Luke A McDiarmid
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Allstate Insurance Co. Northbrook, Illinois
Leadership Development Program July 2018 - Present
2nd Rotation - Encompass Portfolio Management – Continuous Improvement Consultant July 2019 – Present
●Collaborated across different business areas within Encompass to develop an understanding of the independent agency marketplace, day to day operations, and critical thinking behind business decisions
●Diagnosed improvement opportunities by analyzing survey data with Tableau from employees and agents
●Partnered with Change Agent team to create a hybrid CI implementation approach tailored to the Encompass business structure
●Designed and built performance boards for Encompass leaders, starting with the company president, then to front line leaders
●Trained and provided coaching for leaders throughout Continuous Improvement journey
1st Rotation – 360 Finance - Reporting Business Intelligence Consultant July 2018 – July 2019
●Designed, built, and automated reporting dashboards in Tableau for field claims service leaders in multiple disciplines within claims
●Constructed, coordinated, and facilitated beta-tester trainings to gather feedback and continuously improve reporting dashboards
●Developed countrywide training upon completion of beta-testing phase
●Validated data using SQL Developer
●Provided Tableau design support for various ad hoc requests
PGA of America Charlotte, North Carolina
Merchandise Intern Summer 2017
●Partnered with 16-member intern team that assembled and operated a 43,000-sq. ft. merchandise store at the 2017 PGA Championship, store was the most successful to date with sales of over $10 million
●Managed and coordinated 20 volunteers at a time, delegating specific roles to volunteers based on skillsets and store needs during high volume hours during tournament week
●Assisted individual vendors with product sales to customers during high volume store hours
EDUCATION
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI June 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Government, Minor: Economics GPA: 3.3/4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Technical Skills
●Advanced in Tableau, Excel, & PowerPoint
●Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, SQL Developer, Visio
Leadership Experience
Lawrence University NCAA Hockey 2014 - 2018
●Awarded Most Dedicated Team Member (2014 - 2015)
Lawrence University Honor Council Co-Chair 2015 - 2018
●Nominated and elected out of over 100 students to serve on a 10-member council to convene on hearings regarding alleged violations of the Honor Code
●Collaborate with council advisor and other Co-Chair to determine if cases have merit
●Schedule sanctioning conferences and hearings between faculty, council members, and students