Nikolas McGehee, Ph.D

Experience

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  McGehee Fitness

  Aug 2013 - now

  Owner

  Health, Wellness, and Fitness Coaching. Provides a variety of services to help clients meet their health and fitness goals.

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  Tennessee Technological University

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2019

  Researcher and Project Manager

  • Developed proposals and presented competitively to secure funds for programs.• Engaged in regular quantitative and qualitative research to achieve the STEM Center’s ambitious vision of manifesting highly distributed Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education.• Collaborated directly with stakeholders to develop and evaluate programs.• Worked directly with representatives from NASA and Intel to develop and analyze outreach, planning, and research programs for the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) across regionally distributed events.• Disseminated research at local, state, and national levels in various formats.• Developed and managed the STEMmobile (Mobile Science Laboratory) product.• Managed a department of engineers and curriculum developers, overseeing and conducting research regarding the STEMmobile's effectiveness and financial viability. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jan 2015 - now

  Research and Analysis Consultant
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  Watertown High School

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Science Educator

  High School Science Educator- Led advanced courses in science- Increased achievement compared to state and county averages

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  Bridge Connector

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Product Strategy Analyst

  • Performed research for executives on a variety of specialized topics.• Generated and maintained portfolios on companies such as Mulesoft, Microsoft, Redox, AWS, and other Healthcare Integrators or API management vendors.• Maintained profiles on trending technologies and companies of interest for partnerships.• Created and managed a spreadsheet that organized major healthcare IT trends and issues to date, complete with sources and easy navigation.• Collaborated with executives to provide at-a- glance competitive analyses.• Conducted research and developed presentations that directly influenced the solidification of three partnerships: Salesforce, Mulesoft, and Siemens.• Developed and implemented algorithms and data collection protocols to perform various analyses using diverse product datasets.• Collaborated closely with database specialists on a massive data lake project to determine KPIs and develop reporting for the entire product development life cycle, specifically with a data modeling, analysis, and visualization focus.• Generated User Personas for products that were used to help shape product features. Show less

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  Market Access Direct, LLC

  Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  Statistical Consultant
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  Michigan Virtual

  Jan 2021 - now

  • Senior Data Scientist

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Senior Research and Innovation Specialist

    Jan 2021 - Oct 2022
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  Trevecca Nazarene University

  Aug 2021 - now

  Professor