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Data professional with over 6+ years of experience, I specialize in providing comprehensive data consulting and services. My primary focus is on empowering businesses to unlock the potential of their data, enabling strategic decision-making and operational efficiency. 💯 Top-Notch Data Services: ⭐ Data Engineering ⭐ Data Architecture ⭐ Data Modeling ⭐ Data Warehousing [ MDM, CDC, SCD ] ⭐ Data Lakes / Data Mart / Delta Lakes ⭐ Data Migration and Integration / Data Quality Assessment / Data Governance ⭐ Data Analytics and Visualization ⭐ Data Strategy And Consulting. ⭐ Database Design & Management ⭐ Project Documentation [ ISD / SMX / ERD ] ⭐ Training and Support. 🥇 Domain Experience ⚡ Insurance / Healthcare / Banking / Telecom / Microfinance ✅ Amazon Web Services ⚡ Redshift / RDS / S3 / Athena / Glue / Lambda / QuickSight / EC2 ✅ Microsoft Azure ⚡ Azure Data Lake / Azure Databricks / Azure Data Factory / Synapse ✅ Big Data Stack ⚡ Apache Spark / Apache Hadoop / Apache Airflow / Apache Hive / Apache Kafka / Cloudera / Databricks ✅ Data Visualization ⚡ PowerBI / Tableau / Azure Synapse / AWS QuickSight / Excel / Google Data Studio / IBM Cognos ✅ Languages & Libs ⚡ SQL / Python / Java / PL/SQL / C++ / .Net / JavaScript / JSON / Node.js / PySpark / Pandas / Numpy / Matplotlib / ReactJs / HTML / CSS / Django ✅ ETL & Other Tools ⚡ Teradata / Talend Data Integration / IBM Datastage / Informatics / Alteryx / Apache Airflow / Docker / Jenkins / Confluence / Jira ✅ Databases ⚡ Vertica / IBM DB2 / Teradata / Greenplum / PostgreSQL / Oracle / MySQL / MS SQL / Oracle Goldengate / Cassandra

14+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis and governance with outstanding communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving and solution design skills. Worked in high profile projects with senior stakeholders in Banking, Finance and Insurance finance balancing his business understanding with technical knowledge. Delivered projects in Agile and Waterfall teams for business and operational change as well as detailed data & system integration projects. Gained in-dept understanding of Big Data analytics through honours degree in Post Graduate program at the University of Liverpool. Key Skills Requirement Analysis (12 years), Data Analysis (8 years), Change Management (9 years), Workshop Facilitation (10 years), Data Governance (5 years), SQL (12 years), R (3 years), Agile Methodology (6 years), Qlikview, Power BI, Tableau (3 years), System Integration (6 years), Banking & Finance (9 years), Master Data Management (3 years), Data Migration (5 years), Process Analysis (8 years), Cloud Systems Experience (3 years), CRM Systems (3 years) Next 15 - Business Data Analyst: Aug, 2021, Present Gathering requirements for CRM Implementation project. Help the team to develop solutions in SugarCRM. Created Group-wide Dashboards, Reports. Created Data Cleansing Strategy and building Data Governance model. Prepared AI models in RStudio for (1) predicting probabilities of outcomes for Opportunities, (2) estimate Account Health, (3) predict Loss Date for Accounts, (4) identify potential duplicates, (5) assign communication climate rating by using sentiment analysis. the IET - Data Consultant: Jan 2022 - Present (PART TIME) Helping the IET to understand Data required for their existing BI reports. Working with the Data Architect and offshore team to develop and implement CDM for their DWH. Acting as a bridge between technical teams and business. Tesco Bank – Data Governance Analysis: Feb, 2021 – Dec, 2021 Identifying Critical Data Elements in core business processes in Financial Crime. Using IBM Information Analyzer to write Data Quality Rules and create data quality Dashboards for business users. Institution of Engineering and Technology – Business Data Analyst: Jan, 2020 – Present Worked in a project to replace central CRM software. Created detailed business requirements through workshops and identified data requirements, captured them as Use Cases and User Stories. Modelled as-is/to-be data mapping in business processes for the programme. Created Data Dictionary and Data Mapping for the migration of legacy data onto Microsoft Dynamics. Analysed existing Qlikview Dashboards and helped the client to migrate them to Power BI. Worked with existing Data Strategy policy, developed Data Governance framework, detailed data quality, cleansing and transformation rules with the client. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – Business Data Lineage Analysis: Nov, 2018 – Dec, 2019 Worked with business subject matter experts (SMEs) to analyse key business data elements (KDEs) through reports, outcomes and systems across RBS Group. Identify and define required data governance and control operations around KDEs to ensure data quality. Create Lineage Diagrams showing the flow of KDEs up to source systems. Worked on Operational Risk, CHAPS, Faster Payments and Regulatory Prudential Reports, ICAAP, Liquidity, Quarterly, Monthly Returns and Risk Reports. Premium Credit - Business & Data Analysis: 2016 – Nov, 2018 - Customer Due Diligence: worked towards TOM for AML (MLD4) and enhanced affordability, completed fit-gap analysis. Gathered requirements from Account Management, Compliance and Internal Audit departments to improve business and management reporting and dashboards with Power BI. Created detailed process and data flow diagrams, decision trees to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Completed integration projects with Equifax and Call Credit, acted as a point of contact between companies and multiple teams. - Agile Experience: Managed product backlog, distilled technical/non-technical requirements into epics, features and user stories for agile scrum team. Acted as scrum master and proxy product owner worked directly with business; ran backlog grooming, sprint planning and retro sessions. - Data Governance & Legal Reporting: created data requirements for monthly credit performance data for 2.5M customers. Defined data governance framework with detailed business rules to detailed data requirements (transforming, cleansing, exclusion) using interviews and workshops enriching those sessions with data analysis and SQL skills. Created data mapping and designed new business processes for operations. Worked with Executive Committee. IBM Global Services - Managing Consultant / Lead Business Data Analyst: 2012 – 2016 Turkish Airlines Digital (CRM & BI) Transformation Project, MDM: Jan, 2015 – Oct, 2016 Citibank Financial & Legal Reporting DWH Project: Aug, 2015 – Sep, 2015

Biola is an expert- vetted (top 1% freelancer on Upwork) Management Consultant specialising in digital transformation projects with about a decade of experience. She has deep expertise in business analysis, strategy, business process optimisation, data analysis and visualization. She has worked with top global organisations across several industries including; financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and FMCG. Biola prioritises her customer's satisfaction and ensures all work is done to the highest quality and standards. She has worked with several Fortune 500 companies and SMES and has undertaken several business analysis and process optimisation roles. Biola has excellent excel and data analytics skills and strong attention to detail. Biola has a Masters Degree in Supply Chain and Logistics Management from the University of Warwick achieved with distinction. Services offered include: ✳Business Analysis and Strategy✳ - Organisational design - Business process mining, modelling & engineering - Requirement gathering & analysis - Research ✳Management Consulting ✳ - Specialising in business operations, procurement, and IT consultation - Business change, project management, strategy - Deliverables such as reports, policies ✳Project Management ✳ - Agile & Waterfall Project Management - Risk and Issue Management - Reporting and Escalation ✳Data Science and Analytics ✳ - Data analysis and testing - Data design and visualisation - Data extraction / ETL - Data mining and Management Biola has worked across industries, sectors and client types from fortune 500 companies to SMEs and starts- ups and public sector. She is able to leverage the skills across industries and tailor and transfer the learnings to other industries and sectors. ⚜ Testimonials from clients ⚜ Jo Mcdowall at ISS - "Biola joined ISS to work on an exciting procurement transformation project and quickly proved herself invaluable to the team. Never afraid to share constructive thoughts and opinions, Biola’s independent yet collaborative approach is much valued in this role. Her continuous improvement philosophy means she is always curious and determined to improve process, which makes her a great asset when a team is moving quick - she adapts well, is very autonomous and highly trustworthy. Biola has delivered in the area of supplier engagement, supplier training, platform problem solving and internal stakeholder management and I cannot recommend her highly enough. She’s really been thrown in at the deep end in this transformation project, and has continued to impress"

Objective -- To contibute to the success of the client utilising my skills of finance and technology and can do attitude. Excellent problem-solving skills Qualification -- Chartered Accountant (ACA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Book keeping, Financial Statements -- Extensive work experience in manual, online book keeping, Bank Reconciliations, Merchant Gateways Reconciliations (Paypal, STRIPE), Multi-Currency Accounting, Consolidation of Companies, Online Market Place Reconciliations (Amazon, Shopify) -- Excellent experience in setting up chart of accounts and writing custom Reports in Quickbooks Online, Xero and other accounting packages -- Developed Financial statements, Projected Financial Statements in MS Excel for clients MS Excel, MS Access Knowledge -- Advanced user of MS Excel including Macros and MS Access -- Worked on creating various financial models in MS Excel, MS Access Accounting Software, Technology Skills -- Well versed in various Accounting Software Packages including Quickbooks, MYOB, Sage, XERO, Tally etc. -- Well versed in ERP packages including Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards -- Advanced user of BI tools including Oracle Discoverer, Cognos BI tools -- Advanced knowledge of SQL programming language Global Work Experience -- Worked with Grant Thornton as Accounts Executive in Southern Africa. -- Worked with Infosys, IBM, Middlesex University (London), Visa (Europe) -- Global experience having worked in London, Southern Africa, India --Recently moved to Milan, Italy (in June 2022)

I’m passionate about combining Data Engineering, AI & Dashboards Design Science to help people make great decisions. Through thoughtful design, including UI & UX, and precise data analysis, I connect how data looks with how it works. With over six years of experience in behavioral data analysis and storytelling, I’ve consistently delivered impactful solutions. Recently, I’ve received over 50 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings for my work in data visualization. My expertise is in Data Engineering, Analysis, Visualization, Storytelling, and Infographics. I focus on promoting a data-driven culture in companies around the world by upholding the principles of Graphical Excellence, as championed by Tufte. My motto is - data never lies. 🤘 SORRY FOR THE LONG TEXT BELOW, BUT I NEED THIS SECTION OF MY PROFILE TO HELP ME STAND OUT ON UPWORK. ✌️😃🤷‍♂️ Here's a list of my preferred tools, categorized by their respective functions: Dashboarding: Power BI ( including pbiviz), powerbi Looker, Looker BI, Looker Enterprise, Looker Pro, Google Data Studio, Looker Data Studio, Tableau, ThoughtSpot (Thought Spot), Metabase, Domo Dashboards (domo com), Superset Apache, Plotly, Plotly Dash, Plotly Dash Enterprise, Dash Enterprise, D3.js, Aesthetic dashboards TOP Niche Expertise: Smartsheet .com Ecommerce: shopify, bigcommerce Construction (buildertrend, builder trend) Hyros, triple whale Stripe, Rebilly, Chargebee GA4 (Google Analytics 4), Bullhorn, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics CRM (BI graphs), Exact com/ Exact ERP, Multi-Tenant BI Solution / Multi-Tenant Dashboards, AI ( Artificial Intelligence, A.I.). Data Warehousing: Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Redshift Snowflake, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Modeling: dbt (Data Build Tool), SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), Python. Additional tags: SSRS report, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Revenue Operations, Microsoft Azure SQL Server, web3, business intelligence, Software as a service (SaaS), Microsoft Graph API, coaching, data science, Microsoft Power BI, Looker Studio, Excel, Tableau Alteryx, Inc.Database, Data Analysis, Google Analytics, Dashboard, Data Analysis, A/B Testing, Data Visualization, Google Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Analytics, API Integration, JavaScript, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Python, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistics, Business Intelligence, PowerBI, Training & Development, API integration, Customer Relationship Management (CRm), CRM, Zoho CRM, API Integration Digital Mapping, AnyLogic, Looker Studio, Data Visualization, App Store, BigQuery, Marketing Analytics, Ad analytics, CRM, prometheus io, Microsoft Graph API, SAP, SAP Analytics, sap analytics cloud, Oracle BI, multi-tenant, multi-tenant Dashboards, multi-tenancy, Microsoft Power Apps, Power Query, LookML, IBM Cognos Analytics, SaaS, SEMrush, Python, Supermetrics, NetSuite, Oracle NetSuite, Qlik Sense, QlikView, Gaming, Behavioral analytics, events analytics, ETL Pipeline, quantitative analyst, quantitative analytics, Bullhorn, pbiviz, LMS, MicroStrategy, Micro Strategy, construction, eNPS, NPS, green energy, Excel, Hadoop, Thoughtspot, AI, artificial intelligence, KPIs, data science, behavior, Spark, Hadoop, Python, Zoho, Problem-Solving Abilities, Strong analytical skills, NetSuite, NS, Sisense, Cognos, Power apps, Powerapps, Amazon Quicksight, QuickSight, IBM Z platform, Cognos, DB2, Luzmo, CRMA, CRMA Analytics Salesforce, Holistics io, Holistic io, Loki, Prometheus, BI meta-data management, Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization, Oracle, Sigma, Sigma Computing, US, USA, PL/SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, dbt, looker ML, construction, Archdesk, Archdesk ERP, Apache Airflow, Flask, Django, Docker, Apache Spark, SAP Crystal Reports, Open AI, ChatGPT, Chat GPT, AWS, Claude, Bedrock, Paycor, BambooHR, Workday, Zenefits, ClickUp, AI, Artificial intelligence, ClickHouse, Click House, ROAS, ROMI, Domo, Gooddata, Good Data, Omni, Omni Analytics, Oracle Hyperion, power bi embedded, embedded analytics, databox, Row Zero, local LLM deployment, LLM (large language model), filevine, data lake, data warehouse, hubspot, Knowi, Fivetran, Airbyte, CDP, Bayesian Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Dremio, Apache Ozone, Looker Core, Copilot, Tibco Spotfire, React, AI/LLM, charts io, PostgreSQL, React.js, AI-driven, Python, healthcare, gooddata, good data, NetSuite Commerce, NetSuite, Domo, OpenAI, power apps, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Framework, looker ml, observable, UX/UI design, Xero, QuickBooks, Intuit, Sage, RevOps, revenue operations, Power BI, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, google analytics, GA4, looker studio, shopify, triple whale, Buildertrend, Go High Level, GoHighLevel, ThoughtSpot, Spotfire, Power BI Report Server, flourish, copiliot studio, Palantir Foundry, Palantir Gotham, Palantir Apollo, , Snowflake Native App, revops, australia, ), AI automation Construction, contractors, Construction Technology: Primavera P6, Procore, Autodesk, Service Titan, Buildertrend, Netsuite