About Me

Hello! I’m Matt!

My full name is Matthew Loren Griffith. I am a fledgling Data Analyst. I am located in the Portland, Oregon area.

I love information and data. I also love pretty much everything computers. I hope to one day do data analysis full time. Currently I am a Traffic Analyst with a major US Bank. We mostly montitor call center employees in real time. Making sure they are staying on task and getting the assistance they need to do their job to the best of their abilities. Prior to working for my current employer, I was a Freelance Full Stack Web Developer. I was also an Account Manager/Catering Manager at a Bagel Bakery

Below you will find skills that I have aquired over my lifetime. You will also find my education, certifications, and accomplishments. If you wish to talk with me, above you will find a link to my contact page that has a form.

My Hard Skills

Languages, frameworks, libraries: Python • R • HTML • CSS3 • JavaScript • jQuery • Bootstrap 4 • Sass • Express • Pug • React • Mongoose • Node.JS • RESTful API

CMS: WordPress • Joomla • Squarespace • Wix

OS: Windows • MacOS

Dev. Tools: VS Code • Atom • Brackets • Git • R Studio • SQL Server Management Server • SCRUM and Agile Development

Database: SQL • MongoDB

Data Analytics: Tableau Public • R Studio • Google Big Query • Kaggle • Power BI

Financial Tools: Square • Heartland Payment Systems • Quickbooks Online.

Design/Profressional Tools/Other Software: MS Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, OneNote,Teams • Adobe Creative Cloud • Google Workspaces • Affinity Design and Photo • OBS Studio • Lightworks • Audacity • Ableton Live • Digital Performer • Sibelius • AWS Connect • NICE-IEX •

My Soft Skills

Communication: Written and verbal within a professional setting, storytelling, listening,
presentation, and public speaking, writing reports and proposals, visual communication

Critical Thinking: Adaptability, creative, critical observation and thinking, desire and
willingness to learn, flexible, problem-solving skills, quick thinking, and quick thinking in
stressful situations, resourceful, tolerance of change and uncertainty, thinking outside of the
box, research minded

Leadership: Decision making, conflict management and resolution, managing difficult
situations and conversations, mentoring, motivating, resolving issues,

Attitude: confident, honest, courteous, energetic, enthusiastic, friendly, funny, patient
respectful

Teamwork: Dealing with difficult situations. Empathetic, accepting of feedback, collaboration
minded, self-aware and aware of divisibility and disability, team building minded,
interpersonal skills

Work Ethic: Dedicated, attentive, ethical, follows direction, persistent, punctual, resilient,
result-oriented, self-directed, self-monitored, trainable, thriving under pressure, proper
business etiquette, ethical, dependable, follows rules, meets deadlines, willingness to help co-workers, tech savvy, aware of trends, tolerant, trainable, willingness to learn and accept
feedback, team player.

Certificates

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (view here)
Issued November 2022 via Coursera

AWS Essentials (view here)
Issued February 2019 via Udemy

Build Responsive Real World Websites With HTML5 and CSS3 (view here)
Issued January 2018 via Udemy

Responsive Web Design Certificate (view here)
Issued January 2018 via freeCodeCamp

Introduction to LEAN
Issued Jan 2018 via Portland Community College