Economist with 1.5 years work ex looking for a data analyst opening

Resume posted by deepali87

Desired position type: Full-Time
Location: Mumbai Maharashtra, India

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Summary

An economist with the passion and patience for working with large data sets. Proficient with SPSS, Excel, Access etc.

Education

2013 Degree:  Master of Planning Specialization: Urban and Regional PlanningCEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

Percentage: 71.23%

 
2011 Degree:  Master of Arts Major: EconomicsUniversity of Hyderabad, India

GPA: 7.88/ 10

Relevant Quantitative Coursework: Econometrics, Optimization in Economic Theory, Advanced Econometrics, Time Series and Spectral Methods

 
2009 Degree:  Bachelor of Arts Major:  EconomicsSt. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, India

Percentage:  70.17 %

Relevant Quantitative Coursework: Descriptive Statistics, Operations Research, Probability, Elementary Maths and Statistics, Introduction to Econometrics

Experience

Work Experience

Nov’13 – Apr’15 Research Associate, Centre for Urban EquityTasks:

·         Collection and compilation of data

·         Manipulating, cleansing and processing data using SPSS

·         Merging relational datasets using SPSS

·         Analysing raw data, drawing conclusions and writing of reports/ papers

·         Restructuring large datasets through recorded macros in MS Excel

·         Advising on the suitability/ feasibility of methodologies, statistical techniques and suggesting improvements

·         Carrying out specified data processing, statistical techniques, data modeling such as descriptive statistics, cross-tabs, custom tables, regression, logistic regression etc

·         Importing of flat line-sequential ASCII NSSO survey microdata into formats recognisable by any statistical software

·         Occasional creation of maps indicating spatial distribution of data using ArcGIS
May’12 – July’12 Summer Intern, Centre for Research, Development and ConsultancyTasks:

·         Compilation of time-series data into a database

·         Analysing raw data, drawing conclusions and writing of reports/ papers

·         Carrying out specified data processing and statistical techniques

Skills

  • SPSS
  • MS Excel
  • MS Access
  • XL Stat
  • ArcGIS
  • Google Earth