CAREER
 
Career

WORK EXPERIENCE

April 2009-Present
Director of Research and Development
ARC: Arkansas Research Center, founded 2009 through multi-year grants from the
National Center for Education Statistics to the Arkansas Department of Education
ARC is managed through the University of Central Arkansas.
Primary work focus is entity resolution and statewide longitudinal research
for Arkansas education data, in collaboration with other state agencies.


2008-2009
Part-time lecturer at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Information Science department.
Instructor of Internet Technologies course, IFSC 1310, Spring 2008.
Lab instructor (team member) for Information Quality Tools graduate course, Spring 2009.


June 1998-April 2009
Full-time associate at Acxiom Corporation in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Positions and functions held include data developer / research analyst,
database administrator, website administrator, and team leader.
Received divisional awards for innovation and performance on multiple occasions.
Primary focus was assessment of information quality for incoming data sources,
using proprietary tools, industry standards, and statistical methods.


1996-1998
Student internship with QualChoice/QCA of Arkansas.
Responsibilites included database administration, report generation,
software development, technical and network support.


1995-1996
Student internship with IBM / IBM Global Services
Software development and mainframe computer operations.


ACTIVITIES

1997-present
Administration of Websites
quicklooks.adearc.com - Arkansas Dept. of Education statistics and standardized test results
VALIANTcomics.com - reference information for VALIANT comic books produced 1991-1996
VALIANTfans.com - messageboard for VALIANT comic enthusiasts
CGC Census Analysis - analytical site for CGC population statistics
Website design, graphic design, and general consulting for various organizations

2003-present
Comic Book Industry Participation
Serves as an Advisor to Gemstone Publishing
for the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide
Publication of Market Report (annual), 32nd Edition - present)

Provided content for Comic Buyer's Guide (monthly) by Krause Publications (2004-present)
Provided content for Overstreet's Comic Price Review (monthly) (2004-2005)

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