Benchmarking Analyst (Construction industry)

Rachel A. Personius

*** * ***** ** *** *** ( Minneapolis, MN 55401 651-***-****

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EDUCATION

Applied Mathematics; University of St. Thomas

SKILLS

Microsoft Excel: Macros, VBA programming, vlookups, pivot tables

Matlab Mathematica Spanish Analytical Problem Solving

Mathematical programming Mathematical Analysis

MATHEMATICS AND ANALYSIS WORK EXPERIENCE

Faithful+Gould, Estimating Analyst July 2013-Present

. Complete benchmarking studies; including data mining, data

organization, and complex data analysis

. Gather and analyze data to develop proprietary construction cost

location factors for numerous cities in North America

. Review blueprints, perform quantity take-offs, and obtain

accurate pricing information from contractors, suppliers, and

online databases

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Loan Document Specialist 4 August 2011 -

July 2012

. Analyze mortgage loan to ensure compliance with company policies

and policies of national regulatory agencies

. Use problem solving skills to interpret vague policies while

evaluating loan applicant, property, and complete loan

documentation

. Frequently awarded for having the highest accuracy and

production in the department, highly exceeding company standards

. Gained rapport with managers and was asked to serve on a small

team whose job was to increase department utilization by

creating and sharing a list of 'Utilization Tips and Tricks'

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

UST Center for Applied Mathematics, Research Assistant Summer 2011

. Develop problem solving and mathematical programming skills by

working independently to discover and analyze new lifting

algorithms for particular wavelet pairs

. Use Mathematica to analyze efficiency of various lifting

algorithms and conducted research to increase computational

efficiency

UST Department of Mathematics, Research Assistant

Summer 2011

. Use mathematical programming skill and work as part of a small

team under the guidance of the chair of the Mathematics

department to create a software package written in Maple

. Utilize problem solving and write new code to develop a software

package using Maple to accompany a college textbook for a course

in Wavelets

INTERNSHIPS

Cargill, Inc., Engineering Intern May 2008-August 2009

. Develop technical writing skills by independently writing and

revising Best Practice Reports and FAQ Documents for the Grain

and Oilseeds Supply Chain of North America

. Seek out and built relationships with employees vendors to

obtain knowledge necessary for writing Best Practice documents

and answering questions brought to the Center of Excellence

group

. Analyze interlock diagrams in AutoCAD and create an Excel

spreadsheet containing all interlocks found in a plant as well

as the start/stop/fail safe conditions for each interlock

AWARDS

Dean's List, University of St. Thomas

ADDITIONAL

Varsity soccer, University of St. Thomas; Licensed youth soccer coach;

professional soccer trainer; Orono High School (MN) graduate

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