Jacob Specht, MBA, Director of Data Analytics

Responsibilities

Jacob leads and is responsible for overseeing all portions of Miller Cooper’s Data & Analytics Advisory Services practice, including service delivery, vendor relationships, and mentoring/managing the consulting team.

Relevant Experience

Jacob and his team have worked with clients in an array of industries to develop forward-thinking data strategies to improve performance and decision-making objectives. To support the organizational need for real-time decision-making, he helps harness live data streams. Jacob also has experience with data warehousing and has scaled solutions for companies of all sizes. Other needs that he has supported are data aggregation and transformation, turning data into dashboards, and implementing secure frameworks.

Jacob began his career with a tech start-up and assisted in growing the enterprise into an established business, including implementing the company’s signature application at more than 200 facilities. He also served as Vice President of Executive Analytics for Miller Cooper’s technology group. Jacob’s software expertise includes Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Domo Platform, Atlassian Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, web development, FTP platforms, web hosting, ecommerce platforms, cloud computing and SaaS.

Education and Professional Activities

Jacob received his Bachelor of Science from Messiah University and his MBA from the University of Illinois, Gies College of Business. During his time at Messiah, Jacob had the opportunity to travel to more than 14 different countries throughout Europe with the International Business Institute.

Contact Jacob Specht at jspecht@millercooper.com or 847-205-5000.