ROBERT P. PILGRIM Ph.D.

Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, Division of Research & Innovation

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Executive Summary

Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights at an R1 Institution, with over a decade's worth of experience in leveraging data and technology to provide support for decision makers and strategic projects. Proven track record of delivering solutions that help solve “loosely defined” questions through the transformation of digital data into actionable intelligence, insights, and analytics. Proficient in a wide range of analytics tools, programming languages, and keeps up to date with the latest developments in AI. Tell me more >>

Education

Ph.D. Space & Planetary Sciences University of Arkansas
BSc. Astrophysics Hertfordshire University

Professional Work History

Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights Division of Research & Innovation, University of Arkansas 2022-to Date
Administrative Data Manager University of Arkansas, 2017-2022.
Data Analyst, Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas, 2014-2016, 50% Appointment.
Data Analyst, Division of Research & Economic Development University of Arkansas, 2014-2016, 50% Appointment.
Research Assistant, National Office for Research on Measurements & Evaluation Systems (NORMES) College of Education, University of Arkansas, 2010-2014.
Data Analyst, Internship Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2009-2010.
Ph.D. Research & Development, Optical Probe for Regolith Analysis (OPRA) Arkansas Center for Space & Planetary Sciences, University of Arkansas 2006-2012
Upward Bound Summer Program Math Teacher University of Arkansas 2008 & 2009

Technical Capabilities & Skill Sets

Project & Knowledge Management

Project Management

Microsoft Project, NOTION, Obsidian and Pivotal Tracker. Familiar with the agile project management framework.
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) Systems

Fully versed on the concepts of "Building a Second Brain" and the "GTD" methodology, implementation via Obsidian and NOTION.

Data Platforms & Government Databases

Streamlyne eResearch System
Academic Analytics
GrantForward
Digital Measures
Carnegie Research Classifications Data
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD)
Survey of Graduate Students and Post doctorates in Science and Engineering.

Software & Tools

Power BI
Microsoft Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft SharePoint
Tableau Desktop.
SQL & MySQL
Electronic Research Administration(eRA)
Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
Prezi, Gephi, XMind, LaTeX, Obsidian, NOTION, Azure, Text Mining, Sentiment Analysis, and Machine Learning, R Programming Language

Other Tools

Autodesk- AutoCAD
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and C#
Component One, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Module
Other Languages and Tools
Microsoft Project Sienna, Pivotal Tracker, DOT Language, Latex, XML, Wget, Python, C#

Conference Presentations

Research Portfolio Analysis: Driving change through strategic alignment leveraging AI (Presentation)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas Dan Harmon, Director Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration, University of Illinois.

NCURA National Conference, July 2024

Hot Topics: New Advances in AI (Discussion)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. David Richardson, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dan Harmon, Director Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration, University of Illinois.

Kathleen Larmett, Executive Director at National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), Kim Moreland, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Sponsored Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

NCURA National Conference, July 2024

Data Models: Empowering Analytics in Lean Teams (Presentation)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. National Research Analytics Summit, 2024

Research Collaboration Networks Leveraging Sponsored Research Data (Presentation)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. National Research Analytics Summit, 2024

AI Basics: How are you Using it at your institutional in Research Administration (Discussion)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. National Research Analytics Summit, 2024

The Role of AI in Research Administration (Presentation)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. Ashley Bens, Assistant Director of Research Administration Systems and Training, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Dan Harmon, Director Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration, University of Illinois. Federal Demonstration Partnership Online September 2023

The Role of AI in Research and Development (Presenter)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. Ara Tahmassian, Chief Research Compliance Officer, Harvard University. NCURA, August 5-6 2023 Senior Leadership Summit AI and Research Development and Management: Opportunities and Challenges, 2-day summit

Data Visualization for Research Administrators (Presenter)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. Bryan Bachman, Assistant Director, Data and Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dan Harmon Director, Data & Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. NCURA National Conference 2023

Developing Executive Dashboards for Supporting Executive Decisions (Discussion)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. Bryan Bachman, Assistant Director, Data and Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dan Harmon, Director, Data & Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. NCURA National Conference 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential Impact on Research Administration (Discussion)

Kim Moreland, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Sponsored Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dan Harmon, Director, Data & Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. NCURA National Conference 2023

Leveraging Research Data: Quantification of Research Collaborations (Presenter) StreamlyneUp Conference 2022

Metrics for Decision-Making (Discussion)

Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. Dr. Barron Wolf, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of Research Analytics, University of Kentucky. NCURA National Conference 2022

Data Analytics for Research Administration Data Analytics for Research Administration (Discussion)

Dr. Barron Wolf, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of Research Analytics, University of Kentucky. Robert Pilgrim, Associate Director of Data Strategy & Insights, University of Arkansas. NCURA National Conference 2022

Training

Ai4 Conference 2024