TRIST'N JOSEPH
WORKING EXPERIENCE
January 2018 - Present
BUSINESS ANALYST
Co-manage a Grenadaian consulting start-up which engages in market research and advertising.
Develop growth metrics derived from raw company data to track improvements in organizational efficiency.
Identify, analyze, and execute new products and services using key performance indicators.
November 2018 - May 2020
SENIOR MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS TUTOR
Tutored students in Probability & Statistics, Mathematical Economics, and Calculus; both in groups and individually.
Collaborated with teams to help improve students’ mathematical skills.
May 2019 - September 2019
FINANCIAL ADVISOR INTERN
Worked alongside analysts and other interns to help clients plan for and fund retirements using mutual funds and other options to manage, customize, and diversify their portfolio.
September 2018 - January 2019
STATISTICAL CONSULTANT
Collaborated with other consultants to manage the headquarter operations of a research project led by UN Women.
Provided research, development, training, and statistical analysis services for the research project.
Performed data cleaning and data validation to UN Women using the Survey Solutions platform and STATA, post data collection.
Maintained databases, performed analysis, and generated reports using SQL.
July 2017 - October 2018
STATISTICAL AND DATA PROCESSING CLERK
Developed and administered surveys, including related training, using the Survey Solution platform.
Performed statistical analysis on national data sets to produce and publish national reports.
Developed automated processes and databases to improve the efficiency of workflows.
Ran queries on tables to extract data from national databases using SQL.
EDUCATION
May 2020
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS & ECONOMICS
GPA: 3.96 (Summa Cum Laude)
Thesis: "Evaluating Statistical Machine Learning Algorithms in Economic Recession Prediction"
Relevant Course Work: Algebraic Structures, Applied Game Theory, Applied Game Theory 2, Applied Multivariable Statistics, Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Econometrics, Linear Algebra, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Microeconomics, Multivariable Calculus, Political Economy od Developing Nations, Probability & Statistics, Quantitative Analysis & Forecasting, Real Analysis, Topics in Applied Statistics/Bayesian Statistical Analysis.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
May 2020
OUTSTANDING PERFORMACE IN MATHEMATICS
Awarded by the Mathematics Department of Pace University upon commencement for consistent and outstanding performance in Mathematics courses.
May 2019
ALPHA CHI NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Candidacy for membership in the Pace University chapter of Alpha Chi is granted to those students who have earned at least 3.5 GPA, or place in the top 10% of all students in the university.
Alpha Chi is a distinguished National Honor Society and its membership places students among the academic leaders of their University.
April 2019
PRESIDENT, TAU SIGMA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Candidacy for membership in the Pace University chapter of Tau Sigma is granted to those students who have transferred to Pace University having completed at least one year at a prior institution and earned at least 3.5 GPA, or place in the top 20% of all incoming transfer students in the University.
August 2017
GRENADA'S TOP PERFORMER, CAPE UNIT 2 2017
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), issued by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), is a regional Associate Degree level examination sat by students of member states of the council. Students enrol in 'units' (courses) which are broken up into two-year components, namely Unit 1 and Unit 2. The results are analyzed based on three profiles for each unit; and based on the profiles, completed grades are awarded from 1 to 7 (with 1 being the highest).
Based on my performance in the 2017 examination period, I was awarded the title 'CAPE Unit 2 Top Performer (Grenada) 2017', achieving five 1's.
July 2017 - October 2018
GRENADA'S 4TH PLACE PERFORMER, CAPE UNIT 1 2016
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), issued by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), is a regional Associate Degree level examination sat by students of member states of the council. Students enrol in 'units' (courses) which are broken up into two-year components, namely Unit 1 and Unit 2. The results are analyzed based on three profiles for each unit; and based on the profiles, completed grades are awarded from 1 to 7 (with 1 being the highest).
Based on my performance in the 2016 examination period, I was awarded the title 'CAPE Unit 1 4th Place Performer (Grenada) 2016'.​
ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS & SKILLS
ACTIVITIES
Demystify Data Analysis, INFORMS Pace University, Economic Society Pace University, Investment Club Pace University, Karate/Kickboxing, TAMCC STEM Club, TAMCC Hiking CLub, CARIFTA Games Media Assistance.
INTERESTS
Art, Big Data, Board Games, Economic Markets, Swimming, Weightlifting.
SOFT SKILLS
Adaptability, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, People Management, Problem Solving, Time Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Hypothesis Testing, Machine Learning, Microsoft Suite, Python, R, Regression Analysis, SPSS, SQL, STATA, Statistical Analysis, Survey Solutions.