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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

- Oversees cross-functional data initiatives for all Bethesda Game Studios console and mobile titles - Advises business and development teams on data collection and reporting strategies - Manages studio analysts and data science personnel, to include: hiring, tasking, training, and mentoring- Elder Scrolls: Castles- Starfield- Fallout 76: Steel Reign- Fallout 76: Steel Dawn- Fallout 76: Wastelanders- Fallout 76: Nuclear Winter- Fallout 76

Austin, Texas Area

- Advised studio leadership on ways to prioritize development efforts based on patterns in player behavior- Managed a multi-year process to integrate data processes, technology, and organization across all studio titles

Austin, Texas, United States

- Primary game data analyst responsible for data initiatives for Fallout 76- Developed and maintained initial portfolio of reports for internal development and production reporting- Handled continuous requirements gathering as additional features were added to the live service- Initially hired to BattleCry Studios in June 2017; acquired by Bethesda Game Studios in Mar 2018.

Austin, Texas Area

- Marketing and game data analyst for 2 free to play MMOs (Wizard101 & Pirate101) and 4 iOS/Android mobile games (Rise & Destroy, AlphaCat, Get Jiggy, Everclicker)- Performed gameplay system surveys and worked closely with MMO and mobile teams to develop new game telemetry to meet development and business team needs.- Coordinated closely with production, marketing, and development teams to manage integrated data services supporting in-game advertising, promotions, and conditional offers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Conducted research and analysis using natural language processing and entity extraction software for topic assignment, source discovery, social media analysis, and complex event processing. - Integrated corporate activity metrics and in-bound marketing / social media data, emphasizing outcome-driven assessments resulting in improvements in marketing performance indicators - Designed test cases and performed manual quality assurance checks to ensure data integrity both on client projects and during initial software feature testing.- Regularly partnered with development team to future product features and desired functionality improvements in open source software product, especially around user interface for analytics and services to support map/reduce and statistical methods. - Worked with project stake-holders to ensure high-quality software and analysis using agile methodology; managed team progress and hourly burn-rate to mitigate risks to project completion.- Oversaw requirements management for integration of unstructured data processing platform in support of a multi-million dollar analysis project leveraging open web data for fraud research.

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Japan, Texas, Iraq

Management / Leadership - Led both small and large teams performing a variety of tasks, often coordinating and facilitating the activities of multiple geographically separated groups responding to local events. - Managed personnel scheduling, workforce planning, budget execution and training opportunities.- Resolved conflicts between subordinate personnel and addressed work-life balance issues.- Mentored junior analysts and managers on professional development and analytic tradecraft.- Led a two year initiative to address chronic deficiencies in operations planning process;created an organizational model to solve the problem that was permanently adopted both locally and organization-wide. Analysis and Metrics - Filled information requirements using a combination of open source data, national reporting, and analytic software tools.- Conducted quantitative workforce utilization studies to efficiently reallocate manpower. - Authored and briefed strategic-level predictive analysis for senior US policy makers at several federal agencies and within the military. Advised leadership on best ways to capitalize and respond to emerging trends using opportunities analysis.- Regularly conducted briefs, lectures and hands-on training for junior and senior personnel.

Masters, Intelligence Studies, 4.0

Research focus: Social Media’s Viability as an Indicator of Civil Unrest

Bachelor Of Arts With Honors, History, 3.99

Activities and Societies: Air Force Reserve Officer Training Program, University Honors Program Minors: Political Science and Religious.