Cannel Maina
Data Scientist
Nairobi,30
Summary
I'm a proficient financial analyst, aspiring to grow my career in Investment banking , Data Analytics and Asset Management business lines. I hope to gain practical skills, experience, and insights in the fields of finance, investment and risk analysis. My dream is to work with a growing company, to develop professionally in both skill and experience. I excel at both analyzing financial data and communicating with clients to understand their needs and present solutions .
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Implementation Specialist
Ezen Financials
Nairobi, Kenya
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Helping companies go live with stipulated deadlines.
- Conversant with real estate commercial tax system.
- Integration of bulk Sms APIs with the system.
- Integration of Bank APIs and Mpesa daraja API with the system.
- Help clients with maintaining their books of account.
- presentation and story telling ability of the system.
Data Scientist
Freelance
Nairobi, Kenya
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Experience with working with various data storage tools such as SQL ,in database administration and reverse engineering.
- Team player able to collaborate with various version control system such as git and github.
- Statistical analysis using excel ,in data cleaning, regression modelling and linear programming.
- Advanced knowledge in time series Analysis, working with various models such as ARIMA model ,ARCH, GARCH model and the lubridate package in R.
- I have also been able to juggle across various tools such as eviews ,minitab and spss.
- Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms, regression, cluster Analysis and classification.
- Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
- Tested and validated models for accuracy of predictions in outcomes of interest.
- Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses Using various visualization tools such as Microsoft PowerBI , tableau and other libraries such as matplotlibpyplot ,seaborn ,ggpplot2 and Tstudio packages both in R and python.
- Presented findings orally and in writing with advanced mathematical model.
- Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data (data understanding and interpretation).
Property Manager
Paragon Property Management ltd
Nairobi, 30
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Scheduled maintenance and renovation with minimal interruption to tenants
- Collected rent payments, reaching out to tenants who missed due dates and turning over to debt collectors as necessary increasing the rent collection by more than 30%.
- Manage yearly service budget and negotiate contracts with construction, maintenance and utilities companies
- Monitored timely receipt and reconciliation of rent collections in accordance with landlord and resident statutes.
- Completed final move-out walk-throughs with tenants to identify required repairs.
- Maintained sufficient number of units market-ready for lease.
- Maintained operational facilities attractive to potential tenants by organizing regular maintenance, major repairs and capital improvement projects.
- Verified income, assets and expenses and completed file tracking sheet for each applicant.
- Coordinated with janitorial and engineering staff on maintenance and upkeep.
ENUMERATOR
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Nairobi, Kenya
08.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted people in filling out surveys with complete and accurate information.
- Traveled door-to-door in assigned communities and requested participation in census interview, clearly explaining process and purpose.
- Planned efficient visitation routes by studying maps of assigned areas, reaching more than 48 community households per day.
- Contacted interviewees to rectify survey issues and ask follow-up questions.
- Explained questions in better detail for interviewees to allow truthful answers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Murang'a High School
Murang'a 01.2013 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Financial Engineering
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
Nairobi 09.2017 - 12.2021
Skills
Proficiency in MS Office
Forex trading and Cryptocurrency
Python and R programming
Financial Modelling
Power BI, Tableau
SQL
GitHub
Timeline
Software Implementation Specialist
Ezen Financials
01.2022 - 08.2022
Data Scientist
Freelance
11.2020 - 02.2022
ENUMERATOR
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
08.2019 - 08.2019
Property Manager
Paragon Property Management ltd
08.2019 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Financial Engineering
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
09.2017 - 12.2021
High School Diploma -
Murang'a High School
01.2013 - 12.2016