Catherine Jimerson Email & Phone Number

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

As the Purchasing Manager for Waukegan Public Schools, I led significant reforms in compliance and process implementation across a sprawling urban school district. My efforts were directed toward developing and integrating procurement and contract management processes within the District’s ERP system, which included training staff on new procedures, conducting process mapping, and overseeing technological integrations. These initiatives resulted in a substantial increase in contract… Show more As the Purchasing Manager for Waukegan Public Schools, I led significant reforms in compliance and process implementation across a sprawling urban school district. My efforts were directed toward developing and integrating procurement and contract management processes within the District’s ERP system, which included training staff on new procedures, conducting process mapping, and overseeing technological integrations. These initiatives resulted in a substantial increase in contract throughput, considerable labor and time savings, and improved transparency for end-users. I also established a comprehensive vendor information management database, enhancing the efficiency of report generation for various stakeholders. My work in coding a Python-based audit reporting tool revolutionized fiscal year-end reporting and compliance checks, dramatically reducing processing time with minimal manual intervention and marking a pivotal shift towards a data-centric approach within the Purchasing Department. Show less

MENTONYMental Health Chatbot - Capstone2023-PresentDeveloped "Mentony," a mental health chatbot designed to offer culturally sensitive support, utilizing Meta's LLaMA 2 for advanced natural language understanding. Led a comprehensive usability study and enhanced the chatbot's effectiveness through participant feedback and test case development, culminating in the creation of the Mentony pitch deck.DATA VISUALIZATION & COMMUNICATION PROJECTSelf-Service Support… Show more MENTONYMental Health Chatbot - Capstone2023-PresentDeveloped "Mentony," a mental health chatbot designed to offer culturally sensitive support, utilizing Meta's LLaMA 2 for advanced natural language understanding. Led a comprehensive usability study and enhanced the chatbot's effectiveness through participant feedback and test case development, culminating in the creation of the Mentony pitch deck.DATA VISUALIZATION & COMMUNICATION PROJECTSelf-Service Support CenterFall 2023Engineered an internal service portal to streamline support and issue escalation for a fully remote workforce, utilizing human resource data. This project included developing a Tableau-based dashboard to offer actionable insights and significantly reduce task completion times, demonstrating the project's immediate organizational impact.EXPERIMENTS & CAUSAL INFERENCE PROJECTChallenging or Just a Bad Hit? Incentives & MTurk Quality Response2022Conducted a research study analyzing over 600 responses from Amazon Mechanical Turk to evaluate lung image classification accuracy under varied conditions. This study, documented through R Markdown, offered new insights into MTurk workers' task accuracy and cognitive processing. Show less

Mchenry, Il

Responsible for overhauling operational systems to optimize order management, tracking, and delivery processes. My efforts were instrumental in efficiently managing over $1 million in product deliveries within a year, significantly minimizing costs and ensuring timely deliveries. This role demanded a focus on operational excellence and the ability to implement strategic improvements to elevate the company’s logistics and supply chain efficiency.

Urbana-Champaign Area

Serving as a Management Research Assistant, studied the identity impacts on team dynamics and decision-making. This research involved leading participants through various trials and analyzing the data collected to understand how identity influences team interactions and choices. Culminated in presenting our significant findings at a university seminar, contributing valuable insights to the academic discourse on organizational behavior and team management. This experience not only… Show more Serving as a Management Research Assistant, studied the identity impacts on team dynamics and decision-making. This research involved leading participants through various trials and analyzing the data collected to understand how identity influences team interactions and choices. Culminated in presenting our significant findings at a university seminar, contributing valuable insights to the academic discourse on organizational behavior and team management. This experience not only enhanced my research and analytical skills but also deepened my understanding of the complex dynamics within team settings. Show less

Master Of Science, Uc Berkeley School Of Information & Data Science Mids

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration And Management

Activities and Societies: Graduated Dean's List, AIESEC, Sigma Alpha Lambda-Business Honors Fraternity, University of Illinois Business.

School Of Profesional Studies, Programming

Activities and Societies: Classes to develop skills in Java, Python, SQL, database creation, and project managment.