Thomas Watkins

Experience

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  Brigham Young University School of Music

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2010

  From April 2008 to August 2009, I volunteered to help design a new organ for Dr. Cook's office studio. The result was Rodgers Opus 1979, a dual-computer digitial organ with about 335 voices. The organ successfully imitates five different schools of organbuilding: American Classic, French Romantic, French Classic, North German Baroque, and Central German Late Baroque.From May 2010 through September 2010, I held a paid position on this project. I voiced the North German Baroque and American Classic sample sets, and I assisted Dr. Cook with the French Romantic and other sample sets. Together, we planned some sample replacements that will make the organ imitate these various organs even more successfully. Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Apr 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2007 - Apr 2008
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  Western Wats (now Opinionolgy, owned by SSI)

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2009

  Market Research Survey Editor

  Western Wats conducted market research surveys with multiple-choice and open reponse questions for businesses. I converted the shorthand and textspeak used by the phone interviewers into something more readable. I adhered to strict editing guidelines to ensure that the respondents' meaning was maintained. If a respondent's meaning was ambiguous, I would transcribe the audio file of the interview.

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  Romney Institute of Public Management

  Aug 2009 - Apr 2011

  Graduate Student

  I completed most of these projects with a team of four other students. They all involved a written document that I wrote/edited, and most of them involved a presentation to the client organization.• Social Venture Academy: Created incubator for nonprofits and socially responsible corporations; Recruited Curriculum Design Team and Founding Governing Board; It will produce its first new social ventures this year.• Marriott School of Management: Evaluated the business ethics strategy using SWOT analysis & stakeholder analysis; Researched other university business ethics programs’ strengths & weaknesses• Sandy City: Analyzed the program theory of Sandy's employee safety ‘appreciation’ program using the Logic Model; Prepared employee survey to test weak points; Recommended changes to significantly improve intended program outcomes that have been implemented• Springville Museum of Art: Prepared archiving process manual to reduce volunteer training time by 66%; Assisted in planning and execution of several large community events.• Peery Foundation: Found ideal recipient of $10,000 Peery Grant; Selected EARN after reviewing 50 nonprofit organizations and interviewing 5• Utah Transit Authority: Estimated long-distance passenger adoption of commuter rail using Monte Carlo simulation; Recommended gradual replacement of express buses by commuter rail to minimize costs• SA Lifeline and Students for the Family: Consulted with two nonprofits on marketing strategies, inventory tracking, organizational structure, and ethical values• Hypothetical Projects: Fiscal solvency analysis of San Diego County comprehensive annual financial report; Legal analysis of search/seizure issues and nonprofit lobbying efforts; Budget forecast of employee compensation for university department; Inflation forecasting using Holt’s Method; and many others Show less

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  Springville Museum of Art, Utah

  May 2010 - Sept 2010

  Operations Intern

  I was given a variety of tasks while in this position. I wrote several press releases and archived many more. I prepared an instruction manual for archiving publicitiy to help future interns. I also took an inventory of Museum Store assets and staffed several museum events. I also helped in an ongoing effort to archive information on the works of Utah painters and sculptors. Finally, I regularly checked all museum computers for malware.

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  PRMarketing.com

  Sept 2011 - Feb 2012

  Copywriter

  As Copywriter, I wrote website copy and persuasive blog articles for client companies. These blog articles were intended to boost search engine rankings and convince readers to take a closer look at the client companies' services.I doubled the speed at which we could produce those blogs and increased our output of webinar transcriptions by 300%, and I assisted in managing leads in the Salesforce database.

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  Systems41

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

  Market Strategist

  System41 is a startup in the Salt Lake Valley area that I assisted in a volunteer capacity in developing a business plan and marketing strategy. The startup is currently working to develop one of two products: Bank41 and Pay41. The company's goal is to push for an online banking environment that is more secure for consumers.

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  Boy Scouts of America

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

  Volunteer

  I gathered land ownership records for potential Boy Scout and Cub Scout activity locations. I also helped Learning for Life, a BSA subsidiary, to explore some strategic partnerships with other organizations in the Utah Valley area.

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  Managed Wealth Financial (WFG and Transamerica subsidiary)

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2013

  Associate

  At Managed Wealth Financial, I helped people to establish appropriate life insurance protection (of both term and cash accumulation varieties) for their needs.

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  Primary Intelligence

  Apr 2013 - May 2021

  Senior Program Analyst

  Primary Intelligence is an industry leader in win loss analysis and competitive intelligence. It is also a major player in B2B customer experience research. Its focus is on realizing measurable outcomes for its clients.In my capacity as an analyst at PI, I have provided individual and aggregated reports to some of PI's largest clients, including a Fortune 100 company for which we realized a 9 percent improvement in their win rate over 10 months.My primary responsibilities are: (1) Provide actionable executive summaries of 30+ minute interviews for easy access by decision-makers.(2) Aggregate findings in reports that present a clear picture of why our clients are winning and losing B2B sales deals. Show less

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  HP

  May 2021 - now

  Process Quality Analyst

  Analyze and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of processes used by a large field services team.