Sarah Hinkle
Toledo
Summary
Data science leader with deep experience delivering predictive analytics, statistical modeling, and business intelligence solutions within people analytics, and cross-functional organizations. Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights, while mentoring and developing high-performing data science teams. Experienced in leading projects end-to-end, influencing strategy, and partnering with stakeholders to scale data-driven decision-making.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Data Science
Pontoon Solutions
Maumee
04.2023 - Current
- Lead and manage a cross-functional team of data scientists and data engineers, delivering predictive analytics and AI-driven products across Power BI, Databricks, and related platforms.
- Define annual project roadmaps and priorities, aligning data science initiatives with organizational strategy, and long-term scalability goals.
- Own resource planning, timelines, and scope management for multiple concurrent projects; proactively remove blockers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
- Mentor and coach team members from intern to senior levels, providing performance feedback, technical guidance, and career development support to strengthen team capability and retention.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to stakeholders, translating business needs into analytical solutions, and influencing decision-making through data-driven insights.
Senior Data Scientist
Pontoon Solutions
Maumee
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Acted as a technical lead on complex data science initiatives, guiding model design, validation, and deployment, while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Partnered with stakeholders to shape project scope and analytical approach, providing input on methodology, feasibility, and expected impact.
- Reviewed and enhanced the work of junior data scientists through code reviews, model critiques, and informal mentorship.
- Led team trainings and company-wide webinars to improve data literacy and the adoption of data science tools across the organization.
- Designed and delivered advanced Power BI dashboards that operationalized predictive models for business users.
Data Scientist
Pontoon Solutions
Maumee
04.2020 - 04.2021
- Applied statistical techniques, including regression, time series analysis, and survival analysis, to forecast trends and identify significant behavioral changes.
- Developed Power BI dashboards to clearly communicate analytical results and model outputs to non-technical audiences.
- Contributed to enterprise-level analytics projects, supporting strategy across multiple sectors.
Business Intelligence Analyst
Pontoon Solutions
Maumee
06.2018 - 04.2020
- Designed analytical reports highlighting business trends, anomalies, and drivers of performance, while acting as a consultative partner to stakeholders on how to effectively present, interpret, and apply data insights to business decisions.
- Built Spotfire dashboards to enable automated reporting and self-service analytics for performance monitoring.
- Conducted statistical analyses to assess variable impacts, support job taxonomy recommendations, and inform predictive modeling efforts.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH08.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI05.2016
Skills
- Predictive Modeling and Analysis
- R and Python
- Databricks
- Power BI
- Data Visualization
- Data Storytelling
- Data Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Technical Mentorship
- Project Roadmapping
- Agile
- Lean Six Sigma
- Executive Stakeholder Engagement
- Workday
- Avature
- SAP Fieldglass
- Beeline
- JIRA
- DevOps
- AI Prompt Engineering
- Responsible AI
- Model Validation and Oversight
Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, The British Quality Foundation
• Agile Fundamentals, The International Consortium for Agile
• Agile Fundamentals, The International Consortium for Agile
Timeline
Manager Data Science
Pontoon Solutions
04.2023 - Current
Senior Data Scientist
Pontoon Solutions
04.2021 - 04.2023
Data Scientist
Pontoon Solutions
04.2020 - 04.2021
Business Intelligence Analyst
Pontoon Solutions
06.2018 - 04.2020
Master of Science - Applied Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Hillsdale College