My name is Shruti Gupta, and I am pursuing my MBA degree in Analytics at Stevens Institute of Technology. I possess a technical background in Computer Science where I got the opportunity to understand what happens on the back end without giving much thought to the technology’s use cases until I worked on a project that made me realize how business and analytics go so well together. 

Working at Accenture was my first corporate experience after I completed my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering. It taught me how to work in a professional team environment, made me adept to meeting deadlines and being detail oriented. I also learned to function in an agile framework, to communicate better since we had to coordinate with a team working in a different time zone, and to manage my time and work accordingly. I used software tools like JIRA, Jenkins, HP ALM and Microsoft Excel to perform testing on the company’s point-of-sale software looking to improve on existing errors and recognize potential errors. Currently working as a Graduate Assistant at the School of Business in Stevens Institute of Technology, I get to help students solve their queries, draft important administrative documentations, plan events and be part of the proper functioning of the institute. I have become skilled in using the Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and Salesforce as well as in communicating, teamwork, and handling responsibility.

 

Through an academic project called Twitter Sentiment Analysis done at Manipal University Jaipur, I was able to hone my skills in technologies like Python, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. This project also gave me experience with researching and analyzing large amounts of data – by performing cleaning and visualization techniques on it. I have also gained experience of performing forecasting in Microsoft Excel by Regression (F-test, p-value, Adjusted R square) through another project where the goal was to forecast NJ Electricity Prices for the upcoming years, visualizing the results in Tableau and suggesting businesses a way to optimize their costs according to this information. In addition, I also had the opportunity to work on another academic project – a Marketing Plan for the Everless Smart Bag, where I conducted market analysis (SWOT, PEST, Five Forces, Perceptual Mapping), performed surveys to understand customer segmentation, attained the 4Ps and created a marketing plan from scratch along with a budget. This project helped me understand the business aspect of a problem statement and how it is helpful to understand these concepts to do well as an analyst. 

I have a strong inclination towards creating a positive impact through my creative and optimistic attitude. I believe in reaching goals as a team and consider myself to be a highly motivated and quick learner. I would love to have the opportunity to positively contribute to the organization and also to continue to learn and grow both personally and professionally as an employee.