Education

Sports Management Worldwide

Sports Management Worldwide; Portland, Oregon, USA
Reference: Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President, Sports Management Worldwide, 503-445-7105

Certificates:

• Proficiency in PFF Premium, 2025
  • Training included: Gaining a basic understanding of PFF’s grading system and how to use data in PFF Premium to conduct analyses and draw conclusions.
  • Mentored by Steve Palazzolo, 33rd Team
• Football GM & Scouting, 2024
  • Training included: NFL scouting techniques, NFL general manager practices, statistical analysis, scouting reports and NFL collective bargaining agreement.
  • Mentored by NFL experts Dane Vandernat, Russ Lande and John Wooten
• Data Science Analytics, 2024
  • Training included: SQL, R, and Python, text analysis, modeling, error analysis, linear regression, logistic regression and foundations for data management, data science, programming, and visualization, and more.
  • Mentored by Scoutables Founder Ari Kaplan
• Football Video Performance Analysis, 2024
  • Software: Catapult (formerly XOS)
  • Training included: Creating master edits, logging play types, play calls, importing video from multiple sources, locating specific possession/clips, assemble edits, polish them for presentation style viewing as well as in depth training on Catapult (XOS).
  • Mentored by Mike Stoeber, PFF
• Football Analytics, 2024
  • Training included: Player metrics, analyzing data and communicating to head officials, player personnel decision making, coaching analytics, and more.
  • Mentored by: Mike Tanier, NFL National Lead Reporter and Aaron Schatz, FTN Network

Kettering University

Degree:  Masters Degree of Science in Manufacturing Management (Distance Learning)
Date Received:  3/2004
GPA:  3.5
Major Courses:  Lean Manufacturing, CIM, International Business, Strategy, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Processes, Managerial Economics, Management Science

University of Toledo

Degree:  Bachelors Degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering Date Received:  8/1999 GPA:  3.6 Membership:  ASME, SAE, ASHRAE, Tau Beta Pi Other Activities:  Rocket Marching Band, Basketball Band, Kappa Kappa Psi

Leadership Positions: 

• Vice President of ASME Student Section
• Corresponding Secretary of Ohio Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi
• Leadership Staff of the Rocket Marching Band
• Chassis Team Co-Leader for the Formula SAE Team

Other Awards:  Elected into Golden Key Honor Society
Major Courses:  Vehicle Dynamics, HVAC, Finite Element Analysis