Author: Mariah Donahue



Virtual Reality with Andy Maggio

Overview

Presenter: Andy Maggio

About Andy

Andy Maggio is the founder and general manager of D6 VR, a VR-based analysis and collaboration platform designed specifically to enhance insights into complex information sets and communication of those insights. Andy is a former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, bringing fifteen years of experience in qualitative and quantitative investment research. From 2006 to 2016, Andy was a lead analyst and global economist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He has a Masters Degree in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and NYU.



Ecommcerce

Overview

Presenter: Jack Ampuja

March 3rd, 2021

12:00 - 1:00PM

About Jack

Jack served 25 years with Fortune 500 firms serving as Vice President with two international companies. Director of Logistics at a company that did business in 140 countries.  Leading boutique consulting firm for past 18 years. He also served as Executive in Residence at Niagara University since 2002 and taught logistics at three other universities. During the past decade he has published 85 articles and spoken at 165 events in 12 countries including Parcel Forum 2017 & 2018.

Jack Ampuja


Databases

Overview

Presenter: Chris Saxon

February 23rd, 2021

12:00 - 1:00PM

About Chris

Chris Saxon is an Oracle Developer Advocate for SQL. His job is to help you get the best out of the Oracle Database and have fun with SQL! To help you with this he blogs at All Things SQL. He also creates videos combining SQL and magic on YouTube at The Magic of SQL. If you have questions about working with Oracle Database technology, please reach out to him. You can do this via Twitter (@ChrisRSaxon) or on Ask TOM (https://asktom.oracle.com).

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Tableau

Overview

Presenter: Alyssa Zabin

Thursday February 18th, 2021

12:00 - 1:00PM

About Alyssa

Following graduation from UConn in 2016, I joined the analytics development program at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston. Through rotations on analytics and data science teams, I developed an appreciation for the role data plays in all functions of a business from talent to pricing. Since 2018 I have worked in the product analytics space, leveraging tools such as SAS EG, Python, Tableau and PowerBI to clean, analyze and visualize data in support of portfolio profitability and business development strategy.

 Alyssa Zabin


Customer and Medical Research – Nicole Mair

Customer and Medical Research

Presenter: Nicole Mair

Wednesday September 14th, 2022

7:00 - 8:00PM

Nicole Mair is a 2017 graduate of UCONN’s MA Economics program. After developing an interest in healthcare research, she started her career as a pharmaceutical market researcher in New York, traveling around the world for research projects in  oncology, hematology and rare diseases.

Topics include: Graduate Student Experience / Advice


Inside Amazon – Matthew Jurenka

Inside Amazon

Presenter: Matthew Jurenka

Monday September 12th, 2022 6:00 - 7:00PM

Matthew is a freelance software engineer with experience at Amazon and SolarSPELL. He has recently become involved in the blockchain space and discussed the core technology, importance and impact it will have on our lives.

Topics include: Blockchain, Programming, and Software / App Development