Caroline Moss

A Bit About Myself!

Hi! My name is Caroline Moss, I’m a new Demon Deacon at the University of Wake Forest where I am currently pusuing my Master’s degree in Business Analytics. I’m from the small town of Richburg, South Carolina, which is located in Chester County. There, I lived with my mother, father, and older brother on a small family “farm” that kept us all busy tending to hay, cows, horses, goats, chickens, cats, and our Chesapeake Bay Retreiver, Charlie.

After graduating from the Business Analytics program, I plan on moving down to Charleston to start my career while my now-fiance (by then, husband) will be finishing up his schooling in dentistry. Ultimately, my goal is to move closer back home where both of our families are and settle into a more permanent position in Charlotte. With the skills Wake will provide, I believe I’ll be able to excel in a position within the ever-growing analytics field.

Academic Background

• Presbyterian College- Clinton, South Carolina (2013-2017)
  • Major: Economics
  • Minors: Accounting, Political Science
• Wake Forest University- Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2017-2018)
  • Master Degree: Business Analytics

Professional Background

• State Farm Insurance Company- Clinton, South Carolina (Spring Semester, 2017)
  • In order to gain experience in a business setting, while in my last year of undergrad, I assisted the local State Farm with various office duties, such as cash reconciliation, and gained access to their database for general purposes that increased office efficiency.
• Springs Farm Market- Fort Mill, South Carolina (Summer 2015,16)
  • During the summers of 2015 and 2016, I managed a branch of a local farmers’ market in Fort Mill, SC. There, I learned the ins and outs of what it takes to be the sole manager of operations, and all of the different hats one must wear to be successful in that role.
• TELICS- Fort Mill, South Carolina (Summer 2014)
  • My first “actual” job was at a Communications Engineering company where I learned general office duties and had the opportunity to actively observe/shadow fellow employees.

Experience with R and other Software

Throughout all of my education, I have not had any exposure to R or other analytic software. I have become most familiar with Excel and the Microsoft suite, but coding is completely new to me. I think it is an incredibly useful skill to have, so I’m very excited to try to soak in as much information as I can about these languages. I believe this quality will make graduates of Wake’s MSBA program much more marketable and will help in the job search!

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Fun Facts!

• Over one Spring Break, I traveled to Cuba with a group of Political Science students and was able to explore the country and learn about its complex political system.
  
• I was granted a scholarship to study Economics for a summer course at Auburn University (Mises Institute), where I met a range of people from all over the world interested in Economic theories.
• I have done work with a dog rescue center, and got the chance to foster one that was abandoned at my work place. Eventually he was sent to a facility in Rhode Island and was adopted within a couple of weeks! click here to see his Adoption Day!