Principal Research Scientist
CurrentMy work at NSI has spanned a wide variety of projects and proposals. Some highlights are below. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟโบ Conducting analysis for, or leading, tasks within the DODโs Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) projects, on topics such as strategic competition and state/regional stabilityโบ Leading a team as the Principal Investigator and Project Manager of a three-year contract on progress in conflict environments โข Designed study and provided QA and QC for over 500 study instruments and reports โข Managed multidisciplinary and virtual collaboration โข Provided strategic guidance to client โข Conducted data analysis and interpretation โข Wrote and edited reports ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟโบ Leading a data science team, providing social science driven recommendations to a large gaming industry client as the project manager for two major AAA titles โข Oversaw and contributed to over 35 presentations, providing decision support for senior leaders โข Maintained tight deliverable schedules in a fast-paced, high-impact environment โข Interacted with multiple sub-teams to ensure effective cross-functional and multi-site collaboration โข Oversaw weekly presentations to business, design, development, and community stakeholders โข Produced summaries of key findings and business impact for over 50 stakeholdersโบ Applying social science expertise within four business groups at a second major gaming company, conducting a variety of qualitative and quantitative analyses to address client pain points ๐๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โบ Founding and leading all Dignity Content at the NSI/NBI family of companies, drawing on original research and ideas I formulated during graduate training โข Directed and oversaw all dignity content for projects and proposals โข Developed a codebook for mining dignity components from big data โข Created tailored dignity training for a major software company