Joseph E. Pavlack
**** ******* ****** *****, ******, VA 20191
*******@**.*** 571-***-****
EDUCATION:
VIRGINIA TECH, PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (Class of 2020)
Major: Business Information Technology: Decision Support Systems (Cumulative GPA: 3.67)
WORK/PROJECT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
OPERATIONS RESEARCH INTERN – SYSTEMS PLANNING & ANALYSIS, INC. (May – Aug 2019)
Created simulation models to support U.S. and Australian Navy using proprietary software and computer language
Contributed to development of kill-chain modeling framework
Tested concurrence in model behaviors between analytic tools to assess alignment
BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST – INSPIREFLY (Feb – Dec 2019)
Worked with different departments to develop internal accounting and audit procedures
Conducted market analysis and developed revenue forecasting model
ELECTION DATA PROJECT – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (2015-2016)
Worked with colleague to process election primary results to predict general election results by state
Invited to present project at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Data was mined/processed using Microsoft Excel, Python, ArcMap, and ArcScene
FALL DATA COMPETITION – VIRGINIA TECH (Nov 2018)
Worked with two other students to utilize a D.C. housing dataset to perform a multiple regression analysis between housing prices and multiple independent variables. Used Python, R, and Tableau
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Excel/VBA – Programming, User Interface Development, Optimization, Pivot Tables
VB.NET/C# – Control Structures, OOP, Access Database Integration (SQL), MDI, LINQ
Java/Python/R – Sorting Algorithms, Predictive Text, Interfaces, Data scraping, Jupyter Notebook
Geospatial Analysis – ArcMap/ArcScene/ERDAS
Web-Based DSS – HTML, JavaScript, PHP, D3, AJAX
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS:
International Baccalaureate MYP Certification (South Lakes High School, Reston, VA)
Eagle Scout – Highest rank of the Boy Scouts of America (Troop 1313, Reston, VA)
The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area Incorporated Scholarship Recipient (Herndon, VA)
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers
Amazon Warehouse Services Educate Program – In Progress
COMMUNITY:
100+ Hours Volunteering at the Closet Thrift Store in Herndon, Virginia
Led Barton Hill (Reston, VA) Path Restoration Project (Eagle Scout Project)
Member of the inspireFly, BIT, and MusiTech club at Virginia Tech