Data Analyst
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
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CURRICULUM VITAE
TERENCE CULA
Postal Address : 63 Poplar Avenue
Lenasia
Ext 4
1827
Telephone No’s : Cell: 076-***-****/082*******
Home: (011-***-****
PERSONAL DATA
Surname : Cula
First name : Terence
Identity number : 690**********
Sex : Male
Marital status : Married
Nationality : South African Citizen
Home language : English
Other language : Afrikaans
Criminal offences : None
Driver’s license : Code 08
Health : Excellent
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Last school attended : MH Joosub Secondary School
Highest standard passed and year : Matriculated, 1987
Subjects passed : English, Afrikaans, Accounting,
Business Economics, History,
Biology
Extramural activities : Soccer, Cricket, Tennis
SOFTWARE : PC Fundamentals
Windows 95/98
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Access
Internet Explorer
Training Courses:
Improved effectiveness for even better personal and professional results
Great expectations
Performance wellness in times of chaos
Microsoft Office XP
Beginner
Intermediate
Expert
(1) Microsoft Word
X
(1) Microsoft Excel
X
(1) Microsoft PowerPoint
X
(1) Microsoft FrontPage
X
(1) Microsoft Access
X
Programming Languages
Beginner
Intermediate
Expert
(4) Visual Basic
X
(5) PIC Programming
X
(6) HTML
X
(7) SQL / SQL Queries
X
(8) Quantum
X
(9) SPSS
X
(10) Etabs Reader/Writer
X
(8) Qlikview
X
(9) Survey craft
X
(10) Dimensions
X
Operating Systems
Beginner
Intermediate
Expert
(1) MS-DOS
X
X
(2) Windows 98
X
(3) Windows ME
X
(4) Windows XP
X
(5) Windows 7
X
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company – Geopoll- Temp post (Sept 2019 – Jan 2020)
Position data analyst
October 2019-Jan 2020
R Programming data analyses
Company – Research Junxion
Position Research Exec (Nov 2016- March 2019)
Questionnaire Design
Data Manipulation
Field
Product testing
Dooblo Scripting
Reason for leaving: Retrenched
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oct 2002 – 2016
Company and City : Millwardbrown, Johannesburg
Type of Company : Market Research
Present post held : Data processing Manager/Innovations
Data Specialist
Main Job Functions:
Duties:
Specialized Analytical research, reporting and action
Test data integrity for completeness and correctness
Query investigation and resolution
SPSS Data conversion for statistical analysis
Communicate with business users and interpret requirements
Data Architecture and management strategy
Act as a trusted advisor for any data integrity questionable
Job Planning, Implementation and costing.
Strategy and Project Status Update Meetings including delegating tasks to resources.
Scripting of Mobile Projects
Test mobile surveys
Aid with the cost structure for Mobile Surveys
Work closely with developers – facilitate between Client Service and Developers
Reason for leaving- Retrenched
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company: TNS - JHB
Position: Senior Data processor (1997– Sept 2002)
Scripting CATI SPECS
Analyze using Survey craft
Set up complex data constructions
SPPS – data conversions
Reports in excel
Data collection
Data cleaning
Position at company: (5 years)
Participate in job set-up meetings to ensure clear understanding of processing requirements.
Produce accurate analysis/scripts of market research questionnaires.
Prepare and process data through in-house software and other commercial software
Perform data validation before/during analysis
Produce quality work
Advise researchers on the most efficient way, from a Data Processing perspective, to write a computer aided script or the final analysis deliverable.
Providing first time resolution on enquiries.
Dealing with client requests in a competent, efficient and professional manner.
Engage with appropriate training interventions to promote own professional development.
Talent Management:
Train internal staff in the effective design of table specifications, to promote better technical understanding and enable more effective use of market research survey design software
Coach and mentor Junior Data Processing Executives on understanding and interpreting the technical aspects related to Quantum/Quancept, Nipo and SPSS application software.
Project Management:
Being able to convert data and manage data segmentation process indices, etc.
Deliver clean data and quality tables on time against set and varying deadlines.
Write basic logic routine checks to follow questionnaire routing.
Provide key timings to Research Executive.
Identify risks to the department and escalate accordingly.
Dealing with virtual Team (global)
Filling I time(timesheets)
Data Cleaning: Raw data is “cleaned” into usable information. This is done programmatically using a market research language called “Quantum”. The cleaning script is uniquely written for each project. Data is also changed (reformatted) into many different forms to suit a particular data model.
Producing Tables: Once the data has been cleaned and verified, the specification program is written to create a set of tables which reveals the content of the data. The tables (excel or etabs format) are then verified. The data tables are then “weighted” if necessary and delivered to the market executives and/or clients.
Maintenance: After delivery the project is monitored for additional requests from the executives/clients until the project is finally closed.
Programming languages currently using: I am currently using a variety of languages, tools and applications such as:
- M.R Studio (a dot. object oriented language) which is a market research specified language used to conduct surveys (data collection) and produce data tables and charts for analysis. It entails complex routing and filtering using the .dot net platform.
- SPSS a data base language very similar to Oracle.
- Entry ware a scripting language used for programming PDAs for market research surveys, it is a VB based application.
- Quantum a UNIX based language, it is a market research specified language used to conduct surveys (data collection) and produce data tables and charts for analysis.
- Excel Macro writing (VB based)
Ref: Willemien Coetzee – (011-***-****
Reason for leaving: Better Prospects
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company: AC NIELSEN – Johannesburg (1987 – 1996)
Position: DP Executive
Set up questionnaire
Script punch programs
Load data - Fortran
Clean data and provide summary tables
Supervised a team of 6 people
Position at Company: Permanent
Courses:
Improved effectiveness for even better personal and professional results
Great expectations
Performance wellness in times of chaos
GENERAL
Member of clubs : Indoor Soccer club
Interests
1Computers
2Technology
3Reading
4Socializing
5Music
COMMENTS
I have an extensive amount of data experience and have worked with many complex data queries and is solution driven. I am now in a strong pursuit of my career. I am honest, loyal, technically minded, strive for excellence and possess leadership qualities. I am solution driven and have a first-time right approach.
MOBILITY
Locally, Nationally, Internationally
REFERENCES
AC Nielsen
Graca Dos Santos
Tns
Willemien Coetzee – DP Manager
Tel: 011-***-****
Millwardbrown
Nadia Gaspari - Mobile Solutions director
Cell – 082-***-****
Research Junxion
Elaine Alder
Geopoll
Ricardo Lopes
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