Nadja Yacker
Pittsburgh PA, 15213
*******@******.***.***
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Humanities and Social Sciences 2011
B.S. Social and Decision Science
Chemistry Minor
Kent Place School 2007
Work Experience
Quality of Life Technology May 2010 – January 2011
Foundry Associate – Intern
• Market research pertaining to newly designed technology from Carnegie Mellon University
• Designing and presenting business plans for the new technology
• Qualified and selected to represent Quality of Life Technology at the 2011 Consumer Electronics
Show
Additional Experience
Group Leader, coordinator and motivator for a marketing project promoting local restaurant
• Analyzed, developed, collected and coded survey data using Excel
• Spearheaded project as lead organizer, manager and analyst
• Delegated work to each person within the project
• Wrote report
Analyzed and looked at the risk associated with changing the entry security system in campus dorms.
• Designed and ran survey asking student opinions on dorm security
• Analyzed and coded data for statistical analysis
• Collaborated with team to write up and present findings
• Interviewed campus dorm security representative to discuss financial burden of changing system
Worked with a team to design and run an experiment testing the use of Hand Sanitizer among students at
Carnegie Mellon University.
• Designed Survey
• Recruited and promoted survey on campus
• Collaborated with team to write up full report of statistical findings
Relevant Course Experience
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Marketing Calculus I & II.
Business, Society and Ethics Statistics
Behavioral Decision Making Policy Analysis
Decision Analysis and Decision Systems
Empirical Research Methods
Skills
Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SPSS statistical analysis software, InDesign
Activities
• Carnegie Mellon Varsity Rowing Team (2008-present)
• Social and Decision Science Student Activity Committee (2009- present)