Paul Eder, PhD

BAE Systems, Inc.

Lead a team of 20 tech professionals in the design, development, and implementation of database, automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for a CFO office in a large government agency

Senior Program Manager

🔥 Leading multiple AI and data initiatives for DHS OCFO
🔥 Planning, organizing, and guiding the work of data science team on data engineering and modeling efforts 
🔥 Developing AI roadmap to guide the path to the future for DHS OCFO (e.g. developing guidelines and prototypes for Generative AI applications)
🔥 Integrating Python, SQL, and Tableau on large-scale data validation efforts

Project Manager / Senior AI & Data Advisor

High Value, LLC

Collectibles buying and selling / motivational speaking and consulting

President

FIRESTARTERS

Author of FIRESTARTERS: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

Motivation: Helping you capitalize on your passion and skills.

Strategy: Helping you understand how to get from here to there on your life path.

Networking: Helping you identify the right people to boost your financial potential

Book Author

The Millennium Group International

Director of Management Consulting

The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc.

● Led multiple organizational strategic planning, human capital, process re-engineering, large-scale research, survey, and program evaluation efforts with values ranging from $50K to $2.5M annually.

● Currently coordinating DATA Act strategic data innovation project for the CFO of the Department of Homeland Security. Involves application of full life cycle project management activities: change management, solution development, risk management.

● Led an 8-person workforce planning engagement for the 800,000-employee civilian workforce of the Department of Defense.  Established competency models for occupations ranging from teachers to aerospace engineers. ​

● Leveraged strategic data expertise to re-vamp the data collection and reporting processes
for an organization with the mission to supply civilian workforce support to military work units in
Afghanistan. Developed statistical guidance for preparing civilians to staff future missions in war
zones. Led to client receiving recognition from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program
Support.

● Conducted large scale evaluation of a HUD five-week national training program​, resulting in a
demonstration of program success in improving timeliness and quality of work.

● Led four-year effort to report on and improve processes related to the assessment of the
success of human capital best practices​ within the Department of Defense. 

● Re-designed and re-engineered entire HR Line of Business for the Securities and Exchange Commission

● Conducted holistic organizational assessment for US Marshals, leading to strategic re-structuring​. 

● Led a year-long program assessment for a government-wide initiative designed to decentralize
the monitoring of strategic human capital practices​.

● Developed and analyzed surveys assessing labor-management relations practices​ across DoD's 800,000 employees and 1300 local bargaining units.

Director

University of Delaware

Led, designed, implemented, and analyzed multiple research studies resulting in comprehensive
recommendations reports for organizations. Additionally, leveraged research and organizational expertise to design and teach 8 university courses on advanced topics.

Selected Accomplishments:
● Led a research project examining employee creativity and performance at three organizations,
including a mortgage broker. This work involved conducting in-depth statistical analyses to link
employee attitudes and perceptions to performance evaluations and absenteeism data​.

● Evaluated the effectiveness of the R&D team format, involving collaborative knowledge management
technology, employed by a Fortune 500 chemical company​.

● Designed major research projects examining customer satisfaction with exhibits at a major
metropolitan zoo and a world-famous Aquarium. These projects entailed actively manipulating
aspects of the environment to determine how the changes would influence customer enjoyment​ of the leisure experience.

● Evaluated employee motivation and performance​ in a manufacturing and a social work
organization. Developed employee-attitude assessments and conducted statistical analyses of data.

● Developed an extensive, culture-focused interview protocol for employees at an organization that
manufactures “smells” for consumer products.

Organizational Researcher, Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant

As an Organizational Effectiveness, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Innovation Executive, I've dedicated over two decades to leading transformation in both public and private sectors through strategic management, organizational development, and innovative data analysis. At the heart of my approach is a blend of creativity, leadership, and project management skills, honed to perfection as a PMP and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Key Achievements:

Developed competency models for over 30 occupations in a large government agency, creating a robust framework for talent development and performance management.

Led comprehensive proposal efforts for various consulting projects, playing pivotal roles from business development and capture to proposal writing and project management, showcasing versatility and a results-driven mindset.

My philosophy: "Use data to tell a story." I focus on integrating multiple evidence points, such as surveys and objective data, to craft compelling narratives and drive impactful decision-making. This approach has not only enabled comprehensive assessments but has also been instrumental in identifying powerful indicators for organizational growth and innovation.

Looking Ahead: 

My aspiration is to be a go-to resource for the seamless integration of AI tools, serving as a thought leader at the innovative forefront of consulting. I am deeply engaged in understanding and advocating for the "human touch in the age of AI", a critical emerging trend that balances technological advancement with human-centric approaches.

Let's Collaborate: 

I am eager to connect with like-minded professionals to exchange ideas, foster mutual learning, and collaborate on projects that challenge the status quo. Whether you are seeking an advisor, a motivation expert, or a public speaking resource on consulting and AI topics, I am open to a variety of opportunities that fuel innovation and creativity.

Project Manager / Senior Data Advisor

Pearson

Data Analyst, RevOps Revenue Intelligence

“I’m so grateful for Andrea, she is a delight to work with and always demonstrates the values we look for in a teammate.“

“There are lots of individuals who have outstanding institutional knowledge and system expertise and then there are those who are awesome, because they share their knowledge and jump in with both feet when the team needs help”

“We appreciate you very much - your willingness to dig deeper, speak up and arm us all with data driven insights brings incredible value that raises us all up as a team.”

“It would be one thing if you only had Excel wizardry skills, but it's the combination of technical skills, system knowledge, willingness to roll up your sleeves and help in any way you can that makes it so great to collaborate with you. You're also not afraid to give me a dose of reality when needed!”

Fearless problem solver that will go down rabbit holes to identify pain points and anomalies. I use complex data analysis, extensive system knowledge, and operational documentation to diagnose issue(s), outline a solution and then engage the appropriate team(s) to implement a fix. During a system launch, I analyzed over 500,000 lines of data, documented errors and implemented fixes to correct internal issues that were preventing orders from being fulfilled during our busiest time of year.

Administrative specialist for Salesforce. I assist with entering contacts, courses, opportunities for tracking and submitting service offerings. I am a trusted trainer for Pearson Canada.

Assist in the development and maintenance of the account relationships with internal and external parties. Conduct analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of how accounts are operating within Pearson. I work with escalation specialists to provide timely responses to customer concerns, ordering and billing issues.
 
Data Stewardship - assist in identifying internal data issues, advise on solutions, and assist with clean-up. Goal is to help create impactful analytics for all teams.

Business Analytics and Insight Analyst

Support Career Colleges, Agency, Associations and Trade for the Higher Education division of Pearson Canada.

Create, compile and analyze daily, weekly, monthly and yearly business objects reports. Manage incoming orders, tracking and inventory requirements for accounts. Proactively assist Sales Representatives in reaching target sales goals.

Create monthly retail trade catalogues using Catalist. This is in support of the mandate from Indigo Canada that all titles are to be presented to buyers using this web based program.

Track, book, organize Trade and Career College conferences. This includes research for any potential new opportunities for the division. I actively attend two a year. Proudly grown FITC and Web Unleashed sales to allow for our continuing participation in a large growth market conferences. We use a point of sale system for selling at booths.

I assisted with the successful Eminata eBook project launch, the first of its kind in Canada. Ongoing duties include manually billing each month based on individual student enrollments, new title edition research and assist with any day to day issues.

I help our career college team with proposals for adoption of full school conversions of traditional curriculum to digital. This includes researching appropriate titles based on current curriculum needs per course subjects. I also help create documents and presentation kits needed for the proposals.

Actively working on several special projects to assist with the continuing growth of the Higher Education division. I am working with senior level management, marketing managers and system support teams to successfully launch books from Taylor & Francis and Bloomsbury Publishing.

Senior, Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Don Mills Camera Club

Assist the VP of Programs and team on planning the club season
Book the library for regular meetings and the necessary spaces for planned workshops
Approve club members when they request access to Meetup
Post the planned regular meetings, speakers, workshops and outings on Meetup
Monitor for any changes to upcoming workshops and outings and make adjustments on Meetup
Alert members to upcoming workshop and outings. This will include any changes, special instructions and reminders.
Answer club member’s questions about using Meetup and all its features
Coordinate with the leaders on the details for their upcoming scheduled workshops and outings
Encourage members to provide feedback on workshops and outings and post images to MeetUp
Answer any requests from non members who are request access, to check out the website, and email the club if they are interested in joining.

Meetup, Lead Organizer

Responsibilities include:

Chair all Club meetings. This includes the biweekly announcement email and creating the powerpoint slides for the regular meeting announcements.
Chair all Leadership Team Meetings.
Ensure the integration and fulfillment of all Club programs and activities, including the booking of the Club’s regular meeting venue(s) and the proper management of the Web domain.
Foster the continued well-being of the Club.
Act as the Club’s spokesperson.
Manage special events, including the Club's Opening Night, the AGM and The Annual Awards Night.
Execute official documents on behalf of the DMCC.
Oversee the duties of the VP of Programs, VP of Competitions, External Liaison, Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, Membership Chair and Educational Coordinator.

Currently the club has 112 members with a waiting list.

I organized the season calendar including booking speakers and recruiting leaders for outings & workshops. As part of my tenure as VP of programs I added a summer program.

I also lead workshops specializing in software training for Lightroom and Photoshop. Recently put in place an educational strategy that will allow members to submit questions plus tips & tricks through a simple survey on Survey Monkey. Goal is to increase club knowledge, interaction and learning. 

Helped organize the Bronze Box a friendly competition with a camera club in Hamilton. We hosted the pot luck every other year with an attendance of 60 people.

With the help of a team organized the annual awards night. This includes researching & booking a caterer, locating companies for donations for the fundraiser and organizing the bar. Bar duties including obtaining the license, purchasing the alcohol and attending bar.

With excellent team work and hard work of the executive we have grown the club from 60 members to 109 members in three years. We also have a waiting list.

Vice President of Programs

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

I lead a fun three night photography workshop at the Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto. Workshop covers basics, creative and image critiques & editing. Workshop is part classroom and part hands on. I have received positive feedback from attendees and Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.

First workshop series May 2015 with 15 attendees. 
Second workshop series November 2015 with 13 attendees.
Third Workshop series February 2016 with 11 attendees
Fourth Workshop series November 2016 with 13 attendees
Fifth Workshop series January 2017 with 12 attendees
Sixth Workshop series May 2017 with 15 attendees
Seventh Workshop series August 2017 with 12 attendees

Photography Workshop Leader

Bytes of Learning Inc.

Actively generated product sales through resellers, school boards and conferences
Created and managed all conference, product registration and reseller databases
Organized, planned and attended up to seven US based conferences a year
Supervised co-operative students from local High Schools
Wrote and designed newsletters and brochures
Assisted with testing and technical support of the educational software developed by Bytes of Learning Inc.
Assigned as back-up support for accounts receivable and order entry

Marketing Assistant

My specialty is data visualization of complex reports to maximize sales potential and find pain points. Tasks include streamlining billing, improving communication, identifying issues & finding solutions. I love doing the nitty gritty part of sales support allowing reps to actively sell to accounts with (hopefully) less stress.

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