Gaston Saracusti | Data Analyst & Industrial Engineer

Gaston Saracusti

Data Analyst & Industrial Engineer

Based in Israel

About

As an Industrial Engineering and Management graduate with a global perspective, I've developed a new mathematical model which enabled saving 48% of operational costs for analyzed products, led complex military projects across three continents, mastering diverse systems and languages along the way. Transitioning to entrepreneurship, I leveraged data to elevate my business's performance, sparking my passion for analytics. Now, armed with a Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, I dive deep into datasets, uncovering insights to drive organizational success. Join me as I decode data to unlock strategic growth opportunities in today's ever-evolving landscape.

Skills

Projects

Mint Classics Dataset Analysis

I used SQL to extract insights from the Mint Classics dataset by performing joins across multiple tables. Using Tableau, I created an interactive dashboard to share with managers and stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and ongoing monitoring of key metrics.

Divvy Trips Bike Share Analysis

I used SQL, R and Excel to extract, clean, analyse and share visualizations to solve the question of this dataset provided by Google Data Analytics program: "How do annual members and casual riders use Cyclist bikes differently?"

Operational Cost Reduction for Ori Fresco LTD

My final industrial engineering project optimized operations for Ori Fresco, a gourmet ice-cream supplier, emphasizing storage efficiency and procurement streamlining. Leveraging Excel and statistical models, I improved warehouse performance and reduced costs, showcasing my data analysis expertise.

My Stock Market Journey

Showcase my investment journey, highlighting strategy changes and global events over four years, making comparision between stocks average growth, S&P500 and NASDAQ indexes to my overall profit of 190%.

Experience

2021-2024

Business Owner and Manager at Bangwok Mx- Mexico

• Staff management, inventory control, budgeting, market analysis, sales forecasting, and risk analysis. • Utilizing Excel, I conducted thorough analysis to inform product and business improvements, ensuring consistent profitability. • Ultimately, successfully sold the business, achieving a 300% return on investment.

2018-2021

Technical Manager at RAFSEC-RAFAEL (Rafael Advance Defense Systems in Mexico)

• Management of the technical team for installation, preventive and corrective maintenance on military systems. • Communication skills - Reports redaction to the client, worked with suppliers in Mexico, USA, Europe, and constant communication with Rafael Israel.

2014-2016

Mitrelli Group - Angola

2015-2016 – Operation and Logistics Manager in FUNDAÇÃO ARTE E CULTURA: • Workers management, events planner, translator, interpreter, budget control, and administration. 2014-2015 – Specialist Technician in HLS - Mitrelli, Angola: • Technician of radars, generators, C&C rooms, IP networks, computers, and antennas.

2010-2014

IDF Radar Specialist

Chief Petty Officer - Radar Specialist and crew member in Saar 5 & 4.5 Israeli corvette (four times featured solider).

Education

2015-2023

B.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Open University Of Israel

• Learned statistics and methods to forecast demand, inventory and production quantity and quality. • Learned to find solutions increasing production, quality control and reducing its cost by analyzing data. • Economics, mathematics, management, marketing, and programming skills such as Java and SQL. • Final project on an ice-cream manufacturer – developed a new method adapted to containers and demand forecast among other limitations which was able to reduce 48% of storage and shipping costs of the main supplier and used a method to reduce time spent for item collection.

2023

Google Data Analytics Professional Cerificate

• Learned and practiced all DA process on spreadsheets, SQL (Big query), R programming, sharing the findings on Tableau and recommend an act to solve the business problem on a Capstone project.