Sam Rivera
Graduate Business Analyst
Boston, MAsam.rivera@email.com(617) 555-0104linkedin.com/in/samrivera
Education
BA Economics · magna cum laude, Boston University2022 - 2026
Summary
Recent economics graduate with internship experience in data analysis and a habit of turning spreadsheets into decisions.
Experience
Business Analyst Intern · Clearwater ConsultingJun 2025 - Aug 2025
Built a Tableau dashboard tracking 1,200 retail stores, used in the client's weekly review.
Cleaned and merged three sales datasets, finding $180K in duplicate billing.
Interviewed 14 store managers and summarised findings for the partner's final deck.
Student Researcher · Boston University Economics Dept.Sep 2024 - May 2026
Analysed 10 years of housing data for a faculty paper on rent pressure.
Wrote Python scripts that cut the team's data preparation from days to hours.
Sales Associate (part-time) · Newbury Outfitters2022 - 2024
Consistently in the store's top three for weekly sales while studying full-time.
Projects
Senior thesis: the effect of remote work on suburban rents (grade A).
Case competition finalist, Deloitte National Case Challenge (2025).
Skills
ExcelSQLPython (pandas)TableauPresentationResearchStakeholder interviews
Activities
Treasurer, Investment Club (managed a $25K student fund)
Peer tutor, Intro to Statistics
Languages
English
Spanish (native)
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