Experience

Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI)

• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  HIRI is the leading secondary research provider serving the home improvement space. HIRI's focus is on providing data-driven insights throughout the home improvement space. HIRI is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with offices in California, Colorado, Florida and Utah. HIRI is unique in its value offering to the industry through its non-profit structure. Members pay an annual dues which give them access to millions of dollars of paid research. Additional members translate to more research for its members. We collaborate with some of the best research firms in the country including our managing firm: The Farnsworth Group. Show less

• Board Member

  • Feb 2021 - Nov 2022

  Provide strategic direction on research and operational objectives. Co-chair the research committee.



Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Steering Committee Member

  • Nov 2022 - Present



EnerBank USA

• United States
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Strategy, Research & Analytics

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2022

  Responsible for all research, analytics, and strategic planning efforts.

• Vice President of Business Intelligence

  • 2017 - Jul 2019

  Oversee Business Intelligence department with secondary ownership over strategic planning. BI responsibilities include data governance, reporting, research and analytics.

• Assistant Vice President of Business Intelligence

  • 2014 - 2017

  Creation of new Business Intelligence department that oversees reporting, governance and research.



Qlik

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Science Advisory Board

  • 2017 - 2020

  Advise leadership on data science advancements while ensuring alignment of product offering to market need. Advise leadership on data science advancements while ensuring alignment of product offering to market need.



Various

• Public Speaker

  • 2015 - 2019

  Present on home improvement trends, business intelligence best practices and research methodologies. Speaking engagements include: Domopalooza 2018: Best of Both Worlds: Delivering governed self-service insights to the organization, at scale. Gartner Data and Analytics Summit 2018: The Trust Equation: Empowering Your Organization with Data for Success Bank Executive Winter Conference 2017: Executive Development Program Shared Keynote Dreamforce 2017: How to Meet the Needs of Your Data Hungry Organization Domopalooza 2017: Paper to Pages to Apps: How to Digitally Transform an Organization Show less



Westminster University

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • 2017 - 2018

  Taught Data Science course to MBA students. Taught Data Science course to MBA students.



Cicero®

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Statistician

  • 2010 - 2014

  Oversee advanced analytical projects, maintain client portfolio, and train staff in analytics. Oversee advanced analytical projects, maintain client portfolio, and train staff in analytics.



University of Utah - Employment

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consumer Judgement & Decision Making Theory Researcher

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2013

  Conducted theoretical research in consumer judgment and decision making. Built analytical models that described the way individuals interact in the market place. Examples of work performed include: building conjoint studies from scratch in R, developing an analytical framework using statistical proofs to model consumer financial decision making, and using A/B testing to prove new and unknown psychological phenomenon.

• Adjunct Professor

  • May 2009 - Dec 2011

  Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in quantitative analysis, advanced analytics, market research, and strategy.



Utah Valley University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Statistician

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

  One year contract assisting UWEP (Utah Women and Education Project) in their research into increasing the enrollment and graduation of females in the state of Utah. Research grant allowed for funding of project for one year. One year contract assisting UWEP (Utah Women and Education Project) in their research into increasing the enrollment and graduation of females in the state of Utah. Research grant allowed for funding of project for one year.



Utah System of Higher Education

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Research Analyst

  • Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

  Economic development and strategic planning for higher education in the state of Utah. Economic development and strategic planning for higher education in the state of Utah.



Western Wats

• Research Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2008

  Managed 30+ client relationships conducting over $6 million in billable research projects. Oversaw research project, questionnaire design, data collection, and basic analytics. Managed 30+ client relationships conducting over $6 million in billable research projects. Oversaw research project, questionnaire design, data collection, and basic analytics.



Dr. Ronald Miller, BYU-H

• Researcher

  • 2002 - 2005

  Administer surveys, collect data, run statistical analyses for businesses Skills: Statistics, research methods, strategy, focus groups, IDIs, questionnaire design. Administer surveys, collect data, run statistical analyses for businesses Skills: Statistics, research methods, strategy, focus groups, IDIs, questionnaire design.