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• Develop, enhance, and maintain Power BI dashboards to support the growth and day-to-day operations of the United States’ largest cranberry cooperative and its 700+ farmer-owners• Collaborate with colleagues in Manufacturing, Operations, and Grower Relations teams to understand business needs and data capabilities• Design impactful visualizations to convey pertinent information and increase operational efficiency

• Conduct research on factors influencing the economic health and financial position of Missouri farms• Assist in the growth and development of the Rural and Farm Finance (RaFF) Policy Analysis Center• Collaborate with researchers from other land-grant universities

• Conduct agricultural market research for 18 Agricultural Credit Associations (ACAs) in the AgFirst district• Manage vendor relationships and liaise between Association marketing personnel, the AgFirst marketing team, and data vendors• Serve as lead data partner for the merger of two Associations to minimize service disruption during transition

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Analyze the Association’s portfolio of agricultural loans from multiple perspectives (industry, geographic, loan size, etc.) to determine financial and credit risk concentrations and provide insight to management• Build, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and other data visualization products• Perform statistical and economic analysis on internal and external data, including root cause research• Recommend and implement improvements to existing management reports and processes to increase efficiency and value of output• Prepare analytical reports and presentations, conveying complex statistical concepts in an understandable format to all levels of the organization

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Serve as point of contact for all HR data analysis needs• Perform routine compensation reporting, maintenance, and auditing in Workday for all 9,000 employees and 170 units• Ensure all field and corporate employees are assigned and receiving correct compensation components• Create and maintain databases and spreadsheets and perform statistical analysis on compensation and other people systems information• Assist in pricing of jobs, quarterly and annual bonus calculations and payouts, minimum wage adjustments, salary survey participation, and other seasonal tasks• Identify and remediate issues of data quality to maintain data integrity

Clemson, Sc

• Manage and promote the Information Economy Project with Dr. Thomas W. Hazlett• Plan and execute speaking engagements, conferences, and other special events

Greater New York City Area

• Cover multiple sporting events and write 1-4 articles per week for 8 of Hersam Acorn’s 18 newspapers – over 200 articles published• Shoot and edit photographs to accompany articles• Interview coaches, athletes, and athletic directors

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted planning team in analyzing inventory to assess needed production, created and scheduled work orders in response to demand• Tracked and expedited parts and products across departments to help ensure on-time delivery of orders• Communicated directly with clients' buyers and account executives to keep customers up-to-date on delivery dates, potential problems, and order specifications

Greater New York City Area

• Worked directly with CFO to utilize and improve company’s operating model, estimated costs of capital expenditure and streaming services for client bidding, assisted in contract pricing• Created end-user viewership reports using SQL and Microsoft Excel for use by marketing director and company’s clients, established process for preparing marketing deliverables• Assisted in the creation and assembly of investor reports, performed ad hoc legal work (contract revision, revising company’s Terms and Conditions)

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Assisted Prof. Howard N. Bodenhorn in research on 20th century crime and punishment in Greenville County, SC• Digitized records of 850 criminal trials and monthly new prisoner commitments over 25+ year timeframe• Edited 30-page research paper for content, clarity and accuracy

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted 10-20 students per week with planning, writing, and revising essays and improving grammar skills in all levels of undergraduate and developmental English• Facilitated student understanding of basic and intermediate concepts of arithmetic, algebra, and functions• Reinforced concepts taught in class

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied Economics And Statistics, 3.7

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Calhoun Honors College