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EDUCATION
MBA · Finance, Miami University, 2016
Ph.D. · Applied Economics, University of Florida, 2013
M.Sc. · Statistics, University of Florida, 2009
B.Sc. (Hon) · Statistics, Nelson Mandela University, 2006
B.Sc. · Mathematics, Nelson Mandela University, 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Section Supervisor – Dealer Credit
Ford Motor Company · January 2019 – current
- Launching quantitative models and credit risk decision rules into production to monitor dealer operations, behavior, and risk structure.
- Creating dashboards and visualizations with underlying models to explore suspicious activity and communicate trends effectively to business partners
- Evaluating construction and mortgage loan risk portfolios by simulating hazard scenarios within ArcGIS software environment
Data Scientist
Ford Motor Company · February 2018 – December 2018
- Lead Data Scientist providing analytical support to Ford Motor’s NEMT (Non-Emergency Medical Transportation) GoRide team
- Developing and implementing analytical strategies to support customer acquisition, uncover operational inefficiencies and determine internal metrics for future growth
- Combining knowledge and data from Ford’s Hadoop infrastructure to create better customer experiences
- Creating insight and identifying potential future markets through the building and development of sophisticated mapping tools
Director of Business Intelligence
Fetch Rewards, Inc · April 2017 – December 2017
- Adept at understanding both internal and external client needs and fulfilling their requests with sophisticated insights and analyses.
- Worked with senior members within the organization as well as C-level executives (e.g., CIO, head of digital, etc.) at the client (e.g., KraftHeinz, Unilever, MillerCoors, etc.).
- Instrumental in testing and providing initial client-facing dashboards which enabled the selection of the business intelligence system for the organization.
- Key team member responsible for migrating legacy analyses into scalable, automated insight solutions.
- Proactive in ensuring quality and precision of deliverables.
- Skilled at communicating complex topics to clients into easy to understand, meaningful nuggets.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
LEO Lecturer
University of Michigan · August 2022 – current
- Taught business statistics to students within the undergraduate and M.B.A programs
- Collaborated with professors and learning experience designers in launching and validating course curriculum
- Continued support and review of class content to ensure MBA students gain best analytical techniques and practice within a data driven industry o Intermittent Lecturer · July 2021 – July 2022
- Taught and assisted a variety of statistical classes across the graduate level curriculums
Visiting Assistant Professor
Miami University · August 2013 – January 2018
- Taught business statistics to students —approximately 35 students per class, 200 students per semester
- Developed, delivered, and graded lectures, assignments, projects, and examinations
- Tutored students during assigned office hours, and provided guidance regarding their various courses
- Established and facilitated a study abroad capstone course in South Africa o · Associate Director of the Center for Analytics and Data Science · June 2016 – May 2017
- Managed projects to ensure quality and timely delivery to partners
- Oversaw the development of the Analytics Learning Lab
- Coordinated and oversaw center staff, technology needs, and support
- Interacted and maintained relationships with corporate partners
CERTIFICATES
Machine Learning – Coursera (May 2018 – License HVHYFHP6YS9M)
Machine Learning: Regression – Coursera (Jun 2019)
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Programming languages: R, SAS, SQL
Statistical Software: SAS JMP, Minitab, SPSS, GAMS, Alteryx
Business Intelligence: Power BI, Tableau, Qlikview, ArcGIS
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Spreen, Thomas H., [nom], [nom] and Stephen H. Futch. “An Economic Assessment of the Impact of Huanglongbing on Citrus Tree Plantings in Florida.” HortScience 49(8): 1052-1055, August 2014
Spreen, Thomas H. and [nom] “Citrus Greening and Citrus Tree Planting in Florida.”
Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS) FE937, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, January 2014.
