Hi, I'm Peter Gosselar.
I'm a creative, data-driven, and relentless problem-solver with excellent communication skills. I've used high-tech and low-tech methods to design systems and tools that have been transformative for organization operations.
Most recently, I was the Chief Information Officer at Chicago Jesuit Academy, a tuition-free middle school on the west side of Chicago. Prior to that, I was a Researcher at Public Citizen and a freelance opposition researcher.
I have an A.M. in Social Science from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English and Political Science from Kenyon College, where I was a member of the varsity swim team and an Academic All-American.
- pgosselar@gmail.com
- (773) 609-2892
- Oak Park, IL
What I Do
Software Development
I wrote a custom Student Information System for CJA after the school couldn't find an off-the-shelf product that fit their needs. Written primarily in PHP with a healthy dose of Javascript and Vue on the front-end and powered by a MySQL database, the SIS - dubbed Apps - became the school's OS. It stored grades, produced transcripts, managed the schedule, took attendance, and synced automatically with a half-dozen different EdTech platforms.
Data
At CJA, I was responsible for data warehousing, analysis, and training. As an opposition researcher, I built and automated data pipelines, cleaned data and generated analyses. I have extensive experience with SQL, Microsoft Excel, and Google Sheets. I've also used Tableau, Microsoft Access, Python,and Jupyter Notebook.
Design
I designed nine annual reports for CJA, as well as hundreds of pieces of recruiting and marketing collateral, event invitations, logos, and apparel designs, including for the school's robotics program, which I lead for six years. I did layout in Adobe InDesign and logos and other assets in Adobe Illustrator.
Problem Solving
I love solving puzzles, especially when it can super-charge other people to do their work more easily or more effectively. At every place I've ever worked, I've quickly become a go-to person for solving problems, even when the solutions do not involve technology. At CJA, for example, I was put in charge of the school's complicated, ten-day rotating schedule - essentially a five-dimensional Sudoku - and only later did I incorporate that schedule in the school's SIS.