Will Mc - Data Analyst

A skilled Data Cleaner, Inconsistency Spotter and Data Interrogator.

Me:

I am passionate about helping people - will discuss volunteering below - and can be found answering fellow CareerFoundry students questions at all hours.
I want to help my employer too! If I see that 'somebody' needs to ... book in that product ... move those pallets ... clean that area ... I step in and just do it.
I also do a lot of forward thinking - aka Problem Spotting - Quickest and Easiest way to do a job?... where does 'that' need to go afterwards?

Me and Data:

I have been working with Excel for over 20 years (and approx the same for HTML). Collating data, comparing it, looking for duplicates (man, do I love a good old 'If-then-else' statement)
Now, thanks to the CareerFoundry Data Analytics course, I love visualising data... as well as asking it so many more questions!
I do have a preference for Python (Pandas) over SQL, but am happy to work with both. (One of my jobs used Lotus123 to manage their website. And if I can work around that... )

Volunteering:

I love to help. And I love to help people.
I have volunteered at charities and social clubs for over 17 years - from social clubs for people with Intellectual Disabilities to Young Teenagers, to home visitations and helping at the Special Olympics in Ireland (2003).

References:

CareersPortal.ie - Data Collator 2011-2014 & 2017

"Will played a significant role during the initial growth of our company, and during these years was responsible for maintaining some of our most important databases. I found him well disposed to sifting through and organising large quantities of data and extracting the most important details with great efficiency and accuracy. Most of his work was published live to our websites without the need for second proofing, as his work was of an excellent standard.
Will is very reliable, very conscientious, well able to think on his feet and take the initiative when necessary - which was often! Most of the time when he encountered data problems, he presented them alongside well thought out solutions, and only in the most difficult situations was I required to contribute to solving the problems." ~ John Carton

Schooldays.ie - Website Administrator 2010-2016

"Will has a quietly confident manner and can be relied upon to work quickly and efficiently. He is meticulous in his attention to detail and is quick to pick up new skills." ~ Anne-Marie Wade

Theresa Parker - Careerfoundry student

"I had the opportunity to meet Will through out Data Analytics bootcamp program. Will is a very outgoing person that strives to bring people together to learn from each other. He is an integral player that loves collaboration and is not afraid to step in and help out. In fact he's always the first to do so in our community SLACK channel.
I asked Will if he would review my final project. Will gave really great feedback and was able to get into the small details that most did not see. I feel that he made my portfolio better in the end because of his critiques. I really appreciated his fine eye and attention to detail. Thanks Will! You've got a knack for this data analysis thing." ~ Theresa Parker (Her LinkedIn)

Other CareerFoundry Students

"Will was a co-student with me at CareerFoundry and helped me immensely during my time there. He has experience in data collection and knows the profession very well. He has helped me in directing how to network and gave me tips daily on how to improve my Python, Excel and SQL skills. Would 100% recommend adding Will to your team. If you are looking for someone to encourage, keep a team on task and just generally being a friendly person to work with then Will is your guy!" ~ Matthew Ossachuk

"I have felt William as a very helpful friend who has always helped us in resolving issues related to different codes of SQL, Python etc. His concepts are amazing and I really enjoy the feedback sessions with him" ~ Keshav Dewan

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