Experience

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  National infantry museum foundation

  Sept 2013 - May 2015

  Tour guide

  Tour Guide/Docent

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  Freetextbooks

  Sept 2016 - May 2018

  Campus representative

  I buy books from students on campus (and off campus) and also sell books through FreeTextbooks.

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  New rising star baptist church

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Camp counselor

  Volleyball/Basketball Coach; counselor to ages 6-15

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  Jefferson county commission

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Campaign manager

  -Given the responsibility of managing the campaign of Richard Dickerson for County Commissioner. I was responsible for doing research on Alabama Department of Education graded schools in Jefferson County. -Managed other interns from Samford University, managed donations and contributions to the campaign through Go Fund Me and other resources. -Responsible for producing posters, shirts, stickers, buttons and other forms of advertisement. I also attended campaign meetings along with budget meetings to determine the costs of campaign materials and hosting events. Show less

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  Public affairs research council of alabama

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Intern

  -Took charge of doing independent research for various projects that requires extensive research and printing reports based off of the research. -Received training on using specific computer programs for mapping statistics in Alabama in relation to certain issues that PARCA is responsible for researching and reporting. - I contacted different state resources to acquire the information and would be responsible to have reports ready on issues pertaining to Alabama education policy.

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  Clark, hanlin & hunt llc

  May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Legal assistant

  - Legal secretary and a legal assistant to two attorneys for the Social Security disability firm. I also managed and organized their calendars and gave daily updates in regards to the status of their client’s cases and decisions. -Worked on multiple cases for clients who were pursuing their retroactive disability benefits. I kept communication through email, over the phone or in person to best meet their needs. -Summarized medical files that ranged from 400 to 2000 pages for attorneys to use for the hearing. -Drafted legal briefs, and communicated with all of our clients to explain the process and assist them with their case. -Managed Veterans Affairs disability cases and maintained communication with those clients through email, phone call and in-person. Show less

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  Landing

  Nov 2020 - May 2021

  Verifications specialist

  - Verified identity, income, and employment for those who wanted housing with Landing. This included credit and background checks. - Sent employment verification emails, verified income through pay stubs and offer letters to make sure that they were official documentation and that they were sufficient for the specific unit that they chose. - Responsible for processing applications that came through the weekend and reached goals for the number of applications approved or completely processed.- Used Salesforce, Slack, and Google Workspace for optimal internal and customer communication.- Used Looker to track KPIs and daily new members that apply for a Landing and have been approved on a day-by-day basis to meet verification goals. Show less

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  Instapanel

  Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  Market research strategist

  - Managed market research projects (B2B and B2C) and reports for multiple notable agencies and companies including Oglivy, VMLY&R, Behr, McDonalds, Benjamin Moore, Coca-Cola, Esteé Lauder, Rockstar Energy and more. - Broke the company records for project completion deadlines and for fastest project completed for a client. - Held a 100% project completion rate for all of my assigned clients- Maintained positive client experiences and relationships through successful project management initiatives. - Set up and manage, and recruit for projects with a variety of topics and criteria (ethnographies and creative testings).- Wrote top line findings reports based on the analysis of sociological coding of qualitative video responses and the data of quantitative responses. - Directly communicated with clients about project and recruitment expectations, along with problem-solving recruitment issues.- Facilitate and run multiple projects on multiple platforms for quantitative and qualitative studies (User Interviews, Cint, Respondent, etc.) Show less

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  Birmingham business alliance

  Apr 2022 - now

  Manager, market intelligence

  - Led the research initiative for the City of Birmingham’s successful collaborative $20 million Phase 1 request for funding through the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Recompete Grant - Helped to recruit and lead a cohort of 25 students from universities across the state of Alabama through a data analysis professional development series for the Magic City Data Collective program - announced as one of 21 best work based learning programs in Alabama (out of 500+) in 2023- Develop and maintain data products on the 7-county region such as major employers, target and emerging industries, workforce, cost of living, etc- Successfully produced economic and fiscal impact reports with an announced total capital investment of more than $250 million- Research, collect, organize, and analyze place-based socioeconomic data- Provide research support and advice to other internal teams to co-develop marketing materials and other documents to support the team’s goals- Compile information on the market and its industries to support the team in making a business case to prospective clients interested in locating or expanding in the Birmingham region- Conduct market research on companies within the Business Retention & Expansion portfolio or potential out-of-market leads based on our target industries including mobility manufacturing, food & beverage manufacturing, bioscience, technology, advanced materials, logistics, and HQ/Business Services- Create data visualizations and maps using Tableau, Power BI, and ESRI ArcGIS- Create, conduct, and analyze survey data related to the organization and/or Birmingham region- Write and present concise and effective reports and presentations- Proactively explore new data sources, tools, and approaches to improve the products produced by the market intelligence team- Effectively manage multiple research projects without missing deadlines Show less

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  International economic development council

  Jun 2024 - now

  Research mentee

  - Co-authored a report deriving from the Annual IEDC Conference panel on the evolving role of economic developers across the US- Created a white paper on the state of economic development talent using SPSS for the quantitative analysis portion of the report - Analyzed survey data and qualitative data for IEDC’s Economic Recovery Corp’s most recent cohort of hosting economic development fellows across the US- Participated in in-depth AI training with one of IEDC’s top leaders and experts in the field - Trained to identify potential research grant opportunities for IEDC’s Research Team to dive deep into innovative economic and community development research projects. Show less