PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

Data analytics specialist with skills in algorithm development, data mapping, data science, predictive analytics, machine learning and data management.  Experience in industries including healthcare, marketing, advertising, financial services, education and international trade. Reputation for keen attention to detail and tireless determination in solving problems with a data-driven mindset.  Recognized for thriving in diverse, fast-paced, ever-changing work environments.  Fluency in German and basic proficiency in Spanish. 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Freelance 

United States 

05/2020 - Present

Data Analyst

• Open to data analytics and data analysis projects nationwide

 

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity 

Des Moines, IA 

02/2020 - 05/2020

Data Analytics Intern

• Cleansed years of raw home project data through filtering, categorizing and error correcting 

• Extracted and added in historical property values from county assessor website

• Generated additional data for analysis using spreadsheet statistical functions

• Mined data for correlations between home repair costs and ROI via regression analysis

• Produced final report including results, recommendations and Tableau visualizations

 

Principal Financial Group 

Des Moines, IA 

01/2015 - 10/2015

Retirement Specialist

• Researched and provided annuity account data to clients and financial advisors 

• Updated financial advisors on activation status of newly sold annuities

• Processed annuity death claims, withdrawals and portfolio changes

 

First National Bank 

Johnston, IA 

06/2011 - 01/2015

Retail Banker

• Examined account data to answer customer banking questions

• Conducted financial transactions with speed and accuracy

• Adhered to security protocols to safeguard assets and confidential data

 

Hibu 

Cedar Rapids, IA 

08/2010 - 06/2011

Campaign Coordinator 

• Verified search engine marketing (SEM) contracts and copy sheets for accuracy 

• Calculated budget estimates for potential SEM campaigns

 

Google 

Remote 

Contract, 08/2009 - 08/2010

Ads Quality Rater - German Language 

• Evaluated Google pay-per-click (PPC) ads for relevancy to corresponding search keywords

• Inspected overall quality of advertiser websites

 

German American Chamber of Commerce 

Houston, TX 

08/2008 - 02/2009

International Project Management Intern

• Organized conference attended by US Secretary of Energy and Vice Chancellor of Germany 

• Laid groundwork for German-American solar energy business partnerships

• Composed chamber press releases and Texas economic reference material

 

People Element 

Denver, CO 

05/2007 - 07/2008

Research Project Specialist

• Supervised survey timelines for data collection

• Cleansed raw data from surveys for reporting

• Created comprehensive business intelligence reports for major healthcare clients

 

EF Education 

Cambridge, MA 

09/2005 - 03/2007

Tour Consultant

• Collected data from travelers in Italy for competitive research purposes 

• Served as initial sales contact to prospective clients

• Received departmental award for achieving first sale of the season

 

Diakonie 

Germany 

09/2004 - 08/2005

Volunteer

• Administered care to physically and mentally disabled adults

• Managed a home for at-risk youth

 

EDUCATION

 

• University of Iowa 

  • MS Business Analytics 

  • 2021 (anticipated)

• University of Iowa 

  • Grad Certificate Business Analytics 

  • 2019

• University of Iowa 

  • BBA Marketing, 2004

  • BA German, 2004

• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität 

  • 2002

  • Study Abroad Year​

 

SKILLS 

 

• Software:

  • Excel, Google Sheets, Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, JMP Pro, Oracle APEX, Tableau, Rattle, Jira, Asana, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams

• Programming:

  • R, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS

• Analytics:

  • Algorithm Development, Data Mapping, Data Science, Data Mining, Advanced Statistics, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Optimization, Machine Learning, Decision Trees, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, Artificial Neural Networks, Random Forest, Bagging, Boosting, Clustering, Association Analysis, Database Design & Management    

• Languages:

  • English, German, Spanish 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

• Des Moines Data & Analytics

• Des Moines Tableau User Group

• Young Professionals Connection, Greater Des Moines Partnership