Jim Nesbitt

Experience

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  Dow

  Sept 1990 - Sept 2020

  Led Advanced Analytics team of data scientists and analysts in delivery of solutions solving business opportunities to Turn Data into Profit ranging from forecasting materials prices and optimizing constrained production to product innovation market listening and customer experience (CX) impact and drivers.• Sustained delivery with significant yearly measured financial impact, with increased focus on embedding analytics into end user experience and business processes for sustained impact• Championed practice advancement leveraging Cloud and open source (Python & R) • Improved portfolio & demand/supply management, solution adoption & model maintenance to sustain analytics enabling business decision domains Show less Assessed, shaped and drove breakthrough improvement globally to increase customer-centricity, speed and efficiency of a team of process and I/T focused professionals resulting in enhanced investment planning, demand/supply management and outcome focused projects.• Assessed & prioritized focus using Voice of the Customer (VOC) to critical improvements• Organized Program including ADKAR Change Management to win buy-in• Delivered Human Centered Design (HCD) / Design Thinking Methodology/Curriculum, Planview Project Prioritization and Demand/Supply Management and Troux Application Portfolio Management Show less Broke through to reliable project and expanded service delivery globally for Analytics Team (SAS based), Global Reporting Team (SAP BW/HANA based). • Restructured Global Reporting in support of global ERP implementation and reliable Financial Close• Integrated Advanced Analytics team and Global Reporting team to cut analytics cycle time by 50%• Established Self-Service (Tableau & PowerBI) and Data Services to harness analysts’ innovation• Launched Agile team delivering mobile apps to make reporting more accessible to top executives Show less

  • Advanced Analytics Associate Director

    Jun 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Manage Information Transformation Leader

    Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Global Reporting & Analytics Solution Delivery Leader/Program Manager

    Sept 2012 - Aug 2016

  • Program Management / Solution Delivery Leader / EH&S Client Manager of I/T

    Nov 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Joint Venture & Non-Affiliate Service Manager

    Mar 2006 - Oct 2010

  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Manage Information (MI) Expertise Center Leader

    Jan 2004 - Feb 2006

  • Six Sigma Black Belt and CI Office Opportunity Analyst

    Jan 2002 - Dec 2004

  • EUD/WEB Team Lead/Application Specialist

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  • End User Development (EUD) Consultant

    Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

  • System Analyst

    Jun 1996 - Dec 1998

  • Software Analyst

    Sept 1990 - May 1996
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  Central Michigan University

  Oct 2020 - now

  Instructor