kijahre fikiri

Data Analyst - Business Oriented - Estimation and Prediction based Background

Data analyst with history as a project estimator and skills in management, Excel, Python, and html from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Enjoys cleaning data (from structured to raw) to find practical insights. Seeking a position with a firm that has a training and growth culture where I can combine my developer, estimator, and management skills. Strengths include problem solving, the self-motivation needed to meet deadlines and, a genuine love of data.

Portfolio

Projects

Credit Risk Analysis (Looking at known data, I am using linear regression and random forest models to predict potential credit default)

Estimator Project (Personal Project Bridging my Estimator and Developer Skills using Python and a Google API)

Cryptocurrencies (Using Principal Component Analysis to consolidate data and K-means Clustering to segment Crypto currencies)

Live Demo Projects

Bike Share (Using Python and Tableau, Altered Large CSV File and Created Visualizations to Determine Trends)

BioDiversity (Using HTML and javaScript, created an interactive fictitious website/html with dynamic content)

Mapping Earthquakes (Using an API and GeoJson data collected to create an interactive earthquake map)

Electrical Management Projects

The Essex (Electrical Work and Management Experience)

Berkeley City College (Electrical Work and Management Experience)

MLK at UC Berkeley (Electrical Work and Management Experience)

About Me

Transitioning from a twenty six year career as an electrician and manager into analytics work. Data is insightful and rewarding. The trouble shooting aspect pairs well with my work ethic and tenacity. Able to communicate and simplify tech ideas to executives. My dream is to find a position that leverages all my skills as a Project Manager.

Resume

Education

Berkeley Extension | Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Certificate

Learned methods to create practical reports and visualizations of data sets from various business disciplines using VBA, Python, R, Spark, and JavaScript. We leveraged statistical querying tools to display important business trends.

University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business | Jun 2020 - May 2022

B.S. Business Administration

At Haas, I learned data analytics, economics, accounting, finance, marketing, business communication, management practices of organizations, and negotiations techniques. Haas is consistently recognized as a top ten business school. We were exposed to simulations, case studies and group projects. Berkeley is a research college, so most of the curriculum was curated by our professors own research.

Alameda County Joint Electrician Training (Net Zero Center) | July 1996 - July 2001

Certified Electrician (California State Licensed Electrician)

Learned methods of wiring residential, commercial and industrial systems. Conduit bending, rigging, solar, fire alarm systems, series and parallel circuit theory, motor controls and PLC. This was a rigorous 5 five-year program.

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