About Me
Andy Sinclair serves as the Assistant Chair for the Business Analytics program, and as an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Wilmington University. He holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Wilmington University, and a MS in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University. Andy is currently working towards obtaining his PhD in Data Science, at Rowan University.
Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member, Andy served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in business analytics and business management at Wilmington University, and as an adjunct instructor at the graduate level at Saint Joseph’s University in the Decision and System Sciences Department. Andy also held the Vice President position at International Recovery Systems, a repossession company based in the Philadelphia region for several years. In this role, he successfully conducted research on the economic impacts in the repossession industry and was published in the SAGE Business Journal and Transportation Letters journal. Additionally, Andy created a Software as a Service solution titled RepoReport, which assists repossession companies manage their business.
In addition to leadership and management, Andy is passionate about teaching and developing the next generation of data analysts. He teaches a variety of undergraduate courses in business analytics, business statistics, and business management.
Andy serves as a member of American Recovery Association and enjoys contributing to the industry through workshops, white papers, and guest speaking.
Experience
Wilmington University
Assistant Professor, Assistant Chair May 2022 - Present
College of Business
Teach courses within the College of Business primarily related to Data Analytics, including but not limited to Big Data and Visualization, Forecasting for Business Analytics, Optimization for Business Analytics and Simulation for Business Analytics.
Manage, analyze, and interpret measurements of student learning and program outcomes.
Assist program faculty in selecting and using technology and reporting to enhance student learning.
Assist program faculty in using effective teaching strategies that contribute to the success of student learning.
Perform other work that supports the institutions mission and vision as directed or requested by the University’s leadership such as academic reviews in partnership with academic advising.
Rated as Mastery in Pathways to Instructional Excellence, a program that guides Wilmington University instructors through a competency-based curriculum.
Adjunct Assistant Professor 2019-2023
College of Business
Taught undergraduate classes in Big Data and Visualization and Advanced Excel for Business Analytics in all modalities.
Emphasizes the use of Tableau, data cleansing, calculations, concept maps, VBA, Solver, data mining, and forecasting in class sessions.
Rated as Proficient in Pathways to Instructional Excellence
Saint Joseph's University
Adjunct Instructor 2021 - Present
Haub School of Business
Facilitates graduate level business analytics of business intelligence classes.
Emphasizes topics such as a process analysis, regression, forecasting, linear optimization, and decision analysis
International Recovery Systems
Vice President 2020-2023
Drove measurable change in the organization through data and reporting to reduce daily operating costs
Created and developed new company roles including Human Resources and Operations Management to grow the company within a 24 month period by 120%
Completed multiple company acquisition projects broadening the company’s footprint by 33%
Information and Systems Manager 2019-2020
Oversaw product development and database administration, leveraging AWS and MySQL
Implemented an automated invoicing system via PHP and CRON jobs, increasing productivity by 100%
Created a database management system and applied it web data connector in Tableau to create various dashboard.
Leverage chatbots and IFTT logic to decrease incoming phone calls
Post Repossession Manager 2017-2019
Designed and developed company website through use of WordPress and PHP
Created error trap reporting to ensure high levels of efficiency at satellite locations and to identify leaks during acquisition processes
Responsible for profit and loss statements
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Data Science
Rowan University, Glassboro NJ
Expected Spring 2026
Master of Science, Business Intelligence and Analytics
Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia PA
Spring 2020
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude
Wilmington University, Wilmington DE
Fall 2018