Hello,
I am a problem-solver and creative Data Analyst professional with experience in both the private and government sector. I translate data into valuable and comprehensible insights. My goal is to improve results with data-driven facts and help decision-makers. I interacted with many internal and external teams including executive level management teams and ambassadors. I demonstrated significant leadership qualities as well as the ability to work independently and as a team member. I am a quick learner with strong analytical and statistical skills. I have been working as a Data Analyst in HazMat Training Department at International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in Washington, DC since July 2021. I have a background in the following sectors: Public Safety, Insurance, E-Commerce, International Relations, and Energy. I have 2+ years of work experience as an E-Commerce Data Analyst from two different start-up companies in Dallas, TX and 5 years of work experience as a Political Analyst (Foreign Service Career Officer/Diplomat) at Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I hold Master of Economics (ME) Degree from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, a Certificate on Data Science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Economics from Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey. I am bilingual, fluent in English and Turkish. I lived in 5 different countries and visited 11 different countries.
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: | VBA, SQL, Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn), R, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Plotly, D3, Leaflet) |
Business Intelligence Application Tools: | MS Excel (Pivot Table, VLOOKUP, Macros), Tableau, SSRS, SSIS (ETL), Visual Studio, Google Analytics |
Databases: | PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite |
My Portfolio Projects
Baseball Statistics
Visualizing Locations of PetPals
Visualizing Earthquakes in Last 7 Days
UFO Sightings
Mission to Mars
Analyzing Drug Treatment
Bacteria Biodiversity Dashboard
An interactive dashboard to explore the Bacteria Biodiversity dataset.