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Todd A. Brahler

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 iamtab1@yahoo.com. Timeline. US Air Force Castle AFB, CA 1986-1990. US Air Force: 1986-1990.

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Todd A. Brahler

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  1. 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 • iamtab1@yahoo.com

  2. Timeline

  3. US Air ForceCastle AFB, CA1986-1990

  4. US Air Force: 1986-1990 • Servicing and inspection of KC-135s • Launch and recovery • Aircraft tow vehicle operator

  5. US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements

  6. US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements Crew Member: Outstanding Tanker of the Month—December 1986

  7. US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements Outstanding QVI: August 10, 1988

  8. US Air Force: 1986-1990Achievements Outstanding QVI: May 3, 1989

  9. 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

  10. US Air Force • Honorable Discharge: March 27, 1990

  11. Smith’s Market: 1990-1996

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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.

  15. Westco Group, Inc.: 1996-2004

  16. 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

  17. Westco Group, Inc.: 1996-2004

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Psychology Honors Project

  21. 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)

  22. Psychology Honors Project

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. Wright State University: 2006-2008

  26. 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

  27. Wright State UniversityClass Projects

  28. Wright State UniversityClass Projects • Intro to Experimental Design • Mean Golf Scores • Two-way ANOVA • Wind velocity • Course difficulty • Significant interaction

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Wright State UniversityClass Projects: Applied Multivariate Analysis

  32. Reduced Model: Total Percentage

  33. Reduced Model: Final

  34. Wright State UniversityProjects for Statistical Consulting Center

  35. 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”

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. What I Bring to the Table

  39. 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

  40. Thank you! Questions or Comments?

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