Keith Fortowsky

Current

Manager of Institutional Research at University of Regina
Associate (project based) at Warkentine & Associates

Past

Transportation Economist at Wilbur Smith Associates
Policy Analyst at Government of Saskatchewan

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Saskatchewan
St. Mary's High School, Prince Albert, SK

Cognitive Edge Accreditation, Sept 2008

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Keith Fortowsky’s Summary

In 2004, after 20 years as a freight transportation economist with the Government of Saskatchewan and then Wilbur Smith Associates, I completed an MSc in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I am currently Manager of Institutional Research at the University of Regina (Canada).

Keith Fortowsky’s Specialties:

Business Intelligence to support "strategic conversation";
Accredited Cognitive-Edge practitioner; SQL for analytical queries; Tableau (data visualization software); Excel; Drupal

Keith Fortowsky’s Experience

Manager of Institutional Research

University of Regina

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

Develop, maintain, and disseminate "institutional statistics": the corporate-level record of performance at the University of Regina; promote use of these statistics in day-to-day management and "strategic conversation" at U Regina.
www.uregina.ca/orp
Associate (project based)

Warkentine & Associates

(Public Policy industry)

2002 — Present (7 years )

Operating as "Exceed Analytics" (formerly "Trade Area Solutions"), we are consulting firm specializing in facility network planning and other market research and custom analytics to business and agri-business decision makers. We believe that one of the most important and foundational pieces of the market research puzzle is a complete understanding of the supply and demand.
http://tradeareasolutions.com/aboutus_main.htm
Transportation Economist

Wilbur Smith Associates

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years )
Policy Analyst

Government of Saskatchewan

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

1985 — 2002 (17 years )

Performed economic and public policy analysis in freight transportation (truck and rail) and agriculture (including trade agreements and biotechnology). Also regularly involved in large data systems projects, including design facilitation, programming, testing & implementation.

Keith Fortowsky’s Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

MSc , Agricultural & Applied Economics , 2002 — 2003
University of Saskatchewan

BA (hon) , Economics , 1979 — 1985
St. Mary's High School, Prince Albert, SK

1976 — 1979
Cognitive Edge Accreditation, Sept 2008