Ziba Atak

Ziba Atak is a highly skilled professional with diverse work experience. Ziba is currently working as an Acting Lead Data Scientist at VotingSmarter since July 2022. In this role, they have optimized workflow by automating data collection, integrated data science techniques to enhance algorithms, and developed a machine learning pipeline for increased efficiency.

Prior to this, Ziba was a Product Management and Data Science Intern at Katch - Data Analytics from March 2022 to May 2022. Ziba also worked as a Marketing Intern at VotingSmarter from September 2020 to December 2020.

Outside of the data science field, Ziba has served as a Mental Skills Consultant for various sports teams. Ziba worked with the Fencing Club from September 2019 to December 2019, High School Water Polo from August 2019 to November 2019, and High School Softball from February 2019 to May 2019.

Ziba also has a background in academia, having worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at John F. Kennedy University from January 2019 to April 2019, and May 2018 to April 2019 respectively. Ziba also completed a Summer Internship at the same institution in July and August 2018.

Earlier in their career, Ziba worked as a Research Assistant at the American Board of Sport Psychology from June 2016 to November 2016. Ziba also served as a Research Assistant at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi from 2015 to 2016 and as a Member of the Supervisory Board at TPÖÇG | Türk Psikoloji Öğrencileri Çalışma Grubu from 2015 to 2016.

Ziba Atak's extensive experience in data science, marketing, academia, and sports consulting showcases their adaptability and expertise in various domains.

Ziba Atak's education history is as follows:

Ziba Atak completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business & Data Science from Chapman University from 2020 to 2022.

Prior to that, Ziba Atak pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Sport Psychology at John F. Kennedy University from 2017 to 2019.

Ziba Atak attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University from 2013 to 2017.

In addition to the formal education, Ziba Atak has obtained several certifications. These include completing the following courses:

- Python for Machine Learning & Data Science Masterclass from Udemy in April 2023.

- SQL for Data Analysis from Udemy in November 2021.

- Programming Foundations: Fundamentals from LinkedIn in October 2020.

- Google Analytics from LinkedIn in September 2020.

- Marketing Automation with HubSpot from LinkedIn in August 2020.

- Learning HubSpot CRM from LinkedIn in July 2020.

- SEO Foundations from LinkedIn in July 2020.

- Influencer Marketing Foundations from LinkedIn in March 2020.

- Certified Makeup Artist from International College of Cosmetology in December 2018.