todd a. brahler
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Todd A. Brahler. Updated contact information Home Address 1911 Faircrest SE Canton, OH 44707 Cell Phone (330)353-6913 Home Phone (330)484-3596 Email Address [email protected]. Timeline. US Air Force Castle AFB, CA 1986-1990. US Air Force: 1986-1990. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Todd A. Brahler
• Updated contact information– Home Address
• 1911 Faircrest SE• Canton, OH 44707
– Cell Phone• (330)353-6913
– Home Phone• (330)484-3596
– Email Address• [email protected]
Timeline
1986 1990 1996 2004 2006-2008
US Air Force Smith's Market Westco Group, Inc. U of Akron Wright State UniversityU of Akron
US Air ForceCastle AFB, CA
1986-1990
US Air Force: 1986-1990
• Servicing and inspection of KC-135s
• Launch and recovery• Aircraft tow vehicle
operator
US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements
US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements
Crew Member: Outstanding Tanker of the Month—December 1986
US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements
Outstanding QVI: August 10, 1988
US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements
Outstanding QVI: May 3, 1989
US Air Force: Benefits
• Work ethic– Intrinsic vs Extrinsic
rewards
• Promoted teamwork• Attention to detail• Work on a deadline
– Prioritize and organize tasks
– Multi-tasking
• Development of communication skills
US Air Force
• Honorable Discharge: March 27, 1990
Smith’s Market: 1990-1996
Smith’s Market: 1990-1996• Bagger
– Employee of the Month: November 1990• Cashier (February 1991)
– Greenhouse and produce tent• Office Manager (October 1991)
– In charge of front-end operation– Ordering tobacco products– Programmed scrolling marquee– Intercom advertising– Smith’s Advantage-Plus Card
• Assistant Manager (June 1996)– Additional duties
• Shutting off lights• Ensuring back doors and upstairs doors were locked• Setting the alarm
Smith’s Market: Benefits
• Development of interpersonal skills• Multi-tasking• Teamwork• Development of management skills• Devised ways to save time/increase
efficiency– Running daily reports at night– Running backup reports– Numbering cashier drawers
Leaving Smith’s Market
• Wanted to work with computers
• Reduction in pay for position entering pricing into the system
• Store sales were diminishing
• Data entry advertisement for Westco Group, Inc.
Westco Group, Inc.: 1996-2004
Westco Group, Inc.: 1996-2004
• 2nd Shift Leader: Inventory Control (1996-1998)– Inventory discrepancies
• Merchandising Assistant (1999-2004)– In charge of the “Drop Ship” Program– Processing/Faxing Orders– Maintain cost and retail prices in product file– Prepare retail books for stores– Commission discrepancies
• Worked with IT and Data to reduce the number of commission discrepancies
Westco Group, Inc.: 1996-2004
Westco Group, Inc.: Benefits
• Management skills• Computer skills
– Self-taught MS Excel/Word– Took a course at CompUSA
• Multi-tasking– Faxing from the computer (They said it couldn’t be done!)
• Prioritizing tasks• Innovation
– Think outside the box• Comments for clearance items• UPS/FedEx tracking numbers• Commission Discrepancies• Proactive approach to reduce inventory discrepancies
The University of Akron: 2003-2006
• Bachelor of Arts: Statistics• Bachelor of Arts: Psychology• Dean’s List for all three years• Phi Sigma Alpha: 2005• Psi Chi: 2005• Louis A. Klages Memorial Scholarship: Academic Year 2005/2006• Collected data for two psychology graduate students• Psychology Senior Honor’s Program
Psychology Honors Project
Psychology Honors Project
• Survey Design• IRB Paperwork• Collected data four times over the fall semester• Analyzed data• Reported the findings at The University of Akron Conference on Undergraduate and
Graduate Student Research: November, 17, 2005– Best Poster Presentation (Morning Session)
Psychology Honors Project
Archives of the History of American Psychology: 2005-2006
• Entered tests into the FilemakerPro database• Worked on the Eliot Spatial Test Collection
– Over 1000 records
The University of Akron: Benefits
• Research skills• Writing skills
– “Results” section => reporting statistical results
• Quantitative skills• Learned about myself
– Importance of diversity– Importance of career development/training
• I liked Statistics more than Psychology– Influenced decision to pursue graduate study
Wright State University: 2006-2008
Wright State University: 2006-2008
• Master of Science in Applied Statistics– 3.58 GPA
• Teaching Assistant: Intermediate Algebra– Office of Disability Services
• Lab Assistant: STT 264/265– Assisted students– Graded reports– Updated solutions book– Updated lab manual
• Credited as a co-author
Wright State UniversityClass Projects
Wright State UniversityClass Projects
• Intro to Experimental Design
• Mean Golf Scores• Two-way ANOVA
– Wind velocity– Course difficulty
• Significant interaction
Wright State UniversityClass Projects: Computational Statistics
• Comparing probability coverage of CI’s for p: the proportion of successes
– 1000 “Classic” CI’s using:
– Bootstrap: random sample of size n, 1000 bootstrap sample means sorted in ascending order, determine 25th and 975th percentiles
n
qpZp
ˆˆˆ 2/
p 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25n 100 50 33 25 20
bootstrap hits 957 962 954 960 953 957.2bootstrap coverage 95.70% 96.20% 95.40% 96.00% 95.30% 95.72%
classic hits 872 887 881 884 883 881.4classic coverage 87.20% 88.70% 88.10% 88.40% 88.30% 88.14%
n 190 100 71 56 48
bootstrap hits 957 953 942 942 951 949bootstrap coverage 95.70% 95.30% 94.20% 94.20% 95.10% 94.90%
classic hits 907 840 903 928 905 896.6classic coverage 90.70% 84.00% 90.30% 92.80% 90.50% 89.66%
Wright State UniversityClass Projects: Applied Multivariate Analysis
• Model relationship between average test scores, percentage score on the final, and percentage score for the class
• Wanted to determine if final exam score and course grade could be predicted using:– Average percentages of the first two tests– Average percentages of the first three tests
• Sample– Data collected on 92 students who completed
Intermediate Algebra 126 during the 2006-2007 academic year at WSU
Wright State UniversityClass Projects: Applied Multivariate Analysis
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TEST1.2
TEST1.3
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TOTAL.PERCENTAGE
Reduced Model: Total Percentage
Source DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Value Pr > F
Model 1 15816.72296 15816.72296 198.58 <.0001
Error 90 7168.53558 79.65040
Corrected Total 91 22985.25854
R-Square Coeff Var Root MSE TOTAL_PERCENTAGE Mean
0.688125 14.35084 8.924707 62.18946
Source DF Type III SS Mean Square F Value Pr > F
TEST1_3 1 15816.72296 15816.72296 198.58 <.0001
Parameter Estimate Standard Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 13.05188305 3.60898776 3.62 0.0005
TEST1_3 0.81887714 0.05811048 14.09 <.0001
Reduced Model: FinalSource DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Value Pr > F
Model 1 14727.07727 14727.07727 88.42 <.0001
Error 90 14989.57491 166.55083
Corrected Total 91 29716.65217
R-Square Coeff Var Root MSE FINAL Mean
0.495583 21.61089 12.90546 59.71739
Source DF Type III SS Mean Square F Value Pr > F
TEST1_3 1 14727.07727 14727.07727 88.42 <.0001
Parameter Estimate Standard Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 12.30261182 5.21873020 2.36 0.0206
TEST1_3 0.79016680 0.08402991 9.40 <.0001
Wright State UniversityProjects for Statistical Consulting
Center
Wright State UniversityProjects for Statistical Consulting
Center• August, 2007: Data analysis of the relationship
between scores on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and ethnicity– Domains of ASQ
• Communication skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, and personal/social skills
• Approximately 100 children between the ages of 0 and 3 served by Community Refugee and Immigrant Services and the Help Me Grow program between July, 2005 and June, 2006– Ethnicity
• Somali, Latino, and “Other”
Wright State UniversityProjects for Statistical Consulting
Center• July, 2008: Beliefs about
Diversity in 136 Pre-service Teacher Candidates
• Personal Beliefs– “There is nothing wrong with
people from different racial backgrounds having/raising children”
• Professional Beliefs– “The traditional classroom has
been set up to support the middle-class lifestyle”
• Differences based on cohort groups, case study approach, and demographics
MEAN_SCORES
3.78
3.94
3.70
3.75
3.80
3.85
3.90
3.95
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
The Future
• Analyzing data using regression, ANOVA, and other techniques
• Variety, diversity, potential for upward mobility, increase knowledge
• Ph.D. in Statistics
• Upon retirement, statistical consulting from home
What I Bring to the Table
What I Bring to the Table• Work Ethic
– Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Rewards• Education
– MS in Applied Statistics– BA in Statistics and Psychology
• Computer skills– SAS, S-PLUS, Minitab, R, SPSS, MS Office
• Dedication– My pledge: I will do whatever it takes to help the company
• Proactive approach versus Reactive approach– Try to prevent problems before they occur
• Multi-tasking– Faxing orders through the computer
• Supervisory skills• Oral and written communication skills• Ability to work independently and with a team
Thank you!
Questions or Comments?