BRENT E. ZITSMAN
Welcome to my CV and portfolio. Please feel free to browse through my work, skills, and professional experience. I strongly believe that challenges offer valuable opportunities for growth and development. I believe in constantly pushing myself to learn and grow, both in my professional and personal life. This is why I am always on the lookout for new challenges that will help me develop and improve. If you would like to learn more, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.
A detail-oriented, motivated and dedicated self-starter. I am organized with strong coordination skills combined with the ability to meet organizational goals and take ownership of multiple projects simultaneously.
MY BIO
Who I Am
Welcome!
My name is Brent Zitsman and I am passionate about all things Data. I am eager to make a difference for others and help to solve real- world problems through data and its applications. I love learning new skills and I hope to continue to grow and challenge myself in new ways.
I currently live and work in San Diego, CA with my lovely wife who is a passionate, and caring Family Medicine Doctor. We are both invested in our careers and life long learning, but also enjoy going to local events, traveling, laughing, and spending time down by the ocean with our two dogs.
You will also find me cheering on our local baseball team, Let's go Padres!
EXPERIENCE
What I’ve Done
June 2019 -
ADMIN ANALYST, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Maintain and update Monthly Budget Reports
Update Budget Projections using Adaptive
Compile, prepare, maintain, and distribute various financial information and reports
Gather, collect, record, track, and verify data and information from multiple Excel spreadsheets
Review and update prices on items that are sold within the Department of Student Health Services
Feb 2017 - May 2019
ACCOUNTING TECH 1, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Manage student employees
Review attendance for all staff using Peoplesoft
Assist in the documenting of department processes, procedures, policies, and guidelines
Prepare purchase requisitions
Place PCC orders for office and medical supplies
March 2014 - April 2017
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT, GLENBROOK HEALTH CENTER
Office organization and support
Train new hires and provide onboarding/orientation, provide one-on-one portal training as needed
Assist in coordinating critical department and client meetings
Generate monthly bookkeeping reports
Assist with quarterly financial statements
EDUCATION
Oct 2022
DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS BOOTCAMP, SDSU
SQL and Databases
Statistics and Probability
Python Programming
Data Wrangling
Big Data with AWS
Tableau
Feb 2019
CERTIFICATE - CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, SDSU
Contract types, effective contracting methodologies, and contract law.
Ethical and regulatory aspects of contracting, intellectual property, teaming, and international contracting considerations.
Develop proposals for customer requirements, negotiate contracts, and effectively manage contracts through completion.
Subcontracting such as acquisition planning, solicitation development, sourcing, and cost/price analysis.
May 2016
ACCOUNTING A.S., CUYAMACA COLLEGE
Program Learning Outcomes
Articulate the role of accounting within economic or industry environments through effective communication.
Demonstrate analytical and information technology skills needed to solve business problems and to improve business processes.
Apply concepts, principles, standards and processes.
Demonstrate analytical skills through finding, organizing, assessing and analyzing data appropriate to a given situation.
Use personal and ethical frameworks to respond to ethical dilemmas.
May 2011
MUSIC INDUSTRY STUDIES B.S., CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
This degree offers a blend of the art of music and the discipline of business. Traditional music courses, such as individual applied music lessons and performing in ensembles. As well as immersed in an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides a foundational understanding of how businesses operate in the music industry. Student-produced events and a student-run, faculty-advised record label (Five of Five Music Entertainment).
CERTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
SKILLS
Knowledge & Expertise
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Communicates clearly and empathetically, listening actively to understand customers' needs.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
An out of the box thinker with strong problem solving skills in the real world
DATA ANALYSIS
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. The ability to collect, process, and interpret large volumes of data to provide insights and make informed decisions.
PROJECTS
Take a Look
Full Github
PROJECT
911 - Calls
This project was done using Google Colab and looks at 911 Calls with a focus on Visualizations using Seaborn.
Constructed a new feature for the data.
Inserted 3 new columns to examine the data more clearly.
Used Heatmaps to look at the frequency of calls finding that Saturday and Sunday have the fewest calls.
HONORS AND AWARDS
UNSUNG HERO AWARD
May 2019 SDSU Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
This individual award was given to me for my work within the division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity for going above and beyond my normal work during the Meningococcal B Outbreak
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
Student Affairs and Campus Diversity -Vice President Partnership Award
This certificate of Recognition was part of a group awarded to those that worked with San Diego County of Public Health during the Meningococcal B Outbreak
“Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make a difference.”
Dr. Mike Schmoker
