About Me
Looking to combine a passion for people with technical know-how in a new role!
I'm looking for opportunities that leverage my technical skills in order to create meaningful stories and insights using data that empower people and companies to reach their goals.
With 5+ years of customer and administrative experience, I'm skilled in balancing the needs from a variety of stakeholders and crave opportunities where I can contribute meaningfully to teams and make a positive impact on customers/clients.
Whether it is working as part of a larger team or on my own, I am ready to tackle whatever task comes my way. I love new challenges and experiences, so if you are looking for someone who is adaptable, detail-oriented and great with people, drop me a line!
Lia's Got Skills!
- Python and R for data analysis and building predictive models
- BI platforms Tableau and Power BI
- SQL/Microsoft SQL Server
- 7 years of administrative/customer service experience within post-secondary education in numerous roles
CV
Here's a selected exerpt of my work experience. Full CV is available upon request.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate, Data Analytics for Business Decision Making
Durham College
Completed April 2020
CGPA: 4.88/5.0
Relevant Coursework includes:
- Statistical and Predictive Modelling
- Data Analysis Tools and Visualizations
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
Hons. Bachelor of Arts, English Specialist
Univeristy of Toronto
Completed 2012
Work Experience
October 2018-August 2019
Course and Educational Technology
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Univeristy of Toronto
- Providing administrative and technical support to Engineering Strategies & Practices, a large-scale (60+ teaching team, ~1,000 students) first year course within the faculty.
- Supported student success by providing guidance to students regarding course policies, crafting student communications, and coordinating space for student work sessions.
- Created a question bank of midterm and final exams from 2011-2019 to enable instructors to quickly create new assessments as needed.
September-October 2018
Administrative Assistant
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
- Short term contract reformatting 50+ existing faculty CVs into UofT format as part of University of Toronto Quality Assurance Process (UTQAP) audit of faculty.
July 2011-August 2017
Course Reserves and Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
Graham Library, Trinity College (University of Toronto)
- Supporting 20+ instructors, providing guidance and support in determining the appropriate loan periods for course materials (print/online resources).
- Processing all loans to UofT campuses as well as other academic, public and corporate libraries
- Coordinated Graham Library's integration with UofT's e-reserves platform.
- Assisted Circulation Supervisor in the hiring and supervision of ~25 student assistants.
Presentations/Volunteer
Opioid Summit ONE Poster Presentation
Institute for Smarter Government
Worked on a 4-person team performing data analysis on an opioid dataset from CIHI to provide insights on Canada's current opioid crisis. Online, November 2019.
Co-Chair, Resource Sharing Committee
Univeristy of Toronto Libraries
2013-2017
My Projects
All Data Science Projects link to my Github.
