SALEM OKULLO

Houston, Texas ***** • 619-***-**** • ad0yl6@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/salem- okullo-25a88024b

Data Analyst

Professional Summary

Data Analyst with Business Analyst experience supporting businesses with machine learning techniques to uncover gems by interpreting large datasets and turning them into simple stories through both visualizations and effective communication. History of recognizing problems and anomalies in datasets and pushing improvement to increase productivity and cost savings. Qualifications include meeting different product lines, identifying KPI halts, evaluating risks and issues, and executing plans to enhance both decision making and visibility of problems and their solutions. Accomplishments

• Rice University - Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies

- Certificate: Data Analytics and Visualization, September 2023

• University of Houston-Downtown B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, December 2020

• Skilled in both Python and R scripting, SQL and NoSQL database navigation and Visualization tools such as Tableau, Advanced Excel and VBA scripting. Transferable Skills

• Procurement specialist

• Forecasting, Planning, and Budgeting

• Project management

• Advanced Excel modeling

• Data Collection

• Business development design

• Data Visualization

• Supervised and Unsupervised Learning

• Accounts Receivable/ Collections

• Mapping and Coding

Work History

Data Analyst, 01/2022 to current

Fox Engineering Limited– Houston, Texas/ Remote

• Partnered directly with executive team as first data hire to formulate KPIs reports and reveal insights to boost company profitability using Python and SQL.

• Procuring quality goods and services for the business at a competitive rate.

• Documented business workflows and applied models to better understand data for stakeholder review.

• Performed system analysis, testing, implementation, and user support for platform transitions.

• Managed water well drilling operations, construction evaluation, and overall monitoring production completion throughout the lifecycle.

Business Analyst, 12/2018 to 06/2021

PT Chemistry LLC – Spring, TX

• Produced monthly operations and maintenance reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions.

• Chemical engineering apprenticeship working hands on with engineers to help develop and design chemical manufacturing processes.

• Coordinated statistical data analysis, design, and information flow.

• Corrected any data entry error to prevent later issues such as duplication or data degradation.

• Synthesized current business intelligence data to produce reports and polished presentations, highlighting findings and recommending changes.

• Created various model visualizations to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting them to give concise understanding of best placement for needed resources. Marketing and Catering Coordinator 05/2016 to 06/2018 Panera Bread – The Woodlands, TX

• Used pivot tables to create detailed accounting reports to explain cost expenses.

• Served as floating manager-on-duty, MOD, to cover shift shortage.

• Delivered expert clerical support by efficiently handling wide range of routine and special requirements.

Education

University of Houston Downtown, Marilyn Davies College of Business Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies

Minor in General Business, Graduated 12/2020

Volunteering

Abandoned Animal Rescue- Tomball, TX, 01/2021 to 06/2021- Dog Handler/ Caretaker. Houston Food Bank, TX - Volunteered and donated food, 06/2020 Fathers Village- San Diego, CA, 2019 - Served food to the homeless