Hi there! I’m Afaq Ahmad — a certified Data Analyst with over 6 years of experience helping businesses make sense of their data. I love turning messy, raw data into clean, clear insights through interactive dashboards and meaningful visualizations with the help of Power Bi.
Here’s what I can help you with:
✅ Power BI Dashboards – I design dynamic, easy-to-navigate dashboards that bring your data to life and help you track key metrics in real-time.
✅ Data Cleaning & Analysis – Whether it’s with Excel, SQL, or Python, I can clean up your data and analyze it to find the trends that matter most.
✅ Visualizations that Make Sense – I create charts and visuals that are not just pretty, but truly useful and easy to understand.
✅ Advanced DAX & Power Query – Need complex calculations or smooth data transformation? I’ve got you covered with DAX and Power Query.
✅ Excel Pro Skills – From PivotTables to formulas like VLOOKUP and beyond, I use Excel to dig deeper into your data when needed.
✅ Google Certified – I’m a Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate holder, which means I focus on practical, impact-driven solutions.
Why choose me?
I’m easy to work with, detail-oriented, and focused on creating solutions that actually help your business. Whether you're just starting with data or need a fresh look at your existing reports, I’ll work with you to make sure you get exactly what you need.
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
User Acceptance Testing
Sanity Testing
Smoke Testing
Jira
Scrum
Office 365
Unit Testing
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Data Modeling
Looker Studio
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Automate
Mazhar S.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$21/hr
5.0
74 jobs
⚡ What if your power bi analytics could help you make the right decision, fast? 🏆 What if your power bi insights could increase your upsell, reduce cost and multiply your profits? 💰 Imagine how your results could change your company's income statement to 10X Completely...
Reading this says you need help with power bi data analyst, and you want someone who understands power bi well. I am a power bi master data analyst who analyzes data for giant e-commerce brands, leading marketing agencies, legendary real estate companies, agile consulting firms, and even startups, so maybe we're a match.
If you're new to advanced analytics and visualization, you should know it's not magic; it's simply a process, or rather a series of processes, to find key insights that helps make tons of right decision and money, fast. Giving you the data visualization capabilities will offer an ROI of $13.01 back on every dollar spent - (🔬 Source: Nucleus Research)
If that's what you need, message me!
The typical symptoms of a business that is wasting its data (gold) are:
💰 Poor visibility of how the business is performing on a daily basis.
💰 They have critical business questions they still can’t answer.
💰 They have a manual reporting process that wastes time and produces information that’s difficult to learn from.
🙌 How can i help here?
Well, I have helped business leaders to maximise the value of their existing data by turning it into the automated, visual, and actionable information they need to work smarter, grow faster, and make less mistakes.
I offer an end-to-end data transformation service where I help businesses implement strategies, technologies, processes, capabilities, and CULTURAL changes so that data is valued and used by every team member to work more intelligently and improve performance.
𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑?
Power BI Data Analytics & Visualization is for you if:
💰 You understand that Data Visualization is revolutionary for your business.
💰 You truly believe that Data Analytics can be a game changer for your company.
💰 You want to make right decisions with your powerful data insights.
If you think this is what you need, message me!
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔?
If you’re struggling to find the right analysis to make that one right decision that could change your fortune, then I can probably help. To simplify things, here are many core services I offer…
✅ Sales Reports and Dashboard
✅ Finance Reports and Dashboard
✅ Marketing Reports Dashboard
✅ HR Reports and Dashboard
✅ Real Estate Reports and Dashboard
✅ Other Reports and Dashboards
With these above options, you will get 5 Reports per dashboard
My area of specialization is Power BI overall, DAX, Power Query, SQL, Azure, and UI/UX , so any custom requirements can be managed as well.
Working together starts when you pick the service you need. Once you have done that, message me!
𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐀𝐌 𝐈?
231+ Power BI Projects in 5 Years
57+ Training
Created Dashboards for 14+ areas of specialization
Batman of Power BI
If any of that sounds like what you need, message me!
𝐌𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔!
Every client wants results. While I can’t promise you will get the exact results you want. I do promise that I will follow a proven process that has worked for myself and my clients over the years. It’s a process that tends to get good results, and there’s a good chance it will do the same for you.
Anyone can big promise, yet most don’t deliver. My only promise is to do the best I can use the skill I have to get you the best possible outcome within your budget. If that makes sense for you, then message me.
Regards,
Mazhar Shakeel
P.S Even if you’re not sure I can do early what you need, message me.
Microsoft Power BI
Data Visualization
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Microsoft Power BI Development
Data Analysis Expressions
Power Query
Data Modeling
Tasabeeh H.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$40/hr
5.0
2 jobs
I help businesses turn complex data into clear, actionable insights using Power BI & Excel. An experienced data analytics and BI consultant with 9+ years of experience, specializing in:
⭐Building intuitive dashboards
⭐Automated reporting systems
⭐Senior & C-suite presentation
⭐Data modelling
⭐Guide decision-making
I’ve worked with stakeholders across different industries, translating business needs into impactful visual solutions, some of my major clients:
💎Warner Bros. Discovery
💎UNHCR-Transcultural Campaigning
💎Paramount Studios
My approach is simple: understand your business first, then design solutions that deliver measurable value.
🔹 What I bring:
End-to-end Power BI development (data modeling, DAX, visualization)
Dashboard design focused on clarity, usability, and executive-level insights
Data integration from multiple sources (SQL, APIs, Excel, cloud platforms)
KPI definition, tracking, and performance monitoring
Strong communication with non-technical stakeholders
🔹 Proven results:
Consistently delivered high-quality projects with a 90%+ success rate
Helped clients reduce reporting time and improve decision speed
Built scalable reporting systems used at executive and operational levels
Whether you need a one-time dashboard or a full BI transformation, I focus on delivering solutions that are reliable, scalable, and aligned with your business goals.
Let’s turn your data into a strategic advantage.
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Microsoft Excel
Business Intelligence
Analytics
SQL
Dashboard
Microsoft Excel PowerPivot
Data Modeling
Python
Customer Service
Training
Sales
Machine Learning
Project Management Professional
Microsoft Power BI Development
Research & Development
Hanesh K.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$10/hr
5.0
3 jobs
📊 Experienced Data Analyst | Visualization 📈 | Power BI | Tableau | SQL | Excel Expert 🚀
With over 5 years of hands-on experience, I specialize in transforming raw data into compelling visual stories. 💼 My proficiency spans the entire data lifecycle, from extraction and manipulation to insightful visualization.
Skills:
📈 Data Analysis
🔍 SQL Query Optimization
📊 Power BI
📉 Tableau
📈 Excel Data Modeling
🔍 Master of SQL and Excel: Unleashing the full potential of your data with precision and efficiency.
📊 Visualization : Crafting dynamic dashboards and interactive reports that illuminate insights for informed decision-making.
💡 Power BI & Tableau Expert: Harnessing the power of these cutting-edge tools to deliver impactful and intuitive data representations.
🏆 Achievements:
🚀 Elevated operational efficiency by 20% through advanced data analytics.
💡 Implemented predictive models for a 15% boost in sales forecasting accuracy.
📉 Reduced response time by 25% with streamlined, visually rich reporting.
🚀 Ready to turn your data into a strategic asset? Let's collaborate to bring your insights to life and drive actionable decisions for your business! Contact me now to supercharge your data journey! 💻✨
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Microsoft Excel
Python
Tableau
Business Intelligence
Looker Studio
Business Analysis
Data Warehousing & ETL Software
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Data Scraping
Data Mining
Lead Generation
Yasmin S.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$20/hr
5.0
10 jobs
Microsoft-certified Business Intelligence Developer with 9+ years of experience across the Middle East and Europe. I specialize in Power BI, DAX, SQL, and ETL pipelines, building data solutions that give organizations a true single source of truth.
My work spans Finance, HR, Sales, Procurement, and Agriculture — with clients ranging from Dubai Integrated Economic Zones and the National Bank of Egypt to international names like Danone.
I've worked across the full BI stack: from data modeling and Power Query to cloud migrations on Snowflake, Azure, and Databricks, and automation pipelines using Power Automate. Beyond Power BI, I bring hands-on experience with OBIEE, SAP Business Objects, Tableau, and Excel — giving me the flexibility to work within virtually any enterprise BI environment.
I don't just build dashboards — I replace spreadsheet chaos and manual reconciliation with scalable, automated reporting that leadership actually trusts. And I manage every project end-to-end, from requirements gathering to delivery, until you're fully satisfied with the result.
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Microsoft Excel
Oracle Business Intelligence
Tableau
Python
SQL
Business Intelligence
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Power Query
Data Modeling
Fabric
Databricks Platform
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Khaldoon J.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$50/hr
5.0
21 jobs
📞 Just invite me to your job on Upwork, and we can chat about how we can automate your business processes together. 📞
I will:
✔️ Extract your data from any source;
✔️ Transform your data in Power BI using Power Query (M Language);
✔️ Make relationships between tables;
✔️ Create dashboards in Power BI using DAX (Data Analytics Expressions) to calculate Revenue, Profit, Margins & many others.
The key to my success has been to learn quickly and then reach for a higher personal and professional standard by seeking additional responsibilities. My Number one Goal is 100% Client Satisfaction. I am very thorough and willing to do whatever is necessary to produce an excellent final product for the client.
I am an Expert in Microsoft Power BI with the educational background in Accounting & Finance (Chartered Accountant). I am currently leading transformational change in my current organization to migrate to more advanced business intelligence tools.
Experienced in working with diverse data sets and setting up relational data models from file/power platforms such as excel, SharePoint, SQL, Salesforce and a host of common data connectors made available through Power BI.
Good in creating and developing business intelligence solutions and executing queries upon request for large sets of data for presenting business data through reports and visualization that can be understood by the human brain.
Additional experience with SQL, MySQL, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Google Sheets, Excel and in writing SQL queries in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and a powerful set of skills outlined below:
✔️ Thorough knowledge of business analytics software and development tools.
✔️ Ability to interpret large sets of data.
✔️ Managerial skills.
✔️ Completion of work on time.
✔️ Effective communication and verbal skills.
✔️ Good presentation skills.
✔️ Organizing and analytical skills.
═════ How do my clients feel? (Project Reviews) ═════
✔️ Database Builder
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"Khaldoon was super professional, skilled and was always available to help. I am NOT strong in technology and he was very patient in helping me with my new database. I would strongly recommend working with him!"
✔️ Power BI and Google Sheets Help - Modeling Help
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"Easy to deal with - quick to respond! Will reach out again for future work"
✔️ Power BI
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"AMAZING!!!
I will be using Khaldoon for all my Power BI projects moving forward.
Quick to respond and very easy to work with"
✔️ Preferred accountant with financial analysis background and expert in excel pivot tables.
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"Professional and commit to time"
If that's someone you are looking for then reach out today and let's have a chat.
Thank You!
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Dashboard
Data Analysis Expressions
Microsoft Excel
Business Intelligence
SQL
Power Query
Data Science
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Data Modeling
Microsoft Excel PowerPivot
Data Warehousing & ETL Software
Data Extraction
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