Rimma Shiptsova
Washington, DC ***** *********@*****.*** 202-***-****
Professional Career Summary
Experienced business analyst and economist with great communica'on and public speaking skills and strong quan'ta've and analy'cal skills with a background in applied math, sta's'cal, and econometric analysis. Worked in academia, government, and the private sector in the USA, Europe, and La'n America. Educa on
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Languages
Spanish Russian
Career Skill Summary
Data Analysis Ac've Listening Grant Proposal Wri'ng Research Cri'cal Thinking Big Data Linking
Financial Risk Analysis Complex Problem Solving Crypto Knowledge Technical Skill Summary
Document Management Tools: JIRA, SharePoint, Confluence, PMBOK Methodologies: Agile/SCRUM, Waterfall
Microso! Office Suite: MS Visio, Visual Basic, Power BI Languages: SQL, SAS
Databases: MS SQL Server 2016, Oracle
Record of Experience
Management/Business Analyst, December 2022- Present, Deparment of Homeland Security FEMA
Gather and analyze workload data to determine allocation procedures such as manpower requirements and documentation processes
Provide recommenda'ons for staffing adjustments to efficiently u'lize workforce u'liza'on
Apply fact finding and inves'ga've techniques
Preparing sta's'cal reports, forecas'ng reports, and historical data charts for management use within the Applicant Service Sec'on
Business Analyst, July 2021 - Present, ANARI, INC
Gather and organize information on problems or procedures
Iden'fy and validate five high poten'al business opportuni'es for stakeholders and develop customized business strategies that are aligned with corporate strategic objec'ves
Perform data mapping and visualiza'on to support effec've decision-making and business insights.
U'lize data mining techniques as part of the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process for gathering, analyzing, and organizing data.
Analyze business or financial data
Business Analyst, July 2011 - January 2020, Wiray Networks (WiFi Services)
Worked with agile development teams; created and managed epics, wrote user stories and acceptance criteria, and created reports
Served as a key liaison between business unit and development groups; facilitated sessions between the users and the different teams involved in the application development for the better understanding business needs and IT processes
Analyzed data gathered and developed solutions or alternative methods of proceeding
Monitored product life cycle ensuring that the product continually meets client needs
Prepared manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy
On-line Faculty, October 2008 - June 2017, University of Phoenix,
Taught courses in economics principles, University 100, statistics, and related areas
Organized and run variety of faculty meetings, discussions, and workshops