James Ooko
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Highly skilled Data Manager with significant experience in managing, analyzing, and interpreting complex data sets. Strong abilities in utilizing a variety of data management software tools to ensure accuracy and integrity of data. Proven track record in successfully implementing data strategies and meeting deadlines. Noteworthy impact demonstrated in previous roles through improved efficiency and optimized data processes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Mathematics Department
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
08.2024 - Current
- Conducted weekly office hours to provide academic guidance to students.
- Graded student assignments and exams, providing feedback on their performance.
- Provided individual tutoring sessions for struggling students as needed.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance and grades in accordance with university policies.
Data Manager
Kenya national bureau of Statistics
Nairobi
07.2022 - 06.2024
- As a data manager I am responsible for overseeing the collection, storage, and use of an organization's data
- This included creating and implementing policies and procedures for data
- Management, as well as maintaining the security and integrity of the data
- Responsible for analyzing and interpreting the data to help inform business decisions
- Some key skills that I gained during the task are knowledge of databases and data analysis tools, as well as strong organizational and communication skills
Experimental Design for EdTech Platform Optimization
Kenya Revenue Authority- KRA
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement experiments aimed at
- Optimizing the user experience on an EdTech platform
- Techniques Used: Experimental design principles, sample size determination, and
- Randomization
- Impact: Contributed to the development of data-driven recommendations for platform
- Enhancements, resulting in increased user engagement and satisfaction
Junior Data Analyst
Infotrak Research and Consulting
09.2020 - 12.2021
- I worked as an intern in a data analysis team
- My work was to use statistical packages in
- Determining the market preference and the county tracks where we accessed the work done by
- Our political leaders
Customer Segmentation and Engagement Analysis
PICL, Peterson Integrated Communication Limited
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Led a project to segment B2B clients based on their engagement patterns, utilizing cluster
- Analysis techniques (e.g., k-means clustering)
- Techniques Used: Cluster analysis, hierarchical clustering, and agglomerative clustering
- Impact: Informed targeted marketing strategies, resulting in improved client satisfaction and
- Increased retention rates
Researcher
Proto Gas
09.2019 - 12.2019
- This survey was intended to collect the data on usage of LPG across the country
- I learnt the
- Following during the survey; Sorting and cleaning data, creating Statistical models
- Administering surveys, delivering presentations and reports, doing basic statistical work and
- Handling large amounts of data
Enumerator
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics KNBS
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Collection of census data by doing interviews door-to-door within my local area
- Detailed achievements: Inquired about a variety of specific information including a person's
- Name, age, religious preference, address and state of residency; Gather, record and encode
- Information from a survey
- Submit completed tasks to a supervisor and discuss developments
- Daily
- Find and record addresses
- Sorting data & cleaning data
Call Centre Agent
Infotrak Research and Consulting
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Highly skilled communicator who meets deadlines and ensures customer satisfaction
- Detailed achievements: Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Demonstrated problem
- Solving skills at my work place
- To build lasting relationships with customers
Assistant teacher
Imani Complex Academy
01.2017 - 08.2017
- Reaching cognitive and development milestones, ranging from language acquisition
- And social skills progress to national exams test score
- Detailed achievements: Increase class attendance
- Helped students ensure they completed
- Assignments on time
- Ability to work under minimum supervisions
Education
Bachelor of Science in Statistics -
University of Nairobi
09.2021
KCSE -
Tarang'anya Boys High School
12.2016
KCPE -
Morning Star Junior Academy
12.2013
Ph.D. - Statistics
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NVSkills
- Data analysis
- Basic computer maintenance
- Verbal communication
- Presentation skills
- Customer relations
- Teamwork
- Data mining
- Big data and data analytics
- File management and data back-up
- Hypothesis formulation
- Decision making
- Ability to coordinate
- Office tools (MS office, open office, etc)
- Java
- JavaScript
- HTML
- Database query languages (SQL, others)
- C, C# or C
- Python
- Leadership skills
- Exam preparation and grading
- Educational testing
- Communication
- Classroom control and authority
- Class scheduling
- Written communication
- Customer support, CRM systems
- Reporting
- Research and development
- Research planning
- Quantitative methods
- Qualitative methods
- Data collection
- Modelling (research)
- Interpersonal communication
- Office tools: Word, Excel, Outlook
Hobbies and Interests
Playing Football - Watching Movies - Playing Keyboard - Watching Soccer
Affiliations
- Mathematics Association of Nairobi University
- Secretary general
- Nairobi University Statistics Students Association
- Organizing Secretary
- Chairperson
Languages
English, Spoken: Native - Written: Native, Swahili, Spoken: Native - Written: Native
References
- Stephen, Luketero, Head od Department, sluketero@gmail.com, +254 722882684, Teacher
- Hudson, Were, Patron Mathematics Association of Nairobi University, hjamen@uonbi.ac.ke, +254 722611186, Teacher
- John, Keya, Head call centre Infotrak, jkeya1999@gmail.com, +254 721289763, Manager
- Peter, Dokta, Manager, dokta.p.kioko@gmail.com, +254 724771437, Manager
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Mathematics Department
08.2024 - Current
Data Manager
Kenya national bureau of Statistics
07.2022 - 06.2024
Experimental Design for EdTech Platform Optimization
Kenya Revenue Authority- KRA
05.2022 - 07.2022
Junior Data Analyst
Infotrak Research and Consulting
09.2020 - 12.2021
Customer Segmentation and Engagement Analysis
PICL, Peterson Integrated Communication Limited
01.2020 - 05.2020
Researcher
Proto Gas
09.2019 - 12.2019
Enumerator
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics KNBS
07.2019 - 08.2019
Call Centre Agent
Infotrak Research and Consulting
01.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant teacher
Imani Complex Academy
01.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science in Statistics -
University of Nairobi
KCSE -
Tarang'anya Boys High School
KCPE -
Morning Star Junior Academy
Ph.D. - Statistics
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
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