David Strohl Email & Phone Number

Augusta, Maine, United States

• Led project to develop and implement an electronic lien and title (ELT) program, resulting in three service providers and over 20 lenders enrolling in the first four months• Promoted after five months to recognize success in getting ELT project back on schedule to meet legislative deadline by gathering requirements and developing policy• Gathered business requirements for database upgrades and batch interface by studying existing work practices and industry standards… Show more • Led project to develop and implement an electronic lien and title (ELT) program, resulting in three service providers and over 20 lenders enrolling in the first four months• Promoted after five months to recognize success in getting ELT project back on schedule to meet legislative deadline by gathering requirements and developing policy• Gathered business requirements for database upgrades and batch interface by studying existing work practices and industry standards • Independently researched, wrote, and adopted program regulations (29-250 CMR 101) and provider agreement • Directed user testing by leading user acceptance review, writing test cases, training and supervising testers, and tracking system defects and changes leading to a successful deployment• Planned and implemented a training program on database functionality, title examination procedures, and customer service to prepare division staff to implement ELT program Show less

Waterville, Me

• • Independently designed and implemented a long-term ethnographic study in Mumbai, India to analyze organizational systems in philanthropic trusts, resulting in four peer-reviewed articles and annual presentations at national and international conferences • Awarded a prestigious writing fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in recognition of research excellence• Designed and taught courses training students in social analysis, research… Show more • • Independently designed and implemented a long-term ethnographic study in Mumbai, India to analyze organizational systems in philanthropic trusts, resulting in four peer-reviewed articles and annual presentations at national and international conferences • Awarded a prestigious writing fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in recognition of research excellence• Designed and taught courses training students in social analysis, research methodologies, data analysis, and professional writing, earning excellent teaching evaluations in the process Show less

Northampton, Ma

• Developed and taught six new courses on cultural anthropology, religion, and South Asian culture and history• Earned invitations to present research at US colleges

Charlottesville, Va

• • Planned and implemented a year-long ethnographic field study in Mumbai, India to analyze Ismaili organizational systems and communications policy • Conducted and documented interviews, focus groups, and contextual inquiry with over 60 participants• Shared research results in a dissertation, reports to funding agencies and academic advisors, conference presentations, and topical workshops• Wrote successful grant applications for the IIE Fulbright Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays… Show more • • Planned and implemented a year-long ethnographic field study in Mumbai, India to analyze Ismaili organizational systems and communications policy • Conducted and documented interviews, focus groups, and contextual inquiry with over 60 participants• Shared research results in a dissertation, reports to funding agencies and academic advisors, conference presentations, and topical workshops• Wrote successful grant applications for the IIE Fulbright Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Fellowship, and an intra-college dissertation fellowship Show less

Phd, Anthropology

B.A., Philosophy