Connor Penny

Experience

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  Fisherman's Wharf Marina

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Deckhand

  -Repaired vital components of the marina such as the fuel line, walkways, and handrails-Maintained constant vigilance and communicated with team members to efficiently service boats as they docked-Carried 100-200lbs of ice per day to boats to ensure freshness of any fish caught throughout the day

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  Food Lion

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Store Associate

  -Maintained excellent knowledge of store layout to give inquiring customers product locations promptly-Moved 600-1,000lbs of inventory from delivery trucks to product floor each day in a timely manner-Ensured consistent visual appeal and ease of access to products for customers through hourly shelf reconditioning

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  Duke University

  Aug 2017 - May 2021

  Undergraduate Student
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  Señor Fox

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Server

  -Created exceptional dining environment for customers through prompt food service and friendly demeanor-Memorized 100+ menu items to provide patrons with accurate product descriptions and ensure high customer satisfaction-Used Spanish language knowledge to communicate productively with chefs and other servers

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  The Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Undergraduate Research Intern

  -Carefully analyzed and filtered through past research to gather relevant information for various literature reviews-Led participant communication and effectively administered experimental conditions to participants for an ongoing study-Engaged with experienced academics in lectures about statistical analysis in R and applied these concepts to data sets

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  Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  IT Advisory - Data Analytics

  -Became proficient in RapidMiner by completing three professional certifications and walking through the firm’s past projects-Utilized RapidMiner to automate a process for analyzing and predicting the delay between billing and payments for hospitals-Brainstormed data transformation techniques in IDEA to detect fraud in a firm’s client information list

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  Clark Construction Group

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  Business Analyst

  -Lead implementation of a PowerBI data analytics dashboards that reduce labor-force costs by providing insights to project teams for key phases in construction-Investigate unclean and erroneous datasets containing 2 million+ tuples to find and correct patterned inconsistencies -Collaborate with senior team members to find potential improvements in business processes and explore analytics solutions

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  Capital One

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Business Analyst

    Feb 2022 - Jul 2023