Data Analyst Assistant

Czar L. Yobero *******@*****.***

Analytics Professional (630) 362 – 9006

Chicago, Illinois

Portfolio: https://rpubs.com/cyobero

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/czar-yobero/ Professional Summary

An analytics professional with six years of experience in data-intensive analytical roles and extremely versatile set of skills. Leveraging my strong understanding of statistics, predictive analytics, machine learning, and programming to empower organizations to make optimal business decisions. Possesses ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and provide a versatile set of skills to improve any organization’s analytical capabilities. Core competencies include v R

v Python

v SQL

v C++

v Java

v Apache Spark

v Microsoft Excel

v Probability & Statistics

v Predictive Analytics

v Machine Learning

v Full-Stack Web

Development

v Data Visualization

v Econometrics

v Time-Series Forecasting

Professional Experience

Lead Business Analyst November 2017 – Present

Affinitiv, Inc., Chicago, IL

Constructed business requirements documents to ensure timeliness of projection completion date and act as liaison to development team and product owners.

§ Introduced Agile Scrum Methodology and improved workflow efficiency by roughly 10%.

§ Enhanced organization’s ability to understand clients by developing and implementing machine learning and predictive analytics models.

§ Documented business requirements and worked with product owners and developers to complete projects three days earlier on average.

Business Intelligence Data Analyst April 2017 – October 2017 YMCA of USA, Chicago, IL

Leveraged research and statistical modeling background to identify ways in which to increase and retain membership among various YMCA branches.

§ Increased local YMCA membership and retention rate by 3.3% by conducting extensive research and developing predictive models.

Senior Associate, Digital Insights & Analytics August 2016 – April 2017 Mindshare, Chicago, IL

Developed customized marketing campaign dashboards to monitor and optimize clients’ campaign performance.

§ Developed customized dashboards to monitor and optimize marketing campaign performance for big name clients such as British Petroleum, Dyson, and American Family Insurance.

§ Improved reporting process for Marketing Sciences Department by creating SQL database and migrating historical data and improving reporting capabilities by 25%. Media Data Analyst September 2013 – November 2015

Cision, Chicago, IL

Implemented various statistical modeling techniques to track industry trends and deliver innovative metrics to assist clients in reaching their PR goals.

§ Generated cost-savings of $4,500 by developing in-house regression model measuring website traffic, enabling the organization to no longer have to rely on third-party providers.

§ Increased productivity of company’s Media Research team by implementing Naïve Bayes Classification algorithm to automate task of assigning beats to bloggers and journalists. Economics Research Assistant February 2012 – July 2013 DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Assisted economics professor in conducting academic research by gathering economic and financial data and constructing charts, graphs, and conducting hypothesis testing.

§ Processed, consolidated, and transform data sets within and between databases using statistical and/or econometric techniques.

§ Analyzed economic time series data.

§ Designed systems to facilitate interfaces or to transfer data between external and in-house databases.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics September 2010 – June 2014 DePaul University, Chicago, IL

GPA: 3.7 / 4.0

Academic Achievements

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Golden Key Honor Society

Dean’s List All Four Years in Attendance

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Master of Applied Data Science

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY September 2018 – Ongoing

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