HAWAZIN AL-ABBASI

LOS ANGELES, CA 517-***-**** adrdp6@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/hawazin-alabbasi

SUMMARY

Senior Data Analyst and Project Manager bringing 20 years of experience working on projects that solve stakeholder problems and deliver business value. Technical expertise in Python, SQL, and Tableau, with proven success providing actionable data insights that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in business growth for organizations. Through open collaboration with business leaders and fellow data colleagues, I get the "why" of a data request and work relentlessly to properly address that request through real-time data visualizations and analyses. Multicultural and multilingual skills with fluency in English and Arabic. Backed with a solid academic education.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Microsoft Excel (advanced), SPSS, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Dashboarding, Kanban, PostgreSQL, PL/SQL, PeopleSoft Development, Visio, NVivo, PowerPoint, MSWord, Knowledge of (Bigdata, Hadoop, Hive, Spark)

Data Methods: Statistical analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, data visualization, presentation design, data cleaning, data discovery, data exploration, data modeling, A/A test, A/B testing, and t-tests.

Project Management: Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.

ANALYTICS EXPERIENCES

Senior Data Analyst (Contractor) March 2021 - November 2022

SMART Leaders Solutions LLC, Lincoln, NE

Researched, analyzed, recommended, and selected technical approaches for solving challenging development and integration learning technology.

Formed hypotheses, and tested ideas to determine the viability of operation outcome, consequence the productivity increased by 10% after implementation.

Compiled, studied, inferred large amounts of data, converted the data into actionable insights, and assist in predicting and modeling future outcomes.

Information Technology System Specialist (Contract) May 2018 – October 2018

NEUNL University, Lincoln, NE

Conducted data analysis by using Tableau and SQL queries to support all phases of SDLC.

Presented presentations concerning ad-hoc research and findings from disparate sources to upper-level management.

Built and maintained a variety of self-serve dashboards and regularly performed ad hoc analyses to support the executive team's decisions.

Implemented security guidelines by using user filters and row-level security, reducing private data exposure by 73%.

Instructional Analyst Specialist II (Contract) February 2015 – October 2017

San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, CA

Managed the “Workability” project to identify long-range goals and specific objectives to facilitate students learning and long-term development.

Reviewed and updated learning models, strategies, metrics, and project management KPIs, collaborating with leadership to meet the overall goal of a 5% increase in students’ performance according to the state standards.

Business System Analyst June 2011 – December 2014

M&Y Care, LLC, Lansing, MI

Analyzed user requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis to improve business performance.

Identified procedural areas of improvement through customer data, using SQL to help improve the profitability of the insurance sales program by 8%

Automated a report for the Insurance Sales Team using filters, parameters, and calculated sets that automatically qualified sales leads, improving conversion rate by 17%

Delegated ad-hoc assignments and oversaw stakeholder reports and solution implementation.

Additional Experience: Senior IT Trainer (2008-2010) & Software Programmer, Developer (2001-2008)

HAWAZIN AL-ABBASI

LOS ANGELES, CA 517-***-**** adrdp6@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/hawazin-alabbasi

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Data Analytics Tutor March 2021- Present

Wyzant Online Tutoring Services, Chicago, IL

Design and deliver Analytics training programs according to students' needs to develop their performance.

Monitor students’ performance and provide appropriate feedback through performance tracking software to improve their progress.

Recognized for reaching a 100% satisfaction score from students’ reviews on Wyzant.

Adjunct Faculty of Computer Science and Software Engineering December 2015- Sep 2017

Los Rios Community College Sacramento, CA

Taught computer science and business Analytics courses, and developed courses, materials, and training programs to support the classroom and technical subject matter.

Facilitated online discussions with students and assess student learning through various methods.

Information Technology Instructor (Contract) December 2018 – November 2021

Lincoln Public School District, Lincoln, NE

Developed relevant metrics that help the team see how they are progressing and provided management insight regarding the performance of the team continually.

Discovered new strategies and tracking methods for assessing students’ performance and designed new learning models accordingly.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Management Information System Management Walden University Minneapolis, MN 2018

Master of Science in Management Information Systems Coventry University Coventry, UK 2009

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Al-Mansour University College Baghdad, Iraq. 1994

CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Data Analytics Certification Thinkful Remote 2022

Produced and presented professional projects and presentations from concept to completion focused on business forecasting, price modeling, and statistical analysis.

Developed skillsets in data analytics systems including Pandas, Excel, PostgreSQL, Tableau, and Python, as well as methodologies including dashboarding, performance tracking, data wrangling, cleaning, and analysis.

Agile Certified Practitioner PMI Certificate no. 299****-****

Project Management Professional PMP, PMI, Certificate no. 285****-****

Big Data Hadoop and Spark Scala Certificate data flair Certificate no: DF180432 2019

Python for Data Science and Analysis Data Camp Certificate #7,397,044 2018

Microsoft SQL Server Certificate Udemy Certificate # UC-G8CXEN8V 2018

Business Analysis Fundamentals Udemy Certificate Certificate # UC-YSL2ZT4E 2018

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