Valeria Villalobos

Researcher / Data Analyst

Valeria Villalobos

Hi! I am Valeria Villalobos.
I'm a researcher and data analyst with a background in economics and sustainability.
My skill set includes data analysis, predictive analytics, and statistical modeling.
I have experience working with R, Python, Power BI, Tableau, and Excel.


Services

Data Analysis

Data analysis, visualization, and prediction with R and Python

Project Management

Planning, management, and evaluation of EU projects as well as local and regional development projects

Business Intelligence

Business data processing, analysis and forecasting

Research

Market / Academic research and feasibility studies for development projects

Reports

Writing editorial-quality research reports and designing eye-catching presentations

Indicators

Sustainability monitoring, designing and measuring sustainability indicators.

Languages

Spanish

Native

English

Advanced (C1)

Italian

Intermediate (B2)

French

Basic (A2)

German

Basic (A2)

Skills

Data analytics
Data visualization
Text analytics
Web scraping
Prediction / Forecasting
Machine learning

Tools

R
python
tableau
sql
InDesign
HTML CSS

Projects

Experience

Researcher Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

University of Bologna
Rimini, Italy

As a researcher, I was responsible for conducting scientific research linked to EU-funded projects. My tasks ranged from managing projects to analyzing data and publishing findings.

Research Intern Apr 2020 – Oct 2020

University of Bologna
Rimini, Italy

I worked as a research intern in preparation for my master’s degree thesis. I participated in EU-funded projects related to the use of new data sources for improving official statistics.

Business Consultant Jun 2017 – Sep 2019

TAS Automation
Houston, United States (Remote)

As an International Business Consultant, I successfully managed industrial automation projects on an international scale by ensuring that the projects met all deadlines and budgetary constraints.

Teaching Assistant Apr 2015 - May 2016

Foreign Languages Area
Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela

As a Teaching Assistant, my main responsibility was tutoring undergraduate students of the subject “English as a Foreign Language” and work on strategies for them to use in their studies outside of class.

Research Assistant Apr 2014 - May 2015

Tourism Heritage Area
Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela

My main focus was conducting literary research, data analysis and stakeholder interviews in order to collaborate with other researchers on scientific studies. This also included planning academic activities and events such as international fairs and research conferences.

Courses

Deep Learning

Big Data Lab - Regione ER

2022

Data Analysis Tools

Big Data Lab - Regione ER

2022

Data Science Summer School

Hertie School

2021

Crash Course on Python

Coursera (Google)

2020

Advanced Analytics In R

Super Data Science

2018

Web Applications in R

Datacamp

2018

Teacher Training Certificate

Universidad de Oriente

2017

Regression and Modelling

Coursera (Duke University)

2017

R for Data Science

edX (Microsoft)

2017

Publications

Education

BSc. in Tourism

Universidad de Oriente
Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
2010 – 2016

MSc. in Economics

University of Konstanz (Erasmus+) Konstanz, Germany
2019 – 2020

MSc. in Tourism Economics

University of Bologna
Rimini, Italy
2018 – 2020

BSc. in Tourism

Universidad de Oriente
Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
2010 – 2016

MSc. in Economics

University of Konstanz (Erasmus+) Konstanz, Germany
2019 – 2020

MSc. in Tourism Economics

University of Bologna
Rimini, Italy
2018 – 2020

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