About Me
I'm Richard Diazdeleon, a results-driven professional with 2+ years of experience combining financial analysis and data science (intern) to uncover opportunities, optimize performance, and drive strategic growth. I bring expertise in time series modeling, data automation, and predictive analytics to deliver actionable insights that support business development and revenue impact. Outside the office, I’m passionate about travel and have recently committed to a consistent fitness routine as part of a balanced and goal-oriented lifestyle.
Experience
Financial Planning Analyst I / Kaiser Permanente
May 2024 – Present
Developed and enhanced time series forecasting models (Prophet, ARIMA) for membership projections to support strategic planning. Led variance analysis across 50K+ accounts, estimated financials for restructuring and vendor tracking, and presented financial summaries for department budgeting.
Finance Data Scientist / Kaiser Permanente
March 2022 – December 2023
Analyzed spending across 250K+ accounts to recommend enterprise savings. Built Tableau cost-benefit models and time series analyses to drive financial decisions. Cleaned and visualized datasets using SQL and Tableau for enterprise reporting.
Math Tutor / Newport Mesa Unified School District
September 2021 – May 2022
Tutored high school students in Algebra and Geometry, helping raise average grades and improve state assessment performance through one-on-one and group sessions.
Education
California State University, Long Beach
Dec 2022 – Dec 2024
Master of Science (MS) in Applied Statistics
Coursework: Financial Math, Regression Analysis, Experimental Design, Statistical Programming
California State University, Fullerton
May 2018 – Dec 2021
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computational and Applied Mathematics
Santa Ana College
Jul 2015 – May 2017
Associate of Science (AS) in Mathematics