Degree
B.S. – Data Analytics
Curriculum spanned programming in Python, R, and Java alongside advanced statistics, AI/machine learning coursework, and exposure to big-data stacks such as Hadoop and Spark.
Data Analyst
Data Analytics,
Made Actionable
I’m Daniel Short, a data analyst working across analytics, insights, and machine learning. I build reliable systems in Python, SQL, and Tableau, then turn the analysis into clear recommendations that drive measurable business impact.
SQL · Tableau · Python · Reporting
Project Examples
A quick look at dashboarding, reporting, and business-facing analytics work.
Certifications & Degrees
A single view of formal education and industry credentials.
Degree
M.S. – Data Science
Degree covering Python, R, SQL, and statistical modeling with electives in data manipulation, visualization, machine learning, and an applied capstone project.
No public credential available; verification provided upon request.
Certification
IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Built Excel, SQL, Python, and Cognos workflows inside Jupyter Notebooks, culminating in a capstone that applies the toolkit to a real-world analytics scenario.
Certification
IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate
Covered supervised, unsupervised, deep, and reinforcement learning with dedicated regression, classification, and clustering courses using scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Keras, and a final capstone.
Certification
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Completed data cleaning and preparation pipelines, built Tableau dashboards, and delivered an end-to-end R/SQL case study focused on stakeholder-ready storytelling.
Certification
Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Worked through seven Jupyter Notebook-based courses using Python and Tableau to practice regression, statistics, machine learning, and experimental design before a culminating capstone.
Certification
Google Analytics Certification
Validated proficiency in GA4 implementation, conversion tracking, event modeling, and insight generation using the latest Analytics interface.
Work Experience
Recent roles with measurable impact across reporting, data quality, retail operations, and broader business analysis.
Visit Grand Junction
February 2024 – Present
Business Analyst
- Automated Industry Data Reports and stakeholder reporting, saving 200+ hours annually and cutting turnaround 99%.
- Authored semimonthly council and stakeholder updates using tourism, lodging, and web-performance data.
- Identified lodging cannibalization by reconciling tax records with occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, shaping council updates and strategy.
- Researched traveler trends and AI search behavior to guide content and GEO strategy, contributing to +9.4% organic sessions and 10x AI referrals YoY.
Target
June 2022 – November 2023
Asset Protection Data Analyst
- Designed dashboards that boosted theft reporting by 57.6% and increased prevention 180%.
- Reduced inventory loss by 24% through analytics-driven investigations and tooling.
- Presented actionable insights to non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams.
Randall Reilly
November 2023 – January 2024
AI Data Quality Analyst
- Re-platformed R workflows into a one-click Python app, cutting delivery time by 95%.
- Expanded serial tracking by 10x with decision trees and delivered 98% anomaly precision.
- Deployed an autoencoder model that lifted overall data quality for downstream analytics.
Skills in Practice
Programming(Python)
Trained a reinforcement learning agent to solve 5×5 puzzles.Data Visualization(Tableau)
Cut delivery decision time from 5 min to 1 min with a live KPI dashboard.SQL & ETL(MSSQL, Python)
Flagged outlier stores and regions using anomaly detection (anonymized).Data Wrangling(Pandas)
Built an early-warning ICU risk model and explained drivers with SHAP.Machine Learning(PyTorch)
Deployed a CNN that reads digits with ~99% accuracy and scored my handwriting on a personal sample.Regression Analysis(Excel)
Found apartment deliveries tended to tip less; order cost was the strongest predictor.Certifications & Degrees
Credentials and formal education supporting analytics and machine learning work.
Open to data analyst, analytics, BI, and reporting roles
I’m open to full-time roles across analytics, reporting, business intelligence, and decision support. If you’d like to discuss an opportunity, send a quick note.