A Business Intelligence Analyst with 8+ years of experience in data mining, predictive analysis, web analytics, data analytics and conversion optimization

Business Intelligence Analyst @ Business analysis, data-mining, web tracking and analytics, data-modeling and forecasting From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaBusiness Intelligence Analyst @ 1. Developing models for sales and churn forecasting, detecting spammers, predicting user behavior, improving matching algorithms for online matchmaking; 2. Clustering and profiling of users for targeted pricing and churn prevention; 3. Managing web analytics, including building web tracking strategy for new products in matchmaking and social networks; 4. Developing KPIs and daily business monitoring and performance analysis; 5. Building reports and data sheets From October 2006 to March 2014 (7 years 6 months) Researcher @ 1. Monitoring and analyzing closed state institutions: jail, psychiatric hospitals, detention centers, etc 2. Creating periodic monitoring reports, data sheets and analysis 3. Conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis From June 2003 to August 2004 (1 year 3 months)

Master's degree, Global Governance, GPA 3.87 /4.00 @ Jacobs University Bremen From 2004 to 2006 B.A., International Relations and Political Studies, GPA 3.96 / 4.00 @ Sewanee-The University of the South From 2001 to 2003 Business Administration and International Relations @ American University in Bulgaria From 1999 to 2001 High School, 4.00 out of 4.00 @ GPChE Aleko Konstantinov From 1994 to 1999 Vanina Nikolova is skilled in: Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Data Modeling, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Microsoft Excel, VBA, MySQL, Market Analysis, Conversion Optimization, Agile Methodologies, E-commerce, Statistics, SPSS