
Philana Williams

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About me
Deals Technology & Data Solutions Senior Associate at PwC
Education

University of Southern California
2020 - 2021Master of Science - MS Applied Data Science 3.37
University of Southern California
2016 - 2020Bachelor of Science - BS Industrial and Systems Engineering, Information Systems 3.42
Experience

University of Southern California
Mar 2017 - Jun 2018Digitized a wide range of rare materials from rare manuscripts using highly sophisticated imaging equipment, permitting these materials to be accessible via the USC Digital Library website. Post-processed digitized files to ensure accuracy and completeness, using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, and Adobe Bridge Catalogued collections of 4000+ digitized items, using Content DM project client, allowing these documents to be searchable via the USC Digital Library website
USC Digital Library: Imaging Assistant
Dec 2017 - Jun 2018USC Digital Library: Metadata Assistant
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

SierraConstellation Partners, LLC
Mar 2018 - Sept 2019CRM Administrator/Marketing InternI verified and reconciled data entered into our CRM system and aided the migration of data into our CRM system from other platforms (Outlook, Excel, G-suite, MailChimp, etc). I assessed various options for optimizing and customizing our CRM system to aid the workflow of marketing managers and consultants

PwC
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018Start Advisory InternCollaborated with our human capital team to assess and meet demand for advisory resources within our Industrial Products and Services market team of 1500+ people. Aided staffing decision by pulling availability, project end dates, and scheduling information from Microsoft Excel and other firm specific software on a weekly basis. Engaged in corporate responsibility by teaching middle-school aged children about financial literacy and budgeting

University of Southern California
Dec 2018 - Dec 2019USC Trojan Marching Band: Section LeaderI host weekly sectionals in order to boost the overall playing ability of the clarinet sectionI participate in performances that invigorate school spirit, fundraise, and/or support local community eventsI manage and allocate the limited supply of 18 clarinet players to perform at over 100 gigs throughout the school yearI set and communicate expectations laid out by band leadership to our beginning and general membersI hold myself and others accountable for being a model of musicianship and upholding the Trojan Marching Style Show less

PwC
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019Forensic Technology Solutions InternLoaded, verified, and reconciled large volumes of data from multiple enterprise data sources using SQL serverProfiled enterprise data for data quality, and corrected data quality issues using Alteryx Designer, a data transformation toolCreated visualizations using Tableau Desktop, in order to summarize key insights from large volumes of enterprise data

University of Southern California
May 2020 - Dec 2021I provided supplementary instructional support for students taking ISE 382 -- an introductory database systems course. Duties and responsibilities included hosting office hours, exam reviews, and providing timely feedback on ERD models and SQL scripts. Debugged code and provided technical support for students taking ITP 115-- an introductory programming course taught using python Provided timely feedback on student programming assignments and evaluated them for performance, code structure, and styleRegularly communicated student performance and concerns to course instructors to facilitate a better student experience Developed python grading scripts and provide weekly feedback for the 75+ students taking DSCI 510 — an introductory programming course offered to graduate students in the Data Science program. Collaborated with a project team to develop a website for the Center of Systems and Software Engineering at USC.For this project we use HTML/CSS and other technologies for web development and GitHub for project workflow and version control.Project members were also responsible for submitting daily reports to our project lead for progress tracking purposes
Course Producer for Database Systems: Concepts, Implementation, and Design
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021Information Technology Program Teaching Assistant
Aug 2019 - Dec 2021Computer Science Teaching Assistant
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020Center for Systems and Software Engineering: Developer
May 2020 - Aug 2020

PwC
Jan 2022 - nowI use my background in data analytics to help clients fulfill financial reporting requirements required for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Deals Technology & Data Solutions Senior Associate
Jul 2024 - nowDeals Technology & Data Solutions Associate
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
Licenses & Certifications
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftApr 2023 - View certificate

Digital Acumen
PwCAug 2019 - View certificate

Human-Centered Design
PwCMay 2022 - View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
MicrosoftMay 2022 - View certificate

Bachelor of Science
University of Southern CaliforniaAug 2020 - View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
MicrosoftMay 2022 - View certificate

Master of Science
University of Southern CaliforniaDec 2021 - View certificate

Trifacta Wrangler Certification
TrifactaMay 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Philana WilliamsGates Millennium Scholar Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship Foundation Apr 2016 This scholarship, for which I am apart of the last cohort to receive, covers the full cost of attendance to any university recipients receive admittance to. This also scholarship provides fellowships for scholar's pursing advance degrees in Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Library Science, Mathematics, Public health or Science.
- Awarded to Philana WilliamsUSC Questbridge Scholar Questbridge Apr 2016
Volunteer Experience
Pre-College Initiative Chair
Issued by National Society of Black Engineers on Apr 2017
Associated with Philana Williams
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