Shannon W.

I have twenty-five years experience in a variety of fields. Many of those years were spent as an historic archeologist, which is a big word but translates to knowledge and skills in research, history, data science, technical writing, statistics, and analysis. My job titles express the variety of my skills-- from technician, researcher, report author, project director, principal archeologist, and lab director. Later I became a Data Analyst for a government agency, with a focus on operations, data mining, analysis, and projections for efficiency. Finally, I was hired as a data manager for a nonprofit, helping them consolidate data needs, and render more actionable insights from their data in a secure way. I am also a creative writer, with a focus on historic fiction and horror, in the formats of short stories, novels, and scripts. I am fluent in Excel, online research, physical research (books, articles, gray literature, deeds, census), Word, and some experience in GIS\CAD. I am highly skilled in Access, and competent in MySQL, Tableau, and various reporting systems including Google Design Studio. I am fluent in Google Documents and Sheets. I consider myself a Generalist, not a Specialist. I am comfortable in learning new skills and systems, and in diving into dirty data. Because I am a Generalist, most consider me an Interpreter--one who can explain to diverse parties in a pidgin language so they can understand each other in their own terms. This makes me an excellent team player, and I've never had team conflicts. What I most love, beyond learning and developing a new skill, is helping others find their "aha" moments. To make clear, whether it be via a chart or connection not previously recognized, that they are on the right path to future success, or where that right path might lie in relation to where they are today. I'm looking forward to working with you!