Cameron D.
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Emily McGee
I had the pleasure of working with Cameron for 5 years at HPBA. He was an excellent colleague - not only was he welcoming and collaborative, he was patient. I didn’t know much about data usage and the importance of this type of analytics when I started, but since our departments worked together so much, he helped me understand the value. We worked together on specific projects and his professionalism and intelligence increased the value of those projects for our membership. His attitude made those projects worthwhile for my department as well. I can’t recommend Cameron highly enough. He will bring those valuable professional qualities to any company that is lucky enough to hire him.
Rachel Feinstein, MPP
I worked with Cameron when he first started at HPBA through March 2022. In my role with the Government Affairs Department, Cameron was a critical part of our advocacy strategy as we often turned to him for industry and market data. Cameron always knew where to find data or how to collect it while also adhering to market research best practices. He has a keen eye for observing patterns in data and interpreting research results for various audiences, including trade association members, C-level executives, and trade association leaders. His role at HPBA covers a variety of topics, such as industry market data collection, trade show survey creation and analysis, industry employment numbers collection and analysis, and analyzing American Housing Survey and other census data. I worked with him on comparing industry-collected data to U.S. Census Bureau data. He really helped to amplify our advocacy message and provide insights that were valuable to lawmakers and regulators. He would be an enormous asset to any team. I truly cannot recommend him enough.
Emily McGee
I had the pleasure of working with Cameron for 5 years at HPBA. He was an excellent colleague - not only was he welcoming and collaborative, he was patient. I didn’t know much about data usage and the importance of this type of analytics when I started, but since our departments worked together so much, he helped me understand the value. We worked together on specific projects and his professionalism and intelligence increased the value of those projects for our membership. His attitude made those projects worthwhile for my department as well. I can’t recommend Cameron highly enough. He will bring those valuable professional qualities to any company that is lucky enough to hire him.
Rachel Feinstein, MPP
I worked with Cameron when he first started at HPBA through March 2022. In my role with the Government Affairs Department, Cameron was a critical part of our advocacy strategy as we often turned to him for industry and market data. Cameron always knew where to find data or how to collect it while also adhering to market research best practices. He has a keen eye for observing patterns in data and interpreting research results for various audiences, including trade association members, C-level executives, and trade association leaders. His role at HPBA covers a variety of topics, such as industry market data collection, trade show survey creation and analysis, industry employment numbers collection and analysis, and analyzing American Housing Survey and other census data. I worked with him on comparing industry-collected data to U.S. Census Bureau data. He really helped to amplify our advocacy message and provide insights that were valuable to lawmakers and regulators. He would be an enormous asset to any team. I truly cannot recommend him enough.
Emily McGee
I had the pleasure of working with Cameron for 5 years at HPBA. He was an excellent colleague - not only was he welcoming and collaborative, he was patient. I didn’t know much about data usage and the importance of this type of analytics when I started, but since our departments worked together so much, he helped me understand the value. We worked together on specific projects and his professionalism and intelligence increased the value of those projects for our membership. His attitude made those projects worthwhile for my department as well. I can’t recommend Cameron highly enough. He will bring those valuable professional qualities to any company that is lucky enough to hire him.
Rachel Feinstein, MPP
I worked with Cameron when he first started at HPBA through March 2022. In my role with the Government Affairs Department, Cameron was a critical part of our advocacy strategy as we often turned to him for industry and market data. Cameron always knew where to find data or how to collect it while also adhering to market research best practices. He has a keen eye for observing patterns in data and interpreting research results for various audiences, including trade association members, C-level executives, and trade association leaders. His role at HPBA covers a variety of topics, such as industry market data collection, trade show survey creation and analysis, industry employment numbers collection and analysis, and analyzing American Housing Survey and other census data. I worked with him on comparing industry-collected data to U.S. Census Bureau data. He really helped to amplify our advocacy message and provide insights that were valuable to lawmakers and regulators. He would be an enormous asset to any team. I truly cannot recommend him enough.
Emily McGee
I had the pleasure of working with Cameron for 5 years at HPBA. He was an excellent colleague - not only was he welcoming and collaborative, he was patient. I didn’t know much about data usage and the importance of this type of analytics when I started, but since our departments worked together so much, he helped me understand the value. We worked together on specific projects and his professionalism and intelligence increased the value of those projects for our membership. His attitude made those projects worthwhile for my department as well. I can’t recommend Cameron highly enough. He will bring those valuable professional qualities to any company that is lucky enough to hire him.
Rachel Feinstein, MPP
I worked with Cameron when he first started at HPBA through March 2022. In my role with the Government Affairs Department, Cameron was a critical part of our advocacy strategy as we often turned to him for industry and market data. Cameron always knew where to find data or how to collect it while also adhering to market research best practices. He has a keen eye for observing patterns in data and interpreting research results for various audiences, including trade association members, C-level executives, and trade association leaders. His role at HPBA covers a variety of topics, such as industry market data collection, trade show survey creation and analysis, industry employment numbers collection and analysis, and analyzing American Housing Survey and other census data. I worked with him on comparing industry-collected data to U.S. Census Bureau data. He really helped to amplify our advocacy message and provide insights that were valuable to lawmakers and regulators. He would be an enormous asset to any team. I truly cannot recommend him enough.
Experience
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American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
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United States
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Rail Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Data & Research
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director-Research & Industry Data
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May 2022 - Jun 2023
Promoted from Senior Manager, Market Research, responsibilities include those of previous position as well as: • Department head charged with the design, execution, & delivery of all market research & business intelligence actions for the Association• Participated as part of the Association’s executive team to help modernize its mission and value proposition.• Development and implementation of standardized membership feedback surveys to provide data for the Association’s strategic vision and long-range planning.• Operated as the Association resource for all things industry data related including for media interviews and political briefings & commentary.• Oversaw the development and growth of a new member product section and ensured they integrated fully into the Association as a whole.• Helped the Association execute a formal internal knowledge management system by updating its procedures regarding accumulation and storage of its data, information, and reports. Show less
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Senior Manager-Market Research
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2022
Promoted from Manager, Market Research, responsibilities included those of previous position as well as: • Redesigned the shipments program to better reflect membership demographics their needs and modernizing with current best practices, such as utilizing disclosure rules and introducing sustainability. • Designed & implemented new shipment programs for growing segments of the hearth industry.• Designed & implemented a program tracking industry-related employment statistics and trends. • Used industry savvy and understanding of members’ strategic needs to develop new research offerings including new consumer research programs more tailored to member products included category forecasts, segmentation, and more. Show less
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Manager-Market Research
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2019
Create engaging, comprehensive, annual shipment reports specifically targeted to participants and media audiences:• Perform meticulous quality assurance checks of quarterly data against historical norms to ensure validity, thoroughly investigating any data anomalies.• Analyze aggregate-level industry data and utilize marketing expertise to create clear, detailed reports and attractive infographics of results. Oversee the creation of clear, comprehensive consumer research reports: • Develop and design promotional plans for research and reports available to members; partner with the communications department to do the same for media and consumer campaigns. • Direct complex consumer research projects, creating and distributing requests to vendors, and using industry expertise to carefully select the vendor best suited to the unique needs of each project. • Develop and design questionnaires targeted to the needs of association members, in close collaboration with the vendor and project manage all stages of the vendor work segment.• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to members based upon their needs and corresponding data.Additional responsibilities include: • Implement the collection and presentation of economic indicators from both industry data and other sectors, analyzing the data and presenting the information to members via a single point of access. • Support of HPBA in-house educational programs and trade shows through the contribution of effective and actionable research and insights• Indirect supervision of other Association staff assisting in execution of research projects Show less
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US Pharmacopeia
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Market Research Associate
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Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
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Senior Market Research Administrator
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
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AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Analyst
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Apr 2010 - Aug 2014
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Nielsen
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Aug 2008 - May 2009
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Education
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American University
Master's of Arts, Public Anthropology -
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Bachelor's of Arts, Cultural Anthropology
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