Melissa Wavra

About Melissa Wavra

Highly motivated, ambitious, and dependable professional with a background in mathematics and psychology, as well as graduate studies in secondary mathematics education. Recognized and commended for ability to adapt, manage time, and work well under pressure in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment. Proven success in event planning, multi-tasking, and remaining organized.

Experience

1. Data Scientist

   Northrop Grumman

   May 2022 — Present · Melbourne, FL, US

   Engage customers to understand business needs and define requirements to translate into actionable reports• Partner with data engineers to examine customer problems, investigate data available for analysis, engineer MySQL databases integrating disparate data sets, and automate metrics and reporting mechanisms• Utilize analytical and technical expertise to construct, publish, maintain, and manage 100+ Tableau data visualizations and reports on Tableau Server that track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics• Conduct data verification and validation with customers to ensure data accuracy and quality assurance• Analyze data from various sources (e.g. CPLM, Jira, SharePoint, SAP, APCAR, etc.) and areas of the business (e.g. Configuration Data Management, Vehicle Allocation Control and Performance, Earned Value, Security, Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Software, Manufacturing, etc.)• Develop custom landing pages for customers to easily access entire suite of dashboards from one location• Facilitate customer meetings and implement sprint retrospectives that capture actionable feedback resulting in iterative improvements• Closely collaborate with key stakeholders to identify, communicate, and quickly address or resolve project roadblocks, impediments, and risks• Coordinate, track, maintain, reconcile, and communicate 8 sub-IPT’s projects’ schedules, risks, and progress to management• Leverage Jira and Confluence software to streamline task tracking and prioritization, as well as enable better documentation and transparency• Create Tableau User Training Guide to be shared with customers and published on NGC LX site• Document and generate work instructions for department processes and procedures• Conduct team onboarding and training, ensuring consistent adoption of best practices and team defined processes and procedures

Education

• Wells College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology and Mathematics with a minor in Sociology

  2010 — 2013

• University of New Hampshire

  Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Education, Mathematics (7-12)

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Event Planning
• Social Networking
• Microsoft Word
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• C
• Programming
• Research
• Spss
• Data Analysis
• Student Development
• Cpr Certified
• Statistics
• Social Media
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Qualitative Research
• Critical Thinking
• Microsoft Office
• Facebook
• C
• Physics