Brian Lewis
Keller,Texas
Summary
Strategic data and analytics leader focused on cloud modernization, automation, and scalable reporting. Delivered more than $1M in savings and revenue opportunities, cut BigQuery consumption, and launched customer-facing analytics capabilities that reduced ad hoc requests and improved operational efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Data Scientist
Sabre / Aven
Plano, Texas
06.2024 - Current
- Led data modernization efforts, migrating between Google Cloud Platform environments and consolidating fragmented analytics resources to enhance data accessibility.
- Reduced BigQuery consumption by 30% by identifying and eliminating unnecessary data usage.
- Launched a customer-facing analytics product that improved access to actionable insights and reduced reliance on ad hoc customer requests.
- Analyzed customer usage patterns to develop strategies optimizing resource utilization and managing costs, improving overall platform efficiency.
- Resolved complex data issues, supporting reliability, performance, and scalability of enterprise analytics solutions to ensure robust data operations.
Principal Data Engineer
Sabre
Southlake, Texas
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Led stakeholder consultations and tool evaluations to identify capability gaps, guiding cloud migration and analytics modernization.
- Consolidate BI tools, datasets, and reporting processes in GCP to establish a centralized source of truth.
- Automate workflows across Oracle, Salesforce, and Google Cloud Platform to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Optimized reporting processes, reducing team workload by 50% by migrating reporting and analytics from Qlik to GCP.
- Automated case creation processes, increasing efficiency by 90% through workflow automation.
- Develop machine learning models to predict reservation cancellations and forecast hotel occupancy, supporting proactive planning.
Principal Product Manager
Sabre
Southlake, Texas
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Led analytics initiatives to unify business and customer data into a 360-degree view using Salesforce Einstein Analytics.
- Enhanced data quality and source reliability, strengthening executive and operational reporting.
- Automated recurring business reporting, allowing teams to concentrate on strategic analysis and higher-value projects.
- Eliminated a three-month global commission-reporting delay by delivering real-time dashboard visibility.
- Saved key business units more than 100 hours per month through reporting automation.
- Merged billions of rows from disparate datasets into a real-time dashboard, revealing revenue leakage and facilitating corrective actions.
Principal Business Analyst
Sabre
Southlake, Texas
04.2018 - 07.2019
- Managed multimillion-dollar global commission programs to enhance financial planning, performance analysis, and payout administration.
- Partnered with global business leaders to evaluate sales performance, identify gaps, and measure progress against organizational goals.
- Developed regional and individual sales forecasts, aligning future targets with customer trends, historical results, and growth objectives.
- Identified commission-processing gaps that generated more than $100,000 in annual savings.
- Built automated Salesforce Einstein dashboards that replaced manual monthly sales reviews with real-time performance insights.
Senior Strategy & Business Operations Analyst
Sabre
Southlake, Texas
04.2015 - 04.2018
- Delivered competitive intelligence and stakeholder insights to evaluate market positioning and identify emerging business opportunities.
- Conducted market research and competitive analysis to guide acquisition evaluations and shape strategic growth initiatives.
- Led integration of acquired-company data into Salesforce, enhancing data consolidation and ensuring business continuity.
- Completed an acquired organizations database migration 45 days ahead of schedule.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Information Systems
The University of Texas at Dallas
05-2014
Master of Science - Information Technology and Management
The University of Texas at Dallas
05-2014
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
University of North Texas
05-2009
Skills
- Data modernization
- BigQuery optimization techniques
- Data modeling
- Predictive modeling
- Analytics automation processes
- Analytics & BI: Tableau, Power BI, Looker, QlikView, Qlik Sense, Salesforce Einstein Analytics, Google Analytics
- Cloud & Data Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, SQL
- Programming & Automation: Python, VBA, JSON, SQL
- Data warehousing
- Dashboard development
- Enterprise Systems: Salesforce, Oracle
- Stakeholder engagement
- Data validation
- Advanced analytics
Timeline
Principal Data Scientist
Sabre / Aven
06.2024 - Current
Principal Data Engineer
Sabre
08.2022 - 06.2024
Principal Product Manager
Sabre
07.2019 - 07.2022
Principal Business Analyst
Sabre
04.2018 - 07.2019
Senior Strategy & Business Operations Analyst
Sabre
04.2015 - 04.2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Information Systems
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Science - Information Technology and Management
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
University of North Texas