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James L. Calvano

Haverstraw, NY

Hi! My name is James Calvano, I am a technologist interested in business and economics. In my free time I enjoy exploring new places, learning about other cultures, continuously learning and getting outside.

I attended the University of Dayton and graduated with a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Economics with an emphasis in Investment Management.

Places I have been...

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What I am learning...

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification -- Completed Summer of 2021

  • Azure Cloud Fundamentals AZ-900 -- Completed Summer of 2023

  • Cloud Developer Associate

  • Javascript (Node.js, React)

Simple History...

  • [2008] First computer

    Technology

      • Toshiba Laptop with 512mb of RAM running Windows XP.

  • [2010] How do I build a website?

    Technology

      • In high-school I began seeing large technology companies like Facebook and Google become more and more popular. Online resources like Develophp.com introduced me to HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL. I followed videos tutorials line by line and googled concepts that were unknown to me.

  • [2016-2017] I spend a lot of time in Excel, can I automate anything?

    Career

      • My first job out of college was in Corporate Finance. I enjoyed the fast paced, information driven world of informing stakeholders of insights using data. I was responsible for running inventory reconciliation reports, sales/payroll forecasting as well as sales analytics. Trying to differentiate myself as well as reduce the time required to generate some standard reports, I taught myself Excel Visual Basic for Applications (Excel VBA) and Microsoft Access (SQL) which dramatically reduced the number of hours that were needed to deliever insights.

  • [2018] Business Intelligence

    Technology
    Career

      • After my new skill with spreadsheets had circled the Finance/Accounting department (eventually automated reporting for SVP of Financial Planning) I was selected to liaise larger IT projects between Accounting/Finance and developers. While working with IT I came across the Business Intelligence department, this team at the time was celebrated by the C.E.O. for their quality of work and was relatively small. Fascinated by the scale/breadth of the information they were working with I wanted to learn more.

  • [2019-present] Business Systems Analyst/Specialist

    Technology
    Career

      • After discovering a unique skill that I have, I began looking for rolls in technology where I could apply it a majority of the time. I was lucky enough to find a Systems Analyst role at my current company which at the time I was building a team which focused on increasing the efficeny of the finance function. In this new role I have been exposed to new technologies like Python, PowerBi and Tableau.