WILLIAM S. RUSSELL, Ph.D.

**** ******* *****, #*** ~ Rockledge, Florida 32955

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OBJECTIVE & BACKGROUND

I have been working in mathematical-computational modeling, data science, data analytics and its applications for over 25 years in business (for- and non-profit), consulting and academia. I earned my PhD in Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia.

I lectured in Mathematical-Computational modeling, including Numerical Analysis, Statistical Methodologies, and other relevant fields in Applied Mathematics throughout my whole academic career including when I was a research scientist in a joint position at Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley and as an Assistant Dean at Barry University in Miami.

I have substantial management consulting experience with many companies including McKinsey & Company. I also have extensive experience as an executive in education, healthcare, commercial real estate, law enforcement, finance, retail, transportation, material science and many other industries. All these experiences help add dispassion and gravitas to the decision-making processes resulting from the data science and analytics.

PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

I am a results-driven executive focused on turning around problem performance areas and expanding services. I am a McKinsey alumnus with analytical and intellectual capital, exemplary financial planning and fundraising skills, and keen strategic planning coupled with flawless project execution, a proven team builder with demonstrated success in every measured category of performance, with strengths in:

Entrepreneurial Finance Team Coaching Strategic Planning & Execution

Programming Innovation Analysis & Modeling Effective Legislative Advocacy

Organizational Transformation Alliance Building Technology Infrastructure

ALBA ANALYTICS, LLC, Miami, Florida 2011 – present

An analytics consultancy offering expertise in all levels of Analytics: Clients include Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Virgin Cruise Lines, Cash Store Financial, L2 Partners, Celebrity Cruise Lines.

Founder and Managing Partner

L2 PARTNERS, LLC, Miami, Florida 2013-2016

A real estate consultancy offering expertise in the purchase of retail pharmacies

Founder and Managing Partner

GHOST TEAMS, LLC, Los Angeles, CA 2016-2018

A Law Enforcement Agency with mobile ID of offending driver offering financial counsel and developing P&Ls; budgets and balance sheets

Managing Partner; CFO

FOTOLIVE, LLC, Miami, Florida 2012-2017

A photographic company: offering expertise in the purchase of photos on RC Cruise Lines

Barry University

Founder

VERTO PARTNERS, LLC, Miami, Florida (HQ: New York, NY) 2011-2017

A management consultancy offering a mix of international consulting, operational and management expertise

Managing Director

Implemented operating improvements to increase profitability, cash flow and sustainable value (confidential)

Implemented interim management leadership, operations support and coaching/mentoring (confidential)

PRIMARY MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, Inc, Miami, Florida 2009-2011

An entrepreneurial consultancy established to help healthcare industry clients navigate recent Legislative changes

Chief Operating Officer & Business Development

Specialized in Medicare Advantage healthcare. Analyzed actuarial analyses to improve profit.

Spearhead efforts to generate revenues of $10 million per annum servicing over 100,000 patients.

Design organizational structure and build and lead a team of 35 professionals in IT software, IT hardware, consulting, project management, strategy and marketing/training.

Develop key relationships with Fortune 100 executives to execute local and national expansion.

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN, INC., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2004-2009

An educational nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through education, one family at a time.

Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Officer

Revitalized the team with mission-focused initiatives in philanthropy, sponsorship and government.

Managed and developed 55 programs blanketing every county in Florida.

Led a staff of 250 employees and provided guidance and encouragement to 7,000 volunteers.

Generated double-digit growth every year in funding, volunteer hours and student participation.

Worked closely with state legislators to promote bills targeting education funding for at-risk youth.

Led and managed IT, HR, finance, accounting, operations, legal contracts and strategic planning.

MCKINSEY & COMPANY, Miami, Florida 1999

A management consultancy, advising senior management in nonprofit, business and government sectors.

Management Consultant

Led projects for nonprofit and business executives to deliver well-researched, carefully designed action plans aimed at increasing market impact and share, decreasing costs and leveraging strengths.

Overhauled the financial, operational and organizational plans for the South Florida division of a major nonprofit athletic and community service organization serving youth and families.

Expanded the customer base and service offerings for an energy client, spearheading implementation.

Launched a start-up shipping/logistics firm; created the business model, assessed the market, established detailed financial scenarios and coached the CEO to successfully attract partners.

PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Co-launched Primary Management Resources, an entrepreneurial IT company offering data-driven IT solutions and consulting in the healthcare industry: grew revenues to $10 million within 18 months.

Built strong executive and project management teams with IT expertise to serve over 100 clients.

Grew an educational non-profit’s funding by 50% in 5 years to $35 million per year.

Spearheaded two successful legislative advocacy efforts by using data driven models to demonstrate the need for changes in public policy regarding education.

Reduced employee turnover dramatically through goal alignment and team leadership.

Cut overhead expenses from 11% to 5% by reorganizing job functions.

Created and implemented a financial funding model to increase impact by 300%.

Founded Archangel, LLC and led special retail and entertainment sector projects with 50+ employees.

Led consulting projects at McKinsey & Company in nonprofit, high technology and logistics sectors.

Guided a McKinsey client to save $500 million with job function analyses on successive acquisitions.

Contributed groundbreaking research on climate change/global warming at Columbia University & U.C. Berkeley.

Piloted scientific research & mathematical-computational modeling for NASA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

BARRY UNIVERSITY, MIAMI SHORES, FL 2018 – 2021

Assistant Dean – College of Arts & Sciences: Used data analytics and data science techniques to manage the registration and course performance of 400 BA.GEN and BA.UND students. Managed and audited all graduations in the College of Arts & Sciences. Used data-driven decision-making to manage professors in 10 departments; complete special projects as assigned, serve on committees & oversee academic compliance.

BARRY UNIVERSITY, MIAMI SHORES, FL 2015 – 2021

Adjunct Professor – Mathematics and Computer Science: Lectured 3 classes per semester for 6 years in Mathematics: Pre-Calculus for Business, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, ODEs, and Mathematical Foundations of Microeconomics all with a focus on analytics for strategizing using available data.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 1998

Global Climate Change – Visiting Scholar: Built state-or-the-art global ocean circulation models that are used in global climate prediction models.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY & NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES 1991

Research Scientist and Assistant Professor: Published in peer-reviewed journals: presented scientific research at conferences worldwide. (Publications available upon request.) Lectured in Calculus, ODEs, Linear Algebra, PDEs & Numerical Analysis. Built a new variable grid global ocean model to predict climate change.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE 1985 – 1991

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist. Mathematical-computational N-body gravitational particle dynamics:

Astrophysics simulations: modeling spiral galaxies and the gravitational interaction of stars & gas clouds

US Military applications, Department of Defense modeling tank signatures and other military applications

• Chi-Squared Test (fit-test to compare proportions)

• Student’s T-test (used to compare means of populations to theoretical means).

• Mann-Whitney U-Test (used to compare medians of populations)

• ANOVA (used to compare means and variances across populations)

• Log-rank Test (used to predict survival times between populations)

• Logistic, Cox, Linear and Spline Regression (relationship between predictor variables)

• Simpson’s Method (used for numerical integration of a function)

• Newton-Raphson Method (used to find the roots of given equations)

• Simplex Method (used to maximize a linear function of several variables)

• Iterative Methods to solve Ax = b.

• Statistical Analyses: descriptive, inferential, associational

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Charlottesville, Virginia

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering, 3.8 GPA

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, School of Science & Engineering, Edinburgh, Scotland

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, graduated with honors

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Business School / Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA

Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management

OTHER EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL

USA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION – NATIONAL TEAM 1994 – 1999

Head Coach, Captain: Coached the US 7s rugby team in 32 international matches; selected USA World Cup Team.

UK CITIZEN; US GREEN CARD HOLDER

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