Bijou Mengulwa

Cambridge, Massachusetts +1-617-***-**** ad1bik@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/bijoumengulwa-7b1111/ Skills

Python SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL server) Excel Google Analytics,

Tableau Power BI,

R Machine Learning.

JavaScript HTML CSS

Projects and Portfolio links

Github

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (Major in Business Analytics & Minor: Computer Science) May 2024 Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts

● Business Statistics & Data Analysis, Data Visualization, SQL, Machine Learning, Excel, Technology, Programming, Python

● Vice President of Hult African Business Club, Member of Women in Business Club, Member of Investment Club National Senior Certificate (High School diploma) Dec 2016 Wynberg Girls High School Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

● Founder of Femsoc, Hockey, Cross country, Athletics, Netball, Debate Club Work Experience

Resident Assistant at Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts May 2022 Supervised & attended to the needs of students residing in the residence apartments, Planned & implemented social, educational, and recreational programs for over 500 residents, gave consolation and mediation to resolve conflict, assisted in emergencies and helped facilitate a positive living environment for residents. Received professional development training on crisis and mental health response, interpersonal communication social awareness, and conflict resolution. Delivered reports on the condition and status of the building. Sales Support Agent/ Administrator at IMB Financial Services Cape Town, South Africa May 2019 Promoted and sold products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers and achieved & surpassed sales targets in the company, anticipated customer concerns, and offered practical solutions to resolve them. Turned potential customers into monthly subscribers. Provided reports and analysis based on sales metrics and data. Promoter at The B collection Cape Town, South Africa Promoted products and services and helped develop a database for target marketing, coordinated social media pages, prepared weekly sales reports, and advised management and stakeholders on product trends and demands. Developed, trained, and led a team that exceeded sales targets by 300%

Front of House Manager at Bowls on Bree Cape Town, South Africa Feb 2018 Managed operations for all front-of-house areas, supervised staff, and assisted guests to promote an atmosphere of service excellence trained staff on new skills and processes which increased operating profits for the restaurant by 50%. Supported the marketing team with planning & implementing Social Media content, Reported on goals and KPIs during weekly team meetings. Social Media Manager at Life Infused Design Networks Cape Town, South Africa Jan 2018 Conducted research and created a portfolio of target keywords to improve the company’s rank in search engines, created social media content and copy for social media posts, Increased engagement of their social media pages by 58%, Oversaw Videography, and Photography of their content Cyber Cafe Manager at Talk Time Cybercafé Cape Town, South Africa Jan 2017 Implemented office policies, administrative duties, payroll preparation, and technical support. I managed the social media and advertising for the cybercafé which resulted in an increase in followers and overall engagement on their pages, I also implemented more service offerings which created an increase in profits.

Intern at Trade Factor I.T services Cape Town, South Africa July 2015 Shadowed a Network Engineer learned the sales processes and helped configure and maintain network hardware and software Monitor network performance identify and troubleshoot problems and maintain network security measures Worked with other professionals to ensure that networks are integrated with other systems, such as servers and databases. Additional Experience

Food Drive Coordinator, Bible Way Community Church Cape Town, South Africa (May 2020 – Aug 2020) Planned, organized, and coordinated a successful Food drive that fed 1800 people during the COVID-19 lockdown period when a lot of people in the community were affected, I negotiated with supermarkets and a fresh produce provider to donate food and produce. I oversaw and helped with the distribution of the food.

Volunteering

Oasis Foundation Cape Town, South Africa

Assisted and volunteered at the Oasis Foundation, provided entertainment, and assisted with food preparation June 2014 – July Food Drive, Bible Way Community Church Cape Town, South Africa (May 2020 – Aug 2020)

● Organized and coordinated a food drive that fed around 1200 underprivileged people who needed food during the COVID-19 lockdown period, managed and negotiated with local supermarkets to donate and assist with food supplies. Additional Experience

Certifications: Full Stack Engineering (Codecademy); Google Ads, Digital Marketing (Google Academy) English Literature (Alison) Languages: English (Native); Shona (Native); Afrikaans (Fluent); Dutch (Intermediate); Xhosa (Intermediate); French(basic)