AMOS NJIHIA KIMANI

P.O BOX 2685-00100,

NAIROBI.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER,

KENYA CLIMATE INNOVATION CENTER,

P.O BOX 523, GOLF VIEW OFFICE SUITE.

NAIROBI, KENYA

Dear Sir/Madam,

REF: APPLICATION FOR DATA ANALYST INTERNSHIP POSITION

Recently, I found an internship posting for the position of a data analyst and I am eager to express my enthusiasm to
join your team. As an organized, resourceful, and highly-motivated professional with more than one year experience,
I am conversant in data extraction, cleaning and analysis. I have an in-depth understanding in designing and
implementing research studies, interpretation and summarizing research findings in presentations and reports. I am
confident that I would readily become a valuable asset to your team.

My expertise lies in data manipulation, visualization, data modeling, creating reports and KPIs while providing
mentoring and training to my teams concerns and questions.

Complemented by my strong communication and multi-tasking skills, I excel at leveraging my expertise in data
analysis – as well as my first-hand knowledge of research studies and projects to facilitate informed business reports
and desirable data insights.

Additional highlights of my experience include:

1. Undertook a final project entitled “Desert Tourism development in Chalbi desert” where I was tasked with
designing and collecting data using questionnaires and interviews, using SPSS and Tableau to clean and
visualize the raw data, writing a comprehensive report and providing recommendations on the same.
2. Cultivating and sustaining excellent relationships with clients, carefully assessing their needs to ensure the most
appropriate travel arrangements and surpass their expectations.

With my proven commitment to delivering high caliber of data insights, as well as my extensive record of success, I
am well prepared to extend my record of exceptional service to your team. I would like to discuss this position and
my qualifications with you in further detail. Thank you for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Amos Njihia Kimani

 AMOS NJIHIA KIMANI
Business Data Analyst
+254791970530 | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amosnjihia | amosnjhia@gmail.com | Nairobi, Kenya

SUMMARY OF PROFILE
Passionate and highly motivated Data Analyst driven by advances in technology and big data, skilled in all aspects
of data extraction, transforming and loading to perform analysis and creating predictive models using statistical
analysis, machine learning and visualization. Experience in creating functional database requirements, process
flow analysis, detailed data analysis, and conducting functional and regression testing for management ensuring
accurate using diverse tools including Python, R, Tableau, SPSS, SQL, and Power BI

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Corporate Finance Institute June 2022- August 2022
Financial Modeling, Valuation and Forecasting (FMVA)
Major Coursework: Accounting, Finance and Financial Analysis, Advanced Excel Formulas, Corporate and Business
Strategy, Scenario and Sensitivity, Advanced Macabus, Dashboards and Data Visualization, Business Valuation

Corporate Finance Institute January 2022- October 2022

Business Intelligence and Data Analyst (BIDA)
Major Coursework: Big Data, Regression Analysis, Data Transformation and Automation, Data Modeling and
Visualization, Statistics and Predictive Analysis

Moi University August 2017- May 2022

Bachelor in Travel and Tours Operations Management
Major Coursework: Statistics and Data Analysis; Research Methods, Project Development and Management,
Financial Management, Financial Accounting

Chinga Boys High School 2012 - 2016

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (Attained Grade B+, 69 Points)

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Aramark January 2022 - Present
Junior Data Analyst

1. Use of advanced SQL and Tableau skills to manipulate and process large volume complex data sets and adapt
different data models
2. Lead analysis of data to develop recommendations with specific action plans to improve profitability,
productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations
3. Continuously improve performance and reliability of reports
4. Create solutions and automated templates using interactive technology and solution in conjunction with
Advance Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and other available technology
5. Provide mentoring, training and support of Tableau and Power BI functions to colleagues and business
customers
6. Create reports, dashboards, visualizations, and KPIs
Eliye Springs Resort, L. Turkana February 2020 - March 2021
Financial Data Analyst Attaché

1. Build Tableau dashboard to visualize core business KPIs (e.g. Monthly Recurring Revenue), saving 12 hours per
week of manual reporting work.
2. Perform ongoing analysis to evaluate performance adherence to the plan
3. Interact with leadership in formal presentations regarding data and analytical recommendations
4. Aggregate unstructured data from 15+ sources to build the foundation of new products and services; leading
to Kshs. 700,000 additional revenue
5. Develop tools that generate scenarios to support decisions related to process change

Buymore Adventures, Nairobi Kenya March 2019 - October 2019

Data Entry Attachment

1. Build data service focused on delivering intelligence to external customers with respect to sales performance,
target audience, best sellers, competitors, market segmentation, etc.
2. Extract data from a variety of sources to design impactful reports and dashboards using R and Tableau
3. Communicate data insights in business terms with internal and external stakeholders
4. Customize robust dashboards using Power BI and Tableau to provide valuable information accordingly to
customers’ requisites reducing report creation time from 4.8 hours to 2 hours.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Trained as a Researcher and Statistician at Moi University, School of Tourism Hospitality and Events
Management from August 2018 – May 2022 as part of MUREP program.
2. Tutored and mentored students on how big data and data mining for research besides designing, conducting
and analyzing surveys and questionnaires, and writing field reports.

SKILLS
Interpersonal Skills: Effective team player, Attention to detail, Effective Communicator, Critical and Strategic
Thinker
Technical Skills: R, Python, SQL
Techniques: Data Analytics and Visualization, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), Statistical Modeling (Advanced)
Tools & Software: Tableau, SAAS, Microsoft Power BI, Power Query, IBM SPSS

INTERESTS
Statistics and Data Analytics Research
Machine Learning Finance and Accounting

CERTIFICATION
ALX/CFI – Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA).
ALX/CFI – Business Intelligence and Data Analysis (BIDA).
MOI UNIVERSITY – Bachelors in Travel and Tours Management (BTTM).

Referees available upon request