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Geneva, Switzerland

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Full stack development of data validation & analytics tools, building out datasets to interactive dashboards, configuring actions on objects, eliciting tool requirements from end users, creating rules that flag inconsistent data.- Built end-to-end data (ETL) pipelines within PySpark to better fit desired data and insights, standard processes, and data governance practices.- Ad-hoc root cause analysis on data inconsistencies or incorrect pipeline logic, finding and resolving previous errors, and simplifying and improving code with considerations for downstream implications, often using SQL as a querying method.- Executed company-wide schema changes and migrations, troubleshooting data connections and data lineage issues. - Designed and automated monthly/quarterly reporting processes by developing interactive dashboards and precise metrics through TypeScript.- Elicited requirements for various projects across departments in order to make systematic and analytical improvements.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Independently developed an HR initiative aimed to develop the technological and analytical skills of HR Managers across the Midwest in order to align various departments on reporting and analytics practices with the goal of better understanding root cause of retention issues and other metrics. • Executed analytics projects with HR and finance teams regarding hire and term data, application data, and financial data to understand root cause and cost of turnover – often running and querying various HR reports to add new data and find deeper analytics.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Strategized and organized department-wide events via presentations, surveys (Google Forms, Qualtrics), and managing communications with respective third parties to increase international program engagement. • Assisted program coordination with incoming and outgoing Executive MBA students to and from partner universities in Austria and China by managing student data and guiding visa processes using PeopleSoft, Slate, and academic platforms such as Canvas.• Leveraged technical expertise via Google Sheets/Excel and AppsScript (Java) to optimize technical workflows, automate processes, and foster enhanced efficiency throughout the team.• Prepared program coordinators for international travel, and developing presentations to be given in international contexts.

University Of Eastern Finland

• Chairman of an 8-member international team that analyzed the experience of an expatriate in order to understand the best possible ways of increase engagement between international and local communities, and create opportunities for better integration. • Generated applicable strategies for increasing satisfaction in all aspects of student life, developed deliverables that were eventually implemented at the University of Eastern Finland.

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

• Engaged with 40,000 followers of social media accounts through social media posts, blogs, and informative marathon training videos, as well as brand content representation.• Based on effectiveness of marketing initiatives, strategically communicate information about events as they are planned, communicating registration information, and training plans and resources.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Created media that spreads awareness and advocacy for people in abusive households and unstable situations.• Developed a guide for social media networking, development of brand, and management of representatives.

Dakota County, Minnesota, United States

• Interviewed 40+ families per shift, 90% of the time in Spanish.• Communicated sensitive questions revolving around ethnicity and homeownership to racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities, and maintained data and information confidentiality.• Wrote an op-ed in the Star Tribune based on the shortcomings of the Census Enumeration processes based on my experience in this role.

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States

Bachelor'S Degree, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Human Resources, International Business

Activities and Societies: Women in Business GLOBE (International Student Group) UBAC (Business Analytics Club) Model UN John Quincy Adams.

Management And Technology, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Activities and Societies: Business Analytics Association, Carlos CorredoresAttended an intense and immersive year long exchange program.