Funmi Akande
Dallas,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented Research Assistant with hands-on experience conducting literature review, analyzing and organizing data, preparing reports and presentations to advance research goals. Drives team success with expertise in data review, reporting and specimen handling. Specializes in supporting investigators in a research and academic environment. Motivated student currently working towards MBA degree in Data Analytics.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
National Research Council of Canada (‘'NRC'')
01.2020 - 05.2023
- Efficiently supported Researchers in the Artificial Intelligence for Logistics (AI4L) program by performing statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns used to model risks and their impacts on road networks.
- Conducted in-depth literature review on logistic issues in Canada and research on current industry, scientific and regulatory developments and issues in the transportation industry in Canada.
- Created surveys and questionnaires to collect transportation-related data from over 75 logistics companies to assist the AI4L Team.
- Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
- Collaborated with other investigators to analyze and organize data, documents and results using MS Excel and created research eports .
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced research organization.
Legal Research Assistant
Gowling WLG, Canada
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Located authoritative and relevant legal precedent by researching statutes and codes to case jurisdiction to assess probable outcomes and potential arguments.
- Analyzed large volume of court decisions to identify patterns, trends and correlations on certain legal issues.
- Used varied research methods and data analysis techniques to draw conclusions from research.
- Prepared detailed reports summarizing research findings and created visualizations to present results to clients.
- Created and distributed surveys for data collection and analysis to gather research participants' opinion potential legal reforms.
Education
MBA with concentration in Business Analytics -
University of North Texas
Denton, TX12.2025
Master of Laws -
University of Toronto, Canada
Toronto, ON11.2016
Bachelor of Laws -
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Nigeria01.2009
Skills
- Literature review & Research Skills
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Data collection and analysis
- Technical Writing
- Questionnaire Development
- Research Reporting
- MS Excel, SPSS, Powerpoint
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Accomplishments
Nomination for the National Research Council of Canada's 2023 Excellence Award based on research support provided to Researchers for the development of AI methods to analyze data on truck traffic in Western Canada.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Assistant
National Research Council of Canada (‘'NRC'')
01.2020 - 05.2023
Legal Research Assistant
Gowling WLG, Canada
01.2016 - 01.2020
MBA with concentration in Business Analytics -
University of North Texas
Master of Laws -
University of Toronto, Canada
Bachelor of Laws -
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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