Bio and Portfolio

Quick intro about myself

  • Self-starter individual able to apply data analytics and machine learning in finance and accounting processes to innovate where possible

  • Full-time parent of my siberian husky

  • Bachelor's of Honors Specialization in Accounting (Western University)

  • Data analytics and machine learning post-graduate certificate (Mohawk College)

  • Currently learning : neural networks conceptually and applying it on toy datasets using Keras (CNNs, RNNs)

  • Podcasts : Pivot, CBC Frontburner, The Strategists

  • Video games : Battlefield 4, Warzone, No Man's Sky, Humankind

Skills, abilities & certifications

  • Excellent listening and note taking ability

  • Desire and willingness to learn

  • Analytical decision making skills

  • Working with energy and empathy

  • Business storytelling skills

  • Good awareness of ethical concerns and stakeholder management skills

  • Working within tight schedules and delivering high quality results at the same time

  • MS Excel: SUMIF, COUNTIF, VLookup, PivotTables and Charts

  • MS Word, PowerPoint presentations, Git, Google Suite

  • Working knowledge of PowerBI and Tableau

  • Data analysis and cleaning in Python and R: Intermediate

  • Machine Learning in Python and R: Beginner (Linear Regression, Random Forests, KNearest Neighbors)

  • Applied ability to innovate traditional processes through digital automation and find patterns in data using machine learning

Examples of work

Handwritten Digits Recognition in Python

The MNIST Handwritten Digits Recognition Database is a collection of handwritten digits images. The report I have created is uploaded in PDF format and describes the dataset and the process that was used achieve the modelling results in the end. This is a fun dataset to play with and get started with computer vision Machine Learning problems. This project was completed in Python.

Netflix Movies and TV Shows Analysis Report

Conducted exploratory descriptive analysis on the Netflix Movies and TV Shows database available on Kaggle.com. Used R programming language and multiple packages to create visualizations and gather insights about the data.


Higher Education Analytics Data Competition 2021 Poster

Analyzed data sets created from open sourced data found online on the Canadian real estate market and housing affordability. The resulting poster provides recommendations on investing in the housing market and how affordability has changed due to the pandemic.

Work experience


  • Jan 2022 - Present

PwC Canada

Assurance Specialist


  • Jan 2021 - June 2021

H&R Block

Tax Professional


Education


  • Sept 2020 - June 2021

Mohawk College

Analytics for Business Decision Making (Post Grad)


  • Sept 2016 - June 2020

Western University

BMOS Honors Specialization in Accounting


Contact Information

(647)-741-5733

nihalanironak@gmail.com