Alison Wish

About Alison Wish

An accomplished technical leader specializing in data and technology, with a proven track…

Experience

1. Director of Arkansas Coding Academy

   University Of Central Arkansas

   Dec 2020 — Present · Conway, AR, US

   Increased enrollment to the highest number the program has seen - a 60% increase over the previous year- Increased the number of leads to the highest number the university has seen for this program- Simplified enrollment process, reducing the time from lead to student enrolled- Created a UCA Foundation fund to aid in program development, led a campaign to raise the highest amount of donations in the division- Improved the graduation rate to 94%- the highest the program has ever seen- Created a Women in Tech group that meets monthly to encourage diversity in the technology industry- Built an organizational structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, that includes a student worker team of rising professionals- Created and implemented a Career Development program in sync with today’s technology industry needs- Increased the number of technology offerings- Increased the reach of the program - enrolling students from every Congressional district in the state of Arkansas- Improved diversity in the program, increasing non-white student enrollment by 14%- Improved diversity in teaching staff, including the hiring of the first female instructors for the program- Moved to a fully virtual model- Created and received approval for a proposal to update the technology to offer a hybrid classroom model in January 2023- Recognized as a 2022 Arkansas Money & Politics Leader in Tech

Education

• Arkansas Tech University

  Bachelor’s Degree

Skills

• Data Warehousing
• Sql
• Pl/Sql
• Analytics
• Databases
• Unix
• Data Modeling
• Business Analysis
• Database Design
• Crm
• Etl
• Solution Architecture
• Oracle
• Business Intelligence