• 👋 Hi, I’m @RyanBuzar

• 📫 How to reach me: my SeattleU email or Linkedin.com/in/ryanbuzar/

• 💞️ I’m looking to collaborate on Classroom Projects and other personal projects to enhance my portfolio and learn / reinforce new concepts and tecnologies.

• 👀 I’m interested in careers in Data Science, Data engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Programming. I really enjoy the challenge of being faced with a business problem and being able to work collaboratively to think through the problem, come up with a solution, implement and test the solution, and deliver the solution to the customer. That 'delight' when we've delivered what the customer was asking for is what keeps me coming back! I love to deliver programs that are complete, and if we have time, add in those extra features that make a solution just a little bit easier for a customer. I'm very passionate about continuous improvement, I believe one of the worst things in business you can say are "Well, that's how we've always done it." There is something to be said for solutions that work, but being able to take a step back and asking "How can we do it better?" is sometimes an important part of innovation and organizational transformation. We have to be nimble and flexible in today's fast-paced world.

• In my free time when I'm not studying or working I enjoy Cycling, Triathlon, Hiking, Swimming, Running, Capming, Tinkering with Cars (I was a BMW Master Technician for a number of years), Computers, Video Games, Going to the Shooting Range, Working on various projects around the house, Playing with our THREE dogs (you read that correctly!), and spending time with my wife and two children.

• 🌱 I’m currently working on my Master of Science degree from Seattle University with a focus on Business Analytics (MSBA).

  • There are many topics that we cover throughout the program which include:
    • Python Programming
    • R Programming
    • Data Management using SQL
    • 'Big Data' technologies such as:
      • NoSQL
      • AWS EC2 Instances & Containerization
      • MongoDB
      • Spark
      • Scala
      • Natural Language Processing
      • SciPy
      • SciKit-Learn
    • Statistics for Business Analytics
    • Economics and Business Forecasting
    • Enhancing Stakeholder Relationships in the Age of Analytics
    • Applied Econometrics
    • Managing Profitability with Data
    • Data Wrangling, Visualization, and Communication
    • Law and Ethics for Business Analytics
    • Machine Learning
    • Artificial Intelligence for Business

I have professional experience with developing solutions using:

• Snowflake / SQL
• Python (Pandas, NumPy, Snowflake-Connector, win32com.client, openpyxl)
• T-SQL / On-Premises Databases
• Product Program Effectivity Analysis (Financial / Customer Impact / Supply Chain / Manufacturing)
• Amazon AWS EC2 & S3
• Salesforce Business User as a Department Manager (Custom Reporting, Driving Enhancement Requests / Business Function Requests)
• MS Access
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Sharepoint365 Administrator & Custom-Canvas App Design and Implementation
• Shell / Command-Line Interface
• Tableau
• PowerBI
• Engineering Tools such as Solidworks and AutoCAD

Other Business Skills I have include:

• Leaading a team ranging from a small team of seven to managing a logistics department consisting of 43 employees including supervisors and temporary employees.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Currently pursuing certification in Six Sigma LEAN and Transactional Design for Six Sigma (TDFSS) (My current employer utilizes a mentorship / practical application path to certification. Must complete several projects before eligible to certify.)
• Managing multiple projects with varying priority levels
• Working across departments and divisions to develop solutions.
• Product Marketing Lifecycle (Product Development, Sourcing, Procuring, Quality Control, Regulatory Compliance (if applicable), Risk Management, Purchasing, and Logistics).
• Logistics Management
• Relationship building

Self-taught / Continually developing skills include:

• Databricks
• T-SQL
• SnowPark
• DBT
• Airflow
• AWS Boto 3