University of Denver

Mississippi State University

Udacity

Operational Research Analyst  -  MSc Data Science Candidate: Data professional with 4+ years experience in programming and analytics

Designs and implements cloud solutions to meet customer business requirements efficiently. Assists AWS customers by designing cloud architectures ensuring security and compliance, optimizing costs and performance, and providing training. Customers range from small non-profits to institutions spending millions annually on AWS. Creates multiple customer Proof of Concepts including three-tier web applications, WorkDocs and S3 integration, and Textract for Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Solutions Architect

● TechU Program Graduate
● Earned 'Raised the Bar' rating across all TechU projects, including Capstone and Demo Days 1, 2, and 3.
● Attained 'Raised the Bar' status for the Capstone project by implementing an IoT solution that monitored blood oxygen levels and notified caregivers during emergencies.
● Completed AWSome Builder training process in the reach-goal timeline of 60 days

● Developed data & methodologies to predict munitions effectiveness using programmatic and analytical skills
● Led development of weapons effect tables to support U.S., Allied Forces, and Foreign Military Sales customers in estimating collateral damage when performing munitions strikes
● Managed requirements for analytical tool development using Agile process to deliver effective program within time and budget constraints
● Created process guide and training program to develop new analysts and ensure analytical consistency 
● Competitively selected for cross-functional team which validated tools and methodology to evaluate weapons effectiveness in GPS-denied environments

United States Air Force

Operations Research Analyst

Small Business Owner, Military Spouse, Stay-at-Home Parent
● 2016-2019 Namaste Here and Do Yoga Owned and operated service business, holding sole responsibility for operations, sales, website development, marketing, communications, branding, customer relations, and billing
● Raised children while supporting active-duty military spouse with 7 moves, including 7 years in Japan

Volunteer Work 
2013 - 2017 Key Spouse / Key Spouse Mentor, 18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan
● Conducted outreach, relationship development, and multifaceted communication efforts to facilitate a meaningful two-way information flow among the organization, its families, and host nation representatives
● Managed a team of 20 volunteers and supported the needs of the 1300 military members and their families

Career Break

Full-time parenting

● Worked as lead programmer on an application to accurately model ordnance deliveries for the U.S. military (Language: C++)
● Collaborated with munitions experts to translate theoretical model into an operational tool
● Created SQL database queries for company applications
● Developed data visualizations to assist with analysis and interpretation of test data

Gina McFarland