Lab 2: R Markdown

Part 1 of this lab has us create an HTML report using R Markdown with the content containing biographical information about ourselves

Background

I was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to the Dayton, Ohio area when I was 5, where I remained until May of last year, when we relocated to Cincinnati. I’ve been married for 9 years, my wife and I have two daughters and many pets. Like an insane about.

Academic Credentials

B.S. in Management Information Systems (Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio)

Spring 2026
Master of Business Administration (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio)

Professional Credentials

Currently, I’m a Data Reporting Analyst in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at THE University of Cincinnati. Day-to-Day activities include:

  • Tableau Dashboard creation
  • Data pull and analysis for LCB Ranking Surveys
  • Creating data driven reports to inform decisions

Previously, I worked as a Data Reporting and Visualization Analyst in the Institutional Research Department at Wright State University where I primarily used SQL to extract data and create visualizations using COGNOS (an IBM Cognos Analytics tool).

Experience with R

None, only a brief overview of what it is in a classroom setting.

Classroom coding/analytical tools experience:

  • Java
  • Visual Basics
  • SQL
  • Python
  • SAS
  • Tableau

Professional coding/analytical tools experience:

  • SQL/IBM Cognos Analytics
  • Tableau/VizQL to create custom calculated fields when needed
  • Excel commands and functions