Shelby K.

Experience

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  Boomtown Auto Sales Inc

  May 2012 - May 2017

  Information Systems Secretary

  • Created standards and a data dictionary for the housing of company data• Created the systems to provide operational and financial reports for the efficient management of the operation• Trained staff members to ensure data and process integrity in support of the reporting system

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  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

  May 2017 - Dec 2017

  Business Engineer Configuration Intern

  • Updated queries weekly in Microsoft Access by using SQL to identify medical codes• Ran daily reports to verify model upgrades on production environment• Audited SharePoint site to ensure medical coding was updated for medical policy changes• Participated in weekly departmental meeting to ensure production activity throughout different teams could be migrated to existing environments

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  International Paper

  Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Data Analyst Specialist II

  • Created a Power BI dashboard to guide improvements of UX/UI design through key metrics of internal global sales team user interaction• Served as SCRUM Master implementing an Agile methodology to rebuild applications for sales representatives around the globe• Facilitated discussions on best practices concerning customizable applications between departments• Reconfigured SharePoint site for easily accessing project materials, timelines, and critical objectives• Streamlined the Application Lifecycle Management tests resulting in a decrease of over 20 days in testing time Show less

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  Department of Analytics at Louisiana State University

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Practicum Project SCRUM Master (Master's Project)

  • Utilized Jupyter Notebooks to clean and formulate industrial data from chemical and service industry, >1 million data points • Designed Tableau dashboards to display key performance indicators and highlight relevancy to company growth• Developed time series forecast in Tableau for inventory management• Integrated and presented Tableau dashboard to C-level officers for improved decision making• Assembled Agile training material for team members to understand the specific needs and implement knowledge of the SCRUM Framework Show less

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  Cognizant

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  Senior Associate

  • Collaborated with stakeholders to transition from legacy Excel reporting to a sophisticated Power BI dashboard with multi-user support, improved functionality, and writeback capabilities using Power On• Developed a multi-metric cost-benefit analysis dashboard in Databricks using SQL to optimize AWS cluster scheduling for project involving 8+ developers• Oversaw a cross-functional team, employing Agile methodologies, to prioritize deliverables, address challenges, adhere to budget constraints, and ensure the highest standard of output• Served as Project Manager with a small team of developers, achieving a significant milestone of reducing manual testing from 30 days to 2 days via an automated test framework• Learned internal regression tool requiring proper data cleaning and preparation within two weeks and presented findings to senior management using Jupyter notebooks• Compiled documentation in SharePoint, resulting in reduced ramp-up times for new project additions Show less

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  Torch Technologies, Inc.

  Jan 2023 - now

  Data Scientist