| Zachary Long | Data Analyst |
I help institutions make faster, better decisions with analytics that leaders actually use.
I am a Data Analyst in Institutional Research at SUNY Farmingdale State College, where I build enrollment, retention, and academic assessment dashboards in Power BI using SQL, star schemas, and DAX.
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What shaped me
- Program Management (Wipro): Launched Employee Resource Groups and drove KPIs focused on outcomes over activity for HR leaders.
- IT Consulting (Capgemini): Delivered across Project Management + BI + coding (C#, .NET, Java) workstreams.
- Founder, Photo & Video (11+ years): FengLongPhoto, LLC — Planned and executed complex multi-day wedding events, led on-site crews, delivered on deadlines, and grew market share. Secret sauce: customer empathy + award-winning creative storytelling.
- Hotel Operations (8 yrs, Marriott): 24/7 front-of-house management: staffing, scheduling, service recovery, and daily performance.
I live at the intersection of creativity, technology, and business. I’m driven by a passion for using data to enhance human experiences and tell stories.
Education
- 🔑 NYU Stern: MS in Business Analytics and AI. Machine Learning, Generative AI, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Causal Inference, and Data-driven Decision Making, with a capstone on Digital Marketing Attribution using Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA) and Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM). Class Rep!! 🎉
- 🔑 Auburn University: BS, Computer Science. Algorithms, Data Structures, Java, SQL, and Python fundamentals.
Fun Facts
- 💪 2x Ironman Finisher — 2.4 Mile Swim, 112 Mile Bike, 26.2 Mile Run
- 🚴🏻 Avid Mountain Biker — Strava Stats
- 🎥 Content Creator — LinkedIn • YouTube (Weddings) • YouTube (Career) • YouTube (Book Reviews)
- 📚 Content Consumer — Goodreads • Letterboxd
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.
—The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant
“First In, Last Out.”
—Motto of the Bridgeburners