aakanksha baid
Analytics Manager, Lodging Supply at Expedia Group
tell story data drive better business decision
derive joy finding insight communicating story data drive customer success . 7 year business analytics experience working cross-functional team india australia , leveraged statistical creative skill optimize business process enabled data-driven decision fortune 100 company . self-starter , data investigator love getting crux problem present data story persuasively . growth mindset ha led statistic program delhi university msba program uw foster look forward next data adventure ! tool : r , tableau , sql , python , adobe analytics , alteryx , power bi , sa , jmp , spss excel interest : machine learning | statistic | business intelligence experience : healthcare & retail analytics feel free connect would like discus experience/an opportunity , could talk data cup tea !
Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/expedia
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Analytics Manager, Lodging Supply
Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft
Analyzed Microsoft Workplace Analytics data on Cloud Services' seller collaboration behavior  for 4 regions to determine drivers for customer account growth and improve seller performance
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Analytics Consultant
Medibank
https://www.linkedin.com/company/medibank
As part of the Healthcare Strategy team at Australia's leading private health insurer, I worked with business partners to create solutions for efficient health care purchasing strategies.
• Spearheaded initiative to create comprehensive Tableau workbook for measuring hospital performance and reporting trends to aid hospital contract managers with successful contracts
• Mentored analysts on statistical techniques to use in SAS
Melbourne, Australia
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Sr. Business Analyst
MYER
https://www.linkedin.com/company/myer
As part of MYER one (loyalty program) Customer Analytics team at Australia's leading fashion retailer, I analyzed campaign performance and customer behavior, maintained customer profile models and delivered insights to help marketing and finance teams make data-driven decisions. 
• Introduced Tableau at Myer, thereby increasing the team's reporting efficiency by 40%
•  Created Tableau dashboards that provided insights to senior management on customer shopping behavior for all 65 Myer stores
Melbourne, Australia
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Customer Insights Analyst
RocSearch
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocsearch
RocSearch is a provider of offshore research and analytics services. 
As part of the Loyalty Management & CRM team, I analyzed customer behavior trends using segmentation and presented Tableau dashboard visualizations to stakeholders in the UK. Collaborated with consultants and analysts on best practices for visualizations. 
•	Headed CSR's planning team that organized community-volunteering activities
Noida Area, India
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Consultant
Fractal Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fractal-analytics
I was part of the CPG Marketing Optimization and Insights team at India's leading analytics service provider where I built predictive models for offshore stakeholders in the USA, Australia and South Africa. 

DMA Analytics Challenge:
Built a scoring algorithm for Make-A-Wish Foundation to predict target donors and their donations using Logistic Regression and Auto-Regressive models in SAS. The team was adjudged 6th globally.

• Head of Break Free Club that organized social events to improve team motivation for a team of 50 employees
Gurgaon, India
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Analyst
Central Statistical Organization,  Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
1 of 4 interns selected nationally

Analyzed National Sample Survey Data on Morbidity and Health Care using SPSS to investigate Indian household consumption expenditure behaviour, the proportion being spent on medical treatment and its correlation with various socio-economic factors using linear regression models.
New Delhi Area, India
Intern
Deutsche Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deutsche-bank
Conducted market research on different Unit Linked Insurance Plans offered by Birla Sun Life Insurance Company to ascertain plan preferences among different age demographics.
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Intern
Master of Science
Courses:
Finance and Accounting
Negotiations
Leadership and Professional Development
Competitive Strategy
Marketing Fundamentals
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Spreadsheet Modeling
Probability and Statistics
Programming Essentials
Data Management and Visualization
Customer Analytics
Analytics for Firm Decisions
Digital Marketing
Operations Research Data Analytics
Machine Learning Methods and AI
Python
Risk Management in Supply Chain
Pricing Strategies and Tactics
Consumer Marketing and Brand Strategy
Business Analytics
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University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-washington-foster-school-of-business/
Master of Science
Statistics
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Hindu College, University of Delhi
https://www.linkedin.com/school/hindu-college-university-of-delhi/
Bachelor of Science - BS (Honors)
Statistics
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Lady Shri Ram College For Women, Delhi University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/lady-shri-ram-college-for-women/
•	CT-1 (Financial Mathematics)
•	CT-3 (Probability & Mathematical Statistics)
•	CT-5 (General Insurance, Life and Health Contingencies)
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Institute of Actuaries of India
https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-faculty-and-institute-of-actuaries/
Diploma
Painting
Bangiya Sangeet Parishad - Bengali Academy of Fine Arts
Leveraged Adobe Analytics to identify Major League Baseball's (MLB's) target customers and provided recommendations for their growth to the Adobe team.
Selected in the top 8% of semi-finalists out of 230 North American teams.
Adobe Analytics Challenge
Conducted predictive modeling using XgBoost, CART and Regression in R to determine factors affecting the listing prices for Airbnb NY
Airbnb NY Pricing Analysis
Built a classification model using Random Forest in Python to predict the star-rating class and its top determinants for US restaurants listed on Yelp.
Yelp Dataset Challenge
Education
Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program
https://www.linkedin.com/company/page-ahead-children%27s-literacy-group
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Volunteer
Health
Cancer Council Victoria
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cancer-council-victoria
•	Planned, organized and managed various fund-raising activities for the Relay for Life event 
•	Fund-raised for Cancer Council Victoria
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Board Member
Tableau Software
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Tableau Data Scientist
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Tableau Software
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Tableau Analyst
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Data Story Academy ™
The Data Story Foundational Courses
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Foster Microsoft Excel Credential
DataCamp
www.datacamp.com
8,368,990
Intro to SQL for Data Science
https://www.datacamp.com/statement-of-accomplishment/course/41966cf5a0a297fb6f107f032ca9a4e353f2656d
LinkedIn
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Advanced SQL for Data Scientists
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/advanced-sql-for-data-scientists
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
SQL for Statistics Essential Training
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/sql-for-statistics-essential-training
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Become a Data Scientist
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-data-scientist
Multisoft Systems
Data Science with R
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
The Data Science of Retail, Sales, and Commerce, with Barton Poulson
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/the-data-science-of-retail-sales-and-commerce-with-barton-poulson
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Learning Data Science: Ask Great Questions
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-data-science-ask-great-questions
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Learning Data Science: Tell Stories With Data
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-data-science-tell-stories-with-data
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Learning Data Science: Understanding the Basics
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-data-science-understanding-the-basics
SAS
Predictive Modeling using Logistic Regression
SAS
Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques
SAS
Macro Essentials
Coursera
Customer Analytics
Coursera Verified Certificates
www.coursera.org
48C72B8N4H
An Introduction to Marketing
https://www.coursera.org/signature/certificate/48C72B8N4H
Coursera
www.coursera.org
Model Thinking
https://www.coursera.org/course/modelthinking
Bangiya Sangeet Parishad, West Bengal, India
Diploma in Painting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dikshamahajan92
Seattle, WA
Diksha Mahajan
MS in Business Analytics at UW Foster '22 | MBA in Marketing & Strategic Management | IT Engineer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/risha-gandhi
Greater Seattle Area
Risha Gandhi
MS in Business Analytics candidate at University of Washington- Seattle (June 2022) | Data Enthusiast
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawaraishwarya
Greater Seattle Area
Aishwarya Pawar
Business Intelligence Engineer at Amazon | Data Science | 5+ yrs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/minusubramanian
Greater Seattle Area
Minu Subramanian
Business Analyst | Business Intelligence | Data Visualization | Data Analyst | UW MSBA Grad 2019
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-anand11
Greater Seattle Area
Akshay Anand
MS in Business Analytics - University of Washington| American Express| Mu-Sigma| Analytics & Visualization Expert
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyaa-sharad-bhomkar-320369ba
Greater Seattle Area
Shreyaa Sharad Bhomkar
Graduate Student | MS in Business Analytics -University Of Washington
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayushma-shahi
Seattle, WA
Aayushma Shahi
MS Business Analytics Candidate at UW Foster School of Business '22
https://www.linkedin.com/in/surjits254
Boston, MA
Surjit Singh
Cloud Data Engineer at Google
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavishdoshi
Seattle, WA
Kavish Doshi
SWE at Microsoft | Ex - Amazon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhivyaanramesh
Greater Seattle Area
Dhivyaan Ramesh
Software Engineer | Embedded Software | Prototype Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishanjain22
Davis, CA
Ishan Jain
Splunk | Amazon's Alexa Prize Challenge Finalist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-jalal
Davis, CA
Rajat Jalal
MS CS Student at UC Davis | Former Senior Software Engineer at Visa
https://in.linkedin.com/in/gurupada-maji-7334121b1
Kolkata
Gurupada Maji
Data Entry Operator at Flipkart , Former System Operator at Tamluk Block Development Office(Contractual)
https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurav-agarwal-7928957b
Pune
Saurav Agarwal
Analytics@Amazon
https://in.linkedin.com/in/mayur-ghadge-239783164
Mumbai
Mayur Ghadge
Senior Analyst - Data Science and Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/satishgangaichetty
Greater Seattle Area
Satish Gangai Chetty
Ex-Mckinsey|Data Science|Fintech
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrhassaananjum
San Antonio, TX
Hassaan Anjum
Manager, Operational Integrations at UnitedHealth Group | Business Analyst | Masters of Business Analytics | Tableau | QlikView | Excel | SQL | Python | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
https://www.linkedin.com/in/esenthil
San Francisco Bay Area
Senthil E.
ML at NVIDIA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lparida
San Francisco Bay Area
Lagnajit Parida
Sr. Data Analyst at Rivian
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannnb
Austin, TX
Anne Han Nguyen
Supply Chain Program Manager at Hinge Health
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        Aakanksha is a good strategic thinker and has excellent project management and stakeholder skills. She is a delight to work with and has made a significant impact to the business. I highly recommend Aakanksha!! Valerie Adeningtyas
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I've had the pleasure of knowing Aakanksha during our time together at Myer. We specifically worked together to produce a weekly report and her attention to detail never cease to amaze me. Aakanksha is smart, hard-working and a joy to collaborate with.
I wish her all the best and would strongly recommend her.
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Delhi, India
Aakanksha Baid
Assistant Manager - Research & Consultancy at UAE - India Business Council (UIBC)
https://in.linkedin.com/in/aakanksha-baid-977726169
Bengaluru
Aakanksha Baid
Visual Specialist at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)