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Kent, OH *****

ASHUTOSH NANDESHWAR 330-***-****

abphwo@r.postjobfree.com

www.nandeshwar.info

Extensive experience in data mining, analytics, and business intelligence. Hands on background enhanced by

PhD, MS, and BS in Industrial Engineering. Contemporary knowledge of cutting-edge technology supporting

analytics; able to learn new tools quickly. Recognized in professional, academic, and competitive environments for

innovative strategies and analytical skills. Successful leader and displaying excellent communication skills in

highly collaborative settings. Perform all functions with integrity while attending to all details. Exceptionally

strong work ethic.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Intelligence/Data Mining: Xcelsius, Tableau, Discoverer Plus, Cognos, Weka, Clementine, R,

Orange, RapidMiner

Database Management: Access, MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle

Maths/Stats: Arena, Design-Expert, JMP, Matlab, Minitab, MathCad, S-Plus, SPSS, SAS

Desktop Publishing: Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Swish, L TEX

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Programming Languages: C, VBA, VB6, ASP.Net, Python, PL/SQL

EXPERIENCE

Kent State University Kent, OH

Institutional Research Information O cer 2006 - Present

Managed development of the following, resulting in success and recognition:

Predictive models on alumni data using data mining to target prospects

Data extraction PL/SQL les on student enrollment, alumni, course registration, and human resources

from ERP - SunGard Banner

Data reporting solutions and applications using .NET (included design)

Analyzed the following, using cutting-edge data mining techniques:

Student course demand to support class scheduling

Student retention models (included development)

Student admissions and nancial aid data to increase enrollment

Designed, developed and maintained the following:

Local data warehouse for e cient reporting and application development

Responsibility Centered Management budgeting model application

Income generation application based on student course enrollment/tuition paid

University-wide dashboard with Excel and Xcelsius

Project tracking and management program using Access, SQL, and VBA

Automated processes for report generation, including IPEDS survey.

E ectively generated reports for routine/urgent ad hoc requests using Access, SQL, Cognos, and Brio.

O ce of Planning, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Graduate Administrative Assistant 2004 - 2006

Successfully developed the following:

Trees, Rules, and Bayes mining models for predicting enrollment from admissions data (included

analysis)

Cutting-edge models to forecast at-risk rst-time freshmen using data mining tools-neural networks,

decisions trees, and linear regression

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Designed, developed, and maintained the following with focus on innovation, using Access, SQL and VBA:

Project tracking and management program

Database program for scholarship allotment

Conducted detailed longitudinal studies to signi cantly increase retention rate in analyzing student nancial

data.

Generated thorough reports for routine and urgent ad hoc requests using SAS, Access, SQL, and Discoverer

Plus.

Imported and managed student enrollment, admissions, and nancial data with Access and Excel.

Supported e ective and successful advanced Excel training for university sta .

Division of Plant & Soil Sciences, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Student Employee 2003 - 2004

Department of Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Graduate Assistant 2001 - 2003

EDUCATION

PhD in Industrial Engineering Expected graduation: Fall 2009

West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Dissertation: Longitudinal Studies of Student Cohort Using Data Mining

Designed studies to identify patterns that reduced recruiting costs and increased retention e ectively

and successfully.

Used innovative data mining tools to develop models predicting potential incoming and withdrawing

students.

MS in Industrial Engineering Graduation: 2006

West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Thesis: Models for Calculating Con dence Intervals for Neural Networks

Developed application to calculate con dence intervals using non-linear regression, maximum likelihood

estimation, and bootstrapping for neural networks in Visual Basic and VBA (Access / Excel).

Conducted analysis and comparisons to techniques using statistical methods on multiple data sets.

BE in Industrial Engineering Graduation: 2000

Nagpur University Nagpur, India

Participated in group project: Spare Parts Management at Western Coal elds Ltd

PUBLICATIONS

Nandeshwar A., Models for Calculating Con dence Intervals for Neural Networks, VDM Verlag, ISBN-10:

363-***-****, ISBN-13: 978-363-***-****

Chandran, R. S., Nandeshwar, A,. Zachariahs, V. M., Mandal, M., BLOW: Biology and Life Cycle of Weeds

- Prototype of an Educational Tool on Weed Growth and Life Cycles, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting-

Northeastern Weed Science Society, 2004, VOL 58, pages 89.

Nandeshwar A., Creese R. C., Improvement Curve and Revenue Cost Models, AACE International

Transactions, 2003, p1-1, 8p.

Creese R. C., Nandeshwar A., Sibal P.,Ship Deconstruction Cost Models, AACE International Transactions,

2002, p09.1, 5p.

Nandeshwar A., Pujari N. A., Chandekar N., Sibal P., Tekriwal K., Gole S.V., Materials management at

WCL, Trends in IE-2000, Nagpur, India .

PRESENTATIONS

Nandeshwar A., Workshop on Advanced Excel Techniques, Ohio Association for Institutional Research and

Planning, Columbus, Ohio, 2007 and 2008.

Nandeshwar A., Chaudhari S., Student Enrollment Prediction Model Using Admissions Data: A Data

Mining Approach, Poster presented at Data Mining Conference 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007.

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