Summary
William Graves is a research and data leader with eight years of experience designing assessment systems, managing large-scale educational research, and translating complex data into actionable policy and practice. He has overseen enterprise reporting solutions—maintaining 1,000+ Power BI reports and the underlying SQL/Access databases—to support stakeholders across K–12 and higher education. William combines human factors training (M.A. in Human Factors Psychology) with hands-on analytics to build usable dashboards, robust research methodologies, and metrics that drive instructional improvement and institutional decision-making. He has a track record of improving operational efficiency (reducing report preparation time by over 40%) and turning mixed quantitative/qualitative signals into clear recommendations for leaders and practitioners. Equally comfortable leading cross-functional teams and volunteering in classrooms, he prioritizes data-informed change that stays grounded in day-to-day educational realities. Based in Smyrna, Georgia (originally connected to New Mexico and New Zealand), he brings a practitioner’s empathy to technical systems design and stakeholder communication.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
M.A., Human Factors Psychology, M.A., Human Factors Psychology at New Mexico State University
B.A., Psychology, B.A., Psychology at Wichita State University