Experience

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fair Housing Coordinator

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Coordinating and overseeing the Department's Fair Housing activities, including training and technical assistance and fostering compliance.

• Fair Housing Research Specialist

  • Oct 2017 - Present



Texas Legislative Council

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Data Analyst

  • Nov 2014 - May 2017

  Collect, analyze, and interpret numerical and statistical data while documenting process and sources Respond to legislative and state agencies requests for data based or statistical information Create processes in Visual Basic for Applications to automate repeated data processing tasks Conduct Customer Satisfaction survey for state agencies to include in Appropriations Requests Authored technical training document outlining bill engrossment procedures. Conducted analysis of legislation and bill analysis. Consult and communicate with external stakeholders on statistical work products. Conduct bill analysis to assess the specific and general impact of legislation on Texas statute. Write and execute programs in SAS to conduct data manipulation and analysis on a variety of data sets, including large, confidential data. Authored technical training document outlining bill engrossment procedures. Provide support for interpretation of outside statistical research. Show less



Vox Media

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent Contributor

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  Writing data-centric articles and blog posts for the sports website BlackHeartGoldPants. Writing data-centric articles and blog posts for the sports website BlackHeartGoldPants.



Hughes Darus Research Associates

• Founder/CEO

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

  Small business partnership in startup phase. Currently taking on small side projects for local campaigns in the areas of polling, data analysis, donor research. Small business partnership in startup phase. Currently taking on small side projects for local campaigns in the areas of polling, data analysis, donor research.



Kiawah Island Community Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bar Manager

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Manage all aspects of bar service. Create new drinks, program Restaurant Pro Express point of sale software, establish bar specials. Responsible for all cash handled at restaurant and bar. Manage all aspects of bar service. Create new drinks, program Restaurant Pro Express point of sale software, establish bar specials. Responsible for all cash handled at restaurant and bar.



Clyde's Restaurant Group

• United States
• Restaurants
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Bartender/Front Wait Staff

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Customer service and satisfaction. Respond to customer requests and communicate between kitchen and management staff and the customer. Customer service and satisfaction. Respond to customer requests and communicate between kitchen and management staff and the customer.



Precision Time

• General Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2013

  Oversee store operations, and through implementation of upgraded visual presentation, customer service programs, team member training and process for identifying and converting “business-to-business” opportunities, reversed negative [18%] sales trend to positive 20% Comp. Drove supply management, ordering, and maintenance as well as inventory management reducing controllable costs by 20 basis points. Actively managed all aspects of profit/loss of retail unit resulting in 60 percent improvement in profit as a percent of sales. Show less



University of Iowa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Presidential Fellow

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2011

  Chaired forum discussions for more in-depth coverage of course materials Authored and delivered presentations and course material utilizing complex and technical data collection and statistical modeling Aided in planning and logistics for Shambaugh Conference conducted at the University of Iowa Communicate technical concepts to students, management and peers using audience appropriate terminology to facilitate understanding. Authored, designed and managed statistical analysis using such techniques as OLS Regression, Logistic Regression, Survival Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Hierarchical Linear and Non-linear Models. Proficiently utilizing various programs such as Stata, SPSS, Microsoft Office applications and GIS to manage data, analyze, vet and report results Developed Hawkeye Poll Cooperative credibility into quoted source for poll studies on a wide range of social and political topics. Conduct social scientific experiments in accordance with IRB regulations and restrictions. Show less



The University of Akron

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - May 2007

  Chaired forum discussions for more in-depth coverage of course materials Research assistance in a Department of Justice grant study of prison and halfway house conditions and implications on recidivism Chaired forum discussions for more in-depth coverage of course materials Research assistance in a Department of Justice grant study of prison and halfway house conditions and implications on recidivism