KAREKO JOY HILDA MUKAMI
Data Scientist
Nairobi,30
Summary
Hardworking and passionate jobseeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Data Science/Analytics position in a fast paced data intense environment. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
6
6
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Analyst Intern
WLDA(Women Leaders in Data and AI)
Remote, United States
08.2021 - Current
- Presented reports to clients and teammates regarding project progress and results.
- Ran data analysis reports and distributed to management staff.
- Identified, analyzed and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets by finding correlations and visualizing with charts.
- Researched and compiled tailored monthly analytics and reports for senior management with Powerpoint
- Completed filing, data entry and copying for data analyst team.
Benefits Consultant
Enwealth Financial Services Limited
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2015 - 05.2021
- Advised clients on industry and demographic standards for benefits packages to maintain competitive offerings and maximize employee retention.
- Resolved issues and inquiries from plan participants regarding health and welfare benefits and deductions through telephone, email and in-person interactions.
- Organized positions by factors such as salary and status to develop effective categories and operational strategies.
- Grew book of business by 80% percent through establishing and maintaining positive client relationships.
Research and Development Intern
Kenya Ports Authority
01.2014 - 03.2014
- Assisted with Data Entry jobs.
- Collaborated with the Research team to make weekly analysis and reports showing the performance of the Berth and Cargo turnaround Times at the port.
- Made suggestions on improvements of the turnaround times at the stations.
Education
MSc - Statistical Science
Strathmore University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
09.2017 - 07.2019
BSc. - Mathematics (Statistics) and Computer Science
Jomo Kenyatta University
Nairobi 04.2011 - 06.2015
Data Science And AI Fellow - Data Science And AI
Women Techsters Bootcamp
Remote 05.2021 - Current
Skills
Data Mining
Technical Writing
Teamwork
Python for DS software proficiency
Predictive modeling
Tableau
SQL and NOSQL
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Accomplishments
- MY PORTFOLIO (https://joykareko.github.io/Portfolio/)
- Created a trend analysis using Amazon Bestseller Books (2009-2019) data in Python and Tableau to see the trends of different book genres sales on Amazon and how different authors and book genres faired over 10 solid years.
- Investigated Covid19 Data in SQL and Tableau and Python to understand how Africa was fairing in the pandemic.
- Pushed Tech Impact on women through Twitter #womenwhocode sentiment analysis to understand how enthusiastic women felt about Tech careers on Twitter.
- Collaborated with team to make a Voice Assistant using Tkinter as an Interface and extend Natural Language Processing to African Languages.
- Made Predictions on products being bought through customer segmentation and product analysis.
Timeline
Data Analyst Intern
WLDA(Women Leaders in Data and AI)
08.2021 - Current
Data Science And AI Fellow - Data Science And AI
Women Techsters Bootcamp
05.2021 - Current
MSc - Statistical Science
Strathmore University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
09.2017 - 07.2019
Benefits Consultant
Enwealth Financial Services Limited
03.2015 - 05.2021
Research and Development Intern
Kenya Ports Authority
01.2014 - 03.2014
BSc. - Mathematics (Statistics) and Computer Science
Jomo Kenyatta University
04.2011 - 06.2015