Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI (April 2011)

• Master of Science in Information with specialisations in Human-Computer Interaction and Information Analysis & Retrieval

University of Charleston – Charleston, WV (December 2008)

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
• Dean's List

Work Experience

University of Michigan School of Information – Ann Arbor, MI (February 2001 – April 2011)

Graduate Student Research Assistant

• Implemented algorithms and performed data analysis on user behavior in online social networks using Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing techniques

University of Michigan Institute for Social Research – Charleston, WV (November 2009 – February 2011)

Programmer Analyst

• Performed data management and transformation using SAS and Stata while working closely with researchers to ensure the integrity of the final dataset for distribution

Oregon Department of Transportation – Salem, OR (Summer 2010)

Performance Management Intern

• Designed, created and updated interactive data dashboards with Xcelsius

BrickStreet Insurance – Charleston, WV (February – August 2009)

Business Intelligence Technician

• Conducted analysis, design, debugging and creation of scheduled and ad-hoc reports using SQL, Business Objects and TOAD for Oracle based on Policy and Loss data

West Virginia Division of Highways – Charleston, WV (Summer 2008)

Programmer Analyst Intern

• Applied self-taught Visual Basic .NET 2005 skills to create a new automated report generation program to leverage the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services web service
• Debugged and modified existing internal Visual Basic 6 and VB.NET programs as well as Crystal Reports reports to track and analyse traffic patterns
• Transferred an existing Visual Basic 6 database program from a Microsoft Access back-end to a SQL Server 2005 back-end to allow concurrent usage throughout the department

Technology Skills

• Operating System Environments: Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows
• Office Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Project Management: OmniPlan
• Statistics Packages: R, SAS, SPSS
• Programming and Web Markup Languages: C++, Haskell, Java, MATLAB, Perl, Python, R, SAS, SQL, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic .NET, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML
• Information Technology: Networking and Telecommunication Infrastructure