Currently fiddling bits on BuzzFeed's Data Engineering tribe. I am happiest when I'm tackling complex business/technology challenges. Armed with a strong technical background in data analysis, software development and network administration, I love learning new systems and enjoy taking ownership of a raft of projects to balance my time. Recurse Center alumna (https://www.recurse.com)

Data Engineer @ Wrangling bytes and bits on both fun and serious data. Building data pipelines. ABO (Always Be Optimizing) From March 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Greater New York City AreaVice President, PMO / Technical Project Manager @ Risk Technology: Information Strategy & Data Sourcing Program • Risk reference data technical project manager: Establish clear roadmaps, business cases, requirements; set project goals and objectives; organize teammates and their tasks; develop realistic action plans; continuously adapt to new technical challenges throughout SDLC • Program Portfolio Management: Monitor project portfolio of 80+ projects; creating reports, metrics and dashboards for milestones and budget ($20M) From January 2013 to January 2014 (1 year 1 month) New York CityIT Business Analyst / Project Manager @ Risk Technology: Data Acquisition and Control • Transformed the business management functions of the team, by introducing sound financial and project management methodologies with skill-based forecasting models that more accurately reflect the team's structure • Implemented a Derivatives Products monthly reconciliation of SAP General Ledger & Operational Data Stores for Risk Tech, resolving previously un-reconciled breaks totaling billions of dollars • Executed a Risk Technology Architecture Metadata proof-of-concept project: worked with a team to perform analysis; documented use cases; wrote business requirements; tracked project status and demonstrated a functional prototype From August 2010 to January 2013 (2 years 6 months) New York CityBusiness Manager / Risk Officer @ Asset Servicing Organization • Coordinated & documented operational audits with Firm-wide Risk Management & Compliance • Managed monthly budgeting for 75+ Market Data vendors: forecasting & analysis for a projected $10M in 2010 costs • Developed, analyzed & published performance reporting via Risk Metrics, Stability Incident Disclosures, Tracked Action Plans, SOX Certifications and Business Continuity Planning From April 2009 to August 2010 (1 year 5 months) Project Manager / Business Analyst @ Information Services Division • Supported senior management special initiatives: developed metrics & process re-engineering • Tracked integration testing, performance testing, quality assurance testing and user acceptance testing • Designed and drove application system enhancements, new process workflows and improved user interface screens • Tracked milestones, planned timelines and presented prototypes for branch user feedback From July 2006 to April 2009 (2 years 10 months) Software Engineer / Network Admin @ • Designed and developed software to test aerospace power system components for use by R&D teams • Facilitated product design by working closely with hardware engineers • Provided desktop and network support for the company’s 20 personnel From May 2003 to July 2006 (3 years 3 months) Network Support and Field Tech @ • Supported escalations from the Helpdesk Team including: Incidence response, monitoring and network restoration for Rutgers network of over 16,000 users • Documented troubleshooting techniques in the ResNet Technical Knowledge Base using Wikimedia • Handled on-site diagnosis and remediation of users’ network connectivity, virus/worm infections, spy-ware and policy enforcement issues From January 2003 to May 2005 (2 years 5 months)

Computer Software Engineering @ Hacker School From 2013 to 2013 BA, Information Technology and Informatics, Psychology @ Rutgers University-New Brunswick From 2002 to 2006 Cranford High School Polina Giralt is skilled in: SDLC, Software Development, Project Portfolio..., Project Management, Risk Management, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Requirements, Python, Management, Testing, Business Process..., Information Technology, Leadership, Resource Management, Data Modeling, Data Management, Machine Learning, Agile Methodologies, Business Process..., Reference Data, Information..., Data Migration, Metadata, GUI, Strategic Thinking, Informatics, Information Architecture, Test Driven Development, Data Science, Agile Methodolgy, Data Quality, Data Architecture