Personal Background

Hi there! My name is Katie Fasola, and I am a current student in the MS Business Analytics Program at the University of Cincinnati.

I am the middle child of three girls, and we are all three years apart. Given my family is from Pittsburgh, I am a huge Pittsburgh sports fan. Specifically, I love watching the Penguins and Steelers. I played basketball all throughout grade school and most of high school, and I also have played the piano since I was four years old. A fun fact about me - my left eye is paralyzed due to a congenital birth defect called Duane syndrome.

Academic Background

Professional Background

Throughout my time at the University of Cincinnati, I was fortunate to participate in their co-op program. With that said, I worked for four different companies during my five co-op rotations. I was able to test drive my major and find the career path that best suits my passions. My co-op rotations were as follows:

I am humbled to have received a full-time offer with Eli Lilly, and I will be starting with them as a Neuroscience Specialty Sales Representative in September of 2021.

Experience with R

I would still consider myself very much a novice in R, as the only experience I have with the language / program is through my MS-BANA classes. I will say, compared to Python and SAS, R is my preferred language.

Experience with Other Analytic Software

I have used Excel very often in both my classes and previous co-ops. Additionally, I am currently learning the following:

Additional Information

The other two parts of this assignment are to (1) show I can write an equation, and (2) execute code chunks. Please see the below.

Write an Equation

A linear equation can be written with this formula: \[y = mx + b\] A quadratic equation can be written with this formula: \[ax^{2} + bx + c = 0\]

Execute Code Chunks

From the notes, “A code chunk runs code (this is a markdown principle in general, not just for R Markdown).”

x <- 3
y <- 9*x + 29
y
## [1] 56