Evan Czopek

Experience

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  Artel

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Lab Technician and Data Analyst Intern
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  Innovative Decisions, Inc.

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Quantitative Analyst Intern
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  Capital One

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Business Analyst Intern
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  Capital One

  Feb 2018 - now

  DIRECTOR (JULY 2024 - PRESENT)SENIOR MANAGER (October 2022 - JULY 2024)• Leading an analyst team responsible for the application underwriting policy of Spark Business Card products, approving >>$1B of credit lines to small businesses every year.• Leading architecture for Python-based “open source” analysis in local organization, an initiative that stretches into data production and operational software. Owner of “office hours” for technology support for analysts and “code review forum” for ongoing governance of local Python development.• Co-leading talent and performance management activities in local organization. • Co-led design of technology training currently included in Capital One’s Analyst Development Program, teaching foundational skills to 300+ associates annually.• Previously led analyst team that delivered a new underwriting strategy for credit line management, currently used across lined Spark Business Card portfolio. Show less SENIOR MANAGER (July 2022 - October 2022)BUSINESS MANAGER (July 2020 - July 2022)SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST (August 2019 - July 2020)• Founded a team to centrally evaluate new opportunities in technology across Capital One's lines of business, growing from just me to fully scoped analyst team by end of 2022. The team applied advanced analytics (using machine learning, big data, etc.) to help leaders make better decisions; we were a group of general strategists who partnered with specialists (Product Managers and Tech leads) to build new internal products (ML models, apps, datasets, etc.).• In 2020, 2021 and 2022 associates spent around 10,000 hours per year in cross-platform technology training courses I helped organize or teach. Topics included Databricks/Spark, AWS, Snowflake, Python programming, data visualization and applied machine learning. Participants ranged from entry-level Analysts to Vice Presidents. I took an active role in all aspects of the core technology training offered for the Analyst Development Program at Capital One (50+ hours of instruction, 200+ analysts per year). Show less SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST (January 2019 - August 2019)BUSINESS ANALYST (February 2018 - January 2019)• Helped build analytical and operational infrastructure from ground up for Credit Program that went from launch to granting >$1B annualized exposure in less than 18 months. • Developed a package of Python/Spark analytical tools, streamlining repetitive tasks and improving reproducibility of analysis. Built a user base of dozens of analysts before helping translate key capabilities to organization-wide internal platform.• Managed migration of legacy enterprise systems to new, cloud-based systems. Took primary role, locally, in the improvement of old processes and establishing new ones using AWS S3/EC2, Snowflake, Databricks and Python/Spark. • Was leading advocate for the introduction of Spark-based, cloud supported programming techniques and principles in analysis, and migration to internal Spark-based platforms for marketing operations. Operational transformations were essential to the to launch into new customer acquisitions channels.• Worked on multiple whiteboard-to-market analysis projects that transformed methods of valuations and product testing. Researched and implemented new statistical techniques in credit analysis. Show less

  • Director, Analysis - Small Business Card

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager, Analysis - Platforms, Data and Machine Learning

    Aug 2019 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Business Analyst - Card Marketing & Acquisitions

    Feb 2018 - Aug 2019