Summary
Zachary Reddick is a data leader and analytics practitioner with nine years of experience turning complex higher-education and public-sector data into actionable governance and policy insights. As Deputy Chief Data Officer for the State University System of Florida, he blends technical fluency in SAS, SQL, R, Power BI, Tableau, and Azure Data Factory with deep data governance and documentation discipline. His background includes senior analyst roles in both government and private sectors, giving him pragmatism in production analytics and stakeholder-facing reporting. Trained as a History PhD candidate and holder of advanced degrees in Asian Studies and History, he brings uncommon archival rigor and contextual thinking to modern data problems. Known as a “documentation nerd,” he emphasizes reproducibility, auditability, and clear project management across analytics lifecycles. Based in Tallahassee, he combines scholarly curiosity with operational leadership to improve institutional decision-making.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) History, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) History at Florida State University
Bachelor’s Degree History, Bachelor’s Degree History at Valdosta State University
Certificate Chinese, Certificate Chinese at Donghua University
English, Chinese