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New Orleans, La, Us

Greater New Orleans Area

Develop and execute analytical studies to support operational and strategic decisions through the collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of information to key decision makers including the Board of Directors and senior administrators. Presently responsible for the following accomplishments:• Manage and coordinate a comprehensive program of Institutional Research at Tulane University.• Identify, plan, and conduct statistical analyses to support budgeting, strategic planning, and institutional assessment activities using a Cognos reporting platform and Tableau Software against a Banner Operational Data Store (ODS).• Maintain department standards for training, documentation, and reporting that ensure effective data management and ethical research practices.• Build robust forecasting models to produce projections at the institutional and program level for operational and strategic reports.• Create a Balanced Scorecard to measure and align business functions with the organizational vision and strategy.• Streamline data collection techniques for proposed academic research initiatives.• Design and administer the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research website via CMS software.• Serve on the Tulane University Administrative Council, comprised of key academic and administrative leaders who serve in an advisory capacity to the president and cabinet.

Greater New Orleans Area

Execute analytical studies to support operational and strategic decisions through the collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of information to key decision makers including the Board of Directors and senior administrators. Accomplishments include:• Conducted statistical analyses to support budgeting and strategic planning activities using a Cognos reporting platform and Tableau Software against a Banner Operational Data Store (ODS).• Established and maintained department standards for training, documentation and reporting to ensure effective data management and ethical research practices.• Co-authored the Tulane University External Reporting Policy to coordinate accurate and consistent responses to all external institutional surveys.• Launched, designed, and administered the Office of Institutional Research website via CMS software.• Served on the Strategic Data Committee, charged with constructing the Comprehensive Profile Report to support the Strategic Planning Initiative of Tulane University.

Greater New Orleans Area

Constructed statistical analyses for institutional, government, and private entities. Accomplishments include:• Managed and delegated research projects to two direct reports using Microsoft Project Professional.• Generated and executed queries through a PeopleTools development and runtime platform interfaced with a PeopleSoft ERP system to produce highly-customized Crystal Reports.• Collected, analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated data for decision support and institutional assessment and planning using appropriate quantitative research methods.• Designed and administered the Office of Data Management, Analysis and Reporting website.

Greater New Orleans Area

Constructed statistical analyses for institutional, government, and private entities. Accomplishments include:• Generated and executed queries through a PeopleTools development and runtime platform interfaced with a PeopleSoft ERP system to produce highly-customized Crystal Reports.• Collected, analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated data for decision support and institutional assessment and planning using appropriate quantitative research methods.• Designed and administered the Office of Data Management, Analysis and Reporting website.

Greater New Orleans Area

Administered all database operations for the Tulane Athletics Department. Accomplishments include:• Produced data reports through Ticketmaster Archtics and IBM SPSS Statistics to support the Perpetual Wave Campaign, resulting in record increase in athletic ticket sales and donations.• Consolidated data from multiple databases into a Ticketmaster Archtics database system.• Published system and user documentation and prepared necessary code sets to validate data entry operations.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration (Bsba), Management Information Systems (Mis), 3.4/4.0

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta, Interfraternity Council (IFC), Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, The Gamma.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Health Care Management, 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), 3.2/4.0

Diploma