Experience

Kennedys Law Firm

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporting Analyst

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Creating and maintaining a student numbers projection model and providing insight and analysis on the inputs and outputs. Contributing to the annual planning process. • Collecting and processing departmental forecasts of new entrants to tight timescales. • Providing projections of pupil numbers for input into the Finance budgetting system. • Surveying users of the team’s Tableau reports to collect feedback to enhance what we offer. Creating and maintaining a student numbers projection model and providing insight and analysis on the inputs and outputs. Contributing to the annual planning process. • Collecting and processing departmental forecasts of new entrants to tight timescales. • Providing projections of pupil numbers for input into the Finance budgetting system. • Surveying users of the team’s Tableau reports to collect feedback to enhance what we offer.



University of Essex

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  Creating and maintaining a student numbers projection model and providing insight and analysis on the inputs and outputs. Contributing to the annual planning process. • Contributing to the annual planning round by collecting and processing departmental forecasts of new entrants to tight timescales using Excel and SQL. • Providing projections of pupil numbers for input into the Finance budgeting system. • Creating Tableau reports and surveying users to collect feedback to enhance what we offer. Show less



Essex County Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research and Analysis Officer (Freelance)

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  To support the Corporate Intelligence team. • Developed a model to forecast the demand for Special Educational Needs (SEN) therapies. • Helped to run and analyse the internal “Support Services Customer Satisfaction Survey”. • Provided additional technical expertise to the team and customers. To support the Corporate Intelligence team. • Developed a model to forecast the demand for Special Educational Needs (SEN) therapies. • Helped to run and analyse the internal “Support Services Customer Satisfaction Survey”. • Provided additional technical expertise to the team and customers.

• Senior Analyst (Information and Intelligence - Children)

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

  To develop efficient management measures using appropriate Education and supporting data to feed strategy and policy. Management of 3 Analysts and the whole Children’s Team for 4 months.• Developed a Risk model to identify children at risk of under performing using CHAID and Multiple Regression Analysis.• Provided analysis and data interpretation to help shape and support the Lifelong Learning Strategy and the Special Educational Needs Strategy.• Wrote “Analysis of 2012 Essex School Performance” for Scrutiny Committees/Leadership Teams.• Designed and analysed of the “2012 School Safeguarding Survey”. Show less

• Research and Analysis Officer (Research and Analysis Unit)

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2012

  To provide analysis and customer intelligence to support children’s service commissioning and operations.• Produced a Parenting Needs Assessment and Children’s Needs Assessment.• Lead analyst on the “Place Project” looking at poor post-16 outcomes in Tendring district.• Created a Risk and Resilience Model using CHAID and Multiple Regression Analysis to help target preventative services for secondary school children.• Created an interactive Excel spreadsheet package “ACHIEVE” for schools to help target preventative services incorporating Risk Models, dynamic analysis and a database. Show less

• Planning and Research Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2011

  To use management information, research, consultations and evaluation of services from stakeholders/partners and children, young people and their families, to identify key target groups, gaps in provision, areas for improvement and other key issues to Schools, Children and Family Service (SCF).• Supported the development of the Children and Young People’s Plan.• Helped write the Children’s chapter of the Essex Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).• Created a searchable Excel directory of services. Show less



Essex, Southend and Thurrock Connexions Service

• Management and Planning Information Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2008

  To develop and manage an integrated, partnership-wide portfolio of management information and knowledge to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Connexions services. • Developed and producing regular reports for the Connexions Board and Senior Management. • Produced a Youth Service Needs Analysis and other innovative uses of data. • Used Multiple Regression and Trend Analysis to aid budget allocations and the work of the Youth Service. To develop and manage an integrated, partnership-wide portfolio of management information and knowledge to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Connexions services. • Developed and producing regular reports for the Connexions Board and Senior Management. • Produced a Youth Service Needs Analysis and other innovative uses of data. • Used Multiple Regression and Trend Analysis to aid budget allocations and the work of the Youth Service.

• Researcher (Adult Social Care)

  • Sep 2003 - Apr 2007

  To carry out specific research projects according to the social care strategic agenda or statutory requirements and act as the Statistical expert in the team.• Wrote the reports “Helping You to Live at Home (Older People Wellbeing Survey)” and “The Impact of Direct Payments in Essex”, which involved sampling, questionnaire design, running focus groups, data analysis and reporting.• Ran “Time to Reflect” seminars (exploringiImpact of Direct Payments on Social Worker practice). • Created “Older People Residential Homes Quality Assurance Database” (allowing care homes to collect, analyse and report on quality assurance questionnaire input) using Access, SQL and VBA. Show less

• Statistician (Strategic Support)

  • Aug 1999 - Sep 2003

  To provide statistical expertise to inform ministers and Local Education Authorities on Grant Maintained School issues.• Created Pupil Value Added Model to predict future attainment.• Automated the production of Value Added Reports and created a suite of Interactive Value Added Spreadsheets (IVAS) in Excel for schools to allow them to forecasts pupil potential.• Created of an Ad-hoc Request Database using Access, SQL and VBA.



Department for Education

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Operational Researcher (Grant Maintained Schools)

  • Sep 1995 - May 1996

  To provide statistical expertise to inform ministers and Local Education Authorities on Grant Maintained School issues. Management of 2 Operational Researchers.• Goal Programming: Modelled Grant Maintained School funding allocations.

• Statistician (Team Leader - Teacher Statistics)

  • May 1994 - Sep 1995

  To provide briefing and analysis to policy branches and ministers on teacher statistics and related issues. Management of 6 staff based in Darlington. • Produced various public reports and statistical digests on teacher statistics.• Carried out many surveys including Secondary Schools Staffing Survey, Supply Teachers Survey.

• Senior Assistant Statistician (FE & HE Education Statistics)

  • Sep 1992 - May 1994

  To provide expert advice on further and higher education policy and information.• Provided briefing to ministers on FE and HE supply and its implications. • Created projections of further and higher education students across the country using Trend Analysis.

• Senior Assistant Statistician (Teacher Statistics)

  • Sep 1990 - Sep 1992

  To prepare, manage, analyse and present various survey projects.• Carried out survey design and analysis: Including 1991 Out-of-Service Teachers Survey; 1992 Secondary School Staffing Survey. • Evaluated and specified the functionality of the new departmental data tabulator.



Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Statistician (Oil and Gas Statistics)

  • Sep 1989 - Sep 1990

  To prepare, manage, analyse and present data on oil and gas supply and services using Excel and SAS. To prepare, manage, analyse and present data on oil and gas supply and services using Excel and SAS.