Former positions with Astros include Senior Director, Strategic Decision Making, Senior Director of Player Evaluation, and Director of R&D. Entered the baseball industry as Senior Analyst for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Skilled in mathematical and statistical modeling, data analysis, and quantitative research; proficient in R. Strong research professional and academic with a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology and a Master’s in statistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bachelor degrees in mathematics and psychology from the University of Arizona. Passionate about baseball, education, statistics, judgment and decision making, and social and behavioral sciences.