Benjamin Pfeffer
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · Class of 2022
Benjamin Pfeffer
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · Class of 2022
Education
Skills
Fun fact
I've performed a tribal dance with fire in front of a crowd with a tribe leader/fire-eater in Haiti.
Volunteer
Hobbies
Work history
Assisted the Technology Enabled Services’ Data Analytics team by working on two projects: 1) Dynamic Staffing Model: ~$10 million increase in estimated yearly profit through the development of a proof-of-concept for opti…
Assist COVID-19 analysis team at the university by developing automatically updating private and public dashboards on various descriptive statistics using R, Python, and web scraping.
Created live data visualizations and dashboards using Power BI while exploring the capabilities of the tool. Created web crawlers and developed beginning of a bot system in the department. Worked remotely.
Working with spreadsheets in Excel while applying data manipulation, data entry, and related skills to assure the accuracy of budget and finance models.
Passion
I want to make an impact. I want to help lead the world to a change for the better. I believe that data can help me do that. Even as an intern I have always gone well above and beyond my duties in order to make an impact in companies that I believe will lead to a better future.
Leadership
Helped lead a club that worked on data-related projects, competed in data competitions, learned new tools, and expanded members' knowledge through project creation, interactive seminars, and challenges. Won Best Data Vis…
Led my team to a record-breaking 17-0 season