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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Vic

Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Brisbane, Qld

Company Overview:Colmar Brunton is one of Australia’s largest ad hoc market research organisation with offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, and Adelaide, as well as Auckland NZ. We have built a strong track record in delivering both insightful and actionable research outcomes for clients via qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. The Brisbane office of Colmar Brunton has been providing leading edge research services in Queensland for over 13 years.Key Responsibilities:• Conducts research projects including customer and staff satisfaction, benchmarking, brand health, advertising evaluation, marketing and communications evaluation, new product development, and tracking studies.• Manages relationships and accounts with clients including the University of Queensland, QSuper, Aurizon, Queensland Rail, Shine Lawyers, Tatts Lotteries, and one of Australia’s largest FMCG companies.• Responds to tenders and has won multiple new client accounts, tracking studies and ad-hoc research projects. • Manages large-scale quantitative ad-hoc research and tracking studies as well as qualitative projects utilising focus groups and in-depth interviews.• Monitors revenue and project profitability to achieve budget and revenue targets.• Manages, trains, and develops junior staff across all aspects of the research process.

Melbourne, Australia

Company Overview:World Vision is Australia’s largest charitable organisation and helps over 20 million people in developing countries annually. The goal of the Research & Analytics team is to provide accurate information and recommendations for decision makers to increase the efficiency of World Vision’s activities.Key Responsibilities:--Use quantitative and qualitative research techniques to expand knowledge of supporter attitudes towards poverty, humanitarian aid, World Vision and its products. To facilitate the discovery of this information and to generate insight based on the findings for use by World Vision in attaining its strategic objectives.--Devise, create, administer, analyse and report on surveys designed to monitor key external indicators critical to the success of World Vision.--Use statistical analysis techniques to draw sound findings from research data.--8 week in-country secondment at World Vision Vanuatu--Ensure all research conducted is in a rigorous and robust fashion to ensure findings add value to the business while providing insights that are valid and applicable to the operating environment.

Davis, California

Company Overview:I.D.E.A. Consulting provides exemplary leadership to mental health and substance abuse systems, assisting them in designing, evaluating, and transforming systems to achieve positive outcomes for clients. Staff are experts in analysing data and producing effective decision support tools to inform stakeholders and help them understand access, quality, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes. Key Responsibilities:--Assist in designing and conducting evaluations for mental health and substance abuse programs. Collect qualitative and quantitative data to measure performance and outcomes. Write research reports and provide recommendations for improvement;--Manage electronic databases of sensitive, client-level information. Analyse data and identify implications. Prepare presentations summarizing this data; and--Research and write federal grant applications (including evaluation plans) and extensive reports on mental health and substance abuse services.Key Achievements:--Created and implemented an evaluation plan for a methamphetamine-prevention program, including a database system for analysing data from twelve different sources. Summary reports were used to enhance coordination of services between child welfare and substance abuse departments, ultimately leading to improved client outcomes (e.g., completion of substance abuse treatment, reunification of children with their families).--Assisted in evaluating the Involuntary Commitment process in Wyoming, and provided the State Legislature with an analysis and recommendations for improvement.--Generated $433,000 USD for substance abuse programs through grant applications.

San Francisco Bay Area

Company Overview:The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) provides resources and support to the public education system in Santa Clara County, California (Silicon Valley). Superintendent's Office staff evaluate programs, conduct research studies, needs assessments and demographic analyses, and write grant applications.Key Responsibilities:--Conducted research and formative/summative evaluation studies of educational programs including a preschool program for low-income children and a school desegregation project. Wrote extensive reports summarizing this data and providing recommendations, resulting in improved educational services for students; --Designed evaluation plans and measurement instruments, including instructions, questionnaires, rating scales, and structured interview instruments; and--Collected, organized, and analysed a variety of educational data using Excel and SPSS.Key Achievements:--Conducted needs assessments for grant applications, resulting in $1.8 million USD in funding. This funding allowed the SCCOE to expand preschool services to an additional 196 low-income children, enhance the educational prospects of foster youth through coordination of services with social service agencies, and develop partnerships between schools, police, and probation to improve safety for schools impacted by gang violence.--Carried out an assessment of child care needs in Santa Clara County through extensive data collection and analysis, including an examination of existing resources and unmet demand for child care. This report was used by the local child care planning agency to determine where to allocate new resources for families needing child care.--Used ArcGIS mapping software technology, a new capacity that enhanced the presentation of summary data. Displaying data by geographic location made a powerful impact by helping stakeholders visualize data and clearly see overlapping patterns.

Mini Mba, Marketing

Master'S, Research & Evaluation

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology, French