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Dallas, Texas, United States

Leveraging workforce and HR data to improve global business outcomes through initiatives designed to improve employee engagement and performance. Working directly with HR and business leaders to solve problems through quantitative and qualitative research methods.Developing assessments, surveys, and conducting external research.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Serving clients on fast-paced, collaborative teams to deliver on strategy initiatives across a variety of industries and functions. Developing skills in analytical and qualitative problem solving, communication, and project management while gaining exposure to c-suite-level decision making at large organizations.• Led risk analysis at a global corporation; analyzed project data to determine areas of highest potential risk to the organization; the insights guided several conversations among senior leadership about risk and compliance strategy• Developed multiple proposals for people and organizational performance engagements for consumer companies on topics of talent and operating model• Developed a performance management strategy for executive leadership team at a public sector agency• Developed a transformation roadmap for an ethics and compliance program for a Latin American food manufacturer that served to guide the organization as they navigated US laws and regulations• Led the development of an assessment of ethics and compliance program maturity; collaborated with experts to create a framework that could be applied across sectors to benchmark organizations• Developed pricing strategy for an entertainment business with a unique product offering and identified $55-100M in value; conducted analyses across a range of products to guide the future-state pricing strategy• Led the planning and outreach of a cross-industry event that successfully connected procurement leaders in the DFW area

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Earned my PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a research focus on design theory and methodology and engineering education.• Led an investigation of the effectiveness of a novel engineering tutoring software to develop students’ freehand sketching abilities; managed data collection and analysis across 4 universities resulting in 2 journal papers• Designed and led an experiment to test the relationship between sketching ability and ideation; managed the collection, evaluation, and analysis of sketching and creativity data from 100s of engineering students resulting in 1 conference paper and 1 journal paper• Designed and led an experiment on facilitated idea generation; co-mentored an undergraduate engineering student to continue the research resulting in 2 conference papers• Investigated makerspaces in the context of undergraduate engineering programs: analyzed the relationships between makerspace involvement, self-efficacy, and academic performance resulting in 1 journal paper• Mentored 4 undergraduate engineering students: taught research methods, guided experiment design and implementation, and directed data analyses

Longview, Texas Area

Earned my M.S. in Mechanical engineering. My research focused on design theory and methodology.• Managed analysis and data collection of a four-year longitudinal study designed to evaluate the development of students’ creativity and ideation throughout college• Developed novel methods for evaluation of idea generation metrics to increase consistency and conceptual validity; efforts uncovered unique relationships between metrics resulting in 3 conference papers and presentations• Taught a 3-hour, junior-level engineering design course of 30+ students; the course centered on developing mechanical engineering design methods and tools through a semester-long project

Greater St. Louis Area

• Designed mechanical components for easier maintenance of industrial reduction equipment• Automated CAD file documentation to increase the efficiency of drafting and detailing parts for production

Tyler, Texas Area

Designed assembly line layouts, detailed parts and manufacturing specifications, and reorganized part databases.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Research focus: Design Theory & Methodology and Engineering Education

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Research focus: Design Theory & Methodology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering