Sara Pesavento

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Los Angeles
sarapesavento@gmail.com

Skills

R, Python, C++, SQL, SAS, Stata, Tensorflow/Keras, Git, HTML, CSS, SPSS, Tableau, Unity3D

Coding Activity

About

Data Scientist with B.S. Statistics (3.8 GPA, Cum Laude) from UCLA. Programming knowledge includes R, Python, SQL, Tableau, SAS and other data analysis tools.

Education


M.S. Computer Science

University of Southern California
2020-present

GPA NA/4.00

B.S. Statistics

University of California, Los Angeles
2014-2018

GPA 3.82/4.00

Work Experience


Sr. Analyst

Warner Bros. Entertainment
Mar 2019 - Present • 1 yr 6 mo

  • Determine forecasting methods, predictor variables and statistical model validation techniques to forecast sales for the supply chain
  • Present data model analysis and justification with business leaders
  • Maintain SQL/SAS/R data sources from internal and external databases
  • Provide cross functional statistical analyses and data mining
  • Data visualization in Tableau

Quantitative Data Analyst

Welch Consulting
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019 • 9 mo

  • Data mining and analysis of large economic datasets using STATA programming
  • Performed programming and statistical analysis for client reports

Data Analyst Intern

Twenty20
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 • 3 mo

  • Statistically analyzed growth frameworks and key performance drivers to increase the number of active users for this venture-funded startup
  • Tools used included RJ, Amplitude, Excel, Batch, UX design (Balsamiq), A/B testing

Data Scientist

UCLA Brain Mapping Center
Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 • 10 mo

  • Developed and tested software in R for analyzing brain imaging data
  • Performed statistical analysis on MRI data from Brainsuite using Bitbucket (Git), and R
  • Explored machine learning tools (Tensorflow) in R for further analyzing brain imaging data

Data Analyst

UCLA Aftercare Research Program
Jun 2017 - Sep 2017 • 4 mo

  • Performed data entry, quality checks and control, and statistical analysis of psychiatric treatment data using SPSS and Excel

Projects


Gamers Hub

A Platform built for Gamers and Game Devs

https://gamershub.in

Hack4r

A Platform built for Hackers and Penetration Testers

https://hack4r.com