
Education & Special Training
I view learning as a never ending adventure to better yourself. Once someone stops learning they stop growing. So in order to operate at a level which outperforms the norm one must always be continued in their education.
2022 - Business Science University
Data Science for Business | Base R Certificate of Completion (pt1)
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Measures:
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central tendency (mean, median, mode)
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spread (standard deviation)
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Histograms (frequency distributions)
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Relationship between the data for 2 features / variables (correlation)
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Bias, & Variance
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Over and Under Sampling
DATA WRANGLING:
(Importing, Cleaning, Preparing, & Manipulating Data): dplyr, tidyr, forcats, stringr, lubridate, purrr, broom,
MODELING, MACHINE LEARNING & FORCASTING:
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Parsnip
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Linear Based Algorithms - Linear Regression & GLM
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Tree Based Algorithms - Decision Tree, Random Forest, XGBoost
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SVG Models- Radial Basis
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Customer Segmentation with lm, K-Means Clustering & UMAP
COMMUNICATIONS:
Data Visualization & Report Building using ggplot2, R-Markdown, and Shiny Web Dashboards
2022 - Regis University
125 SH - Bachelors Computer Science
2005 - Network Certificate Computer Networking
125 Semester hrs -Unofficial Transcripts available upon request
GPA = 3.1
Not currently attending due to Data Science Training
May 2005
UDEMY
2022 - Tableau 2020 For Data Science
2022 - Microsoft PowerBI Desktop for Business Intelligence
Tableau 2020 For Data Science
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Create Interactive Dashboards
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Create Storylines
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Work with Data Blending in Tableau
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Create Table Calculations
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Work with Parameters
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Create Dual Axis Charts
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Create Calculated Fields in a Blend
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Work with Timeseries Data (two methods)
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Creating Data Extracts in Tableau
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Understand Aggregation, Granularity, and Level of Detail
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Adding Filters and Quick Filters
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Create Data Hierarchies
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Adding Actions to Dashboards (filters & highlighting)
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Assigning Geographical Roles to Data Elements
Microsoft PowerBI Desktop for Business Intelligence
Connect & Transform Raw Data
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Grouping & Aggregating Data
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Pivoting & Unpivoting
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Modifying, Merging & Appending Queries
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Defining Hierarchies & Categories
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Query Editing & Power BI Best Practices
Relational Data Model
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Data ("Fact") Tables vs. Lookup ("Dimension") Tables
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Creating Power BI Table Relationships
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Active vs. Inactive Relationships
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Relationship Cardinality
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Connecting Multiple Data Tables
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Filtering & Cross-Filtering
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Data Modeling & Power BI best Practices
Calculated Fields with DAX
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Intro to Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
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Calculated Columns vs. Measures
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Row Context vs. Filter Context in Power BI
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DAX Syntax & Operators
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Common Power BI Functions
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Basic Date & Time Formulas
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Logical & Conditional Statements
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Text, Math & Stats Functions
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CALCULATE, ALL & FILTER Functions
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DAX Iterators (SUMX, AVERAGEX)
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Time Intelligence Formulas
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DAX & Power BI Best Practices
Interactive Power BI Reports
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Matrix Visuals
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Slicers & Timelines
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Cards & KPIs
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Power BI Map Visuals (Basic, Fill, ArcGIS)
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Treemaps, Lines, Areas & Gauges
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Editing Report interactions
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Adding Drill through Filters
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Linking to Report Bookmarks
2005- Motorola iDen System School
System Sales Associate
Motorola iDen System School
Field of Study: Telecommunications
2001 - NASCE
Certified-NASCE Telecomm Executive
NASCE - National Association of Communication System Engineers
July 2001 - August 2002
Field of Study: Telecommunications Technology
2001 - Cross Market Managemet
Certificate - Telecommunications Systems and Services
Certificate - Data Communications and Systems
Field of Study: Telecommunications and Data Networks
1993- US Army Aviation Logistics School
Diploma - (68X10) Helicopter | Armament Repair
1993 - Diploma
64X10 - Armament Electrical Systems Repairer
Field of Study: Mechanics and Repairers, General