Hi! Welcome home.
My name is Pharo Hutsteiner. I am a Data Analyst with experience in using Excel, Google Sheets, SQL and Tableau to extract actionable insights from real-world data. I complement this regularly with my programming experience in languages such as C, Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
My professional journey into the world of analytics has been an unconventional one. I studied History and Politics at the University of Warwick, graduating in 2023 with a high 2.1 degree. My pivot towards tech was spurred on by unexpectedly discovering Harvard University's introductory course on Computer Science: CS50x. I quickly became obsessed with my newfound ability to build things - from low-level programmes to web applications (see on Github how I built this space)!
My approach to data analysis is very much informed by this same desire to create something real and tangible - in this case: insights for positive social change. I undertook 16 weeks of training at The Curious Academy (Reading), supplemented with self-paced learning via DataCamp, which culminated in a final project focussing on the current Car Driving Test shortage in Great Britain. I am fortunate to operate in an industry where I feel continually challenged to learn new things every day. Browse through the pages on this site for a comprehensive snapshot of what I'm up to: from articles on exploratory data analysis to coding projects.
Car Driving Tests Data (2007-2024)
(GB) Car Driving Tests Data: 2007-2024
Car Driving Tests Data (2007-2024)
(GB) Car Driving Tests Data: 2007-2024
Car Driving Tests Data (2007-2024)
(GB) Car Driving Tests Data: 2007-2024
CV
WORK EXPERIENCE
Data Analyst - The Curious Academy
September 2024 - present
- Skills in: Excel, Google Sheets, SQL (PostgreSQL & SQLite), and Tableau. Independent learning via DataCamp.
- Final Project: Car driving tests data in Great Britain, 2007-2024. Over 2 million rows of DVSA, ONS, and Doogal data. Data wrangling with Excel and SQL; dashboards with Tableau. Read the project write-up and view the presentation.
- Other projects include: Chicago Divvy Bike data analysis (24m+ rows; use of advanced SQL functions), Reading House Price data analysis (300k+ rows; used open data from Land Registry).
- Assisted the lead tutor in delivering Maths and English tuitions.
- Responsible for opening and closing sessions, registration, marking work-sheets, and updating students' parents on their progress.
- Full-time Kitchen Team Member.
- Responsible for opening and closing kitchen, proof-baking, food preparation, and handling customer transactions.
- CPDs completed in Disability and First Aid Awareness, Food Safety Level 2, Health and Safety Level 2 and PCI Data Security Standards.
- 200-hour online computer programming course.
- 10 lectures, 9 problem-sets, 1 final project.
- Languages taught: C, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
- Final Project: this website! A Flask web application incorporating the Bootstrap framework (version 5.3.3) alongside a lot of custom CSS.
- See certificate of completion on my LinkedIn profile.
- Awarded high 2.1 degree with honours.
- Awarded Arts Excellence Scholarship, academic year 2020/21.
- Notable works: dissertation on political resistance through artwork during the Indian Emergency (1975-77); essay on the causes of the Opium War in China (1839-42).
- History (A*), Fine Art (A), Physics (B).
Other Interests
I have (apparently) been drawing since I was 3 years old. My passion for art has stuck with me throughout my entire life, from an infatuation with manga as a teenager to oil paintings and political cartoons during my A Levels. I am still scribbling away to this day..
Music has allowed me to meet and connect with people in a way unlike any other hobby I have ever taken up. I started playing electric guitar at age 12, and by 18 I had played Funk & Soul in school concerts, joined a progressive-rock band, and recorded an EP at Whitehouse Studios in Reading.
I am a big proponent of vintage fashion for its sustainability, and - in my view - superior design and quality to modern-day clothing. Years of digging through vintage shops, markets and fairs has allowed me to build a collection of 'antique' pieces. Whether it's a 1940s Burberrys balmacaan, or an early 70s Ralph Lauren hacking jacket, I am probably hunting it down..