Disha Nayak
Sydney,Australia
Summary
Results-driven professional with a strong background in data analysis and financial valuation. Expertise in machine learning and quantitative analysis, contributing to strategic decision-making and operational improvements in hospitality and finance sectors.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
FO Duty Manager
Club Wyndham Sydney
Sydney, Australia
10.2023 - Current
- Supervise daily operations and lead front desk operations, including reservations, guest check-ins/outs, last-minute confirmation or cancellation of bookings, and account settlements using OPERA software.
- Coordinated staff schedules by building rosters to optimize service delivery and efficiency.
- Conduct night audits, settle accounts, and ensure financial accuracy on Salesforce and SiteMinder software.
- Pitching guests on availing reward vouchers by attending presentations and purchasing membership credits.
- Assisted in the payroll of the staff members.
- Managed guest inquiries and resolved issues promptly and professionally.
- Delegated tasks appropriately among team members.
Fresh Service – Team member
Woolworths Redfern Station Metro
Sydney, Australia
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Responsible for serving customers at the service help desk as a team member.
- Conducting face-to-face marketing of Woolworths' Everyday Rewards for existing and new customers.
- Assisted in the hot food section, filled the produce section, and regularly maintained temperature checks.
Buy-Side Equity Research Analyst
CRISIL – Global Research and Risk Solution
Mumbai, India
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Served as a consultant and analyzed over 20 financial reports and investment memos for portfolio companies in direct lending deals to the credit-oriented asset manager, Blackstone Credit (BXC).
- Conducted financial modeling to evaluate portfolio performance and potential growth.
- Performed quantitative analysis using Excel spreadsheets.
- Played a key role in coordinating and closing deal projects.
- Presented findings and recommendations to senior management and investment teams.
Research Analyst
Acuris-ION
Mumbai, India
02.2018 - 10.2021
- Conducted in-depth analysis and published over 7,000 M&A deal reports, and more than 5,000 PE/VC M&A transactions using publicly available information.
- Performed portfolio mapping for 100 to 200 PE portfolio companies, and prepared approximately 500 individual deal reports for the parent company, ION.
- Analyzed and structured data from various advisory firms.
Research executive - Finance Internship
Karvy Stock Broking ltd
Mumbai, India
04.2017 - 06.2017
Sales Executive - Marketing Internship
Nestle
Mumbai, India
12.2016 - 01.2017
Education
Master’s - Business Analytics
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia11.2024
Master’s - Management Studies – Finance
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India05.2018
Bachelor’s - Management Studies – Finance
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India05.2015
Skills
- PostgreSQL and Python
- R programming
- Data visualization with Power BI and Tableau
- Statistical analysis with SAS
- Machine learning models
- Survey design with Qualtrics
- Deep note utilization
- OPERA Cloud management
- Salesforce CRM
- SiteMinder administration
- Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Financial valuation
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Financial modeling
- Stakeholder engagement
- Technical documentation
- Training session organization
- Presentation skills
- Leadership abilities
- Teamwork dynamics
- Financial analysis expertise
- Data modeling techniques
- Project management proficiency
- Customer service excellence
- Team leadership skills
- Market research analysis
Certifications And Projects
- Regression model – built a regression model to forecast the future salaries of engineering graduates by using linear regression, lasso, and ridge linear regression models
- Classification models – built a classification model for improving customer retention for a subscription-based service using classification models, including logistic regression, KNN, XGBoost, random forest, decision tree, and extra trees
- Statistical thinking in the data science project - built a regression model to predict the success of a marketing campaign organized by a telecommunications company, and predictions for cancer mortality rates across the U.S. Counties hold significant implications for insurance companies
- Customer analytics project - the team conducted a live survey and created a new business model based on understanding the laptop preferences of customers for designing new features for Dell laptops based on prepared conjoint analysis
- Power BI, Python, and Excel certifications, Google Ads certification
- Financial modeling certification – Bombay Stock Exchange
- B1 level in German language from Goethe Institute – Max Muller.
- Certification in Alternative Investment Industry conducted by SS&C Globeop
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Hindi, Fluent
- German, Intermediate
Timeline
FO Duty Manager
Club Wyndham Sydney
10.2023 - Current
Fresh Service – Team member
Woolworths Redfern Station Metro
04.2023 - 10.2023
Buy-Side Equity Research Analyst
CRISIL – Global Research and Risk Solution
10.2021 - 01.2023
Research Analyst
Acuris-ION
02.2018 - 10.2021
Research executive - Finance Internship
Karvy Stock Broking ltd
04.2017 - 06.2017
Sales Executive - Marketing Internship
Nestle
12.2016 - 01.2017
Master’s - Business Analytics
University of Technology Sydney
Master’s - Management Studies – Finance
University of Mumbai
Bachelor’s - Management Studies – Finance
University of Mumbai
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