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Areas of Expertise:

• Administrative Support
• Performance Based Funding and Preeminence Accountability Support
• MOU/MOA Processing
• Course Inventory Support
• Academic Program Review Process 

Education:

• M.B.A., Quantitative Analysis
• B.B.A., Finance

Areas of Expertise:

• Administrative Support 
• Budget Oversight
• Human Resources Representative
• Committee Support

Education:

A.A., Business Administration /Accounting

Areas of Expertise:

• Administrative Support
• Financial and Budgetary needs
• Payroll and ALT Coordinator
• Travel requests and expenses
• Academic Program Review Financials

Cynthia Brown Hernandez
Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-1791
email  

Areas of Expertise:

• Curricular Planning
• Academic Program Data
• Academic Program Application Development Oversight
• MOUs/Articulation Agreements, Internal Agreements
• Off-Campus Instructional Sites
• Substantive Change Process
• Policy/Regulation Compliance
• Degree Program Development
• Banner
• Degree Works
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Codes
• Lightcast Workforce Data

Education:

• B.S., Management

Jessica Harris
Academic Excellence Analyst
Tampa campus
(813) 396-0285
email  

 Areas of Expertise:

• Banner
• Degreeworks
• Archivum
• Curriculum Codes
• Curriculum and Academic Policy Support
• Platform-based Website and Form Development  and Maintenance
• Policy/Regulations Compliance
• Graduation Certification
• Transfer Course Articulation 
• Academic and Student Services 

Education:

• B.F.A., Fine Art 

Emily Black
Academic Planning Assistant
Tampa campus
email

• Curriculum Research and Support
• Curriculum Codes Operation
• Website Auditing and Research
• Lightcast Workforce Data

Education:

• Currently Pursuing: B.S., Biomedical Sciences;  B.S. Aging Sciences; and a minor in Psychology

Robert Horchak
Senior Applications Developer
Tampa campus
(813) 974-0183
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Web Application Development
• .NET
• Angular
• Programming Languages
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Relational Database Management and Development
• Data Integration / ETL
• SQL
• Server Configuration and Management

Education:

• B.A., Bible

Braden Seidl
Applications Developer I
Tampa campus
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Web Development
• Programming Languages
• E-commerce
• Web Analytics
• SQL
• Selenium
• Power BI

Education:

B.S., Computer Science

Audrey (Eaindra) Tin Latt
Data Management Analyst
Tampa campus
(813) 974-8166
email

Areas of Expertise:

• OASIS and SQL Queries for Oracle Databases
• Power BI Dashboard Development and Data Modeling
• Power BI Report Builder and Dynamic Reporting Solutions
• SAP Report Analysis and Integration
• Data Integrity and Quality Assurance
• Star Schema Design and Data Warehouse Architecture
• Workflow Automation with Power Automate
• High-Volume Data Management 

Education:

• Currently Pursuing: M.Sc., Computer Science (Focus: Machine Learning) 
• B.Sc., General Studies (Focus: Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering)

Nikhil Kacham
Applications Developer Graduate Assistant
Tampa campus
email

• Web Application Development
• React
• JavaScript/TypeScript
• .NET
• SQL
• Node.js
• MongoDB

Education:

• Currently Pursuing: M.S., Business Analytics and Information Systems
• B.Tech., Electronics and Communication Engineering

Krishna Koushik Unnam
Applications Developer Graduate Assistant
Tampa campus
email

 Areas of Expertise:

• Web Application Development
• Angular
• TypeScript/JavaScript
• .NET Framework
• SQL
• Azure
• Programming Languages

Education:

• Currently Pursuing: M.S., Computer Science
• B.Tech., Computer Science

Adam Caskie, Ph.D.
Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-6418
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Faculty Data, FAIR
• Academic Analytics
• Faculty Information System
• Student Assessment of Instruction

Education:

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Higher Education Administration
• M.A., Educational Leadership
• B.S., Business Management

Official Credentials:

• Graduate Certificate in College Teaching
• Post Master’s Leadership in Higher Education Graduate Certificate
• Professional Scrum Master
• Professional Scrum Product Owner

Areas of Expertise:

• Student Data Analysis & Reporting
• Federal & State Reporting
• Regional Accreditation
• Survey Methodology
• Evaluation

Education:

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Measurement and Research
• M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Measurement and Research
• B.A., Sociology

Areas of Expertise:

• Faculty Data, FAIR
• Student Assessment of Instruction
• Programming languages
• Relational Databases and Server Management
• Data Analytics and Reporting

Education:

• M.S., Management Information System
• B.S., Computer Science

Areas of Expertise:

• Data analytics
• Data visualization
• SQL Server
• Predictive modeling
• Finance

Education:

• M.S., Business Analytics & Information Systems
• B.B.A., Management 

Official Credentials:

• Data Analysis with Python
• SQL & Relationship Algebra

Areas of Expertise:

• Faculty Data, FAIR
• Faculty Information System
• Faculty Reporting
• Business Analysis

Education:

• BCSc., Computer Science

Official Credentials:

• Certified Scrum Master

 Areas of Expertise:

• Business Analysis
• External Data Request process
• Agile Methodologies
• Jira
• Confluence

Education:

• B.S., Business Management

Official Credentials:

• Professional Scrum Product Owner I
• Certified Product Owner

Anh Tran
Statistical Data Analyst
St. Peterburg campus
(727) 873-4269
email

 Areas of Expertise:

• Data analytics
• Data visualization
• Predictive modeling

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine
• M.B.A
• M.P.H, Maternal and Child Health

Official Credentials:

Christopher C. Combie, Ph.D.
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison and        Sr. Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-7953
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Academic Program Review
• Institute and Centers: Establishments, Terminations, Reporting
• Regional and Specialized Accreditation Coordination
• Planning and Outcomes Assessment
• Program Evaluation and Quality
• Assurance/Regulatory Compliance
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Logistics and Event Administration

Education:

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (Higher Education Administration and Leadership)
• M.M., Music Therapy (Geriatrics)
• B.A., Spanish Studies & Music (Voice, Organ, Trumpet)

Official Credentials:

• Graduate Certificate in Evaluation
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Higher Education
• MT-BC, Music Therapist, Board Certified
• FL Notary Public, No. FF 997376

Michelle Madden, Ed.D.
Director of Accreditation Strategy & Enhancement
Tampa campus
(727) 873-4197
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic Planning 
• Institutional Effectiveness and Improvement
• Policy and Process
• Institutional and Specialized Accreditation
  Academic Program Planning and Effectiveness
• Program Evaluation and Quality

Education:

• Ed.D. School Improvement
• M. Ed. Early Childhood Education
• B.A. Psychology

Rebecca Gibbons, PhD.
Assistant Director, Assessment
Sarasota-Manatee campus
(941) 359-4505
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Academic and student services learning outcomes assessment
• Psychometrics and educational measurement
• Regional and specialized accreditation
• Program development and evaluation; continuous quality improvement
• Student affect and development
• Scholarship teaching and learning; evidence-based instructional practices

Education:

• Ph.D., Chemistry, Education Research
• B.S., Chemistry

 Areas of Expertise:

• Assessment & Planning
• Regional and Specialized Accreditation
• Analytics & Data Visualization
• Survey Research

Education:

• M.A., Political Science
• B.S., Criminal Justice & Criminology

Official Credentials:

• Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
• Lean Six Sigma – White Belt

Areas of Expertise:

• Program Evaluation

• Entrepreneurship Education

• Qualitative Research

Education:

• Ed.D., Educational Program Development
• Graduate Certificate, Evaluation
• M.S., Entrepreneurship

Official Credentials:

• SAS Badge, SAS Programming 1 Essentials

Jay Unnikrishnan                                        Sr. Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-7521
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic Planning and Road mapping
• Platform Modernization
• Portfolio Management
• Data Governance and Literacy
• Business Intelligence, Warehousing and Analytics
• AGILE Methodologies

Education:

• M.S., Electrical Engineering
• B.S., Electrical Engineering

Official Credentials:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner - CSPO

Areas of Expertise:

• Executive Portfolio Management
• Project Management 
• Process Definition, Refinement and Implementation
• Vendor Management
• IT Liaison

Education:

• M.S.Eng., Computer Science Engineering 
• B.S., Computer Science, Second Major Mathematics

Official Credentials:

• Project Management Professional, PMP Certification
• Professional Scrum Master
• Professional Product Owner
• Adult Mental Health First-Aid Certification

Mary Kuka-Marchese, M.L.I.S, PMP 
Associate Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-0150
email

 Areas of Expertise:

• Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Scrum Product Owner
• Jira
• Confluence

Education:

• M.L.I.S., Masters of Library & Information Science
• B.A., Anthropology

Official Credentials:

• Project Management Professional, PMP Certification 
• Professional Scrum Product Owner I
• Professional Scrum Master
• Certified Scrum Master

Brisey Lopez Bello
Assistant Director
Tampa campus
(813) 974-6585
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Project Management
• Civitas project and tools
• Quality Assurance Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Vendor management
• Software Development Life Cycle

Education:

• B.S., Computer Science Engineering 

Official credentials:

• Project Management Professional, PMP Certification
• Professional Scrum Product Owner
• Professional Scrum Master

Alexander Real 
Strategic Data Analyst
Tampa campus
(813) 396-2328
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Data Analytics
• Forecasting Models
• Big Data
• Data Visualization
• Machine Learning

Education:

• M.S., Business Analytics & Information Systems
• B.S., Information Systems and Operations Management

• Student Success and Data Analytics
• Data Reporting
• Business Intelligence
• Database Management and Development

Education:

• M.S., Management Information Systems
• B.S., Computer Applications
• Certificate, Computing

Official Credentials:

• SAS Badge, Advanced Visual Analytics

• Student Research and Data Reporting
• Predictive Analytics and Statistical Modeling
• Institutional Research
  
  

• Ph.D., Counseling
• M.S., Education
• Currently pursuing:  M.Ed. Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
  
  

• SAS Badge, Programming 1, Essentials

• Student Research and Data Analytics
• Strategic Planning
• Performance Measurement
• Process Management

• M.P.A., Policy Evaluation and Analysis 
• B.A., Political Science
  
  

• SAS Badge, Advanced Statistics

• Student Reporting and Data Analytics
• Enrollment Reporting and Planning
• Business Process Improvement
  
  

• M.S. Physics
  
  

• Professional Scrum Master
• SAS Badge, Advanced Programming

 Areas of Expertise:

• Statistical Analysis, Econometrics, and Forecasting

• Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

• SAS/STATA/SQL/Power BI

Education:

• M.A., Economics
• M.S., Finance
• B.S., Physics with minor in Mathematics

• Data Analytics and Reporting
• State Reporting
• Report Quality Assurance

• B.S., Computer Science Information
• A.A. Word Processing Technology, Accounting & Tax
  
  

• SAS Badge, Programming 1 Essentials
• SAS Badge, Programming 2 Data Manipulation Techniques

Areas of Expertise:

• Business Analysis
• Student Data
• Agile Methodologies
• Jira
• Confluence

Education:

• B.A., Communications

Official Credentials:

• Professional Scrum Master I
• Professional Scrum Product Owner I
• Certified Scrum Master

• Currently Pursuing: Ph.D., Sociology
• M.A., Health Communication
  
  

• SAS Badge, Statistics and Forecasting
• SAS Badge, Advanced Analytics

• Strategic planning
• Policy analysis
• Peer benchmarking
• University rankings
• Survey Research
• Data submissions to third-party organizations
  
  

• Ph.D., Higher Education Administration
• M.A., Experimental Social Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology
• B.S., Psychology with a minor in Sociology and Gerontology

Official Credentials:

• Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Higher Education

• Peer Benchmarking
• Business Intelligence and Data Visualizations
• Data Analysis
• Database Development and Management
  Web Development
  
  

• B.S., Management Information Systems
  
  

• Tableau Certified Associate

• Peer Benchmarking
• External Data Submission
• Survey Research and Analytics
• Qualitative Research
• Rankings Analysis
• Data Visualization
  
  

• M.A., Applied Anthropology
• B.S., Psychology
• B.S., Sociology

Official Credentials:

• Tableau Desktop Specialist

• Peer Benchmarking
• External Data Submission
• Survey Research and Analytics
• Statistical Analysis
• Predictive Modeling
• Rankings Analysis
• Data Visualization in Tableau and Power BI

Education:

• M.S. Business Analytics and Information Systems
• B.S. Quantitative Econometrics
  

Bruce McCollaum, M.A, M.S.
Data Analyst
Tampa campus
(813) 974-5444
email

Areas of Expertise:

• Psychometrics

• Research Design

• Quantitative Research

• Test Construction

• Validation

• Evaluation

Education:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Measurement and Evaluation
• MS Educational Research Methodology
• MA Applied Linguistics
• BA Psychology

 Official Credentials:

• Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults