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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

SENIOR ESL ACADEMIC ASSISTANT, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE, GLEN ELLYN, IL

October 2019 - present

Responsibilities:

  • Research, collect, and analyze data to track and optimize the work of department

  • Use the data for information and training sessions for staff and management

  • Design materials and visual representation of data 

  • Responsible for interdepartmental communication

  • Assist with web content updates and ongoing site maintenance to provide easy access to information

  • Supervise a team of 8

Key Accomplishments:​

  • Analyzed, visualized, and presented data that was crucial for outreach efforts

  • Was offered a leadership role 2 months into the position

  • Introduced new outreach ideas that increased the number of ESL students using our services by 50%

  • Was nominated and won an award for “outstanding accomplishments at College of DuPage”

Tools:

  • Excel, Python(pandas), Tableau,  PowerPoint, Canva, Google Docs and Google Forms

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OTHER EXPERIENCE

ESL INSTRUCTOR AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR, CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION, ELGIN, IL

April 2019 -July 2019

Developed and taught ESL classes; coordinated class term schedule and registration as well as monitored student data and managed student files

ESL INSTRUCTOR

Developed syllabi and instructional materials; taught in-person and online classes to non-native speakers; administered and documented academic assessments, student attendance and progress against goals.

  • UNIVERSITY OF THE POTOMAC, CHICAGO, IL

September 2018 - June 2019

  • ST.AUGUSTINE COLLEGE, AURORA,IL

January 2019 - May 2019​

  • BIR TRAINING CENTER, CHICAGO, IL

December 2016 - June 2017

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EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

BOOT CAMP CERTIFICATE: NORTHWESTERN  UNIVERSITY, IL. DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATION BOOT CAMP

February 2023 - August 2023 

A 24-week intensive program focused on gaining technical programming skills in Excel, VBA, Python, R, JavaScript, SQL Databases, Tableau, Big Data, and Machine Learning

GOOGLE DATA ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE:

May 2022 - December 2022

  1. Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

  2. Ask Questions to Make Data Driven-Decisions

  3. Prepare Data for Exploration

  4. Process Data from Dirty to Clean

  5. Analyze Data to Answer Questions

  6. Share Data Through the Art of Visualization

  7. Data Analysis with R Programming

  8. Google Data Analytics Capstone: Case Study

PHD: LINGUISTICS 

Vladimir State Teachers' Training University, Vladimir, Russia

September 2004 - June 2010

MASTER'S AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES: EDUCATION AND ENGLISH 

Vladimir State Teachers' Training University, Vladimir, Russia

September 1996 - June 2001

Data Analyst with a background in education. Trained at Northwestern Data Science Boot Camp, earning a certificate and over 200 classroom hours of experience managing and visualizing big data sets using a variety of technologies. Adept at working independently and collaborating with teams across multiple functions to take information from a wide variety of sources. Effective communicator capable of presenting information in a way that is clear and beneficial for end users. Proficient in Russian.

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