FOLA ISAIAH AKINNITIRE
**** ********* *****, *** **** Houston, Texas
Mobile Phone: 713-***-****
Email: ****.**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVES
To strive for Excellence in the field of Data Mining, Marketing Analytics,
Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence, and Credit Risk Management -
to promote growth and foster professional development in the best possible
way for the fulfillment of organizational goals.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
. Help organizations leverage and manage data and develop data-driven
solutions, either as in-house experts and analysts or as independent
consultants.
. Customer life cycle management (Acquisition, Loyalty and Retention),
Customer Insight, Market Segmentation, Customer Response Modeling,
Credit Risk Scoring, Cross Sell (Market Basket Analysis) and as well
as being involved at various levels in corporate-business-functional
strategy formulation.
. Statistical Data Mining Projects and in-depth knowledge of SAS
programming, data processing, data collection, quantitative and
qualitative data analysis, interpret and in preparation for generation
of statistical and analytical reports and provides intelligence that
supports decision making.
. Extract data analysis, and interpreting data based on defined campaign
and possess extensive knowledge of developing, enhancing, modifying,
running regular management reports and maintaining statistical, and
database program suites.
. Assessments of existing business intelligence software implementations
and give advice on structural improvements in the areas of
performance, usability, architecture, process and organization
. Preparing program documentations and presenting work results to the
client needs and potential solutions
. Building, deploying and maintaining data support tools, metadata
inventories and definitions of database file/table creation.
. Good team leader with strong analytical skills, communication skills
and ability to work effectively with less supervision and as well as
high level of personal initiatives.
. Possess strong ability to quickly adapt to new strategies,
applications, and platforms.
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND SKILLS
. ANALYTICAL TOOLS: SAS 9, SPSS, STATISTICA, R, and Rapid Miner.
. SAS MODULES: SAS/Base, SAS/SQL, SAS/MACRO, SAS/OR, SAS/ETL
SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle, ODBC,
SAS/STAT, SAS Data
Integration Studio, SAS Management Console,
SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ODS, SAS Add-In to Excel, SAS
Enterprise Guide, SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS
AML, SAS Oprisk Monitor, and SAS Web Report
Studio etc.
. IBM SPSS MODULES: IBM SPSS, IBM SPSS Clementine
. DATABASE: Oracle 10G, MYSQL and SQL Server
. OFFICE TOOLS: MS OFFICE: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and
Access.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Resourcery Plc - Lagos (Nigeria)
April 2012 -Present
BI Software Specialist
. Participate in assessments of existing business intelligence software
implementations and give advice on structural improvements in the
areas of performance, usability, architecture, process and
organization.
. Work with business partners to understand their business problems and
opportunities to tailor analysis/modelling efforts to meet their
needs, effectively communicating the benefits and design predictive
models optimization, and personalization.
. Responsible for building, deploying and maintaining data support
tools, metadata inventories and definitions of database file/table
creation.
. Working towards delivering reliable business intelligence software, by
focusing on design, coding, testing and delivering projects on time
and budget.
. Preparing program documentations and presenting work results to the
client needs and potential solutions
. Mentor and transfer solution knowledge to other team members.
Achievements
. Provided Telecommunications and Financial Institutions support,
training on how to leverage the clients' data by using SAS's powerful
capabilities and optimize their use of SAS for data management,
reporting, and analytics using SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Programming
and SAS Enterprise Miner.
. Designed and did step by step coding on SAS Operational Risk (Oprisk
Monitor) Reports in First Bank of Nigeria such as Loss Data Dashboard,
KRI Trend Reports, CRSA Questionnaire, Loss Appetite Reports, Issues
and Actions Reports, Loss Data Dashboard Armed Robbery, Loss Data
Dashboard Fraud and much more.
. Personally managed the implementation of large and complex systems
required for regulatory compliance called SAS Anti-Money Laundering
(AML) 5.1 for Commercial Bank of Africa, Nairobi-Kenya and Mainstreet
Bank of Nigeria. Also taught the users (compliance team) on how to use
the application and by sending the Suspicious Transaction Reports
(STRs) and Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) to the Nigerian
Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
. Part of the team that deployed SAS AML for Sterling Bank of Nigeria,
Zenith Bank of Nigeria and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Nigeria.
HAGOF Analytics Limited - Lagos (Nigeria)
June 2011 -March 2012
Data Miner/Statistician
. Responsible for designing various data analysis/modelling services to
mine enterprise systems and applications for knowledge and information
that enhance business process.
. Utilize specified statistical software to analyze and interpret
research data.
. Interface with the client business unit to understand their data
requirements and business reporting needs.
. Support team members in developing methodologies for accessing
customer data, improving predictive models and executing targeted
promotional campaigns in support of cross-channel marketing efforts
(Social Network).
. Recommend appropriate analytics tools as required.
Achievements
. Participated in different analytical projects like Technographic
Segmentation Analytics, Cross Sell (Market Basket Analysis), and
Response Modelling Analytics.
. Participated in Technographic Segmentation Analytics project in MTN
Nigeria, and responsible by designing data capture interface using
SAS/Base, SAS/Sql and SAS/Macro in collaboration with research firms,
and evaluated different algorithms for different types of data, and
coded them into production system (SAS).
. Developed statistical techniques such as Correspondent Analysis,
Factor Analysis, and Cluster Analysis based on the project objectives
on Technographic Segmentation Analytics in MTN Nigeria
. Performed miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the Chief
Operating Officer (COO).
JIT Solutions (Jimac Infotech Limited) -Akure, and Ibadan (Nigeria)
March 2010 - May 2011
SAS Instructor
. Taught Business Analytic (Enterprise Business Intelligence) classes
using SAS Enterprise Guide and Microsoft office: MS Word, MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint with SAS (SAS Add-in) to access and create existing reports
and perform analyses.
. Taught SAS Base Programming classes in SAS/Programming Essential I and
SAS/Programming Essential II along with data collection, summarize
data, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, interpret and in
preparation for generation of statistical and analytical reports and
provide intelligence that supports decision making classes in SAS 9,
and SAS Enterprise Guide 4.
. Taught SAS SQL Essential
. Prepared trainee for certification in SAS Base Programming for SAS 9.
EDUCATION
. University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
2010
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Statistics
Second Class Upper Division
. Make Hay Comprehensive High School Modakeke, Osun State
2005
Senior School Certificate Examination (S.S.C.E)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
SAS Institute Inc. USA
Certified Professional Program and Training Courses
. SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst Using SAS 9:
In-View
Regression and Modelling
. SAS Certified Advanced Programming for SAS 9
September 2012 - Present
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. SAS Certified Base Programming for SAS 9
October 2009 - Present
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PUBLICATIONS
. F.I. Akinnitire and O.Y. Halid
March, 2013
"A Logit Regression Analysis of Homeowners in Nigeria"
Global Journal of Science Frontier Research (F) Volume 13 Issue 3
version 1.0 pp 41-45
Online ISSN: 2249-4626 and Print ISSN: 0975-5896
. Dr. R.A. Adeleke, O.D. Ogunwale and O.Y. Halid
February 2009
(Compiled by F.I. Akinnitire)
"Introduction to the Use of Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS)"
ISBN: 978-355-278-X
PRESENTATION/WORKSHOP
Projects for Faculty of Science Exhibition
January 2010 - December 2010
University of Ado-Ekiti
. Conducted and developed predictive models for the Cooperative Bank of
the University of Ado-Ekiti by using logistic regression, neural
network and decision tree models on how to balance risks and rewards
using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.
. Guided students of University of Ado-Ekiti on research improvements,
and data analysis based on their different research methods by using
statistical techniques such as Regression Analysis, Correlation,
Correspondent Analysis, Factor Analysis, Chi-Square, Time Series, Non-
Linear Regression, ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA, Mann-Whitney U, Cluster
Analysis, Quality Control and much more from different faculties on
their dissertations.
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: 3rd September, 1984
Nationality: Nigerian
Marital Status: Single
Sex: Male
State of Origin/Local Govt.: Ondo State/Ondo West
ACTIVITIES
President
. Association of Statistics Students of Nigeria(ASSON)
March 2010
University of Ado-Ekiti Chapter
HOBBIES
Reading, Soccer, and Traveling.
REFERENCE
Reference will be furnished on request.
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