Amanda Gaston Resume
Amanda Gaston
------------ |------------ | Charlotte, North Carolina
LinkedIn: ------------/in/adgaston8 | GitHub: ------------/adgaston
Professional Summary
Data/Research Analyst with expert experience in marketing and communications for a variety of industries, particularly small businesses. Proficient in market research, project management and database management. Strong emphasis on problem-solving, improving efficiency, database cleanup and aesthetic visualizations.
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Beautiful Soup, Splinter, D3, R, SQL, SQLAlchemy
Data Manipulation & Visualization: Pandas, Matplotlib, Tableau, Leaflet
Machine Learning: scikit-learn, TensorFlow
Database: MySQL, mongoDB
Other: API Interactions, Git, Visual Studio Code, Flask, AWS, Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, Zepl, command line, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, Wrike Project Management
Projects
Severe Weather Analysis | ------------/adgaston/severe-wx-project | http://bit.ly/2WNtrM1
• Solo project showing movement of tornado alley & increase in intensity of severe weather
• Used Pandas & Beautiful Soup to create databases & Tableau to visualize
Brewery Industry Analysis | ------------/adgaston/brewery-dashboard | http://bit.ly/2Xg7KDT
• Craft brewery industry analysis done as a group project – was heavily involved in retrieving & cleaning data
• Used Pandas & API Requests to create database; Matplotlib & HTML/CSS/JavaScript to create visual dashboard
Earthquake Maps | ------------/adgaston/leaflet-geo-mapping | http://bit.ly/2IQCMJ9
• Solo project creating a dynamic web map of earthquakes based on USGS data
• Used Leaflet & HTML/CSS/JavaScript to create a web page & map
Experience
Marketing Manager
Hissho Sushi | January 2013 - April 2019 | Charlotte, North Carolina
• Developed marketing solutions for retail partners, while building relationships and communicating meaningful insights, helping the company grow 11% year over year.
• Managed tradeshows, events, trademarks, small databases, brand standards and industry research
Public Relations Specialist & Office Manager
Blueridge Analytics (Bentley Systems) | May 2011 - January 2013 | Charlotte, North Carolina
• Provided marketing, public relations and office assistance for startup software company in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry
Education
Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina
An intensive 24-week program focused on gaining technical programming skills in Python, R, Pandas, Matplotlib, Tableau, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, API Interactions, Flask, SQL, MySQL, SQLAlchemy, MongoDB, Git and more.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Amanda Gaston
------------ |------------ | Charlotte, North Carolina
LinkedIn: ------------/in/adgaston8 | GitHub: ------------/adgaston
Professional Summary
Data/Research Analyst with expert experience in marketing and communications for a variety of industries, particularly small businesses. Proficient in market research, project management and database management. Strong emphasis on problem-solving, improving efficiency, database cleanup and aesthetic visualizations.
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Beautiful Soup, Splinter, D3, R, SQL, SQLAlchemy
Data Manipulation & Visualization: Pandas, Matplotlib, Tableau, Leaflet
Machine Learning: scikit-learn, TensorFlow
Database: MySQL, mongoDB
Other: API Interactions, Git, Visual Studio Code, Flask, AWS, Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, Zepl, command line, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, Wrike Project Management
Projects
Severe Weather Analysis | ------------/adgaston/severe-wx-project | http://bit.ly/2WNtrM1
• Solo project showing movement of tornado alley & increase in intensity of severe weather
• Used Pandas & Beautiful Soup to create databases & Tableau to visualize
Brewery Industry Analysis | ------------/adgaston/brewery-dashboard | http://bit.ly/2Xg7KDT
• Craft brewery industry analysis done as a group project – was heavily involved in retrieving & cleaning data
• Used Pandas & API Requests to create database; Matplotlib & HTML/CSS/JavaScript to create visual dashboard
Earthquake Maps | ------------/adgaston/leaflet-geo-mapping | http://bit.ly/2IQCMJ9
• Solo project creating a dynamic web map of earthquakes based on USGS data
• Used Leaflet & HTML/CSS/JavaScript to create a web page & map
Experience
Marketing Manager
Hissho Sushi | January 2013 - April 2019 | Charlotte, North Carolina
• Developed marketing solutions for retail partners, while building relationships and communicating meaningful insights, helping the company grow 11% year over year.
• Managed tradeshows, events, trademarks, small databases, brand standards and industry research
Public Relations Specialist & Office Manager
Blueridge Analytics (Bentley Systems) | May 2011 - January 2013 | Charlotte, North Carolina
• Provided marketing, public relations and office assistance for startup software company in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry
Education
Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina
An intensive 24-week program focused on gaining technical programming skills in Python, R, Pandas, Matplotlib, Tableau, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, API Interactions, Flask, SQL, MySQL, SQLAlchemy, MongoDB, Git and more.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama