MICHAEL W.

SHERMAN
michael.w.sherman@gmail.com x
www.michaelwsherman.com
3506 Speedway #103 x Austin, TX 78705 x
(908) 517-6720
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Science, Business Analytics
Overall GPA:
3.93
GRE Scores: Verbal 169 (99th %ile) Math 163 (88th %ile)
Essay 5.5 (96th %ile)

July
2014

Northwestern University
June 2003

Bachelor of Science, Communication

Coursework in Integrated Science, 24 hours; Art and Technology, 25 hours

SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
United States Peace Corps Resource Specialist; KaNyamazane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
July 2010 September 2012 x Lived as the only American in a historically all-African city. Learned the local
language and customs
x Designed and programmed an operations database for a rural rape crisis center with over
1,000 annual victim intakes
x Organized a series of public events promoting science and scientific careers. Over
7,000 people were reached
x Built a website to educate Americans about life in South Africa. Averaged approximately 1000
unique visitors per month
x Deployed a school operations database (grading, HR, reporting, etc.) and trained 10 novice
computer users to operate it
x Facilitated workshops training over 50 teachers, students, and government workers in basic Windows
and Linux computer skills
x Taught 10th grade remedial Math for one year to 100 students, and taught guest lessons in
science and honors Math
x Opened a library and computer lab, and trained librarians on library operations and
computer maintenance
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeons of Morris Project Manager/IT Specialist; Florham Park, New Jersey
June 2008 July 2009
x Deployed and customized a $100K Electronic Medical Record / Billing System, allowing for the
option of reducing staff count
x Overhauled the IT infrastructure to be HIPAA compliant; deployed Windows 2003 Server
and security systems
x Managed a relocation of the entire company (20+ employees) with only
1.5 lost work days
Demiurge
Studios

Quality
Assurance
Tester;
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
October 2007 May 2008
x Performed software testing on Mass Efect for PC and Brothers in Arms: Double Time for Nintendo Wii.
Both were certified as free of serious bugs on initial submission to Microsoft and Nintendo,
respectively
x Wrote a 100+ page functionality checklist for a publisher's quality assurance team, ensuring
testing covered all features
Harmonix Music Systems Quality Assurance Tester/Head Tester; Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 2005 March 2006
x Trained and supervised a team of four first-time
software testers.
x Tested the PlayStation 2 games Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution Party, including
European language translations
x Wrote test plans and checklists, filed over 1,000 bug reports, and worked with
developers to resolve defects
Northwestern Laboratory of Motor Control Software Developer/Data Analyst; Evanston, Illinois
June 2000 June 2003
x Designed, programmed, automated, and documented advanced statistical analysis routines to
test a variety of hypotheses regarding neural control of eye movements in primates, leading to
results published in the Journal of Neurophysiology
LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE
AN D
ACTIVITIES
Business
Analytics
Student
Association

Founding
Member
September 2013 x Established associations purpose and scope, and submitted a formal petition for
recognition to the University of Texas
United States Peace Corps Volunteer Advisory Committee/Incoming
September 2011 September 2012
x Trained 50 incoming Peace Corps Volunteers in IT, local customs, Swazi
language, and teaching

Volunteer

Trainer

x Elected by fellow Peace Corps Volunteers to advise Peace Corps leadership on

policy and strategy
x Negotiated on behalf of local volunteers to save key programs when the Peace Corps
budget was reduced
HONORS
x University of Texas at Austin IBM Watson Strategic Engagement Case Competition 1st Place
March 2014 x Texas Business Analytics Distinguished Student Fellowship ($10,000 Tuition Award)
July 2013 x Illinois College Press Association 2002 Competition, Open Division 2nd Place Column (out of 25
February 2003
publications)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Skills: Java, R, C++/C, MATLAB, Python, Hadoop, MapReduce, SQL, Oracle, Neo4j, Bash, Linux,
UNIX, SPSS Modeler, Weka, MS Office, Microsoft Excel, VBScript, Decision Tools (@Risk), Windows, Mac OS
X
Languages: Working Knowledge in Swazi; Conversational in Zulu; Basic
Knowledge in Russian
Interests: Travel, Running, Board Games, Computer Music (composition), Reading, Graphic Design,
Current Events, Digital Culture
Work Eligibility: Eligible to work in the U.S. with
no restrictions