Contact
For any questions or concerns please contact askoia@ucalgary.ca.
The Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA) is located at:
MacKimmie Tower, 619
420 Campus Lane NW
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Canada
Contact us
Adnan Ahmed
Director
(403) 220-4016
Adnan is committed to fostering a culture of evidence-based decision-making, transparency, and continuous improvement to advance the university’s academic mission and strategic priorities. He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of Calgary and brings a strong technical foundation to his work in institutional research. His professional interests include the use of artificial intelligence in decision science and the advancement of evidence-based planning in higher education.
Shrikant Pawar
Project Coordinator & Data Analyst
(403) 220-6819
Shrikant supports institutional priorities by coordinating strategic projects and delivering data-driven insights to inform decision-making. He plays a key role in translating analysis into action through effective project management.
German Rodriguez
Senior Institutional Analyst
(403) 220-2605
German is a Senior Institutional Analyst, translate complex university data into clear, actionable insights that support planning, policy, and continuous improvement. German works with a broad range of data—including enrolment, academic performance, space utilization, tuition, and survey results on student engagement and alumni experiences. He also lead initiatives that combine advanced survey analysis, U15 benchmarking, and interactive reporting tools to deepen institutional understanding and guide strategic decision-making. With a strong focus on usability, he makes data accessible, relevant, and central to decision-making across the university.
Pinkal Shah
Senior Survey Data Analyst
(403) 220-2537
Pinkal specializes in designing survey tools, managing survey administration processes, and performing in-depth analysis of key institutional surveys such as NSSE and CGPSS. He also contributes to university initiatives by providing data-driven insights for strategic planning, including developing reports and dashboards that give leadership clear, actionable information.
Jean Gomes
Senior Institutional Analyst / Data Governance Administrator
(403) 220-8788
jtgomes@ucalgary.ca
Jean is the Data Governance Administrator for Institutional Data Governance Practice, including communications and training. Within OIA, Jean’s roles include training service lead, qualitative data analysis, bibliometric reporting, USRI course evaluation support, and UCalgary Qualtrics survey tool brand administrator support.
Recas Forbes
Programmer/ Analyst
(403) 220-4019
Recas is the key contact for the U15 TTC and CSRDE TTC. Other duties includes collaborating with OIA analysis to implement best practices for the procurement, storage and timely and effective dissemination of data from various sources; contact for the various virtual servers that runs applications such as the DataCookbook and Octopai applications; design, builds, maintains, training and front end applications to interact with the OIA Datamart, a system of dimensions and fact tables on which many of the OIA reports are built.
Gity Semnani
Office Coordinator
(403) 220-5107
Gity is the OIA office coordinator. This includes administrative oversight, maintenance of the OIA website and SharePoint. Gity also provides communication and coordination within the OIA team members.
Phil Johnston
Special Projects Advisor
(403) 220-4018
Phil primarily coordinates the UCalgary Course Experience Survey (UCES)” which students give valuable feedback about their courses including teaching. Phil has secondary responsibilities of data analysis and support of the university's Qualtrics survey software.
Philip Tran
Senior Institutional Analyst / Data Governance Analyst
(403) 220-5877
Philip is the Institutional Data Governance Analyst. He works on creating the content, processes, tools, and templates to support and mature the data governance practice at the University. He also maintains the IDG Central Repository which contains resources for the university community to discover, learn, and trust their data.
Sakib Rahman
Senior Analyst
(403) 220-4020
Sakib Rahman is a Senior Analyst, specializing in program costing, tuition revenue modeling, and UCASS data analysis. He holds a PhD in Economics and has expertise in econometric analysis, economic modeling, and translating complex data into actionable insights to support strategic planning, resource allocation, and academic excellence. Outside of work, he is an avid outdoor enthusiast.
Christepher Claxton
Data Scientist
(403) 220-2537
christepher.claxton@ucalgary.ca
Chris is a Data Scientist in the Office of Institutional Analysis, working at the intersection of data, research strategy, and institutional planning. He integrates and analyzes data from diverse sources to support reporting and strategic initiatives. Chris builds automated data pipelines in Python and creates interactive Power BI dashboards to make complex data clear, accessible, and actionable. He has a strong interest in research impact assessment and the role of data in communicating the value of research.
Phuong Thao Nguyen
Junior Data Scientist
Thao supports institutional decision-making by applying machine learning and data analysis techniques to both quantitative and qualitative datasets. Her work also includes designing and maintaining ETL pipelines to ensure data integrity and accessibility, while focusing on uncovering actionable insights and optimizing workflows to improve organizational efficiency. Thao also pursues research in emerging AI technologies, particularly their practical applications and real-world implementation.