Irina Spivak


 

Expertise:   marketing, statistical research, forecasting and programming.

Education:

Master's degree in Statistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2003 

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Economics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2001

Associate degree in Business Administration, Technological Institute, Ukraine, 1997

 

Key skills:

  • strong numerical and analytical skills
  • good understanding of statistical techniques and analytical site forecast methods
  • solving business problems, gathering data, transforming databases, performing research and marketing analysis, interpreting data
  • developing software, using data mining techniques to improve data quality
  • strong organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
  • experience of complex statistical modeling using SAS, STATA and MS Excel

Work Experience:

2003 – Present           Marketing Statistician, Leumi Bank-Marketing department

  • develop the necessary analytical tools to support effective decision making
  • present findings and recommendations to senior management.
  • Research and analyze products, customers and market dynamics
  • Perform advanced statistical analysis, using statistical and data mining methods - Regression, Cluster Analysis, Basket Analysis, Decision Trees, and Neural Networks, quantitative research, validation of documentation and testing
  • Perform multivariable statistical analysis, long-term and short-term forecasting of processes and events
  • Use statistical analysis of the bank’s marketing data bases, which enables revenue growth and profitability increase
  • Write SQL queries and operate large databases such as Oracle  and Teradata

2001 - 2003             Statistician, Research Department, Bank of Israel

  • Was responsible for statistical part of economic research, programming using statistical and econometric software and maintaining databases.
  • Executed advanced statistical analysis using modern statistical modeling tecniques.
  • Participated in the seminars and discussions held by the Research Department.

2001                      Research Assistant, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, joint project of School of Economics and Social Work     

  • Developed methodology of research and advanced statistical analysis

      

Computer Skills:

  • Full command of SAS, STATA, S+, EViews, MATLAB, Exel
  • Basic knowledge of databases: Oracle, TERADATA
  • Basic Knowledge of design and use of reports in Business Objects

Languages:

English, Russian and Hebrew