Thomas Cech serves as the data analyst at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships. In that role he collaborates on research and evaluation projects that span college access and success initiatives. His portfolio includes U.S. Department of Education grants including Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) and First in the World (FITW).

Data Analyst: Had research published at the 2015 AMCIS Conference on the application of business analytics in public education:Cech, Thomas G., Spaulding, Trent J., Cazier, Joseph A. Applying Business Analytic Methods To Improve Organizational Performance In The Public School System. American Conference on Information Systems, Puerto Rico, 2015. AIS Electronic Library.Cech, Thomas G. and Spaulding, Trent J. A Model of Data Use Maturity and its Application to the Public Secondary Education System. Unpublished Manuscript.Data Mining and Management: Using past GEAR UP data allowed our team to identify links between college attendance (as well as retention and completion) and the different types of services offered to over 9,000 students over three years. Validation Study: Helped organize thirty-nine participants for a validation study of Fitbits against medical grade Actiwatch sleep devices to see if Fitbits could be used in future sleep studies.

Wrote a business plan that Riverside Capital Partners funded for $3 million.Focused on the benefits of business analytics and how implementation would provide value for the startup.Wrote a second business plan focusing on the data collected by Free Air and how it could be used to provide additional value to the consumers as well as the firm.

I created a strategic export guide for the client. Conducted an industry analysis of wholesale lumber. I also created a two year plan to export American walnut to Germany as well as identified other export options for the client. I presented my findings to the client.

Give detailed descriptions of all wines to customers. Encourage the sales of particular wines and packages. Various other tasks.

Work with a team to survey and analyze the runoff potential of local commercially fertilized and agricultural plots.

Managed and led a team of 5 to collect data on various firms in the Research Triangle Park district.