Data and Reporting Analyst

Professional business and data analyst with 14 years of experience constructing dashboards and reports for senior management and clients. 5 years experience in Fintech. 6 years experience providing expert statistical analysis. Successful remote workplace performance with a record of effective written and oral communication. Results-driven, with a focus on accuracy, integrity, and developing dependable relations with teammates and clients. Self-motivated team player with proven success in fast-paced environments.

Work Experience

Sr. BA/ PM - Microsoft (Kforce 6 Mos Contract) April 2023 - October 2023

oManaged a team of offshore resources responsible for Quarterly SOX Audits across a variety of programs.

oOversaw ETL and QA of data for review to ensure compliance.

oWorked with upper management to support completion and keep the project on schedule.

oManaged a team of offshore resources responsible for Quarterly SOX Audits across a variety of programs. Oversaw ETL and QA of data for review to ensure compliance. Worked with upper management to support completion and keep the project on schedule.

Sr. Data Analyst - Greenwood Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

oCentral data and reporting resource for company, see to reporting needs for senior management in the organization. Present data for daily and quarterly leadership meetings and Board Meetings.

oManaged an offshore team of data engineers and analysts, Prepared requirements, and performed validation.

oDeveloped Tableau Dashboards for KPIs, Risk, Compliance, and Financials. Managed competing requests and priorities efficiently, and drove automated and self-service solutions.

oProvided requirements, and business knowledge for Data Warehouse build using Snowflake, with ETL from Matillion.

oPerformed ad-hoc data requests using SQL, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Amplitude, Excel, and Sheets.

Data Analyst - Traitify Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

oCreated Tableau reports to support client-facing quarterly business reviews and Tableau dashboards for Sales and Client Success Teams.

oPerformed a variety of statistical analyses to validate the efficacy of key products and customize profiles for each client ( psychological benchmarks designed to improve hiring).

o Developed strategies and guidelines to improve data quality from clients.

oPerformed ad-hoc ETL and reporting using Python, Tableau, Excel, and Google Sheets.

oProvide expert answers to clients on Psychological science during client-facing meetings and answer any data-related questions.

Performance Reporting Analyst - Global Payments Mar 2016 - Mar 2020

oDeveloped live dashboard reporting and team website for Director and VP-level clients.

oCollaborated with an independent developer for a unique software solution to reduce manual errors in time-tracking data collection. Developed reporting for KPIs, performance metrics and ensure proper staffing.

oManaged workflow of incidents and drove process optimization. Managed all incidents, requests, and projects for the accounting systems team in a rapidly growing company.

oFostered relationships for company-wide goals (Approved work-requests for Settlement, Corporate Accounting, Operations, Project Management, Risk).

oPerformed financial systems monitoring and analyses.

oPerformed a wide variety of internal audit and SOX tasks to ensure legal compliance, clear documentation, and control procedures.

oServed as “Google Guide” for financial systems and across an international customer base, where I advised users on Google Suite functionality - mainly Sheets, forms, sites, plus functions/settings on groups and Gmail.

Freelance Data Analyst - Independent Consultant September 2015 – March 2016

oPerformed a variety of Excel data management, technical writing, editing, and/or statistical analysis.

Business Intelligence Analyst – XFI Corporation July 2014 – September 2015

Performed routine and ad hoc KPI reporting both internally and for clients. (Health, sales, finance). Provided additional related customer support.

SQL and Excel pivot-based reporting. programmed basic Excel macros in VBA.

Performed and documented software testing, and engaged in data mining.

Graduate Research Scientist - Smith Lab of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 2007-2013

Used Excel and neuroscience-specific applications to manage large data sets and perform analyses on neuronal firing patterns. Used Matlab, JMP, SAS, and SPSS for analyzing data and performing statistical tests.

Advised undergraduate student researchers and evaluated their research projects and scientific techniques.

Special Skills & Software

Reporting and Data Analysis Tools/Skills - Tableau, Amplitude, Google Data Studio, Power BI, Snowflake, SQL, basic Python, Lucid Chart, Google Sheets, Excel.

Statistical Analysis - JMP, SAS, and SPSS for analyzing data and performing statistical tests.

Other Business Software -Service Manager, Service Desk, Jira, Frontier (Accounting Reconciliation Software), Oracle, MS Office, and Workday.

Education

Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience (M.A.)

Cornell University, Ithaca NY

May 2013

Psychology (B.S) Minors: Math, Human Biology.

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI

June 2007

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