ACHARY FINKELSTEIN

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I am a double major in business intelligence & data analytics and criminal justice, with an emphasis of study in accounting and finance, at Saint Mary’s University. This liberal arts university offers innovative business classes emphasizing secure business environments while preparing one to create, interpret and analyze data and business models. Comprehensive criminal justice classes geared toward law enforcement including an extensive internship at a large city police department.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

Skills

Communication Skills Other Skills

Creating, analyzing, interpreting, and

modeling data

Presenting work and research in a

way that is easily understandable

Well-rounded business knowledge

in finance, accounting, marketing,

and management

Inventing projection models in order to

advise business staff on key decision making

Efficient and detail oriented with

data sets of all sizes and complexity

Management and human relations

Explaining complex modeling approaches in

easy to understand terms and discuss results and

impacts with non-technical business users

Focused and message oriented

written communications

Self-motivated and goal oriented

Risk analysis and critical thinking,

problem solving and decision making

Charmastic speaker -

public and interpersonal

Microsoft Office, SPSS, Prezi,

Photoshop, Social Networking,

R Programming, SQL

EDUCATION

Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Criminal Justice Saint Mary’s University Winona MN (2014 – Present)

On track to complete studies and graduate in three years (May 2017 – anticipated graduation date)

Selected as a student athlete leader to attend leadership conferences hosted by various prominent alumni to mentor and foster leadership qualities

Completion of data projects for school’s hockey program and various other real -world data modeling, mining, projecting and analyzing projects, such as prediction models for the Federal Bureau of Investiagion (FBI) and 3M data dashboard

Business Capstone strategic management course that focuses on the individual’s ability to make essential business decisions for a simulated company

Completing data science courses which emphasize practicle use of Microsft Excel and R Programming /Python

Extremely proficient with predicitve modeling, including, utilizing algorithmic and programing skills in order to improve profitablility and accuracy of models for clients, VBA for teaching logic-based programming, cluster analysis, text mining, optimization modeling, categorical and time series multi-linear regression, random forest and bagging methods, and various other data mining and analytical practices

WORK EXPERIENCE

Naperville Police Department Naperville IL (Summer 2016-Present) Chief Data Analyst

Acting as Chief Analyst for Professional Development and Training Unit

Developing, conducting and implementing a self-created data collection project that incorporates user friendly and easily understandable data for use by over two hundred police officers

Researching, collecting, organizing, inputting, and analyzing potentially lifesaving data for the department, including using data to advise officers of personalized changes that can be made to better their survival chances during a life- threatening situation

Presenting projection models and risk management models to commanding officers using data dashboards

Revolutionizing data collection and presentation for the department by presenting Superior research ACHARY FINKELSTEIN

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Naperville Park District Police Department Naperville IL (2014-Present) Peace Officer

Patrolling public parks/recreational areas to ensure the safety of all in attendance

Investigating suspicious behavior and maintaining pedestrian and vehicle traffic control

Assisting other police officers to purse and/or apprehend those in violation of the law

Writing citations and preparing appropriate police reports

Working with other law enforcement agencies such as Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and other municipal police departments at various pubic gatherings and festivals. Duties including bag searches, following festival admittance procedures, crowd evacuation in emergencies, apprehension of violators, locating lost children and assisiting with other public safety measures Dupage Swimming Center Aurora IL (2010-Present)

Swim Instructor, Lifeguard, Deck Coordinator

Teaching group swim lessons, parent tot classes, and instructing private swim lessons (6 months-adult) as well as other individuals with special needs

Managing group lessons by handling clients concerns while enforcing safety procedures

Supervising pool staff and instructors, maintain a safe swim environment, coordinate swim lessons, talk with parents and provide client service support

VOLUNTEER WORK

Naperville Police Department Naperville IL (2010-2014) Explorer Program

Volunteered as an Explorer to discover the many facets of a career in law enforcement.

Assisted the Naperville Police Department and Park District Police Department at special events

Attended training sessions designed to teach the Explorers the values and skills required for a law enforcement officer

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Saint Mary’s University Winona MN (2014 – Present) Data Analytics Club

Participating in weekly meetings run by professors and other data analytic majors

Participating in challenging data projects, which offer additional practice in real-world models Swimming and Water Polo Team

Selected by the swim team as the 2015 MVP

Elected as 2014-2016 water polo team co-captain

Selected as league MVP in 2014 by the Collegiate Water Polo Association

Selected to First Team All-Conference and received “All America” Honors in 2014 Big and Little Pals

Mentoring at risk children in the community

Participating in community wide activities, such as, trick-or-treating with children enrolled in the program Outstanding Senior

Nominated to receive prestigious “Outstanding Senior Award" from student body and professors

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