Martina Fialova
Farmington,CT
Summary
Strong analytical aptitude and problem solving skills with background in market research and insurance industries. Highly motivated/self-starter with a sense of ownership, willingness to learn, and desire to succeed.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Scientist, Quality and Analytics
HNE
06.2021 - 10.2023
- Provided support for different cycles of development - design, programming, quality testing, and implementation
- Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
- Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
- Implemented advanced statistical techniques for accurate predictive modeling and forecasting of business metrics.
- Developed custom data analytics solutions, leading to improved operational performance and strategic planning.
Manager, Analytics & Rsrch
Travelers
09.2018 - 03.2021
- Cleaned/Analyzed/interpreted data, drew business inference and articulated findings/presented analysis and recommendations
- Lead in depth efforts in applying/validating/implementing predictive models and managed advanced research projects
- Worked on class plan models and assisted in development of new approaches to business problems.
Senior Analyst
acturus
03.2013 - 05.2018
- Performed advanced quantitative analysis on a wide array of projects
- Supported all aspects of the research process (writing proposals, designing studies, DOE, suggesting appropriate analysis, communicating insights and simplifying complex technical jargon)
- Researched/Evaluated/Suggested new methods and software in order to increase efficiencies and provide better solutions
- Created and implemented in house statistical analysis of sensory data and eliminated the need for outsourcing
- Built a dynamic factor analysis model for a client enabling them to determine which factors were impacting sales
- Contributed to building functions in R for frequently used analysis and a tracking survey.
Analyst/Associate Analyst
LIMRA
03.2007 - 02.2013
- Worked independently on various benchmarking surveys
- Provided quantitative and analytical support for primary research studies
- Worked with a team on building and testing a new SQL database
- Improved, redesigned and automated survey forms to achieve higher data collection quality, improve efficiencies, and reduce errors
- Built a forecasting model for annuity sales using a Bayesian dynamic model, which significantly improved the model’s forecasting accuracy
- Built a multilevel/multinomial logit model which was used to predict whether the claim was fraud or not.
Education
Master of Arts - Statistics
CCSU
New Britain, CT05.2011
B.S in Bioengineering -
UIC
Chicago, IL05.2005
Skills
- Regression Analysis
- Time Series Forecasting
- Machine Learning
- Segmentation Analysis
- Data Visualization/Analysis (Power BI, Excel)
- Programming (SAS, R, SQL)
Hobbies and Interests
- Hiking
- Rock climbing
- Biking
- Rollerblading
- Skiing
- Traveling
- Data Visualizations (Tableau, Power BI - DAX, M code)
- Programming (Python, R)
- Data Technologies, Cloud Computing
Timeline
Data Scientist, Quality and Analytics
HNE
06.2021 - 10.2023
Manager, Analytics & Rsrch
Travelers
09.2018 - 03.2021
Senior Analyst
acturus
03.2013 - 05.2018
Analyst/Associate Analyst
LIMRA
03.2007 - 02.2013
Master of Arts - Statistics
CCSU
B.S in Bioengineering -
UIC