Who am I

My name is Jack DeLaet, and I am in the MS BANA program at the University of Cincinnati. I grew up in New York, but moved to Cincinnati a few years ago. I love sports and am hoping to learn more about data analytics in sports and the role they play in guiding team strategy and direction.

Academic Background

I graduated in May from Miami University with a BS in business having majored in finance and business economics. I also had minors in sport leadership and management as well as sport analytics.

Professional Background

I currently work part time with Pro Football Focus, a company focused on utilizing advanced analytics to grade players and teams in professional and college football based on their performance. Previously, I did some work with the Miami University athletics department in various roles and capacities, and I also interned for the Cincinnati Cyclones for a season as a ticket sales representative.

Experience With R

I have some prior exposure to R from previous classes I completed while pursuing my undergraduate degree. Last semester, I conducted a project that aimed to analyze the impact of recent rule changes implemented in Major League Baseball. While I feel somewhat comfortable in R, I have only utilized it in academic settings thus far, and am looking forward to expanding my knowledge of the program as well as utilizing it in new settings.

Experience with other analytic software

I have additional experience through my undergraduate education as well as various other projects in SQL and Tableau. I feel pretty comfortable with using Tableau, although my usage of SQL is probably a bit rusty at this point and I haven’t utilized it outside of academia to this point. I also have limited exposure in Python, and am hoping to expand upon my knowledge of all these tools while enrolled at UC.