Austin Casassa
Washington,DC
Summary
Strategic analyst and consultant dedicated to improving organizational performance through accurate and concise storytelling. Proficient in explaining technical terminology to non-technical clients. Highly organized and skilled with excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and consulting abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
People Analyst, Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Google
Washington, DC
06.2022 - Current
- Support Google's Chief Diversity Officer by providing quarterly updates on Google's progress towards achieving our 2025 Racial Equity goals.
- Provide quarterly reports to Alphabet's Board of Directors related to Google's Representation, Hiring, Attrition, Promotion and Ratings progress.
- Utilize SQL to build and maintain complex workflows for the purpose of automating DEI reporting.
- Create quarterly reports for each Product area within Google, allowing Executive Leadership to stay up-to-date on their organization's DEI metrics.
- Developed a dashboard for Google's company-wide survey (Googlegeist) that allows ERG Community Advisors and partners to effectively capture and understand employee sentiment related to their communities.
- Assisted with Business Continuity Planning by conducting analyses to determine impact of Google's hiring slowdown and layoffs on our ability to meet 2025 OKRs.
Consultant - Government & Public Services
Deloitte
Washington, DC
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Consulted with Senior Government officials on Oregon's Covid Response strategy, utilizing various forms of data to ensure Covid-19 vaccine is being allocated in an efficient and equitable manner.
- Developed Allocation model for Pediatric Pfizer (5yr - 11yr) vaccine. This model contributed to the highest vaccination rate of any age group in the State, with 20% of Oregon's children 5yr-11yr vaccinated within the first month of vaccine approval.
- Partnered with Oregon Health Authority to analyze DEI data of various providers, ensuring that providers who service high percentages of BIPOC populations receive priority when ordering vaccine.
- Developed model for the eventual approval of the Pfizer Littles (6mo - 4 yr) vaccine, ensuring that each of Oregon's 36 counties will get an equal share of the vaccine based on various criteria, such as population size, BIPOC percentages, etc.
- Used SQL to develop a Security Model for Oregon's Non-Covid Disease database, utilizing Row-Level Security to ensure providers are only able to view the data they have access to.
HR Insights & Analytics Consultant (IA)
ESPN – The Walt Disney Company
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Provided strategic thought-partnership to clients and equipped them with the data and insights to make informed business decisions
- Trained the ESPN HR community on the use of analytics, data based dashboards, and basic statistical measurements
- Coached and consulted with internal clients on interpreting data and telling insights driven stories to serve their businesses
- Examined data from ESPN’s Employee Experience Survey to understand employees’ perspectives on D&I initiatives and crafted recommendations based on findings.
Workforce Analyst
The Walt Disney Company
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Produced HR reporting in Cognos, Tableau, and Workday to support enterprise-wide workforce planning and decision making
- Supported Executive and Non-Executive stakeholders by translating complex datasets into actionable and digestible insights
- Gathered business requirements and provided scalable, accurate, and effective reporting solutions based on qualitative and quantitative data
- Trained clients on how to use Self-Service reports and how to interpret data for accurate and reliable reporting
- Led focus groups to understand opportunities for efficiencies related to self-service reporting and offered solutions for improvements.
HR Specialist
Direct-to-Consumer-and-International - The Walt Disney Company
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Developed and maintained Labor Model, allowing HR to consult with Finance to forecast labor costs and support Executive team with negotiations on the organization's participating studio Labor Budget (Disney, Sony, 21CF, Warner Bros, & Universal)
- Led efforts for the 21CF acquisition by directing Reduction-in-Force operations for Disney Media Distribution
- Directed L&D events (e.g., Lunch and Learn series, Performance Management training, Townhalls, etc.) and crafted surveys to analyze data for improving future employee engagement initiatives.
HRBP Graduate Associate
Marvel Studios, The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Partnered with Marvel's HRBP to analyze and interpret Talent demographic data while developing recommendations to advance clients' people strategies.
- Focused heavily on analyzing Marvel employee data to offer recommendations for recruitment of contract employees.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial-Organizational Psychology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Business Intelligence
SQL
- Cognos
- Tableau
- SAP
- Workday
- Prism
- Labor Forecasting
- MS Office Suite
- Google Suite
Timeline
People Analyst, Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Google
06.2022 - Current
Consultant - Government & Public Services
Deloitte
10.2021 - 05.2022
HR Insights & Analytics Consultant (IA)
ESPN – The Walt Disney Company
08.2021 - 10.2022
Workforce Analyst
The Walt Disney Company
03.2020 - 08.2021
HR Specialist
Direct-to-Consumer-and-International - The Walt Disney Company
06.2018 - 03.2020
HRBP Graduate Associate
Marvel Studios, The Walt Disney Company
05.2018 - 06.2018
Master of Science - Industrial-Organizational Psychology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga