Thomas (David) Pearce Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, La

+ Arranged closings involving quit claim deeds, multi-state notarization, successions, same-day double-closings, adjudicated property

+ Acquired, managed, held, and flipped multiple properties with careful owner & neighborhood research and win-win negotiation

+ 100's of hours honing RE strategy with local investors & realtors, combing streets to assess homes & neighborhood characteristics, skip trace tracking owners, making deals, and managing holdings

+ Personally orchestrated multiple sales netting 175%+ in <5 years of holding with understanding of gentrification patterns and exposing value

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

Led project management for reporting new $10M+ business process: prioritization of business flow, customer goals, & company goals; data pipeline adjustments with data architects; querying; and visualizing key data. Used economic causal inference analysis for email and outdoor marketing campaigns; in two of three cases demonstrating lack of growth, allowing redirection of savings to alternative strategies. Collaborated with A/B testing team and assisted with analysis of tests' statistical feedback. Created custom sales campaign BI reports showing YoY growth/loss results by region, providing real time monitoring of campaign results.

• Modeling of seasonal products and end of month KPI projection
• Created custom visuals to show growth & loss withs specific key customers, controlling for seasonality
• Active next-day monitoring of eComm product releases with incoming GA4 data, initiative to provide hourly updates
• GA4 and GA-Looker Studio frontend KPI presentation and click-path funneling
• Managed peers and interns as direct reports in four-week absence of Analytics Director
• Determined commission calculations for custom marketing campaigns related to eCommerce
• Forecasting: Increased total KPIs forecasted at weekly granularity

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Orchestrated comprehensive revision and management of legislative strategy, including:
Six-month bill curation and drafting project management over cabinet of 7 deputy secretaries;
Writing and designing one-page marketing pamphlets for each department bill;
Identifying and calling legislators securing authorship;
Full planning & leading of daily morning review of legislative docket (spanning two chambers & multitude of committees), identifying points of progress for both friendly and unfriendly legislation, and securing deputy input and Commissioner approval for course of action;
Daily legislator and industry engagement for bill passage.
Implementation of strategic management system resulted in ~95% bill passage rate and minimized logistical stress, eliciting “best session in my tenure” per Commissioner of Insurance with 40-year state political history.

• Data grounded analysis of other states’ policies & outcomes for proposals to LDI bill platform
• Designed presentations and presented to legislator, industry & stakeholder groups of 100+

*Same role held at La. Department of Children and Family Services, 2014-2016

South Louisiana

Led ground campaign including public engagement speaking, relationship management with local leaders and organizations, and volunteer recruitment. Planned and recruited for parades, phone banks, and door knocking. Directly supervised on-ground campaign staff and volunteers. Social media management, photography, video, and copywriting. Candidate driving, event planning, personal assistance.

• Community engagement & public speaking for groups of 25-70
• Data management: cleaned and doubled size of district sign and contact database

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Parent email:
"You have been the only teacher besides **** that has been able to reach [my daughter]. In her class, I can assure you that you turn the lights on in their little brains. You are their 'Ah Ha' teacher."

I loved building connections with my students and my team to make a safe and exciting place to see "light-bulb" moments every day.

+ Daily taught from the Louisiana Guidebooks curriculum grade level 5. Loved the built-in standards, format simplicity, and engagement that the lessons provided for my students.
+ With most students, however, I experienced the dilemma of presenting the rigorous 5th grade Guidebooks material to students who were far below 5th grade level (reading levels ranged from K-4, none on 5th or above)
+ Urban classroom teaching, full class, small groups, classroom/behavior management, parent
relationship management. - Strong team culture with practical and moral support.

Baton Rouge,

During my time under mentorship of franchisee I took over management of a location where I:
- Supervised overhaul of staff and culture, and
- Interviewed, hired, released/terminated, trained, encouraged, and cared for my team.
- All customer survey ratings increased.

Background:
Joined a local franchisee to start a new location as partner and manager on an ownership vesting schedule. The intended real estate location for the partnership did not materialize, which limited the scope of future opportunities within the organization.

Once the store was reset and competent junior management was in place, I resigned to pursue business ownership via real estate.

Baton Rouge, La

Legislative Director:
- monitored all bills filed in the state legislative session each spring
- directed executive team experts to review bills which might affect the department
- personally tracked all such bills
- organized and ran a daily meeting throughout legislative session (2 to 3 months), during which:
- I led the executive team in reviewing all pertinent committee meetings, House and Senate chamber orders and matriculation of all other bills affecting the Department.
- I ensured area experts reviewed changes in all pertinent bills.
- I ensured the Secretary of DCFS had the opportunity to make daily decisions regarding communication of the effects of bills with the legislature.
- I organized the carrying out of the Secretary's instructions with the members of the executive team.

Legislative Liaison:
- attended to requests and escalated constituent concerns from the 139 legislative offices around the state
- built relationships with legislators and their legislative aides to better understand their concerns and effectively communicate the role and goals of DCFS

Community Partners Relationship Manager:
- coordinated the Community Partner volunteer program with non-profits and other entities around the state
- handled on-boarding of all new volunteer organizations and customized the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for each organization
- conducted monthly training for all new community partners via tele-conference
- attended to requests and escalated concerns of the over 500 DCFS Community Partners around the state

Baton Rouge, La

Coordinated with 18 state agencies to connect people across Louisiana to the answers and help they requested.

Baton Rouge, La

At multiple rehab clinics and indigent help centers, our original "Real Wealth" seminar was very well received by clientele. The patient cohort at one clinic said it was the most valuable part of the treatment and resources they received in their rehabilitation program.

The "Real Wealth: Family and Household Finance for Strong Communities" combined:
- Personal Vulnerability,
- Design focused on unbanked low income households, and
- Avoidance of Shaming
to provide a true pivot opportunity for individuals who have been trapped by their personal financial circumstances and choices.

Baton Rouge In-Reach was the non-profit organization that provided this Household & Personal Financial Values training through the eight-session seminar.

The organization was unfortunately short-lived due to insufficient funding.

"Real Wealth" promotes values of Hope, Vision, and Family as a foundation to financial literacy training. The values include:
1. Count Others more important than yourself - Household stability comes first
2. Commit to Excellence in work
3. Save resources for the future
4. Avoid debt
5. Have Courage to live contrary to our high-debt, stuff-now, save-later culture.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics

Completed program, May 2024. GPA 3.9

Ms Applied Economics Coursework, 3.85 Gpa

Acquired one undergraduate and one graduate credit in highly quantitative coursework at JHU before switching schools: Math Methods.

Ba, French, Minor-Political Science

Activities and Societies: Vocal Scholarship, Young Life Intern, Youth Ministry volunteer & intern

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Choir, Young Life leader, piano, Hi-Y Story-teller in Chief