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I help people see, understand, and take action on data. I focus on helping organizations use analytics more impactfully, advising on analytics strategy and governance, and implementing visualizations, data models, AI/ML and other analysis. I lead productive analytics teams through active mentoring, coaching, and feedback.

Led customer delivery of SaaS and professional services solutions for a portfolio of analytics and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Internet of Things (IoT) IT projects for key customer accounts.

Ensured customer success throughout a 5-year, $120M enterprise transformational project implementing SaaS, providing professional services, and delivering hardware.

My role was to lead capability development and customer delivery of custom analytics solutions that enabled more effective and transparent decision-making for government agencies. Solutions ranged from Excel-based to enterprise-wide, web-deployed implementations.

• Supported the development of a programmatic health assessment process for use across the entire DoN acquisition community.
• Created an Access database tool to quantitatively assess program health and simplify regulatory processes.

• Performed due diligence to assess value proposition, market size, industry and competitor analysis, financial projections, and valuation of companies.
• Provided critical feedback to early-stage companies on business plans, financials, and oral presentations to prepare them to pitch to angel investors in the Capital Access Network.

• Led consulting engagements with industry and government clients representing a third of firm’s billings with 4 of 5 projects receiving extensions and a 100% overall client retention.
• Managed teams of design and development staff on several innovative projects that delivered improved performance, optimized efficiency, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions through use of energy modeling and.
• Established market strategy and metrics to improve company efficiency with CEO. Improved firm processes including technical systems, inventory control, and nomenclature standardization, leading to increased project.
• Wrote proposals and sold work to clients for both new and continuing projects.

· Fabricated gold nanotubes using semiconductor fabrication techniques in a cleanroom.

· Conducted research on pressure drop/void fraction in microchannels using CO2, ammonia, & R245fa as refrigerants.· Prepared and presented semiannual reports to industry sponsors.

· Developed methodology for analyzing rear axle systems used in Ford trucks and SUVs.· Determined cost savings and applicability of rear axle downsizing across vehicle lines and platforms.

Mba, Management & Strategy, Finance

Activities and Societies: V.P. of Career Development for the Consulting Club, Capital Access Network Liaison, Associate at New Market.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Marching Illini, Basketball Band, Pi Tau Sigma, Intramural Ice Hockey

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