Introduction

Hello, my name is Charlie MacKenzie and I am an MS Business Analytics student here at the University of Cincinnati. I am from Mason, Ohio which is about thirty minutes north of Cincinnati. My hobbies include playing tennis, writing, and traveling. I’m excited that the Bearcat’s football team is number two in the country and I am excited to continue cheering them on!

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Academic Background

I graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in business economics last spring and decided to stay one more year to pursue the MS of Business Analytics. I took a handful of graduate courses as an undergraduate and am expected to graduate from the MS program this spring. I plan on working full time when I graduate from the program and may pursue another degree later in life.

Professional Background

I have never had a full time job because I started the MS Business Analytics program directly after graduating from undergrad, but I have completed a handful of internships. I have worked as a Supply Chain Logistics Intern at kroger, as a Business Analyst at a small consulting company called AMEND, as a Marketing Research Intern at Ipsos Insights, as a Production Intern at Comedy Central, as a Consulting Intern at 84.51* and as a Product Marketing Intern at Equinix. Here you can see my Linkedin for descriptions of these roles.

R Experience

As an economics major in my undergrad, I used R in a handful of classes. I first learned how to use R in an econometrics class during my senior year. I also used R in a statistical computing class for the MS Business Analytics program that I also took my senior year of undergrad. I have not used R yet in a professional setting so all of my use has been academic. I would not consider myself to be an expert in R by any means, but I do feel relatievely comfortable in it.

Experience with Other Analytics Software

I have used Excel numerous times during my internships and am most comfortable doing analysis in it. I also have experience in Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and also took a class in SAS and SQL as part of the MS Business Analytcis program. In summary, here are the following applications I have experience in:

  • Excel
  • Tableau
  • SQL
  • SAS
  • Power BI