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Poonam Dasilva

@poonamdasilva

Data Scientist

Mumbai, India

https://www.storyfunwithpoonam.com/

Sevalaya Working Women's HostelLilavatibai Podar Secondary School

Poonam Dasilva is a data-driven problem solver with a background in Advertising and a BSc in Data Science and Business Analytics. She is proficient in tools including Python, R, Tableau, and Power BI, and has experience in machine learning, data mining, and statistical analysis. A sustainability advocate, she has collaborated with diverse international teams and is skilled in communication and strategic planning.

Experience

English Teacher

Sevalaya Working Women's Hostel

Volunteer•Apr 2023 - Oct 2023•Mumbai

Taught under-privileged working women English to prepare them for their NIOS English exam.

Student Careers Feedback Panellist

University of London

N/A•Oct 2022 - Jul 2023•Online

Achieved a better website design, a LinkedIn page for the department, an Alumni networking database and engaging podcast topics. Co-hosted a Podcast episode alongside a staff member on 'Future of Work'. Researched topics, designed questions and collaborated with the marketing team. Reached 78 countries, 7000+ listeners.

Freelance Storyteller

Amar Chitra Katha

Freelance•Jan 2020 - Jun 2023•Mumbai

Engaged kids with Story sessions with 80+ Online shows and 20+ stage shows. Demonstrated expertise in storytelling and creative writing, that can aid in clearly communicating complex data insights and visualisations to audience. Mastered the art of audience management, spontaneity, time management developing adaptability skills required for the ever-changing data science field. Started personal brand Storyfun with Poonam. Catered to Harper Collins, Google.

Copywriter Intern

Dentsu Webchutney

Internship•Oct 2019 - Dec 2019•Mumbai

Produced Social Media Content, SEO and captions for HDFC Life, Evara, MTV India and RPG. Generated up to 300 likes per post with increased engagement. Worked on Adobe Creative Suite and Google Analytics to measure campaign data.

Copywriter & Planning Intern

Y&R

Internship•May 2018 - Jul 2018•Singapore

Analysed secondary and interview research for branding and advertising projects. Crafted headlines, taglines, scripts for Silk Airlines, Red Bull and Range Rover. Scripted and co-ordinated in the production of ME WE WPP campaign promoting Gender Equality at the workplace. Utilized Adobe Creative Suite for animation production.

Education

London School of Economics (University of London - UoL)

BSc in Data Science and Business Analytics

Data Science and Business Analytics

Aug 2020 - Nov 2023

Harvard Business School Online (HBS)

Certificate in Business Analytics

Business Analytics

May 2020 - Jul 2020

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

Diploma in Advertising

Advertising

Jun 2016 - May 2019

Lilavatibai Podar Secondary School

ISC, Humanities

Jan 2016•Grade: 95% on 100, 14th Rank

St. Joseph's Convent Residential School

ICSE

Jan 2014•Grade: 92.5% on 100, 1st Rank

Licenses & Certifications

Certificate in Business Analytics

Harvard Business School Online (HBS)

Issued: May 2020

Diploma in Advertising

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore

Issued: Jun 2016

Renewable Energy - Student Leaders Program

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Issued: Apr 2022

Skills

Statistics
Business Management
Prediction
Marketing
Finance
Economics
Ms Excel
Data Visualisation
Data Analysis
Data Mining
Python
Jupyter Notebooks
Pandas
Numpy
Matplotlib
Seaborn
R
Rstudio
Tidyverse
Dplyr
SQL
Tableau Dashboards
Power BI
Machine Learning
Scikit Learn
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Copywriting
Strategic planning
Branding
Storytelling