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Grant Hauskins

Resume · updated 2026-10

Grant Hauskins

Business Data Analyst · Team Leader · Sales Operations & Inventory Analytics · SQL, Python, Advanced Excel, AI Automation

Business data analyst and team leader who builds client-focused solutions with SQL, Python, advanced Excel, and AI, across analytics, sales operations, supply chain, and automation. Finishing a B.S. in Information & Decision Sciences at UIC in December 2026.

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Highlights

  • Primary client contact for TestEquity's VMI solution at six enterprise electronics manufacturers; helped grow key-account revenue 33% ($900K to $1.2M).
  • Led and mentored 100+ young adults across four cohorts of the YMCA's Water Works program to a 95% Red Cross certification rate.
  • Co-founded IDSSO at UIC, recruited and developed a seven-officer team, grew membership to 45+, and produced IDS inFOCUS 2026.
  • Designed and taught AI Decoded, an AT&T-sponsored AI literacy program, and build AI tools including Crosscheck, a multi-model debate platform.
  • Received the Chancellor's Student Service Leadership Award at UIC in Spring 2026; 3.75 GPA.

Experience

  1. Oct 2023 — Present

    Program Instructor & Mentor

    YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL

    • Lead and mentor cohorts in Water Works, an aquatics-focused, earn-while-you-learn workforce-development program; 100+ young adults across four cohorts.
    • Built an Excel analytics solution and workflows for grant writing and data collection.
    • Track and analyze attendance, on-time rates, and participant success KPIs by instructor and cohort in Excel and Google Sheets.
    • Maintain participant records with SQL updates to keep attendance and KPI data accurate.
    • Built a mood-meter analytics workflow in Power Automate to track program effects on participant feelings across three locations.
    • Reached a 95% Red Cross certification rate while keeping the program in full compliance with its standards.
    • Designed and executed a data-driven marketing campaign that exceeded registration goals by 25%.
    • Attracted new community partners through that campaign, supporting the launch of operations in a lower-demand market.
    • Designed and taught AI Decoded, a two-session AI literacy program for community members, sponsored by AT&T (July 2026).

    LeadershipMentorshipKPI trackingSQLPower AutomateAI literacy

  2. Aug 2021 — Jan 2023

    Sales Operations Support Specialist

    TestEquity · Chicago, IL

    • Grew key accounts revenue by 33% ($900K to $1.2M) and expanded market penetration 15% as the primary point of contact, turning Excel-based sales and inventory analysis into demand-forecast insights.
    • Served as primary client-facing point of contact delivering the Techni-Tool VMI solution to six enterprise electronics manufacturers ($1.1M annual revenue) using Infor WMS, Excel dashboards, and Salesforce.
    • Kept client fulfillment running through COVID-era supply-chain disruptions by finding alternative solutions with clients and operations.
    • Managed client inventory in Infor WMS by receiving stock, resolving stock discrepancies, and running usage reports; pulled supplemental data available only in SAP to reduce stockouts across client sites.
    • Reported customer demand estimates and presented initiatives to improve on-site inventory crib performance in quarterly business reviews.
    • Partnered across sales, purchasing, IT, operations, and clients to build feedback loops that shaped VMI process improvements and strengthened account retention.

    Client deliveryVMIInfor WMSSAPSalesforce

  3. Sep 2020 — Feb 2021

    Member Service Associate

    Costco Wholesale · Champaign, IL

    • Ranked as a top seller of Triple Play memberships and credit card sign-ups during the pre-opening launch phase.
    • Drove membership growth through direct customer engagement.
    • Improved inventory accuracy during the warehouse launch through monitoring and discrepancy resolution.

    Customer engagementWarehouse launchInventory accuracy

Leadership

  1. Nov 2025 — May 2026

    Co-Founder & President

    Information and Decision Sciences Student Organization (IDSSO) ↗

    • Co-founded IDSSO and set its vision and organizational structure.
    • Grew membership to 45+ through brand development, community engagement, and partnerships with student organizations and industry contacts.
    • Recruited and developed a seven-officer leadership team through structured delegation, weekly task tracking, and direct coaching on ownership and follow-through.
    • Produced IDS inFOCUS 2026, the organization's flagship case competition and industry summit.
    • Moderated the industry panel at IDS inFOCUS 2026.
    • Hosted a spring professional development series that included a sold-out Career Signals Certification Panel.
    • Held an Agentic AI Applied to Marketing workshop with UIC faculty in the same series.
    • Built relationships with faculty, administration, partner organizations, and industry contacts to secure resources and align programming with the organization's priorities.
    • Automated the IDSSO daily news brief with Google Apps Script (JavaScript), REST APIs, and LLM integration, cutting curation and drafting time from two hours to 15 minutes.

    LeadershipCommunityEvents

  2. Sep 2025 — Present

    Member

    INFORMS, UIC Chapter

    • Co-hosted chapter events and conferences on data analytics and operations research.

    Data analyticsOperations research

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