Monica Kay Royal

nerdnourishment

As a Data Career Strategist, I help professionals change careers and become a data analyst by leveraging their current skill sets.

My Data Career Strategy Program offers:
Personalized career roadmaps: Tailored guidance based on your background, skills, and goals.
Curated learning resources: Hand-picked content to focus your efforts and avoid information overload.
Practical project experience: Build a portfolio of real-world projects to demonstrate your skills.
Networking strategies: Learn how to effectively connect with others in the field.
Interviewing strategies: Learn how to showcase your value to potential employers to land a data job.

Check it out here ➡️ https://nerdnourishment.com/

Data Career Strategist

Podcast Host

As an Audit Analytics Consultant, I help internal audit departments build a data-driven audit approach which leverages the use of data analytics to make their audit procedures more effective.

Founder (Chief Data Enthusiast) | Audit Analytics Consultant

LinkedIn

Teaching data professionals how you can protect the data you work with on a daily basis for your data analytics and machine learning projects.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor

Instructor, Data Analytics & FinTech Bootcamps

Northwestern Mutual

Lead Product Manager - Behavior & Risk Analytics, Cybersecurity

American Express

Product Manager - Data Analytics & Innovation, Internal Audit

Arizona Public Service - APS

Business Data Analyst

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

Data Analyst / Senior Information Security Auditor

Information Security Auditor II

CliftonLarsonAllen

Senior Information Technology Auditor

Clifton Gunderson LLP

Information Technology Auditor

IT Audit Intern

Helping professionals break into data without breaking anything | Instructor at edX | Host of Data Podcast for Nerds! 🤓

I am on a mission to bring the data community together and share/learn/grow 🌱 I provide mentoring services for folks trying to break into data and am the host of the Data Podcast for Nerds!  

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Happy Learning!!



If you are interested in deep diving into my personal bio...

I like to think that much like Liam Neeson, I have a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career.  Just over 13 years (ok, maybe not that long..)

My formal education is in Accounting and Management Information Systems. This allowed me to enter the world in as an Information Technology Auditor. During this time, I made sure to participate in all the varieties of projects available to me. Information Security, Logical/Physical Security, Cybersecurity, Application Controls, Change Management, Social Engineering, Vulnerability scans and Pen testing, Data Privacy, Financial Analysis.

Once I was introduced to Data and Analytics, I was hooked and on the move. I progressed to areas where I was able to be more involved with data, specifically data governance, data management, data literacy, and data visualizations. I advanced into enterprise analytics where I was exposed to programming and data science. I even briefly served as a system administrator, which was probably my most unique experience. Well, besides my first job in Food Management.

I eventually moved back into cybersecurity where I could focus on my passion for data overlapped with security, risk, and compliance; specifically related to behavioral analytics by obtaining formal training in Behavior Design.

Circle back to my current state and mission of helping others, I am now working for myself at nerdnourishment and teaching with edX 🤓


Tools Used to Assist in my Journey
- R
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
- PowerBI
- Knowledge of awesome nerd related topics

Founder & Chief Data Enthusiast

Spotify

Podcaster - SQL Lingua Franca

Xebia

Analytics Engineer

• Co-author of Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering
• dbt Community Award recipient
• Founder of the Analytics Engineering meetup 
• Founder of the Dutch dbt meetup
• Podcast Host of SQL Lingua Franca
• Speaker at dozens of conferences/meetups around the world (including dbt Coalesce, Linux Foundation OS Summit, Big Data Summit Warsaw, NL Big Data Expo, and Developer Week Latin America)
• Partially responsible for dbt-excel

Community Advocate

Packt

Author

University of Groningen

I taught a course for honours college students called: "Analyzing Data - A Practical Approach". During the course, I walk students through hands-on exercises focusing on each step of the data lifecycle (e.g. ingestion, transforming, analyzing, visualizing).

Guest Lecturer

Ahold Delhaize

• Standardizing and testing Databricks work.
• Creating Alteryx tools.
• Coaching on Databricks, Alteryx, Power BI.

Analytics Engineer via GoDataDriven

• Creating datasources using Databricks and HDInsights.
• Community support: Tableau, PowerBI, and Alteryx.
• Tableau Server administration.

Analytics Consultant via Biztory

Biztory

I have worked with 30+ clients in 4 countries. Every engagement is different. Thanks to my clients I have been involved in most of the analytics lifecycle. From defining objectives and architecture to data modeling and reporting. 

Internal Work:
• Lead of the Biztory Data Science Practice.
• Authority of the Data Engineering Track.

Analytics Consultant

Vlaams EnergieBedrijf

• Performance Tuning: SQL Queries & Tableau Dashboards.
• Developing customer-facing dashboards.
• Tableau Server administration.

YoungCapital

During this intensive traineeship I follow courses in subjects like:

• Digital Marketing.
• Web Analytics.
• Google Analytics.
• Adobe Analytics.
• Google Tag Manager.
• Dashboarding Tools.
• Advanced A/B Testing.
• Real-time surveys heatmaps.
• Data integration, import + API Data.
• Data Management Platforms.
• Excel.
• SQL.

Marketing Intelligence Trainee

Justlease.nl

•  Data analysis with Python and R.
•  Database marketing (MS SQL).
•  Tableau Champion.

Marketing Intelligence Analyst

Iroyuki Corporation

In my free time, I help entrepreneurs achieve their businesses goals. Sitting side by side with my clients, I review their webpages and digital strategy. By the end of the session, we have identified points for improvement and formulate future goals. My services include: 

• UX consultancy.
• Usability consultancy.
• CRO analysis.
• SEO checkups.
• Google Analytics installation and audit.
• Content strategy.
• UI Design: Sketches, Wireframes, Mockups.

Digital Transformation Consultant

Analytics Engineer at GoDataDriven

Working in the realm of analytics since 2017, specializing in Analytics Engineering, dbt, SQL, data governance, and business intelligence (BI). 

Besides consultancy work, I am also very active in the data community:
- Co-author of Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering 📚
- dbt Community Award recipient 🏆
- Host of SQL Lingua Franca Podcast 🎙️
- Founder of the Analytics Engineering meetup in the Netherlands as well as the Dutch dbt meetup 🤝
- Speaker at dozens of conferences/meetups around the world (including dbt Coalesce, Linux Foundation OS Summit, Big Data Summit Warsaw, NL Big Data Expo, and Developer Week Latin America) 🎤

My ideal working week involves learning new technologies, debugging code, writing difficult calculations, teaching organizations about data, and networking at a conference/Meetup.

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