David Apple Email & Phone Number

Pleasant Grove, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

IT Project Manager within the Information and Communication Services division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Leveraged relationships between business units to update and improve mobile apps within the Church’s portfolio. Obtained Certified Scrum Master certification and championed Scrum and Agile project management principles. Implemented and refined app analytics to support app strategy.● Dynamic Project Management - Managed the development team responsible for updating and enhancing globally distributed Android, iOS and OTT apps: JustServe (volunteering and service app), Book of Mormon (proselyting and content app), Gospel Stream (media streaming app), Facility Issue Reporting (global facility maintenance app), Gospel for Kids (children content app), Latter-day Saints Channel (OTT content streaming app), Sacred Music (music streaming app), Doctrinal Mastery (study aid app).● Analytics Development– Coordinated implementation of Adobe Analytics within all active apps. Worked with business units to create meaningful KPIs which identified usage behaviors and patterns. Assisted with the development of dashboards and comparisons with web that identified app usages was 5x more than web traffic. Created dynamic Tableau visuals that compared geolocation data for various Apple devices.● Budgeting and Capital Management – Analyzed and managed 10+ internal project budgets that tracked burn rates, human capital logistics and timing of app work. Responsible for team’s staffing needs; interviewed potential FTEs, contracts, vendors and assisted with onboarding new developers.● Agile and Scrum Management - Managed expectations for release dates and features. Coordinated sprint cadence through Jira while championing Agile and Scrum methodologies. Collaborated with product owners concerning app feature enhancement requests and created roadmaps for development work.

Draper, Utah

Peopletrail is a Utah-based background check company that provides service to companies, school districts and institutions around the US. Member of the executive team that managed the business analytics, drug testing, background check and verifications departments. Executive Analytics- Developed Tableau dashboards to track executive KPIs and reports to guide executive decisions (client ordering trends, customer retention and automated sales reports). Automated weekly executive reports to include latest data and analysis of revenue, sales and budget projections. Operation Metrics- Clarified and automated internal processes for reporting FP&A metrics and weekly reports through Excel VBA macros. Created a culture of performance accountability.Collaborative Mentoring- Held regular 1-on-1s with department directors and employees to develop strategic quarterly goals and operational plans. Identified growth and development opportunities for employees.

Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Managed High Def Marketing (direct sales company for DirecTV and Dish services) technicians and sales teams while implementing analytically-driven strategies, payroll and customer retention processes. Created Resolve Pest Control in Louisiana which onboarded over 2,000 customers during a two-year period (acquired by Massey Pest Control in 2020).Analytics- Developed Excel macros which significantly reduced payroll processing time while eliminating calculation mistakes (40% reduction). Coded macros to dynamically report KPIs and management reports.Database Dev- Created Access databases for auditing purposes that identified over $150,000 of missed payments.Sales and Revenue Projections- Created Tableau reports to track sales rep performance/projections, identify customer sales patterns, pricing strategies and profitable customer segments. Reduced cancellation rate by 20%.Human Capital Management- Managed over 50 contractors and employees (over $4.5 million annual revenue); processed payroll, taxes, and budgets for multiple sales offices. Responsible for sales reps and technician training.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Team lead over the Goldman Sachs’ (GS) Private Wealth Management (PWM) performance team. Supported domestic and international offices by assisting with performance calculations, analytics and ensuring data integrity within systems and on client statements. Interacted with high net worth ($10+ million invested with GS) clients and managers.Managed Macro and Analytical Reporting- Implemented automated processes to reduce team’s month-end effort by 17%. Generated and analyzed performance calculation returns for PWM managers. Oversaw implementation of option contracts’ return calculation to include the specified quantity/collateral for options.Global PWM Performance Team Lead- Provided oversight over team tasks while mentoring additional GS employees. Managed PWM teams’ expectations and operated as the contact point for performance escalations.Global Operations Support- Assisted global PWM teams with client presentation material. Provided context to clients’ performance returns through comprehensive analysis of multifarious calculations.

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Evaluated state subsidized agencies (operations, salary pay, performance). Critiqued and compared agencies' services to industry standards and practices. Investigated areas within state agencies which legislative leaders deemed important. Example of audit findings:Risk Discovery- Identified $8.4 million of unfunded liabilities within PEHP’s medical system and over $19 million of excess health care premiums collected from state agencies; recommended PEHP adopt insurance industry best practices to eliminate liabilities.Performance Enhancements- Found errors in the Utah Transit Authority’s comparison models for ranking major road and transit projects in Utah; consulted engineers and planners on how to improve statistical models for rating projects and allocating over $1 billion in transportation needs.

Master, Business Administration

B.S. Degree, Statistics; Business Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Member of Mu Sigma Rho Club (statistics department honorary club)