I am a professional researcher and evaluator with 25 years of experience in performance management & evaluation, data analysis, and predictive analytics. The work I enjoy is conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform decision making. Most of my professional work has been in the areas of K12 and higher education, workforce training, and labor market issues.Key skills include: • Written and oral presentation of technical topics, methods, and findings to non-technical audiences• Modeling and forecasting academic, economic and demographic outcomes• Designing and implementing evaluations • Writing, implementing, and analyzing survey data • Developing, managing, and analyzing longitudinal databases using Microsoft Access, Excel, and SPSS• Creating data visualizations in Microsoft Excel and Tableau