Veliona Gjoleka

As a Senior Analyst for the Corporate Strategy and Reputation team, responsibilities entailed but are not limited to managing multiple projects and clients with different priorities and deadlines, developing and testing surveys in Decipher with the client's input, and helping to manage the fielding process while working with various vendors. Once fielding was complete analyzed the data and, if applicable, yearly trends with Decipher, SPSS and Excel, to create cohesive stories, suggestions, and detailed analysis in forms of annotated questionnaires, PowerPoint presentations, and whitepapers for leadership. Furthermore, helped coordinate and host various company events as a member of the Culture Committee.

Worked alongside a group of three learning assistants to facilitate group activities for the Introduction to Sociology course. With supervision from the professor, the learning assistants created a wide range of activities that were implemented in small break-out rooms where students were sent to after their lecture. Furthermore, weekly meetings/reports were held with the professor on how to better the facilitation experiences for the students and improve large group activities.

Interned in Judge Stearns' chamber and participated in courses that ranged from legal research and writing to public speaking. Had the opportunity to work alongside Judge Stearns to research and co-write a case study regarding money laundering in a relatively private bank in Latvia, ABLV. Created a linear/chronological timeline using pre-existing data to analyze how the bank went undetected for money laundering for over ten (10) years. The case study, published through JUSTRAC+, is now used as a teaching tool for international American delegates to detect the early or pre-existing signs of money laundering within their placements.

Worked alongside a team of three researchers for the Department of Sociology of UMASS Lowell to create the AQAD survey required by the president’s office to analyze the department’s performance. The survey was created using Qualtrics and was advertised to Sociology students ranging from first-year of college to seniors. Questions ranged from satisfaction with faculty to classes that the students would like to see added to the curriculum. The team of researchers then gathered the data to create a PowerPoint presentation and report the findings to the department’s faculty.