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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Spearheaded the implementation of a loan origination system for a nationally recognized bank in a Scrum Master role, monitoring development and testing in numerous environments through Microsoft Azure DevOps and A/B.
• Assisted multiple work streams to help support a Med-Tech provider with an upgrade to their S/4HANA SAP environment, establishing data requirements/roadmaps and providing analytics support via Power BI & Excel
• Engaged in rigorous trainings regarding Data Engineering (Python, Spark, Hadoop, Docker), Customer Analytics (SQL, Tableau) and Business Strategy to reinforce technical acumen
• Organized multiple in-office events to help promote and engage practitioners within the Philadelphia office.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Conducted 50+ research consultations with a wide range of clients, from undergraduate honor students to PHD researchers, to provide clients with the statistical knowledge and tools to answer questions within their.
• Supported and facilitated workshops for beginner students on the R programming language
• Contributed to internal training materials to provide guidance and insights to future hires on the consultation process

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

• Spearhead the creation and implementation of a brand new inventory system that would be used by a wide range of stakeholders
• Implemented Google Analytics to track the digital experience of customers through the online website
• Used Microsoft Excel to create reports that determine the busiest days/times for the THON store, best-selling products, and inventory costs for the products
• Created forecasting reports based on past inventory orders to determine how much of each product should be ordered for future inventory

Remote

• Synthesized informational guides and documentation for two digital experience tools to be implemented into large Tableau dashboards utilized by a leading healthcare client
• Updated internal and client leadership on team's weekly goals and progress through metrics and Powerpoint decks
• Grew substantial knowledge of popular dashboard and wireframe tools (Tableau, Balsamiq)

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Recruited from the 2020 Nittany AI challenge to build machine learning models using LiDAR and GIS data gathered from numerous GIS data sources and drone simulations gathered utilizing the AirSim (Unreal Engine) framework

• Spearheaded the transition and implementation of a Salesforce CRM for a leading provider in business restoration and remediation services in the Tri-state area.
• Utilized R to perform large data cleansing and processing of old CRM system to be migrated to new Salesforce system
• Presented recommendations to SecureCore CEO Penn State on future website and mobile application improvements based on user experience data and feedback

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• STAT 184 "Introduction to R" Class
• Responsible for grading homework and activities
• Holding office hours for student with questions and/or in need of help with class
• Maintaining strong communication with professor in and out of the classroom

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Statistical Modeling Data Sciences

Statistics and Mathematics Minors

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, School Newspaper (Sports Editor), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National.