Advanced Skills in Math, Statistics, and Data Analysis for Career Growth
Discover the journey of a dedicated individual with a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Applied Statistics. Learn about their work experience, insights on balancing full-time work and studies, and the benefits of working at Urban Outfitters. Explore the roles and responsibilities of a marketing researcher and examples of exciting projects in the field. Receive valuable suggestions to enhance your skills in time series forecasting, operations research, experimental designs, and data mining.
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Educational Background Rowan University : BS in Mathematics with a concentration in Applied Math, Statistics and Operations Research Villanova University MS candidate in Applied Statistics 6 core classes 4 Electives Need to pass a comprehensive exam to graduate Offer assistantships for the Masters Program A lot of emphasis on Pharma Highest Degree is Master : limited selection of classes Great teachers
Work Background Before Urban Telamerica Media | Business Analyst Conduct ad hoc research projects requested by management. Write queries in SQL Server to obtain relevant data to analyze and assist managers in making decisions. Develop methods of analyzing data sets such as trend analysis of cable subscribers and monthly impression totals. AKA A lot of excel reporting and Macro coding My thoughts on working full time and going to school full time It s hard Prepare to give up your social life for a year or 2 It feels nice to get paid instead of incurring loans Get experience at the same time Regrets????..... Maybe
Benefits of working at Urban Mischinski_Julianne_Sadie_November132013
Roles and Responsibilities of a Marketing Researcher Working with multiple departments on different research projects Weekly reports Creating Dashboards for multiple marketing departments It s always a different and not mundane Update and recalibrate existing models DATA CLEANING/ scrubbing / hygiene
Examples of Projects Testing the Effectiveness of the different types of on campus events Create a forecasting model for online sales and sessions Create a metric or score to determine when we should stop e- mailing customers Paid Search Optimization (which Terms have the bigger ROI) Determine how many people to have on schedule at call centers Customer scoring Analysis of Social Media Effects
Suggestions Time Series And Forecasting Operations Research Experimental Designs Data Mining Programming Background SQL knowledge Bring class projects to your interview Don t do all your statistics projects on sports!! Search for jobs with a Statistics department or hiring statisticians
