Aidan Connolly

Aidan is an experienced analyst and data engineer with a passion for making connections between people and across disciplines. He is looking to combine his technical skills with his love of music to push the limits of how music can be experienced and used as a tool.

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Current Position

Technical performance analyst

SYZYGY — Remote

July 2021 – Present

Design and implement analytics tagging and data flows between client internal and vendor systems
Build reporting dashboards for client understanding of analytics data

Experience

Director of media and events

Colts Youth Organization — Dubuque, Iowa

November 2019 – April 2021

Single-handedly migrated online store from 3dcart to Shopify and ingested sales data into Salesforce customer history
Redesigned the organization’s website to more effectively connect with potential members, show attendees and donors
Created four virtual performance videos during COVID, incorporating up to 100 invidivual performances

Analytics consultant

Digital IQ — Remote

August 2018 – October 2019

Designed and oversaw development of W3C standard data layer, customized to client's needs
Utilizied Typescript and AWS Lambda to create ETL pipelines between data sources and data analysis tools
Audited both Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics implementations to recommend best practices

Editor-in-chief

The Daily Nebraskan — Lincoln, Nebraska

May 2017 – November 2017

Coordinated transition from twice-weekly newspaper to monthly magazine to better fit our readers' needs
Directly hired 25 senior staff members with interview process and oversaw total staff of 140
Organized and managed $120,000 budget for large projects, equipment and staff wages
Collaborated with professionals to create monthly newsletter to send to Daily Nebraskan alumni

Video production intern

University of Nebraska Athletic Department — Lincoln, Nebraska

August 2016 – May 2018

Operated cameras, EVS replay systems and other technology to help create and capture the gameday experience
Produced and edited Pro Big Red segments for football games and a season highlight video for Men’s Tennis
Collaborated with Big Ten Network and other interns to produce StudentU broadcasts for an online market

Data fellow

Omaha World-Herald — Omaha, Nebraska

October 2016 – May 2017

Coded and launched a Django website by January 1 to follow the Nebraska Legislature
Designed and prepared the structure for a veterans’ memorial website