SPORTS: I have played an incredibly important role in my life. Watching and attending games with my family are some of my most treasured happy childhood memories. I also spent countless hours reading stats, watching video clips and analyzing games with friends and family members. The joy that a sporting event is able to bring into the lives of the fans is unique and irreplaceable in our modern world (watching real-life superheroes display unbelievable athletic talents).STATISTICS: I have always enjoyed measuring and analyzing things; math is the pathway to contentment for me. If I am able to understand, compare and contrast data points, I’m able to make more successful decisions. Growing up, I analyzed sports statistics to be able to debate and try to convince other people that my favorite team was the “best” team. When I entered into the workforce as a teenager, I quickly understood that metrics matter and data analysis is the basis of effective leadership. As an entry level employee, my performance was constantly measured and evaluated against expected benchmarks (productivity, client ratings, timeliness, etc.).SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: Working since the age of 14 with a proven work ethic, I have held positions that permitted me to learn business management, marketing and customer experience support from the ground up in Oil & Gas, Retail, E-Commerce, and Telecommunications industries (at Shell, Walmart, Amazon and Charter Communications). I learned how to provide customer service, manage customer expectations, merchandise display marketing, how to meet tight time expectations, inventory controls, logistics, technical support/ troubleshooting, written and verbal communication to end users of technology, and the necessity of empowered and constructive of leadership. I was born the same year as the launch of the first social networking site. I have experience with content creation ideation, calendaring social content, filming, editing, graphics design and publishing to social media platforms. I understand how quickly the landscape moves to emerging platforms. I seek to understand user adoption drivers and how the user experience is impacted by cultural and demographic trends.
