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Andualem Bekele

Lorton,VA

Summary

Dynamic Senior Power BI Developer with established expertise at Danone North America, focusing on data integration and KPI development. Delivered a 9% enhancement in OTIF through innovative analytics solutions. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and utilizing DAX for impactful data visualization, fostering strategic insights across teams.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Power BI / BI Developer

Danone North America
Broomfield, CO
08.2024 - Current
  • Led the end-to-end development of a Power BI-based analytics ecosystem to support Danone's Sales, operations, and finance teams with real-time and historical insights.
  • Built an End-to-End Sales Dashboard for category managers covering SKU-level trends, promotional effectiveness, and YoY comparisons across dairy, plant-based, and water categories.
  • Designed and deployed a Manufacturing Efficiency Report integrating SAP HANA and MES systems to identify plant downtime, batch failures, and yield variances.
  • Created a Supply Chain Heat Map for demand planners using Azure Synapse + Power BI to identify fulfillment gaps, improving OTIF (on-time in full) by 9%.
  • Standardized data models and implemented RLS for brand, region, and business unit-based access.
  • Trained 15+ internal analysts and category leads to best practices in Power BI storytelling and interactive drill-throughs.
  • Developed calculated tables and advanced DAX measures for YoY growth, forecast accuracy, and market share trends.
  • Integrated Power BI with Snowflake via Direct Query for near real-time analytics.
  • Enabled self-service BI by deploying shared datasets and creating certified reports.

Power BI Developer

Walmart Inc.
Bentonville, AR
07.2021 - 07.2024
  • Designed and implemented a retail analytics dashboard suite for inventory forecasting, sales analysis, and vendor performance across 4000+ stores.
  • Enabled proactive inventory replenishment, reducing out-of-stock incidents by 22%.
  • Created vendor scorecard dashboards to improve supplier negotiations.
  • Built dataflows and reusable datasets to standardize KPIs across business units.
  • Designed and deployed enterprise-level dashboards for inventory forecasting, category sales, and supply chain performance.
  • Reduced report delivery time by 40% using Power BI service and dataflows.
  • Collaborated with merchandising and logistics teams to define core KPIs and data refresh strategies.
  • Integrated data from SAP HANA, POS systems, and legacy Excel sources.
  • Key Tools: Power BI, SAP HANA, Excel, SSIS, SQL Server

Senior Power BI /Data Analytics Developer

OneMain Financial
Evansville, Indiana
04.2017 - 05.2021
  • Led the design and deployment of Power BI reporting solutions to support loan origination, credit risk analysis, and portfolio performance at OneMain Financial.
  • Developed robust semantic models and dashboards consumed by executives, underwriters, and branch managers across the U.S.
  • Built end-to-end reporting pipelines from ingestion to visualization, leveraging SQL Server and Azure Data Services.
  • Developed a Loan Origination Dashboard that visualized application-to-approval funnel, average decision time, and branch performance—reducing bottlenecks by 20%.
  • Designed a Credit Risk Score Monitoring System using customer credit bureau data and internal repayment behavior trends to alert risk analysts of potential deterioration.
  • Implemented Portfolio Performance Reports with historical tracking of charge-offs, delinquencies, and recovery metrics.
  • Established Row-Level Security (RLS) to restrict data access based on user roles (e.g., branch, region, corporate).
  • Collaborated with data engineering team to create reusable datasets and certified Power BI reports used by 300+ users.
  • Tools: Power BI, SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Power Query, DAX, Azure Data Lake, ADF

Power BI /Sql Server Developer

CVS Pharmacy
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
04.2016 - 02.2017
  • Transformed reporting operations within the Pharmacy Benefits Management division by consolidating legacy reports and building a centralized Power BI reporting hub.
  • Migrated 100+ reports from SSRS and Tableau into optimized Power BI dashboards.
  • Developed PBM utilization, rebate tracking, and claim analytics reports.
  • Created a custom reporting portal using Power BI Embedded for external clients.
  • Implemented HIPAA-compliant row-level data controls across Power BI workspaces.
  • Designed enterprise-grade tabular models with Azure AS and SQL views.

Power BI / Sql Server Developer

Rite Aid Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD
03.2015 - 02.2016
  • Developed and maintained SQL Server databases for various applications, ensuring data integrity and performance.
  • Created and optimized T-SQL queries for data retrieval and manipulation.
  • Implemented database maintenance plans for backup, recovery, and performance monitoring.
  • Collaborated with QA teams to test database applications and ensure compliance with business requirements.
  • Designed and developed Power BI reports and dashboards for operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Worked closely with business analysts to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Implemented data governance policies and ensured data accuracy and integrity.
  • Optimized report performance and data refresh schedules.

Education

AAS Degree - Information Technology Systems

NVCC
Alexandria, USA

Career Certificate - Database Specialist in Information Technology System

NVCC
Alexandria, USA

MSc Degree - Process Engineering

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia

BSc Degree - Process Engineering

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia

Skills

  • Python
  • Data integration
  • KPI development
  • Report automation
  • Analytical thinking
  • Requirements gathering
  • Data modeling
  • DAX measures and data visualization
  • Business intelligence and SQL
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Predictive modeling and machine learning
  • Statistical analysis
  • Project management
  • Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate
  • SharePoint and data modeling

Certification

Microsoft Certified Data Analyst Associate (Power BI Developer), H817-4716

Clearance

Open for Public Trust Clearance (Citizen)

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Salary Range

$100000/yr - $200000/yr

Timeline

Senior Power BI / BI Developer

Danone North America
08.2024 - Current

Power BI Developer

Walmart Inc.
07.2021 - 07.2024

Senior Power BI /Data Analytics Developer

OneMain Financial
04.2017 - 05.2021

Power BI /Sql Server Developer

CVS Pharmacy
04.2016 - 02.2017

Power BI / Sql Server Developer

Rite Aid Pharmacy
03.2015 - 02.2016

AAS Degree - Information Technology Systems

NVCC

Career Certificate - Database Specialist in Information Technology System

NVCC

MSc Degree - Process Engineering

Addis Ababa University

BSc Degree - Process Engineering

Addis Ababa University
Andualem Bekele