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Toronto, Canada Area

• Audited, evaluated and re-engineered the financial bookkeeping processes of an architectural firm. This process culminated in the production of a manual that detailed the new processes and is now the current protocol.

• Conducted business trend research, and synthesized data and related findings into useful reports for the Principal Consultant.
• Assisted the Principal and other consultants in the preparation of financial statements for various clients.
• Integrated qualitative research data, and wrote findings reports on topics such as Talent Management and Business Strategy.
• Provided IT support to the internal office; resolved various technology issues.

• Wrote ‘Help’ text for the company’s online Insurance Application Management System. Identified the needs of the end users, and created a clear and concise information resource.
• Developed the interface design for a web application, that balanced ease of use and functionality considerations.

• Solved an unresolved and persistent complex billing discrepancy, through an elaborate process of information gathering and data filtering to determine the cause and the solution.
• Developed and generated an improved Excel-based report for customers that meaningfully detailed their e-mail hosting usage and activity.

Diploma, Data Science

Excel, SQL, Python (especially Pandas and Scikit-Learn), Tableau. Data mining/analysis capstone project.

Post-Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics, 3.90 Gpa

The program included courses in statistics, SAS programming, computer applications (Excel, Access, Tableau), and marketing, as well as a.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 3.80 Gpa

C++ Programming (2 Courses), Discrete Mathematics, Data Structures, Above 90% All Courses

Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Statistics, Corporate Finance, Above 85% All Courses