About Me
I was born in 1986 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to a registered nurse and a paper company maintenance supervisor. I grew up in Vicksburg, a tiny village south of Kalamazoo. My parents were blue-collar individuals who instilled in me a love of community and a desire to better that community around me as much as I can.
I am a lover of personality tests as I think they're good for introspection. According to my DiSC profile, I'm a High 'D' and moderately high 'I'. According to Gallop Strengths & Themes, my Top 5 are Analytical, Competition, Achiever, Strategic, and Maximizer. My Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is ESTJ-A, meaning Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judgment - Assertive; known as "The Executive" profile.
In my free time, I play golf... a lot of golf. I should be better at it by now! I love the standard dinner-and-a-movie date with my beautiful wife. We both spoil our dog way too much. We have two little girls and they’re the love of our lives. If folks thought we spoiled our dog, get a load of how we spoil that little redhead and her baby sister!
I hope you enjoy my recaps of my experiences as much as I enjoyed them & enjoyed sharing them with you.
Work experience
Stryker | Remote
Senior Manager, Biostatistics and Programming @ Trauma & Extremities, 2024-current
Manager, Biostatistics and Programming @ Neurovascular, 2021-2024
Senior Staff Biostatistician @ Neurovascular, 2021
Zoetis | Kalamazoo, MI
Biometrician, 2013-2021
Project Management, 2016
Pfizer Animal Health | Kalamazoo, MI
Biometrician, 2011-2013
Borgess Medical Center | Kalamazoo, MI
Biostatistician / Research Assistant, 2010-2011
Education & professional development
Graduate School
Professional Science Master's in Biostatistics | 2009 - 2011
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science in Statistics | 2004-2009
Professional Development
American Management Association courses “How to Communicate with Diplomacy, Tact, and Credibility for Crucial Conversations”, “Situational Leadership II”, “Emotional Intelligence”, and “Influencing Skills”
Attendance at Catalyst University in Kalamazoo, MI (2016-Present)
Graduate of the Spring 2015 class of Southwest Michigan First's First 50 leadership program
Attendance at 2012 Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics training in Ames, IA
Out in the community
American Heart Association
Member of the Kalamazoo Heart Walk Executive Board - 2012-2013
American Red Cross
Secretary and Member of the Executive Committee of the Southwest Michigan chapter's Board of Directors - 2012-2015
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo
Board of Directors - Board President since 2019, Member since 2017
Capital Campaign - Member since 2020
Grand Valley State University
Leader of the Kalamazoo Club of the Alumni Association - 2012-2014
Young Alumni Council Advisory Committee Member - 2009-2016
Liaison Committee Member, 2011-2019
Alumni Champion, 2011-2019
President of Mu Sigma Rho Chapter of the National Honor Society - 2011
Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Kalamazoo Area Young Professionals Leadership Committee - 2012
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s
Fund Development Committee - Member since 2019
Public Relations Committee - Chair 2013-2019, Member 2012-2019
Ministry With Community
Collection of donations on behalf of Zoetis, 2013-2021
Social Charity Circle of Kalamazoo
Executive Team Member - 2012-2013
SPCA of Southwest Michigan
Board of Directors - Chair 2020-2021, Vice-Chair 2019-2020, Member 2017-2021
Stryker
ACE (Asian Community Empowerment) - ACE Neurovascular Steering Committee member - 2021-current
SEP (Stryker Emerging Professionals) - Inspire Committee member - 2021
Southwest Michigan First
Member of the Council of 100, 2015-2021
Member of the Vital Urban Cores: Live, Work, Play, Innovate Committee - 2012
United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region
Board of Directors - Member, 2017-2019
Aspiring Leaders United - Chair 2017-2019, Vice-Chair 2016, Member 2015-2019
Member of the Kalamazoo Campaign Cabinet, 2015-2019
Member of Vicksburg United Way Allocation Committee, 2015-2019
Zoetis
Philanthropy Committee - Chair 2015-2021, Member 2014-2021
Kalamazoo Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee - Member, 2019-2021
VMRD Communication/Marketing Team - Member 2014-2020
VMRD Site Operations Committee - Member 2014-2019
VMRD Science and Innovation Committee Member - 2013-2014, 2016
VMRD Fitness Center - Board Chair 2014-2015
Kalamazoo Site United Way Committee - 2012-2015
Volunteer at the Kalamazoo Marathon Borgess Run - 2012-2014
VMRD Take Your Child To Work Day Organizational Committee - 2013-2015
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp United Way Day of Caring Organizational Team - 2013-2014, 2016
Professional organizations and involvement
Organizations
Member of the Animal Biologics Statisticians Group 2011-2014, Chair from 2012-2014
Member of the American Statistical Association since 2009
Professional Involvement
Member of the GVSU Biostatistics Industry Board, 2015-2020
Affiliated Clinical Faculty of GVSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Biostatistics Program, 2014