Derek Tang | Integrated Data Analyst

Derek Tang

Integrated Data Analyst

Based in Marlboro, NJ

About

Enthusiastic and experienced data analyst with four years’ experience using analytics to present data visualizations and drive actionable insights. Eager to apply my academic knowledge with proven data analytics skills and industry experience in statistics reporting. Recently completed a Masters in Data Science and seeking a challenging role to leverage my acquired skills and background

Skills

Projects

Data Analysis of Content on Popular Streaming Platforms

This project explores the streaming content data on four of the most popular streaming platforms. The goal is to clean, wrangle, and analyze the data collected on streaming content. This includes conducting complex data analytics and creating data visualizations on the wrangled data.

Predicting NBA Player Statistics in 2022-2023 Regular Season

The objective of this project was to predict player points by game based on data from the 2022-2023 NBA regular season. The goal was to predict the point totals for NBA players in games for March 2023, given data from November 2022 - Feb 2023 using various predictive machine learning models.

Create Database and Search Application with Twitter API

In this project, our group developed a search application that would return the top 10 results from a Twitter database. This application searches keywords, hashtags, and top results from a collection of tweets from spring 2020.

Experience

2018 - 2022

Integrated Data Analyst, UPMC Health Plan

• Developed operational reporting in Visual Studio and Power BI to find areas of health care improvement for insured groups and wellness clients • Utilized SAS, SQL, and Excel to develop and own monthly reporting for different clients, saving ~100 hours of labor each month • Accurately processed medical and health wellness claims; including claim information completion, updated demographic information, and processing Explanation of Benefits and ICD codes • Built dashboard reports in Visual Studio to visualize core business KPIs in the Employee Assistance Program, Workers’ Compensation services, and group health insurance • Collaborated with team members to build data reporting infrastructure and provide analytical insights in claims utilization and business KPIs

July - September 2017

Statistical Analyst

• Recorded and audited statistics of NFL preseason and regular season games for quality assurance • Provided administrative support on statistical processes for gameday assistants • Updated records for NFL players and teams and identified Player Participation during games to develop weekly game review reports

Education

2022 - 2023

MS in Data Science, Rutgers University

Relevant Coursework: Regression & Time Series Analysis, Probability and Statistical Inference, Statistical Model & Computing, Data Wrangling & Husbandry, Natural Language Processing, Machine & Deep Learning

2013 - 2017

BS in Statistics, University of Pittsburgh

Relevant Coursework: Applied Regression, Statistical Packages, Applied Time Series, Applied Probability Theory