Leah M. Rader Bowers, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Managed tech support teams for two enterprise restaurant clients, working with executives and partners to enhance vendor product features, optimize service delivery, and streamline digital platform growth, driving a.
• Identified and resolved product issues in DoorDash and Olo by leading vendor calls and leveraging customer feedback and data, resulting in a 26% reduction in order cancellations and an 8% decrease in operational errors.
• Developed and implemented six standardized practices to optimize operations based on customer feedback and root-cause analysis, with detailed playbooks provided for executive and operational teams.
• Improved revenue prediction for clients by managing two sales databases, developing interactive dashboards, and publishing quarterly reports, which enhanced data accessibility and decision-making.
• Performed ad-hoc analyses using advanced functions and SQL, including identifying and reactivating 67 stores incorrectly marked inactive on DoorDash and UberEats, driving an additional $210K in weekly revenue.

• The Sewickley Community Center Food Pantry
• Gathered and analyzed business requirements from stakeholders, digitized and cleaned data using Advanced Excel and Power Query, and built an interactive Power BI dashboard to provide actionable insights from pantry.
• Managed and updated the Food Pantry database bi-weekly, ensuring data accuracy and consistency to support ongoing analysis and reporting.

• Led stakeholder meetings to develop KPIs from 21 data systems, integrating them into a Looker dashboard. Delivered reports with key insights and recommendations, ensuring strategic alignment and seamless team adoption.
• Increased the number of philanthropies tracking equitable grantmaking progress by 200% in 3 months through data analysis and the development of a Looker dashboard to highlight gaps and progress.
• Automated Asana task management, saving $15K in costs, launching 3 projects, and streamlining onboarding for 4 employees.

• Conducted feasibility studies and competitive analyses for new projects, identifying market opportunities and optimizing strategies based on data-driven insights.
• Collaborated with internal teams to develop detailed reports and presentations, supporting 11 client proposals with market research and actionable recommendations.
• Partnered with executive clients to define budgets and revenue benchmarks using market analysis, contributing to the successful launch of 8 projects.

• Established an online tutoring business for high school students that gained 3 new clients per month and generated over $6.7K in revenue by utilizing Squarespace, and marketing on Instagram and Facebook.
• Achieved exceptional results with students reporting a one-letter grade increase (100%) and two-letter grade improvement (90%) after four months, instilling confidence in learning chemistry, physics, and math.

• Developed a 5M-point data model using MATLAB to predict optimal solar cell attributes, reducing computational cost by 99.7% compared to traditional methods.
• Secured $18K in research funding to collaborate with a global renewable energy research team and improve the predictive model.
• Presented complex data findings to diverse audiences, including students, subject matter experts, and Members of Congress, translating technical insights into actionable recommendations.
• Managed $1.8M in grant funding, overseeing budget allocation, procurement, and financial reconciliation to ensure efficient use of resources for research and product development.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Developed a 5M-point data model using MATLAB to predict optimal product attributes, reducing computational cost by 99.7% compared to traditional methods.
• Presented complex data findings to diverse audiences, including students, subject matter experts, and Members of Congress, translating technical insights into actionable recommendations.
• Managed $1.8M in grant funding, overseeing budget allocation, procurement, and financial reconciliation to ensure efficient use of resources for research and product development.
• Received the Distinguished BioLEC Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition of innovative data modeling and research contributions.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physical Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Former President of Allies for Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering (AM_WISE)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Wooster Choir, Eta Pi Sorority, Spanish Club, and Shades of Gold Acapella Group