Anders Wykow Hansen Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

I manage large scale data collection efforts across the US intended to support public policy decisions. I have assisted in the design, implementation, and quality assurance of multiple household travel surveys and am currently working primarily on public health data collection and management. During all phases, I work closely with our web programmers and back-end data processing team to ensure that data is captured correctly, logic checks are in place, and the user experience is optimized.

Greater New York City Area

I manage large scale data collection efforts across the US intended to support public policy decisions. I have assisted in the design, implementation, and quality assurance of multiple household travel surveys and am currently working primarily on public health data collection and management. During all phases, I work closely with our web programmers and back-end data processing team to ensure that data is captured correctly, logic checks are in place, and the user experience is optimized. Across all projects, I work to ensure compliance with best practices to achieve the highest possible response rates to lower costs for our clients. I also oversee data collection, prepare summary statistics and progress reports, and communicate with clients and partners.

Greater New York City Area

As a project associate I was responsible for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data in a way that was comprehensible, instantly understandable, and focused so that specific decisions could be supported by my findings. In order to support ongoing and planned projects, part of my role was identifying research priorities prior to analysis in order to coordinate operational and analytical strategies as well as mximizing resource allocation.I always strived to ensure that analyses were accompanied by actionable recommendations based on the findings, for instance with regard to admissions recruitment strategies, course scheduling, and retention strategies.Some of the projects for which I was responsible include:-- Increase course availability: By conducting new research and compiling it with extant analyses, I created a repository of knowledge which connected enrollment patterns, registration issues, space utilization, and room capacity which all underlie the issue of course availability. I was tasked with setting up a taskforce from various departments to address the various issues that came to the surface in the analysis. My primary role was to make sure that the right questions were being asked and the right data was available to answer these questions. -- Science lab demand analysis: Since no measures of unmet demand existed, the first step was to develop metrics to measure it indirectly. By identifying students who were expected to have taken a given course but had not done so and identifying students who took a course at a later point in time than expected, it was possible to derive a minimum and a maximum estimate of unmet demand. Findings strongly suggested that more lab space was needed and actually informed management to plan for the addition of more labs.

Greater New York City Area

As an assessor, I was responsible for administering the Woodcock-Johnson test to Pre-K students’ to assess their cognitive skills as well as a separate test assessing executive functioning. Data was collected from 75 randomly selected UPK sites across the city, and more than 1100 children were assessed. The data collected is currently being used to conduct a comprehensive and continuing impact study of the Universal Pre-K program in NYC which was rolled out in 2014.The data collection process followed strict methodological guidelines and adhered to the highest level of confidentiality to ensure that no personal student information could be connected to test scores by any other than those charged with the analysis. Training included completing and passing the NIH web-based training course “Protecting Human Subject Research Participants” as well as being background checked by the Dept. of Education.

Greater New York City Area

Over the course of two months, I canvassed NYCHA developments across 24 City Council districts to engage public housing residents in Participatory Budgeting. I knocked on a total of 1,368 doors and persuaded 234 NYCHA residents to commit to participating and actively get engaged in their community.

Greater New York City Area

Being a Budget Delegate on District 33's Transportation Committee, I had the responsibility of delivering project proposals before the deadline. This included going on site visits and collaborating with relevant city agencies, community organizations, and BIDs.Developing ideas into full-fledged proposals and attaining budget estimates for projects constitute the corner stones of the PB process and in my role I had the great pleasure of working closely with City Council staff to maximize the final number of projects on the ballot.

Greater New York City Area

I worked on several research projects during my time at Clarion Research. Projects included:-- In-person data collection of travel patterns and consumer behavior among attendees at various events at Barclay's Center. -- In-person data collection in Manhattan to identify potential consumer interest for a company with plans to open a branch in the area.-- Performed telephone interviews with small business owners about their experience with a specific product. I was responsible for updating and revising the list of potential interviewees (taking into consideration call history and other variables) and ensuring that interviewees were chosen in the most efficient manner for meeting quotas.

Greater New York City Area

As the chair of the Transportation Committee, I coordinated submittal of project proposals and acted as the main point of contact between volunteers and relevant city agencies (DOT and MTA). I also attained budget estimates for prospective projects and was ultimately responsible for delivering prospective projects before the deadline.

Greater New York City Area

As an intern at Common Cause I managed a large study that disclosed third-party campaign spending in the 2013 citywide elections in a detailed report. Besides using publicly available data to list recipients and contributors individually and broken down by various categories, the report also pointed to ways of improving the city's campaign finance system.

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

In this position, I conducted research and fact-checking for Denmark’s oldest news corporation as part of a collaborative team working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Tasks included doing research for next day’s paper as well as in-depth analysis and research for long-term projects. In addition to research-related responsibilities, I created and managed surveys, contacted sources, monitored news from all over the world, and wrote brief news articles.

Master Of Science (Msc), Social Research, Cumulative Gpa: 3.95

Graduated in January 2015 after finishing my thesis: "Job Security in a Changing Labor Market: Assessing Individual Perceptions of Job.

Bachelor, Political Science

At University of Copenhagen, I studied Political Science with an equal emphasis on theoretical concepts, public administration in practice.

High School Diploma