

Cohort analysis identifying a 21% strategic pricing opportunity. Predictive demand forecasting improving accuracy by 5%. Comprehensive Tableau operational reporting suite and cross-functional process optimization.

$250K
Revenue increase
21%
Price opportunity
5%
Forecast accuracy
Tableau
Reporting
RTableauCohort Analysis
Complete

Prostop Community Store — Operations Analytics

Data-driven inventory management redesign. Customer feedback transformed into product improvements. Community Forestry Service data collection support. Python and R dynamic reporting.

30%
Efficiency gain
15%
Cost reduction
20%
Satisfaction
Community
Impact
Excel VBASQLPython
Kaggle Published

Medicare Fraud Detection — Isolation Forest

Isolation Forest and One-Class SVM applied to CMS Medicare Part D prescription data to detect anomalous prescribing patterns. Open-source toolkit designed for HHS OIG and state Medicaid agencies protecting $300B in annual spend.

PythonCMS Data APIKaggleOpen Source
In Progress

RuralData — Open BI Toolkit for Rural Employers

Open-source business analytics toolkit for USDA rural development priority areas and SBA HUBZone communities. Pre-configured Power BI dashboards deployable without enterprise IT infrastructure.

Power BIPythonUSDA Aligned
Published

COVID-19 Global Economic Impact Analysis

Python-based analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the global economy. Time series modeling, data visualization, and economic analysis across GDP, unemployment, and trade data for 50+ countries.

PythonTime SeriesEconomic Modeling
Phase 1 Active

PharmaSafe AI — Medication Error Detection

ML models trained on prescription dispensing patterns to flag high-risk medication combinations before patient impact. Built from direct Atrium Health Pentapack HP550 operational experience. Targets 1.5M annual U.S. medication errors.

scikit-learnNLPEHRAHRQ Aligned
Complete

Carolina University — Salesforce Analytics Platform

Salesforce configuration for admissions analytics. Automated workflows, applicant pipeline dashboards, and conversion tracking. SQL database schema design and backup/migration strategies.

SalesforceSQLDashboard
Planned

GIS Health Disparity Dashboard — Rural NC Counties

CDC PLACES, HRSA rural health, and NC DHHS datasets combined with ArcGIS spatial analysis to produce interactive county-level health disparity maps for NC county health departments.

ArcGISCDC PLACESHealth Equity
Hazard Mitigation

Protecting Communities
from Wildfire & Flood
Using Satellite Intelligence

14 years of satellite remote sensing and GIS expertise applied to the most urgent natural hazard challenges facing rural American communities and federal land managers.

🔥

Wildfire Corridor Detection & Risk Mapping

Satellite-based AI identifying high-risk wildfire corridors, fuel load accumulation, and fire spread pathways — giving land managers and rural communities the intelligence to act before disaster strikes.

50M+ acres of U.S. high-risk land

Capabilities

Automated satellite change-detection identifying vegetation density and fuel load changes indicating elevated fire risk
Wildfire corridor mapping integrating slope, aspect, wind exposure, and historical burn data in ArcGIS spatial models
Real-time fire spread prediction supporting evacuation planning and firefighter deployment
Post-fire damage assessment and recovery monitoring using multispectral satellite imagery
Community resilience scoring for rural NC and Appalachian towns with compounded wildfire and air quality risk
MODIS/VIIRSSentinel-2ArcGISChange DetectionML Risk Models
🌊

Flood Risk Mapping & Community Resilience

GIS-based flood risk zone modeling combining FEMA flood maps, LiDAR elevation data, land cover analysis, and CDC Social Vulnerability Index — identifying the communities most in need of protection.

40% of U.S. counties face elevated flood risk

Capabilities

High-resolution flood inundation modeling integrating LiDAR elevation, impervious surface, and stream network mapping
FEMA NFIP alignment — updated flood risk maps meeting federal flood insurance programme standards for NC counties
Vulnerable population overlay cross-referencing flood risk zones with CDC Social Vulnerability Index data
Critical infrastructure flood exposure — schools, hospitals, roads, utilities at risk in 100-year and 500-year zones
Post-flood damage assessment and recovery tracking using Sentinel-1 SAR satellite-derived change maps
LiDAR / DEMFEMA NFIPCDC SVIArcGIS HydrologySentinel-1 SAR
🇺🇸

Federal Alignment — National Hazard Mitigation Priorities

This work directly serves the USDA Forest Service 10-Year Wildland Fire Strategy, FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, NOAA flood risk programmes, and the NC Department of Public Safety Hazard Mitigation Plan. Particularly critical for rural NC communities in the path of both Appalachian wildfire risk and Atlantic hurricane-driven flood events.

Articles & Insights

Perspectives on GIS,
Healthcare AI &
Hazard Mitigation

GIS & Remote Sensing

What 14 Years of Field GIS Taught Me That a Classroom Never Could

From RTK surveys in Accra to satellite deforestation monitoring — the spatial thinking skills field work builds.

Coming SoonRead →
Hazard Mitigation

How Satellite Remote Sensing Can Predict Wildfire Risk Before the Fire Starts

Fuel load detection, change-detection algorithms, and how Ghana's Wildfire GIS methodology applies to USDA's 50M-acre challenge.

Coming SoonRead →
Healthcare AI

Why Pharmacy Technicians Make Better Healthcare Data Scientists

Clinical operations knowledge separates useful healthcare AI from theoretical models that never get deployed.

Coming SoonRead →
GIS & Health

Mapping Flood Risk in Rural NC: Why FEMA Maps Aren't Enough

Why integrating CDC SVI, infrastructure exposure, and LiDAR elevation data paints a more accurate flood risk picture.

Coming SoonRead →
Data Science

How We Generated $250,000 in Revenue by Cutting Prices 21%

The cohort analysis methodology behind a counterintuitive pricing opportunity and what it means for rural business analytics.

Coming SoonRead →
GIS & Remote Sensing

The UK Space Agency Forest 2020 Project: Lessons from Three Countries

What satellite deforestation detection across Ghana, Brazil, and Kenya teaches us about U.S. federal forest land monitoring.

Coming SoonRead →
Healthcare AI

Detecting Medicare Fraud with Isolation Forest: A Practical Guide

Python code, results, and clinical interpretation of CMS Medicare Part D anomaly detection — published on Kaggle.

Coming Soon · KaggleRead →
Hazard Mitigation

Rural NC at the Crossroads: Wildfire Risk Meets Flood Exposure

Analysis of overlapping wildfire corridor and flood inundation risk for NC Piedmont communities and what resilience planning must account for.

Coming SoonRead →
Data Science

From Ghana to Winston-Salem: How 14 Years of GIS Made Me a Better Data Scientist

Field geospatial skills — messy real-world data, high stakes, limited tools — and why data science needs more of them.

Coming SoonRead →
GIS

What 14 Years of Field GIS Taught Me That a Classroom Never Could

From RTK surveys to satellite monitoring — the spatial thinking that field work builds.

Coming SoonRead →
GIS

The UK Space Agency Forest 2020 Project: Lessons from Three Countries

What satellite deforestation detection across Ghana, Brazil, and Kenya teaches about U.S. forest land monitoring.

Coming SoonRead →
GIS & Health

Mapping Flood Risk in Rural NC: Why FEMA Maps Aren't Enough

Why integrating CDC SVI, infrastructure exposure, and LiDAR paints a more accurate flood risk picture.

Coming SoonRead →
Healthcare AI

Why Pharmacy Technicians Make Better Healthcare Data Scientists

Clinical operations knowledge separates useful healthcare AI from theoretical models that never get deployed.

Coming SoonRead →
Healthcare AI

Detecting Medicare Fraud with Isolation Forest: A Practical Guide

Python code, results, and clinical interpretation of CMS Medicare Part D anomaly detection.

Coming Soon · KaggleRead →
Hazard Mitigation

How Satellite Remote Sensing Can Predict Wildfire Risk Before the Fire Starts

Fuel load detection, change-detection algorithms, and the Ghana methodology applied to USDA's 50M-acre challenge.

Coming SoonRead →
Hazard Mitigation

Rural NC at the Crossroads: Wildfire Risk Meets Flood Exposure

Analysis of overlapping wildfire and flood risk for NC Piedmont communities.

Coming SoonRead →
Data Science

How We Generated $250,000 in Revenue by Cutting Prices 21%

The cohort analysis methodology behind a counterintuitive pricing opportunity.

Coming SoonRead →
Data Science

From Ghana to Winston-Salem: How 14 Years of GIS Made Me a Better Data Scientist

Field geospatial skills and why data science needs more of them.

Coming SoonRead →
Lab & Cleaning Services

Professional Lab Services &
Commercial Cleaning
You Can Trust

Full-service commercial and clinical cleaning across offices, medical facilities, industrial sites, and post-construction environments — delivered to the highest professional standards with trained, insured teams.

3
Service Divisions:
Lab · Commercial · Industrial
24/7
Emergency &
After-Hours Available
100%
Insured &
Background Checked
NC
Licensed &
Serving Winston-Salem
Division 01 SPECIALIZED

Special Lab & Medical Facility Cleaning

Sterile-environment cleaning for medical labs, clinical spaces, dental offices, research facilities, and healthcare settings. Our teams are trained in biohazard protocols, cross-contamination prevention, and infection control standards — meeting OSHA, CDC, and HIPAA facility cleanliness guidelines.

Clinical laboratory and specimen room deep cleaning with EPA-registered disinfectants
Biohazard-rated surface decontamination and proper waste disposal protocols
Surgical suite, exam room, and patient area terminal cleaning and disinfection
Electrostatic disinfection spraying for rapid whole-facility coverage
Research lab equipment-safe cleaning — no interference with sensitive instruments
Pharmacy clean room and compounding area sanitation to USP 797/800 standards
Medical LabsDental OfficesResearch FacilitiesSterile RoomsBiohazard Protocol
Division 02 COMMERCIAL

Commercial Office & Facility Cleaning

Professional cleaning for offices, retail spaces, schools, churches, gyms, warehouses, and commercial facilities of all sizes across Winston-Salem and the Triad region. Scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly — or one-time deep cleans for any occasion.

Complete office cleaning — desks, common areas, kitchens, restrooms, glass, and floors
Hard floor care — sweeping, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and polishing
Carpet cleaning and extraction — commercial-grade hot water extraction equipment
Window and glass cleaning — interior and exterior, streak-free
High-touch surface disinfection — reducing pathogen transmission in shared spaces
Janitorial supply restocking — paper products, soaps, sanitizers managed for you
OfficesSchoolsRetailGymsChurchesWarehouses
Division 03 INDUSTRIAL

Industrial & Post-Construction Cleaning

Heavy-duty industrial cleaning and post-construction cleanup for construction sites, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and newly completed buildings. We handle the debris, dust, adhesive residue, and finishing-stage cleanup so contractors and developers can hand over pristine spaces.

Post-construction rough and final clean — debris removal, dust elimination, surface wipe-down
Paint overspray, sticker, adhesive, and caulk residue removal from all surfaces
Window cleaning from construction grime — frames, sills, and glass polishing
Industrial floor scrubbing, power washing, and concrete sealing preparation
Manufacturing facility cleaning — machinery surrounds, factory floors, loading docks
Move-in ready cleaning for newly built residential and commercial properties
Post-ConstructionIndustrialManufacturingPower Washing
Why Luxvia Nova Cleaning

The Professional Difference

Fully Insured
General liability and workers' compensation insurance on every job. You are protected.
Background Checked
All team members pass rigorous background screening before entering any facility.
HIPAA Compliant
Medical and clinical cleaning teams trained in patient privacy and HIPAA facility standards.
Eco-Friendly Options
Green-certified cleaning products available on request — safe for sensitive environments and LEED facilities.
📍

Serving Winston-Salem & the Triad Region

Luxvia Nova Lab & Cleaning Services operates across Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, and surrounding Forsyth, Guilford, and Davidson counties. We service facilities of all sizes — from single-room medical labs to multi-floor commercial office buildings and large industrial sites. Free estimates on all projects. Emergency and after-hours service available 24/7.

Get In Touch

Let's Build Something
That Matters

Whether you're a healthcare system, rural employer, federal agency, GIS research institution, or hazard mitigation organization — every project we take on is designed to produce publicly documented, nationally relevant impact.

Email
chris@luxvianova.org
Phone
(336) 283-9122
Location
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
GitHub
github.com/datamedic

Send a Message

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GIS Technical Case Study

Remote Sensing Classification
Workflow

National Forest Monitoring · REDD+ · UK Space Agency Forest 2020 · Forestry Commission of Ghana

① Data Acquisition ② Preprocessing ③ Classification ④ Validation & Policy
85%+
Classification Accuracy
Achieved
4
Satellite Data Sources
Integrated
2
International Projects
Supported
Sample Classified Maps

Output: Land Cover Classification

Supervised Random Forest classifications produced for national forest monitoring — exported as decision-support cartographic outputs for the Forestry Commission of Ghana and international project partners.

N 25 km
Western Region · Ghana
Western Region Landsat 8 + Sentinel-2 · 2021
Dense Forest
Degraded Forest
Cocoa Agroforestry
Agriculture
Riparian / Water
Accuracy: 88.2% · Kappa: 0.86
N 30 km
Eastern Region · Ghana
Eastern Region Landsat 8 + MODIS · 2021
Forest Remnants
Agricultural Land
Cropland Mosaic
Settlements
River Corridor
Accuracy: 86.7% · Kappa: 0.84
— PROTECTED AREA BOUNDARY — N 40 km
Mole National Park · Northern Ghana
Mole National Park Sentinel-2 + MODIS NDVI · 2020
Guinea Savanna Woodland
Open Savanna / Grassland
Riparian Forest
Bare / Rocky
Water Bodies
Accuracy: 87.5% · Kappa: 0.85
N 50 km
Northern Region · Ghana
Northern Region Landsat 8 + Sentinel-2 · 2022
Sudan Savanna Woodland
Bush Fallow / Degraded
Woodland Patches
Agricultural Fields
White / Black Volta
Accuracy: 85.9% · Kappa: 0.83

Classified maps above are representative cartographic outputs illustrating land cover classes derived from supervised Random Forest classification applied to multi-source satellite data. Actual project outputs were submitted as GeoTIFF exports and ArcGIS layout PDFs to Forestry Commission Ghana, World Bank, and UK Space Agency project teams.

Christopher Ihejirika · GIS / Geospatial Analyst · Forestry Commission of Ghana · 2011–2022