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Marcelino Pena

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Courses

CIS 100: IT Fundamentals

Background and Industry Experience

About Me:

I have been working in various organizational processes for over 20 years from non-profit (education, social-service, non-governmental and government) to for-profit (restaurant, manufacturing, logistics, international and domestic). Starting as a cashier for McDonald’s in high school, then delivering pizzas while instructing foundational math to high school students in college, and prior to covid-19 pandemic designing logistics transportation solutions for marquee grocery chains for five years. I am very grateful to now teach data analytics with added experience, techniques, and mindset from my past various organizations to students interested in business analytics careers.

Education and Additional Certifications:

Master of Arts – MA, Demographic and Social Analysis, UC Irvine
Sep 2020 – Jun 2021

Bachelor of Arts – BA, Mathematics, St Olaf College
Sep 1998 – May 2003

Google Data Analytics Certificate – Coursera
Issued Mar 2022

Esri Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics
Issued Dec 2020

Penske Logistics Green Belt: DMAIC/6sigma/Kaizen-Lean
Issued Jun 2016

Publications, Awards, and Recognitions:

2018-2019 California Math Achievement

2018-2019 California Math Achievement by Growing Inland Achievement | Sep 13, 2021 | NEWS

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