I build and manage effective teams

to develop data-driven solutions to real-world problems.

Co-Owner of MK Analytics Inc.

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EXPERIENCE

co-owner
mk analytics, inc.

New York (February 2021 - PRESENT)

MANAGING DIRECTOR
GRYPHON STRATEGIES

White Plains, NY (November 2017 - February 2021)

• Led the development of Gryphon Strategies’ newest business offering - Data Mining & Analytics to support due diligence cases, fraud investigations, and litigation engagements.

Director of Research & Analytics
New York State Office of the Attorney General

New York, NY (Oct. 2013 - November 2017)

• Built the Attorney General’s Research & Analytics department – growing from one research assistant to seven full-time staff – including making the New York Attorney General the first in the country to employ a data scientist. This team supports the office’s major initiatives and investigations through open source intelligence research, big data analysis, and data science techniques.

• Managed the redesign and relaunch of the open data and transparency website, NYOpengovernment.com.

• Co-developed the first-of-its-kind report and interactive dashboard on illegal gun trafficking in New York, which was the cover story of the Daily News.

• Provided analysis for the lawsuit against Spectrum-Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications for allegedly defrauding New Yorkers over internet speeds and performance, which was the cover story of the Daily News.

• Co-authored and provided the analysis for the report on illegal Airbnb rental activity in New York City, which was a cover story in the New York Times.

• Developed and managed two multi-million dollar programs that provided naloxone and bulletproof vests for New York State law enforcement.

• Presented at numerous national conferences, local data events, and office-wide trainings on utilizing open source intelligence (OSINT) and data to support investigations.

• Cultivated partnerships with universities and technology start-ups to enhance the office’s technological capacity, including projects to identify illegal drug dealers on social media, developing metrics to identify bad-actor landlords, and finding social media posts about consumer fraud by training a model based on complaints submitted to the office.

Lead Researcher
Service Employees International Union 32BJ

Previous Positions: Research Analyst, Researcher, and Intern
New York, NY (Jun. 2010 - Oct. 2013)

• Led a team of researchers that supported the union’s collective bargaining and new member organizing efforts in several major East Coast markets.

• Developed and executed strategic corporate campaigns by identifying appropriate tactics, relevant research, and necessary resources; significant wins include defeating Delaware’s largest non-union janitorial contractor and unionizing janitorial companies at the National Naval Medical Center.

• Authored and managed the release of two papers about the conditions of New York City public school facilities, both of which were widely covered by local news and prompted a city council oversight hearing.

• Developed union density analysis, market research, contract cost scenarios, and dossiers that included financial, legal, political, and other public information.

Senior Researcher
The Global Clearinghouse

New York, NY (Feb. 2009 - Apr. 2010)

• Trained, supervised, and directed a two-person research staff that managed a database of investor resources created to spur investment in developing countries.

• Developed and implemented metrics to assess database’s competitiveness in providing accurate investment information.

EDUCATION