Ra'chel Lagway

 Ra’chel Lagway San Jose, CA 95123,- - SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Freelance Data & Research Analyst specialize in data analytic related projects (data scraping, data mining, and data collection), internet research, web research, LinkedIn research, and email research/verification. Hard working, highly responsible, results-oriented, and efficient freelancer whose accomplishments reflect strong motivation. Sufficient worker, comfortable working with team or alone and always strive the do the best possible job. Creative, results-oriented, problem solver, self-starter with proven ability to finish all assigned tasks (projects). Proficient in working with tools and technologies such as Agile, Oracle R12, BAAN, SAP, WDS, 4th Shift, TOPS3, Adonix, Ask Man-Man, Visual Manufacturing (VM), Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Lead Generation Researcher (Cambridge, MA) Toni Mo 5/2018 – 8/2018 Researching and compiling a list of Annual Conferences and Events in the client's field for 2019 -2021 for Canada, US, and UK. Providing contact information per a Google Spreadsheet such as Event Name, Conference type, Website, Dates, Contact, Booking Speakers, Title, Email, Phone#, and Location. Researching topics such as Education (Community Colleges, Public Universities, Education (Community Colleges, Public Universities, Liberal Arts Colleges, Women's-Only Schools and HBCU's), Diversity, and Leadership. Warrior Addict (Berkhamsted, UK) Market Web Researcher – Publication/Bloggers 2/2018– 3/2018 Carried out research for the Top 15 most popular Health and Fitness Magazines and Newspapers that have a large male readership in the USA.  For each of these I collected contact information such as Publication Name, Website, Male Readership, and Best Placing for Features, Digital/Offline Editorial Contact and Comments/Notes if applicable. Carried out research for the Top 20 most influential bloggers in the Men’s fitness world and Top 20 for the most influential bloggers in the Yoda Industry.  For each of these I collected contact information such as information such as Nname, Website/Blog, Number of Followers, and Instagram Handle, etc. Warrior Addict (Berkhamsted, UK) Market Web Researcher – Guided Meditation 12/2017 – 2/2018 Compiled a list of Meditation Experts/Leading Meditation Teachers/Practitioners.  Researched online, essentially looking at who has guided meditation files that already exist (meaning they share on podcasts, their own websites or elsewhere). Referenced teachers that have an audio, video or guided meditation file that is available to listen to. Researched podcast, images, and videos for Guided Meditation. Provided contact information such as Name, Email Address (if none, reference unknown), Telephone Number (if none, reference unknown), Link for Source of Meditation File, Free or Paid For, Link With Studio/Meditation Centre (if none, reference unknown), and Link for Own Website (if they have one). Provided comment only if needed or necessary…e.g. if I am including an Instagram handle, etc. Warrior Addict (Berkhamsted, UK) Market Web Researcher – Yoga Studios and Meditation Centres 9/2017 – 3/2018 First part of this project is to find business website URL’s and add them to a database. Researched and compiled a list of Yoga Studios and Meditation Centres in Major Cities across the world. Populated a spreadsheet containing contact information for the studios including address, contact email and telephone number. Provided information for types of Yoga and Meditation that each studio provides. Worked to a very high standard and the research was carried out through the internet. Stephanie Winslow (Saint Louis, MO) Quality Researcher 11/2017 – 2/2018 I worked with a client who is writing a book and researched contact information for Counselors, Pastors, Recovery Programs, Alanon/Support Groups, Advocacy Groups, Denominations, and Universities with Counseling Programs. Contact info provided was Organization, Website, Address, Person, Phone, and Email. CarGurus.com (Cambridge, MA) Site Hunter Researcher 5/2017 – Current First part of this project is to find business website URL’s and add them to a database. Review car dealership websites for US, Canada, and UK sites providing the client with results for whether the car dealerships website exist or not. If it does, provide the website URL or advise “no website” which means the dealership does not have a website created. If not, reference as “closed”. Second part of this project, review submitted picture queue and confirm the “headline” above a photo or group of photos is a car (year, make, model, trim, etc.), photos are all part of a listing for an example of that car for sale on site. User provides photos of a car they are selling, and my role is to review to make sure these are accurate car photos, and Detach any duplicates, any photos not part of the car such as manuals, spare tires, etc. When unsure, send it to the Expert’s queue. Third part of this project, review if the listing picture and the verification photo match. Determine if the photos meet or does not meet the client’s criteria, and if unsure select “expert’s queue” to move to the next one. Redbank United I (Sydney, Aus) Data & Research Analyst (Real Estate Research) 4/2017 – 8/2017 Provided client an Excel Spreadsheet consisting of Real Estate Agents in Sydney, Australia. Information provided for a marketing database. 6 suburbs were provided at time. I provided the first/last name, company name, job title, personal/work email, mobile, address, suburb, state, and postcode. Different titles were referenced for the Real Estate Agents, such as Sales Consultants, Licensee in Charge, Principal, Salesperson, Sales Executive, and Sales Representative, etc. Polar Inc (Toronto, Canada) Data & Research Analyst (US/International Publishers) 4/2017 – 5/2017 Received list of accounts (US and International Publishers) provided from client and researched contact information such as first/last name, title, seniority, role email (C-Level, Directors, and VP’s), and country. Contact information entered on Google Sheets. Roles researched were Ad Ops, Client Ops, Editorial, Engineer, Executive, Marketing, Other, Product, and Sales. Utilized the Boolean search on LinkedIn to streamline the scope of this project and the detailed research involved. Personal HMC LLC (Omaha, NB) Manufacturing Researcher 3/2017 – 6/2017 Contact Manufacturer per email to find out if they can support the procurement of their products and products uploaded on the clients Ecommerce website. Update the spreadsheet with contact information such as Salesperson’s name email, number, website URL, product catalog (digital images) if available, direct source/distributor, minimum order requirement, and pricing. Do a follow within 48 hours to inquire about their decision of providing product to be purchased from them or a Distributor. Zumper (San Francisco, CA) Freelance Research Analyst (LinkedIn Project) 12/2016 – 3/2017 Researched and collected required contact information from LinkedIn or Company’s Website for completion of 1500 lines per Google Spreadsheet. Information required was first/last name, position, 2 contacts (lower/upper level) from Manager to VP/Director or other titles if requested are not available per the HR/Staffing Department, and email. Performed LinkedIn criteria search such as company, area, and industry for the assigned companies. Utilized different tools to locate accurate email addresses. Provided detailed information to the client in a timely manner. Contract ended. Enhancing my profile and upgrading my skills and knowledge of Web Research Rainking Solutions (Bethesda, MD) – Telecommute Freelance Research Analyst (Buckshot) 4/2016 – 8/2016 Search audio recordings in box.com using the corresponding phone number in the attached spreadsheet. Upon listening to the audio voicemail, I try to figure out the name of the contact and locate them on LinkedIn. Once I locate them on LinkedIn, I fill out 5 fields of info in Excel (first/last name, title, location and LinkedIn URL) Voicemail recordings where I am not able to determine the name, I delete it on the Excel spreadsheet. Each Excel spreadsheet consist of 300 voicemail recordings. NA Enterprise/Marketing 2/2016 – 4/2016 Manager assigned a list of companies for me to research through Upwork. Researched required information such as company profile info, alternative company names, technology (open position), location, and contact (L1, L2, or L3) info from Managers to CFO. Once 5 tabs of info was completed in Wiki, I saved the task, and selected it as finished in Wiki. For final completion, I would select yes or no as to if the task was completed and select submit on Upwork. The company profile is sent to the Manager for review. Freelance Research Analyst 11/2015 – 3/2016 Transcribing information from online sources utilizing Excel. Perform online research to gather information needed for completion of each Excel task. Each task consists of 200 line items. Short term assignment. I redirected myself to freelance telecommuting opportunities Ixia (Santa Clara, CA) Senior Buyer 8/2014 – 6/2015 Provided updates to the RMA Manager per utilizing the action log working with RMA coordinators to keep track of closed RMA progress and assigned active RMA’s to the correct coordinator. Transfer material from blocked (unusable) to reserved (usable) and providing update to warehouse. Monitored fabricated sheetmetal/assemblies daily to determine procurement requirements and manages product releases from established PO’s in place with vendors on pull systems. Utilized Agile pulling drawings to send to suppliers for quoting and re-quoting to the latest revision and worked with the engineer to re-engineer drawings. Flextronics (Morgan Hill, CA) Senior Buyer 8/2013 – 2/2014 Processed purchase reqs (MRO buying) for maintenance repair supply parts and services. Conferred with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. Managed supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate. Flextronics (Milpitas, CA) Senior Buyer 11/2012 – 8/2013 Conversion of MRP requirements to Purchase Order’s for procurement of inventory from approved suppliers to support Manufacturing plans and Distributor Demand from Release-to-close. Coordinated and interfaced with Shipping, Receiving, and Logistics personnel regarding material movements, inventory status, and other Logistics related issues. System correction adjustments received by the warehouse to make sure that both systems matched inventory correctly. Went back to school Graphic Design. Also, worked part-time jobs 2008 – 2012 Solectron Corporation/Flextronics (Milpitas, CA) Senior Buyer 4/2005 – 9/2008 Responsible for all the high dollar, long lead-time, custom products, coordinating supplier’s deliveries and balancing against changes in our weekly MRP demand. Collaborated with supporting resources (engineering, quality, and global supply chain) to ensure adequate cycle time to procure materials. Managed supplier contracts and long term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that supplier performance and future business needs are aligned. Discussed defective or unacceptable materials with users and suppliers to determine root cause and corrective action. Negotiated and supported in excess of $1.5 million in contracts for manufacturing requirements. COMPUTER SKILLS Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Access, Adobe Illustrator, Agile, BAAN, Oracle R12, SAP, WDS, 4th Shift, TOPS3, Adonix, Ask ManMan, Visual Manufacturing (VM) EDUCATION Metro Ed Online Course - Adobe Illustrator - Graphic Design (Certificate) Evergreen Valley College – Adobe Illustrator Course (Graphic Design) APICS Training; CPIM Certification Preparation Courses Mission College – Political Science, AA Degree ICS Business School (currently Penn Foster) - Desktop Publishing/Graphic Design (Certificate)