Br hanu H. Ber hea
433 Adams St. Apt#2G Oakland, CA 94610 · (415) 574-1892 · berheabrhanu@gmail.com
Permanent US work authorization · No Visa sponsorship required
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Data Analytic and Data Analyst, Research and Banking professional with extensive experience
in Data collecting, Data Mining and Programming and Analyzing and interpretation of economic
and financial outputs for the Banking industry and Investment corporations seeking an
opportunity in Data Analytics and Data Analysis, a Financial Industry.
Key Skills
· Expertise in research design, data collection methods, cleaning, encoding and organizing
· Expertise data modeling, data mining and Programming
· Experience in organizing and presenting study reports, deriving policy implications &
implementation strategies and forecasting
· Analytical skills of quantitative & qualitative studies, cross-sectional, panel & time series
data,
· Proficient in programming languages R and Python, statistical packages, SQL, SAS,
Stata, SPSS, Eviews
· Proficient in MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Fluent in English, Tigrigna & Amharic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pr incipal Resear ch & Development Officer
May 2010 - J une 2013
The Commer cial Bank of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The largest and leading bank in the country with 780 branches and 12,000+ employees
· Designed survey, Collected primary data, cleaned, encoded and Examined the Saving
behaviors of Customers and Households; developed deposit mobilization strategies;
contributed to increasing deposit volume and branch expansion in 2 years
· Analyzed the sensitivity of saving to the interest rate using time series data spanning from 19812011 applying Stata software; depicted the positive association between interest rate and saving
level,
· Led a survey with research team of 3 officers and 10 enumerators to investigate household saving
determinants;
· Assessed saving behaviors and potential in 9 rural and urban districts to develop deposit
mobilization strategies equipped with SPSS;
· Designed prize-linked promotional products; resulted in doubling depositors and overall saving
amounts in two years
· Surveyed customer and employee satisfaction level annually on 10% & 30% sample
observations; analyze the output derived by Stata/SPSS; recommended implementation strategies
of enhancing satisfaction level
· Conducted survey of annual reputation index assessment on customer and non-customer
respondents; generated recommendations that would enhance the bank’s reputation index
· Reviewed and analyzed the financial, liquidity, and quick ratios for loan requests and presented to
the credit committee for approval
· Monitored loan repayment progress of borrowers each month and enabled the bank to maintain
low-level of non-performing loan
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Evaluated non-performing loans and converted into active loans (by rescheduling & foreclosure)
and enabled to collect the money
Provided cash transactions, deposits, withdrawals, and remittances, foreign currency exchange
Senior Pr oject Officer
EFFORT/Dejenna Endowment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A multi-sector corporation with more than 15 subsidiary companies and 20,000+ workers
· Conducted feasibility studies and reported the financial, economic, and technical viability of
investment projects in manufacturing, agriculture, and service areas using COMFAR (UNIDO
software); all study results were approved and implemented accordingly
· Led monthly follow ups and quarterly in-person visits to monitor the implementation progress of
4 or more projects at a time
· Prepared annual & quarterly budget plans and presented performance reports to board of
directors.
Applications/Skills
pr ogr amming R, Python,
statistical packages SQL, Stata, SAS
Applying Linear and Non-linear Models, Nonpar ametr ic Regr ession, Classification, Bootstr apping
EDUCATION
M.Sc. Applied Economics and Finance
Univer sity of Califor nia, Santa Cr uz
2015/2016
M.Sc, Economic Policy Analysis
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
First ranked Ethiopian university, founded in 1950
B.A, Economics
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
· Mar keting and Customer Relationship Cer tificate, Ethiopian Institute of Financial
Studies, 2012
· New Pr oduct Development Cer tificate, Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies, 2010
· Pr oject Planning, Pr epar ation and Implementation Cer tificate, Ethiopian Management
Institute,
Areas of Interest
Banking, Data Analytics, Finance, Econometrics, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics,
Economic Policy and Research.
Linkedin Address
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brhanu-h-berhea-4876a46a
or just Brhanu H Berhea