Endale B Altaye

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SUMMARY

  • Solid technical knowledge and experience in data science stream with three degrees.
  • Worked as a consultant and coach at Bowling Green State University and as a Business Analytics professional at Eastman Chemical Company. In addition, I worked as an academic staff member for Hawassa University.
  • Expert level knowledge on Statistical Models (Generalized Linear Models, Stochastic Models(e.g Markov Chain), Time Series, MANOVA and lot more), Data Mining (Decision Tree, Random Forest, Cluster and classification algorithms, and lot more) , Linear Integer Programming, Database Processing (e.g SQL queries) and Business Intelligence.
  • Expert level knowledge of R, SAS, SPSS, Tableau, Power BI and basic knowledge of SAS Visualization, Python, Notepad++ and HTML5.
  • 2015 Business Analytics case computation winner and spring 2016 Outstanding Graduate Student award winner.
  • Strong believer of data driven decision making, curious, industrious, fast-learner, cooperative and responsible, adaptive to fast pace and complex environment.

EDUCATION

  • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH May 2016 Master of Science in Business Analytics
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway Aug. 2010 Master of Science in Mathematical Statistics
  • Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia July 2006 Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics

WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant & Coach

  • Centre for Business Analytics, BGSU; Bowling Green, OH Jan – May 2016
    • I had applied text analytics and evaluation analytics on the first task that I received from client. This task was followed by providing Multivariate Multiple Linear Regression Analysis for other client to do predictive analytics. On the most recent one, I had applied Path Analysis in combination with Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) to meet the objectives that our client were having.
  • Maths and Stat Coaching Center, BGSU; Bowling Green, OH August 2014 – May 2016
    • Coaching Business College students who struggle with Mathematics and Statistics (Center Coordinator Jan-May 2016)

Business Analyst

  • Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN May 2015 – August 2015
    • Applied advanced predictive analytics including classification, rare observation detection using local outlier factor and Z-score for supporting the audit team.
    • Prepared interactive platform for each reports using an open source data visualization tool, R Shiny.
    • Training an open source R package for selected Auditors
    • Attended webinars and Seminars on Data Visualization

Department Head of Statistics Program

    Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia July 2013 - July 2014

    • Had used Advanced Analytics to evaluate the Modular Curriculum Implementation in Hawassa University: with a focus on Intentions, Practices, Challenges and Opportunities.
    • Worked on Statistical Analysis of Risk Factors Causing Road Traffic Accidents in Ethiopia, The Case of Addis Ababa - Hawassa High-way Drivers.
    • Administered and Coordinated students and staff members
    • Coordinated Statistical package trainings across the region

Assistant Coordinator of Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Project

    Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia Sept. 2010 - July 2014

    • Collaborated with Professors from NTNU and University of Oslo
    • Coordinated MSc in Mathematical and Statistical Modeling students
    • Trained Master students Latex, Beamer and R software

SKILLS

  • Statistical Modelling (e.g Generalized Linear Models, Stochastic Models(e.g Markov Chain, Queue Theory and more), Time Series Analysis, MANOVA and lot more )
  • Data Mining (e.g Decision Tree, Random Forest, Cluster and Classification algorithms, and lot more)
  • Linear and Integer Programming(Allocation, Blending, Scheduling and lot more)
  • Statistical Packages expert level (R, SAS, SPSS, MINITAB and STATA)
  • Data wrangling and cleansing, Data visualization and Predictive Analytics using R
  • Unstructured data (Text) Analytics
  • Data Visualization using TABLEAU
  • Data Visualization using Power BI
  • Relational Database Operation and SQL
  • Basic skill Level
    • SAS Visualization
    • Python
    • jupyter notebook
    • Notepad++
    • HTML5

AWARDS & HONORS

  • WINNER of James A. Sullivan Award

    • By Department of Applied Statistics and Operation Research at BGSU in recognition for superior scholarship and demonstrated participation, leadership and service to the Department and the professions of Statistics and operations research, May 2016.

  • WINNER of 2015 BGSU Business Analytics Case Competition
    • Over 37,000 bank client’s information analysed during whole summer 2015 beginning April.
    • Applied 5 Statistical and Machine learning models to predict potential subscribers.
    • Applied kmean clustering to do Market Segmentation for marketing campaign.
    • Nominated to be among the top 3 to present at the ‘2015 Best Practices in Business Analytics Symposium in October 2015 at BGSU’ and finally won the competition.
  • Master’s degree CGPA 3.85

PUBLICATION

Endale B Altaye, (2012). “Approximate Recursive algorithm for finding MAP of binary Markov random fields,” Proceeding of the 8th World Congress in Probability and Statistics, Istanbul, Turkey

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