Resume

• 2005

  Doctorate

  Research Experience: Neuroendocrinology

  testosterone

  estradiol

  mating

  attraction

  and relationship behavior \t\nDissertation Topic: Women’s mating strategies across the menstrual cycle. \nCommittee: W. Steve Rholes

  Jeffry A. Simpson

  Gerianne M. Alexander

  and Michael S. Alvard

  Psychology

  Graduate Teaching Academy

  Aggie Dog

  Human Behavior and Evolution Society

  Society for Personality and Social Psychology

  Certificate of Completion: SQL Fundamentals

  1060-934147

  SoloLearn

  Certificate of Completion: Python Course

  1073-934147

  SoloLearn

• 2002

  2009 Texas Social Media Award

  Master of Science

  Research Experience: Perceptions in relationships

  hormonal shifts

  and \nhuman behavior\t\nThesis: Changes in relationship quality and perception across the female menstrual cycle: A diary study of dating couples. \n Committee: Jeffry A. Simpson

  W. Steve Rholes

  and Michael Alvard

  Psychology

  Graduate Teaching Academy

  Aggie Dog Club

• 1999

  Bachelor of Arts

  Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society

  President 2001-2002

  University of Texas

  Austin

  Psychology

  Plan One Honors Program\nMajor:\tPsychology (Plan One Honors Program with Highest Honors)\n\t\t\t\tResearch Experience: Tested the link between facial masculinity

  \ntestosterone

  behavior

  and women’s preference for masculinity \nThesis:\tTestosterone’s Role in Mating Strategies and Sexual Dimorphism in Facial Structure: Do women perceive masculine differently than less masculine men?\nAdvisor: Devendra Singh

• Delivered presentations on canine behavior

  training

  and care at schools and children focused organizations. Handled \"Mouse\" at community education and fundraising events

  Marbridge Ranch

  and Seton Hospitals and Events.

  Austin Dog Alliance

  Big Sister

  Big Brother Big Sister Foundation

  Tableau

  Statistics

  A/B testing

  Content Development

  Statistical Modeling

  Multivariate Testing

  LISREL

  Research

  SAS

  Data Analysis

  GoodData

  SPSS

  User Experience

  Regex

  Predictive Analytics

  Nonprofits

  Python

  Factor Analysis

  SQL

  Qualitative Research

  High Salivary Testosterone linked to Masculine Make Facial Appearance in Humans

  Ian Penton-Voak

  High Salivary Testosterone linked to Masculine Make Facial Appearance in Humans

  R. Garza

  Peter B. Gray

  Jeff C. Parkin

  Oxytocin

  Vasopressin

  and Human Social Relationships

  Jeffry A. Simpson

  Heike Winderheld

  Personality and Relationships: A Temperament Perspective

  This project is a visual representation of the Austin culinary heritage. It is updated yearly.

  Investigation: Defining possible bleeding disorders due to a defect on the P2Y12 Gene

  Project manager

  logistics

  study designer

  content producer

  Keep Austin Dog Friendly iOS App

  Jennie

  Chen

  UNT Health Science Center

  Austin Community College

  Chenergy Consulting

  TrustRadius

  Trendline Interactive

  Target

  TedxAustin

  The Wirecutter

  LiveWorld

  Texas A&M University

  I provoke thought

  teach independence and responsibility

  challenge popular beliefs

  and hope to inspire curious minds to think in a classroom setting. Since 2005

  I've used Randy Pausch as a role model for setting classroom culture and expectations

  and it works.\n\nClasses I taught include Intro to Psychology

  Behavioral Statistics

  and Human Sexuality.

  Austin Community College

  Principal Data Wrangler

  Research

  and Strategist

  I fix problems with qualitative and quantitative data. I consult on social strategy for offline and online communities

  design and execute market research

  and I build business partnerships. \n\nProjects I've worked on include: \nResearch consumer behavior across storefronts for a CPG client\nLearn what barriers customers saw when purchasing at a retail store (athletic wear)\nBuild social strategy and training for client staff\nDeveloped predictive models for clients to prioritize content based on ROI of website components\nDeveloped business partnerships for a broad range of events and organizations\nDeveloped dashboards and reports for use across departments\nDeveloped strategies for communicating data insights for public consumption

  Chenergy Consulting

  Trendline Interactive

  Austin

  TX

  I get data

  quite literally. I conduct a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods internationally

  and I pull actionable insights to guide business decisions and/or to create content. Some studies serve as benchmarks for industry growth and landscape. In short

  I analyze data and turn it into usable and digestible content for our clients.

  Director

  Research and Content Development

  Austin

  TX

  I architect our database and build performance models. I use a variety of tools to ingest data from various sources for integration into our database. I build the predictive financial

  performance

  and marketing reports. I use data to make better publishing decisions.

  Digital Data Scientist

  The Wirecutter

  Minneapolis

  Minnesota

  Building products with data to bring joy to our guests.\nAsking data to tell me stories about our guests.

  Lead

  Loyalty Analytics - Cartwheel

  Target

  Set-up of the neuroendocrinology lab

  design and implementation of studies

  propose and coordinate IRB compliance

  supervision and training of lab assistants

  design video coding techniques

  collected blood sample data in subjects

  analyzed data using HLM

  radioimmunoassay of hormones

  reported results at scientific meetings\n\nDevelopment of class curriculum

  delivering all lectures

  test development

  grading and maintaining communication with students via WebCT Vista.\n\nClasses I taught include Social Psychology

  Experimental Statistics Lab

  and Intro to Psychology.

  Texas A&M University

  LiveWorld

  San Jose

  CA

  The data will tell you a story. They tell you how people behave

  how they feel

  and predict what they will do. I play with social data

  and I illustrate the stories it has to tell. I also develop our products and services. \n\nProjects and tasks I've worked on: \n-Product Management - managing stakeholder needs with development timeline\n-Developed analytic dashboards and data structures to support analytics\n-Developed relationships with data visualization vendors and text analytics vendors\n-Reverse engineering social algorithms\n-Developed behavioral scoring algorithms\n-Build social CRM models\n-Developed social benchmarks\n-Predictive behavioral models\n-Metric Development \n-Analytics Storytelling\n-Platform and Dashboard Development\n-Global Listening\n-Predictive content models\n-Voice of the Customer Reports

  Marketing Strategy Data Analyst

  I worked with the Texas Attorney General

  various Genetics Science companies

  and state law authorities to obtain DNA evidence and samples. I also went to prison many times

  CSI style.

  UNT Health Science Center

  TedxAustin

  Austin

  TX

  I created and executed a conference lunch concept around food

  community

  and sharing. I brought in local food vendor

  local top chefs

  and locally sourced food via Whole Foods for a family style lunch experience using only a small fraction (less than $100) for breakfast

  lunch

  and afternoon snacks for over 500 people.\n\nAlso managed email copy and tickets for affiliated events like TEDxHealth - Austin.

  Interactive / XLunch Producer

  Minneapolis

  Minnesota

  I’m the product owner for a team of nine amazing analysts and developers who tell stories with data.\n\nI also serve on our Diversity and Inclusion committee.

  Product Owner

  Loyalty Analytics

  Target

  Austin

  TX

  TrustRadius is the leading site business software review site. You can think of us an ultra-high quality Yelp for business software. We enable professionals to share candid insights about business software to enable better product selection

  implementation and usage decisions. Information is shared through structured reviews and connections made via our site. We pride ourselves on the depth of content that our members share - important for business software which is a highly considered purchase. Our average review is ~500 words

  and the average reviewer takes ~18 minutes to write their initial review.\n\nLaunched May 2013

  our site has rapidly gained adoption among software decision makers. Each month over 45

  000 professionals access our site to read peer generated software reviews and comparisons. In December 2013

  we were ranked the #2 fastest growing start-up in Austin by Mattermark

  a big data research firm for venture capital firms.\n\nTrustRadius raised $5m in series A capital from the Mayfield Fund in July 2013.

  Research Analyst

  TrustRadius

  Spoonful of Cherries Service Dogs

  Canine Conservancy

  Austin Food Blogger Alliance

  Chinese

  Taiwanese

  English

  World Record for Most People Simultaneously Frosting a Cupcake

  #1 All Systems and #1 owner handled Lowchen for 2019

  Guiness World Record for Best Fuel Economy across the 48 Contiguous States

  2020 Westminster Best of Breed Winner

  Westminster Kennel Club