Erica Collins

As a consultant, I held various roles that built/advised analytics projects creating better and easier to use platforms, processes, and insights. I coordinated Analytics Solutions development and provided SQL and data planning support through enterprise -wide projects.

● Assisted with the development of Tableau dashboards for the DC Department of Health to track COVID 19 Case rates, Hospital A

Developed a syndrome modeling platform for the DC Department of Health and John Hopkins to address early indicators of pathogenic diseases. Managed a project of 8+ people to detail a legacy vaccine provider enrollment process and developed marketing KPI dashboards for Ford Motor Company.

Key Responsibilities:
• Business Intelligence and Corporate Spending Customer Results (Tableau). Risk Model Support & Data Strategy. Business Deal Structure & Performance. Portfolio Management & Business Development.

Coordinate Business Intelligence and Data Strategy Solutions for companywide clients while managing spend economics

● Created dashboards in the Strategy Business Consumer division

Traffic 21 is a transportation research institute of Carnegie Mellon University. Assisted with the functionality of HTML PII system metrics for researchers at Carnegie Mellon. Created business analyst user stories and documented workflows.

* As an analyst, I worked to optimize IBM’s global data systems in order to retrieve more accurate sales results at the customer level. In addition, I created financial models for the forecast teams, helping to set targets for new business lines and IBM’s strategic imperatives.

Key Responsibilities:
• Portfolio Management and Plan Results. Expense Accruals/Financial Controls. Sales Model Advisory and Market Forecasting.
Key Achievements:
• Consulted major corporate teams on sales data reporting strategy and provided emergency pre-earnings release performance packages to HQ. Improved Top 20 and Top 100 customer accounting models built in excel and powerpoint including adj

Worked as Financial Analyst Intern at IBM.

Worked as Underwriting Development Program Intern at Travelers.

Worked as Intern at Leadershape Institute.

Worked as Assistant Manager at Greater Houston Pool Management.

* (Completed 2019-2020) SEO is a corporate diversity partner and student mentorship program. The non-profit's mission is to bridge the opportunity gap for underprivileged high school students and provide skilled diversity recruiting for corporate organizations.

In addition to completing their internship training program in 2013, I served as an 11th Grade SEO Scholars Mentor. In this role, we woul

* (Completed 2020-2021). As a pro-bono consultant for the NY Net Impact Service Corps, I, with a team of 4 other volunteers, worked to provide business and market strategy services to a local social entrepreneur whose goal was to develop a mental health app. We provided a full business and market plan write up and presented it to the Net Impact organization.

* (Completed Feb 2022) As an Accenture volunteer consultant, I analyzed human trafficking survey data from the UN Office of Drug and Crime to uncover key variable relationships involved in trafficking scenarios. I then proposed an algorithm to determine the likelihood of trafficking occurrences in the surveyed area.

* (Completed May 2021) As a volunteer data scientist in a team of 4, I used clustering and decision tree algorithms to identify population groups that have an unmet need of public transit during a four-month data science social good project.

Issued Apr 2021

Issued Apr 2021

Pursued a Master's degree in Applied Analytics, focusing on data-driven decision-making and analytical modeling.

Courses(Select): Machine Learning for Problem Solving, Unstructured Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Distributed Systems with Java, Java Programming, Database Management with SQL, Applied Econometrics, Data Mining/Business Intelligence with SAS, IT Project Mgmt. with Microsoft Project

Corporate Finance degree with MIS Coursework

Earned a Bachelor's degree in Corporate Finance, building a strong foundation in financial analysis and business strategy.

Milan, Italy