Lindsay Buchko

About Lindsay Buchko

Motivated, versatile, agile, and detailed-oriented individual with at least 15 years of highly responsible experience gained in either a fast-paced corporate or academic environment. Accustomed to and comfortable with planning and implementing academic and student development programs, as well as problem solving in identifying areas of improvement with efficiency. Proven leader and facilitator based on twice becoming a leader within the first few months of a new job. Established a reputation for strong work ethics, quick learning skills, and dependability.Leadership Skills: Enthusiastic individual with excellent work ethics. Demonstrated knowledge of team building, delegation, and project execution with two to ten people.Statistics and Programming Ability: Adaptable individual with experience in utilizing Excel, SPSS, SAS, and R for statistical analyses with small and large datasets. Committed individual in maintaining statistical and coding skills relevant to efficient and productive data analyses.Organizational Communications: Excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills. Supports an open and direct communication among team members as well as fosters input from others. Bilingual: English and American Sign Language

Experience

1. Director of Institutional Research

   Gallaudet University

   Aug 2014 — Present · DC, US

   Provided leadership, guidance, and coordination of institutional data to support planning, continuous improvement, and decision making- Supervised three to four exempt staff and met regularly with supervision meetings to follow through and prioritize institutional research projects- Oversaw the development of institutional research reports and analytic information for planning, evaluation, and decision making- Responded to at least 100 internal requests per academic year for institutional data to support evidence-based decision-making at all levels of administration- Administered and supervised surveys annually including the Alumni Survey, Student Satisfaction Survey, Employee Satisfaction Survey, Higher Education Data Sharing Teaching Quality Survey, and National Survey of Student Engagement- Conducted statistical analyses including t-test, multiple regression, and logistic regression as well as projections to support decision-making- Built and ran SQL queries within PeopleSoft as well as built reports within Blackboard Analytics to support data reporting and analysis- Directed and supervised the annual production of key institutional data resources including the Fact Book, the Common Data Set, and the Institutional Dashboard- Served as the institution\'s chief reporting officer to assure institutional compliance with federal and national reporting requirements- Planned and administered a balanced department budget for two units; authorized expenditures and developed budget reports and projections.

Education

• Walden University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Epidemiology

  2012 — 2016

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  BS, Industrial Engineer

  1998 — 2003

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  MS, Quality Applied Statistics

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Program Evaluation
• Spss
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media
• Higher Education
• Microsoft Excel
• Program Development
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Statistics
• Teaching