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Jason J. Thomas

? **** Woods Blvd ? Lincoln, NE 68502

? 402-***-**** ? *******@*****.***

. A professional with a keen eye for detail. I am organized, people-

oriented, and decisive. I know how to use logic in analyzing

information to address work issues. I have experience planning,

implementing, and evaluating data and surveys. I am driven by an

intense curiosity for life and am exceptionally resourceful. I am an

innovative "out of the box" thinker and motivated by results. I am

creative, ambitious, with a mind for the analytics. I am further

proud of my overall social skills, my patience, my ability to multi-

task, my ability to relate and excel in numerous given situations, and

my general thirst for knowledge.

Education

. Master of Arts Degree, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

o The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, June

2009

. Bachelor of Arts Degree, Psychology

o University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, December 2006

Work Experience

. Research/Organizational Consultant, Talent Plus, February 2010 -

January 2011

o Build and validate structured interviews and online assessments

. Sampling

. Data collection and analysis

o Perform return-on-investment studies

o Gather and provide information to internal and external clients

o Perform literature reviews in order to stay up-to-date in the

field

o Create performance benchmarks for clients to measure their

success with our tools

o Perform workforce team and cultural analyses

o Client Presentations

o Track success and use of our interviews and assessments

o Re-created TeamView survey which utilizes gap analysis between

team members

. Market Research Analyst (Internship), Synovate, May 2008 - December

2008

o Monitor phone interviewers for numerous studies to ensure

quality

o Develop report spreadsheets to track monitoring notes

o Perform quality checks on outputs from numerous studies

o Develop operations guides for data checks

o Exposure to all processes that are Market Research

. Research Assistant/Entrepreneur, The Chicago School of Professional

Psychology, August 2007 - February 2009

o Conduct research on Social Entrepreneurship

o Execute research analyses on collected data

o Design and implement new evaluation form

o Explore all resources (web, text, etc.) to gather information

for study

o Report results to cohorts at weekly meeting

o Helped initiate and organize a silent-auction seminar to raise

funds and awareness for orphans in Rwanda

Business Education

. Survey Development, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Consulting, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Data Management, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Consumer Motivation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Selection, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Performance Appraisal, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Personnel Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

. Training and Development, The Chicago School of Professional

Psychology

. Leadership Development, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Additional Experience

. Event Delight Survey, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology,

Career Services, 2008

o Survey developed to measure the delight of students after a

Career Services Event

. Original Research, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology,

Career Services - September 2007

o Collected, entered, and analyzed data from evaluation forms

o Completed write-up of the results

. Original Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Advanced Psychology

Measurements and Predictions course, January 2006 - May 2006.

o Developed and designed web page

o Developed original research project for presentation

o Analyzed data using SPSS

o Completed a write-up of the results

o Presented oral presentation of results at national conference

. Original Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Psychology Research

Methods and Analysis course, January 2005 - May 2005.

o Developed, designed and executed survey using classmates for

subjects

o Analyzed data using SPSS; completed a write-up of the results

. Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, January 2005 -

December 2006

o Family Interaction Skills Clinic - Lincoln Action Program/Head

Start/Project SAFE

o Doniphan-Trumbull Data Collection Protocol

o CBPASS Project

. Entered collected data into family files

. Conducted behavioral observations on individual children

. Collected data for further analysis on behavioral progress

. Assisted with sessions for sexually abused youth

. Administered and collected questionnaires on peer

networking

. Administered computer and subject tests to adolescents

Technical Experience

. SPSS

. Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Access)

. PsychINFO

Presentations

. Thomas, J. J., Garbin, C. P. (2006, March). Why size really does

matter. Presented orally at the 26th Annual Great Plains Student

Psychology Conference, Warrensburg, MO.

Organizations

. Head Coach for the Lincoln Sox youth select baseball team - 9 and

Under

. Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Member since

2007

. American Psychological Association (APA), Member since 2010

. Social Entrepreneur Group, Member since 2008

. Undergraduate Psychological Organization (UPO), Member since 2005

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