About Me

Hello!

I’m Preethi Jayaram, a MS in Business Analytics student at the Lindner College of Business. I’m relatively new to the field of Analytics and have had just an introduction into Analytics at my MBA. I’m digging deep into numbers and exposing myself to many analytical tools and methodolgies at my current course to identify and grow my specific interests.

Academic Background

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India
Masters in Business Analytics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (ongoing)

Professional Background

I started my career as an Applications Developer at Oracle India Private Limited. During my time at Oracle India, I had the opportunity to work closely with the Product team in understanding the larger business impact of my everyday job. This piqued my interest in Business and led me to pursue a MBA at among the top 5 Business schools in India.

My MBA equipped me with skillsets that have structured my problem solving skills. However, during my time at Bharti Airtel, my previous employer, I realized that I needed to develop analytical skill sets that would help me accelerate my career.

I’ve found a new love for Tableau and have been building my visualization skills over the last few months. To add to the list, I’m hoping to pick up skills in R over the rest of my term.

Volunteering Experience

Researcher at UN Online Volunteer Program

I’m a regular volunteer at the United Nations Online Volunteer Program. My recent assignment with the UN Online Volunteer Program was to help evaluate the UN member countries’ e-Governance capabilities. Volunteers across the world helped evaluate all 193 member countries and their capabilites towards e-Governance. The work just concluded report will be published in February 2018
Dog Matchmaker at San Francisco SPCA (Feb’ 2016 to August’2016)

SF SPCA provided me with the opportunity to assist in multiple positions at the shelter with dogs. From taking dogs regularly on walks to assisting prefessional trainers in public classes, I filled multiple volunteer positions during my time in San Francisco.

Experience with R

I’m learning how to use R and loving it! R’s simplicity and its support from the community pushes me to believe in this incredible tool.

Experience with Other Analytical Softwares

Until I started my Masters at UC and started using R and SAS, I used Excel and SPSS for all my analytics needs.