Statistical Specialist
Qatar Development Bank
Total years of experience :21 years, 1 Months
Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities and sectors with attractive growth potential
Communicate findings, conclusions and recommendations drawn from market analysis in both verbal presentations and written reports to the management at the bank
Analyze and interpret data, using statistical research programs or other methods, and make projections based on statistical inference to support Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar
Utilize best-in-class analytical tools for the purpose of conducting analysis, including but not limited to EViews, SAS and SPSS
Serve as lead statistician on assigned projects and serve as statistical resource for a variety of functional groups
Initiated and developed with the research team at the bank the Home-based Businesses study and the National Definition of SMEs in Qatar
Serve as project manager for many projects such as: State of SMEs in Qatar, SMEs Industry Reports Series, Knowledge Management Platform and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Qatar
Serve as a committee member for the assessment and approval for project conducted internally or third parties
Develop the capacity of subordinates by providing on-the-job training, advising and monitoring on daily tasks
Designed surveys and collaborated on field research in accordance with the objectives of the projects for which they are being undertaken utilizing SPSS; applied statistical procedures and tabulations in analyzing collected data
Assigned surveys’ data entry to the statistical assistants and monitored their performance. Used several analytical tools for assuring quality and completeness of all data collected
Maintained formal channels to exchange ad-hoc or specific information, conducted effective research analyses of the data for specific purposes
Improved statistical formulas and inferential reports that would contribute to the economics research that the Chamber is involved in
Managed the statistical aspects of the research projects and provided the research team with the information and guidance to complete their research
Developed interactive and dynamic applications for Dubai Chamber members using MS Access. Applications created: Dubai annual trade, UAE monthly trade, and business reports of Dubai’ companies
Reviewed and maintained the integrity of Dubai Chamber’ members and certificate of origins databases
Examined business statistical research on probability, and statistical models that can be used in further business or economics research in line with Dubai business environment requirements
Harnessed internal and external company-specific and business environment data to run analytical models and generated insights from the analysis
Worked closely with the management team to summarize and present project findings and insights based on statistical analyses
Prepared routine statistical reports to complement reports for the management
Initiated and conducted high-quality analysis, and submitted analysis reports to the Cardiovascular National Registry Board
Monitored the monthly procedure of data collection for timeliness and completeness
Compiled complex statistical data from different hospitals and care centers, and edited data for accuracy and completeness
Arranged periodical meetings with stakeholders to review and assess the implementation of the Registry activities
Provided capacity building on data capturing, and data quality control to the technicians
Performed advanced statistical analysis including survival analysis and data mining
Carried out data extraction and mining using SAS in a survey to measure the social impact of the 2003 heat wave in France on mortality
Designed an algorithm to clean, convert and merge different types of dataset from various databases using SQL in SAS
Evaluated association amongst different variables of the survey using mixed effects models
Evaluated various statistical models: general linear models, mixed models, generalized linear models and took into account effect modification/confounding and correlated outcomes
Designed and assessed analytical tools which incorporate suitable statistical tests
Extracted and analyzed data in various agricultural trials
Ensured accuracy and validity of collected data
Prepared summary report interpreting statistical outcomes and presented research outcomes
- Control and codification of data from a questionnaire in an international survey on Mother and Child Health.
- Participation in the selection of sample units in a National Household Survey.
- Prepare reports based on the survey.
Curriculum included: Database Management, Econometrics, Econometrics of Panel Data, Data Analysis, Data mining and Data warehousing, Time-series, Non-parametric statistics, Census statistics, Information's System for Decision-Making, Sampling & Market Studies.
