MBA from USC with 7 years of industry experience bridging the gap between data and business decision-making.Skilled at using a diverse analytical toolkit (SQL, Python, Excel, and Tableau) to answer complex business questions and measure business outcomes. Deliver data-driven recommendations through metric development and goal setting, forecasting, causal inference, analytical frameworks and data analysis, machine learning, and modeling. Comfort in translating technical concepts and data results into executive-ready communications.Technical Skills• Programming Language: Python (Numpy, Pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, seaborn)• Statistics: Regression, Time Series Forecasting, Experimentation• Machine Learning: Classification, Regression, Clustering• Database: SQL• Data Visualization: Tableau, Oracle Data VisualizationContact me at sophiafr17@gmail.com
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Data Science ManagerGongCalifornia, United States -
Data ScientistGong Nov 2024 - PresentSan Francisco, California, Us
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Scientific Computing VolunteerCalifornia Academy Of Sciences Mar 2023 - PresentSan Francisco, Ca, Us• Evaluated the impact of museum specimens in academic research by processing 400GB of papers, generating reports, updating the database, extracting specimen IDs, and validating results• Developed web scraping and headless download feature for data mining of academic papers, and imported data to an SQL database. Increased paper downloads from 40,000 to 246,000 (515% increase) -
Demand Planner IiHarbisonwalker International Oct 2021 - Nov 2024Moon Township, Pa, Us• Developed a sales pipeline combining 5 large datasets using SQL, enabling cross-functional teams to understand trends, improving YoY forecast metrics by 7%, and expanding forecasted sales volume from 10% to 80%• Created dashboards for forecast metrics, enabling marketing teams to measure new product success, resulting in a $1.1M or 140% increase in one new product's revenue• Automated the sales operations process, reducing data preparation time from 1-3 business days to a button click, improving efficiency across the planning team• Led a cross-functional initiative utilizing MRP systems and BOM solutions to improve supply chain visibility, resulting in a $0.25M increase in profit • Supervised and trained an employee in roadmap planning and goal setting -
Data AnalystHarbisonwalker International Feb 2019 - Oct 2021Moon Township, Pa, Us• Developed a time series forecasting model for raw material prices, reducing price risks for $40M contracts and delivering 8% lower than market price (goal: 4%)• Built regression model on raw material properties, applying quantitative analysis to identify substitutions and improve the product, achieving $29.7M in savings• Created forecasting model to improve working capital metrics, achieving $17.4M (29%) raw material inventory reduction across 35 sites• Collaborated on a vendor-managed inventory (VMI) contract, securing 3-6 months of inventory, enhancing working capital, reducing stock-out and price risks, and achieving a 22% cost advantage over the market average
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BuyerHarbisonwalker International Jul 2017 - Feb 2019Moon Township, Pa, Us• Managed the Procure-to-Pay cycle, executing strategies that drove $52M revenue at 12% below market costs• Oversaw new product qualifications with engineering teams in the manufacturing sector, improving delivery timelines by 41% and exceeding quality targets by 10%
Sophia Zhang Education Details
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University Of Southern CaliforniaMaster Of Business Administration - Mba -
Penn State UniversityGeneral
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Sophia Zhang works for Gong
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Sophia Zhang's current role is Data Science Manager.
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Sophia Zhang attended University Of Southern California, Penn State University.
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Sophia Zhang's colleagues are Hila Ailon, Romi Soffer, Irasema Romero, Ragad El Ibrahim, Judy Ann Abbgy, Cep, Will Isdell, Charlotte Gordon.
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