Payam Abbasi
Dallas, TX ****2 ***********@*****.*** Mobile: 972-***-****
Objective
To secure a challenging Business Analyst or Data Science position which will provide an opportunity to utilize past experience and personal motivations to make an invaluable contribution to your company. Additionally offer…
Ability to learn quickly while applying it to the job at hand.
Team player; work comfortably and productively in an independent position or as part of a team.
Persistent problem-solver with ability to view and analyze the broad picture and details of the project.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Key Skills and Knowledge
MS Access
Python (beginners)
Project Management
Management
MS Excel
SQL (beginners)
Data Analytics
Leadership
Power Point
HTML
Strategic Planning
Forecasting
Experience
Dr. John G. McHenry (Neuro-Ophthalmology)
Sr. Business Analyst Dallas, TX Sep 2012 - Present
Manage 11 employees at the Grand Prairie/Dallas office.
Responsible for creating reports and analyzing numbers to better the business flow by cost reduction and maximizing on profit.
Consistently improving in supplier deliveries, quality and cost.
Ensure timely receipt of materials to support production schedules.
Manage all materials and ensure that they are all received promptly and accurately.
Liaison between the office manager, doctor, clinical manager, and technicians.
Responsible for hiring new employees and doing a background check.
Negotiated better pricings with our vendors which lead to a decrease in overhead costs of over 20%.
Created a billing database using MS Access which saves the clinic over 13 hours of work weekly by making it automated.
Which Wich (Superior Sandwiches)
General Manager/Owner Dallas, TX May 2009 – May 2013
Partnered with other investors to open a successful franchise store.
Trained and lead a team of nine employees to ensure stable and consistent working operations.
Responsible for creating weekly schedules, hiring, terminating, and supervising employees.
Created weekly sales reports and managed weekly inventory to ensure sufficient inventory and store supplies.
Accountable for estimating food consumption, placing orders with suppliers, and scheduling delivery of fresh food.
Communicated with over 200 customers daily and monitored the actions of staff to ensure adherence to all Health Department regulations.
Provided staff with constructive feedback and coaching sessions to improve customer experiences.
Maintained positive work relationships with customers, vendors and staff which ensured a comfortable work environment and room for employee growth.
Attended monthly corporate meetings to keep current on company trends and build networking relationships.
MetroPCS
Sr. Logistics Analyst Richardson, TX Mar 2007 – May 2009
Managed the reverse logistics by being the liaison between market stores, metro dealers and the triage facility.
Collaborated with 14 markets daily to solve all discrepancies.
Arranged over 6,000 users and locations on the BroadTech system and monitored the processes daily.
Cooperated with the big box retail return centers such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy and the triage facility by creating RMA’s and managing the process.
Organized and managed the Recycling program by selling out of warranty phones to the bidders each month.
Directed and administered all wire-transfers and allocation dollars back to various store locations.
Partnered with the activation and billing team to place the out of warranty phones on the negative file to ensure others will not utilize them.
Responsible for building over eight databases and managing them daily.
Created over 25 monthly invoices and forecast reports for upper management.
Ericsson
Staff Augmentation Analyst Plano, TX Feb 2005 - Mar 2007
Acted as liaison between 30 vendors and over 900 contractors.
Created and analyzed all accounts and invoices.
Researched and solved all discrepancies within company accounts and databases.
Maintained over 15 databases daily and monitored all users with access to ensure accurate information.
Generated an invoicing database, leading to a reduction in processing of over 19 hours biweekly with 100% accuracy.
JC Penney
Project Analyst Plano, TX Nov 2002 - Nov 2004
Forecasted and planned the company's budget using MS Access, Brio and SQL.
Maintained over ten databases daily and monitored users with access.
Devised an Access report identifying suppliers who did not follow instructions on shipping materials to our stores, which lead to a reduction of over $6,000 weekly in costs.
Partnered with other analysts to create an Access query which forecasted 12 months of data and identified materials stored in company warehouses. With the utilization of this report, warehouse managers were able to reduce manpower costs by predicting the number of employees required on a given day.
Verizon Logistics
Senior Buyer Irving, TX Feb 2001 - Nov 2002
Responsible for a group of two MCA’s.
Managed product costs, prices, negotiations, and order management.
Oversaw the functions of product forecasting, supplier relations and customer service to ensure stable company operations.
Awarded and recognized for four monthly awards for exceeding all objectives consecutively.
Education
Data Scientist (boot camp) – Data Science (in progress) December 2020
Flatiron School, Manhattan, New York
Master of Business Administration – Strategic leadership May 2006
Amberton University, Garland, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration – Logistics Management December 2000
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas