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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Rental Beast provides a comprehensive database of residential rental listings for agents, landlords and renters in major markets across the U.S.Develop and improve processes involving the collection and enhancement of our listing/property database.Introduce the use of geospatial methodologies and databases in order to help improve existing processes and enhance the quality of the database.Develop designs and specifications for reporting dashboards that focus QC efforts and help track quality of data entered into the database.Coordinate the production and maintenance of KPI's and reporting dashboards.Research and evaluate evolving technologies like Computer Vision (CV) and Natural Language Generation (NLG) to facilitate and automate data collection and the generation of property description narratives.Introduced use of market penetration benchmarks in order to determine market potential and guide database development efforts.

Charlotte, Nc

Consultant providing geospatial strategies, methodologies, analytics and data to clients in the retail, restaurant, commercial real estate and banking industries.

Charlotte, Nc

TRUPOINT Partners (acquired by Mainsail Partners in 2019, and now Ncontracts) provides compliance data analysis and consulting services to over 500 banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, auto lenders and other financial institutions.Designed and developed new products and services featuring geospatial data and analytic methods. Wrote proposals for, managed and executed branch network optimization and market needs assessment projects.Engaged with clients on branch network optimization, market needs assessment and spatial analytics projects, serving as analyst, project and client manager. Partnered with outside consultants to provide comprehensive solutions and strategies in branch network optimization. Conducted market screening and site analysis for branch network optimization and market needs assessment using best-of-breed commercial and open source software and data in combination with field analysis. Provided guidance in the adaptation of the analysis and findings into a BI platform (TIBCO Spotfire) for cost effective reporting, visualization and delivery to clients.Developed methods and processes to acquire, cleanse, blend and analyze geospatial data to help the company provide its CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) compliance reporting and consulting platform to hundreds of clients in the banking industry.Introduced use of conventional geospatial and cartographic designs, techniques, methodologies, databases and tools to help improve existing processes and products. Utilized best-of-breed tools and resources including Alteryx, QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo Professional and Google Maps for tasks including data cleansing, geocoding, trade area definition, competitor and customer analysis.

Charlotte, Nc

Created and executed the real estate research and analysis function. Acquired, maintained and utilized BI tools and databases including customer POS, demographic, competitor and store data. Developed and managed vendor and consultant relationships. Guided development of a market screening and sales forecasting model. Evaluated hundreds of potential or proposed store locations and provided guidance on real estate strategy. Collaborated with colleagues throughout the company to share market, trade area, customer, competitive and demographic data developed in Real Estate with Strategic Planning, Marketing, Merchandising and CRM departments. Provided research and guidance to C-level executives regarding customer analytics, potential competitor impacts, acquisition targets and potential regulatory challenges.

Concord, Nc

Administered and coordinated privately managed GIS resources for the city of Concord, NC. Assessed the GIS needs of the Planning, Electric and Engineering departments and ensured that proper services, systems, data and/or training were provided to them. Managed a staff of two GIS and database administrators.

Charlotte, Nc

Created and managed the Market Research department to support and guide store expansion. Acquired, developed, maintained and utilized BI tools and databases including customer POS, demographic, competitor and store data. Collaborated with partners in other departments to collect and utilize store information and customer ZIP Code data. Recruited, hired, developed and managed a staff of research analysts. Developed and maintained relationships with vendors and consultants. Planned and administered annual research budget. Evaluated or reviewed evaluations of over 400 potential new sites. Developed an expansion strategy to guide store development. Designed a sales forecasting methodology and directed development of a model which greatly improved the accuracy of sales forecasts for potential new stores. Managed consumer research consultants who provided customer feedback on competitors, advertising effectiveness, store operations and brand image. Provided research and guidance to C-level executives regarding potential competitor impacts and acquisition targets.

Wayne, Nj

Conducted research for partners in Compliance, Marketing, Strategic Planning, senior management and the board of directors. Acquired, cleansed, blended and analyzed internal data including MCIF and others with data from vendors and FDIC using spreadsheet, database and GIS tools. Managed database vendor relationships. Performed CRA analysis, site evaluations and market targeting. Provided research to C-level executives to support decisions regarding M&A targets.

Rye, Ny

Provided site selection consulting services to the Melville Corporation prior to it's dissolution. Produced maps and demographic reports, assisting in the review of proposed sites for Mellville’s Footaction, Marshall’s, Linens ‘n Things, CVS Drugstores and K-B Toys retail divisions. Trained analytic staff in the use of geodemographic software.

Stamford, Ct

Managed geospatial and demographic analysis services for grocery store clients for whom the company manufactured customer loyalty cards and harvested their POS data. Designed site selection consulting products and services.

Keego Harbor, Mi

Ann Arbor, Mi

Acquired, cleansed, blended and analyzed data from clients and vendors using spreadsheet, database and GIS tools. Produced maps, graphics and reports analyzing demographics, sales and competitive information to assist senior analysts in market and site evaluation studies for clients in the retail industry. Trained other team members to use BI tools including GIS, graphics, demographic data retrieval, database and spreadsheet software.

Detroit, Mi

Responsible for delineating 1990 Census boundaries in counties throughout WV, OH and MI based on Census criteria and input from local governments. Verified the accuracy of USGS quad sheets against local source data and maps, edited and annotated them with Census geographic boundaries for input into the TIGER database. Assisted in training other Control Assistants.