Sanabu Washizuka Portfolio

Profile

Data Engineer/Analyst & Web App Developer

Data engineer with a professional background in project management as well as skills in SQL and non-SQL databases, Python, VBA, Tableau, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, advanced Excel, VBA, and Power BI developed from UC San Diego's Data Science and Visualization program. Has an intrinsic desire to ask "why" that drives an intense attention to detail, applicable both in the construction of data logistic systems and the creation of ideas, messages, and stories within data.

E-mail: sanabuwashizuka@gmail.com

Degree: B.A. Business Economics

Project Manager

Managed projects in entertainment publishing and manufacturing assembly industries.

Japanese > English Translator

Translated Japanese text for 12+ video games into English for final localization by text editing teams.

Freelance: Available

Interests

Baking breads/cookies/pies/cakes
Camping
Stargazing

Video Games
Aikido

Skills

Languages: Python 3 (flask-sqlalchemy, Pandas, Matplotlib, API interactions), SQL, JavaScript (D3.js, Plotly, Leaflet.js), VBA, HTML, CSS, R
Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Tools: Flask, Heroku, AWS, Azure, MongoAtlas, GitBash, GitHub, Tableau, D3, Pandas, Matplotlib, VS Code, Photoshop, Premier
Other: Database engineering/normalization, ETL, web dashboard creation, Git repository management, regression modeling/forecasting, machine learning

Resume

Summary

Educated in data engineering and analysis from the Data Science and Visualization program from University of California, San Diego, completing 15+ projects focusing on Python and both SQL and NoSQL databases
Planned data pipelines for educational team projects, coordinating with and reviewing team member code
Deployed 3 web apps using data pipeline concepts, connected to external databases and user-interactive interfaces using Python and Flask
Experience in process improvement analysis through the introduction of methodologies for data collection to aid metrics-based decision making
Practice proactive, open communication while focusing on shared goals between cross-functional teams, executive management and stakeholders to address needs and maintain positive work environments
Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute

Education

Data Science and Visualization

University of California San Diego Extension

Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics

University of California, Irvine

One-year Education Abroad Program

Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan

Sponsored by University of California, Irvine with economics coursework in Japanese

Professional Experience

Freelance Translator

November 2019 - March 2021

Independent contractor to translate Japanese text into English for 4+ video game projects (4-5 months per project)

Employed personal data-based progress tracking to report expected completion dates within 95% accuracy

Project Manager

August 2019 - October 2019

Core Systems, Poway, CA

Project Manager overseeing schedule and progress of final integration phase for computer server production.

Analyzed and audited production tracking procedures and advised teams on best practices for data entry to ensure data integrity for progress analysis
Developed new scheduling system based on metric estimates improving accuracy of previously unknown delivery dates to rough order of magnitude estimates of -25% to +75%
Advised on creating metrics-based human resource allocation procedures to ensure balance between workloads and human resources across 10+ simultaneous assembly orders

Producer

November 2018 - January 2019

Spike Chunsoft, Inc., Long Beach, CA

Project leader for video game localization and publishing projects. Suggested schedules, monitored progress of tasks, and acted as the point of cohesion between functional teams, key stakeholders, and vendors.

Implemented daily progress tracking processes to reduce late milestone deliveries by over 4 weeks
Utilized servant leadership approaches and one-on-one meetings when coaching team members
Led office-wide progress meetings