Lakecia Whimper

Lakecia Whimper has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Lakecia'smost recent role was as a Senior Technology Project Manager at the American Institutes for Research. In this role, Lakecia managed project health and contributed to the Project Management Office through process improvement and documentation. Lakecia also played a role in business development by assisting with proposal writing.

Prior to their role at the American Institutes for Research, Lakecia worked at the Chicago Public Schools for a number of years. Lakecia held various roles including Strategic Consultant, Senior Area Analyst, Manager of Research and Program Evaluation, and Research Analyst. In these positions, Lakecia developed dashboards and quantitative metrics to evaluate school performance, provided guidance to analysts, offered strategic and analytic expertise to senior leadership, and managed school data teams.

Lakecia also gained experience at the Health Evaluation Research Services as a Contractual Research Associate, where they assisted in the design and implementation of evaluation plans and trained data collection protocols.

Lakecia also worked at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago as an Epidemiologist and Research Associate, where they conducted statistical and epidemiological analysis for research projects and managed clinical research projects.

Other roles in Lakecia's work history include a Consultant position at Vision Consulting Group, an Evaluation Specialist position at the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Survey Specialist II position at NORC, and a Field Coordinator position at ICPSR at University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.

Lakecia's early work experience includes a role as a Quality Management Coordinator at UCAN (Chicago), where they conducted internal audits, developed agency policies and procedures, and prepared program evaluation reports.

Overall, Lakecia has extensive experience in project management, data analysis, research, and program evaluation. Lakecia has worked in various sectors including education, healthcare, research, and consulting.

Lakecia Whimper completed their education as follows:

1. In 2017, they attended Northwestern University and obtained a degree in Agile Project Management. Lakecia'sfield of study was Project Management.

2. From 2015 to 2017, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Loyola University Chicago, specializing in Research Methodology. Lakecia also had a minor in Counseling Psychology.

3. In 2008, Lakecia briefly attended Cornell University, although the degree obtained is not specified. Lakecia'sfield of study was Human Ecology.

4. Also in 2008, they attended Northwestern University for Education at the Institute for Policy Research. Again, the degree obtained is not specified.

5. From 2005 to 2008, they pursued an ABD (All But Dissertation) at Loyola University Chicago. Lakecia'sfield of study was Research Methodology, with a minor in Counseling Psychology.

In addition, Lakecia obtained the following certification:

- In August 2020, they acquired the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. The institution granting this certification was not specified.