RICHARD RAILTON

DATA ANALYTICS & DATA SCIENCE

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

SUMMARY

  • Cross-industry experience using SQL, Python and BI tools to enable data driven decision making
  • Data Science and Data Analytics Certificate with Honors from UCSC Extension
  • Adept at problem solving, continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement and communication
  • Enthusiastic about learning new skills, developing health & fitness, and supporting environmental and social equity

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Data Analyst | Anatomy Financial, San Mateo

Jan 2025 - Present

  • Led the end-to-end data analytics lifecycle, from data architecture and pipeline development to modeling and reporting, to inform product strategy and business decisions
  • Drove a 7% increase in revenue by developing a new billing model that identified and corrected inaccuracies in existing logic
  • Improved product reliability by creating observability models and automated alerting systems that proactively identify document pipeline issues, leading to a significant reduction in troubleshooting time
  • Enhanced product development by creating automated reporting for Human-in-the-Loop processes, providing key insights into productivity and accuracy

Data Analyst | Maven Clinic, NYC

Jan 2023 - Nov 2024

  • Influenced product roadmap and contributed to millions of dollars in prospective annual bookings by providing data-driven insights on employee/clinic coverage and geographic analysis
  • Utilized K-means clustering in Python to identify optimal provider locations, directly supporting successful contract negotiations for one of Maven's largest clients
  • Scaled automated reporting for thousands of clients by building new data models, consolidating metrics, and implementing comprehensive testing in dbt
  • Increased revenue by overhauling the logic for enrollment verification, which captured 3x more errors and reduced lost revenue

Data Analyst | Costa Express, UK

May 2017 - Aug 2021

  • Reduced operational downtime by up to 60% through in-depth analysis of alarm data, providing actionable insights for operators
  • Supported experimental promotions by identifying control groups and analyzing the impact on sales to inform future marketing campaigns
  • Developed and implemented new marketing metrics and reporting to track campaign performance, improving campaign management and visibility
  • Led the development of a bespoke reporting platform, from business case and requirements gathering to user acceptance testing and training

CONTACT

data@richardrailton.dev

linkedin.com/in/rrailton/

PROJECTS

GitHub

Power BI - Divvy Bikeshare Analysis

SKILLS

SQL | Python | R | Data Analysis | ETL | Data Visualization | Business Intelligence | Machine Learning | Tableau | Power BI | DAX | Microsoft Excel | UAT | Auditing | Training | Presenting | Report Writing

EDUCATION

UCSC Silicon Valley Extension

Certificate Program, Data Science and Data Analytics

Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Data Analysis using Python and R
  • SQL, Database Design and Data Modeling
  • Data Visualization with Tableau and Power BI
  • Business Intelligence using Excel, Power Pivot, Power Query and Power BI
  • AI, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics with Python
  • Big Data, Hadoop, NoSQL
  • HTML5

UC Berkeley Extension

Python, Statistics and Calculus

Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

University of Aberdeen

Master of Arts - MA, Economics and Geography

Sep 2009 - Jun 2013