COLTON WARNER
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Senior Business Intelligence Engineer with over 6 years of experience in enterprise-scale analytics and data engineering. Specializes in Power BI, Databricks, SQL, and Azure to develop executive-facing reporting solutions and scalable data products that enhance customer engagement and support subscription growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Intelligence Engineer
General Motors
01.2024 - Current
- Promoted twice in four years, progressing from a Data Analyst to Senior Business Intelligence Engineer through sustained technical leadership, enterprise impact, and ownership of strategic analytics products.
- Lead enterprise analytics initiatives supporting OnStar Business Solutions, connected vehicle services, subscriptions, customer engagement, and product adoption across 6 business functions, 6 executives, and 40+ stakeholders.
- Architect enterprise semantic models, Power BI solutions, and advanced DAX calculations supporting 20+ dashboards, hundreds of business users, and executive decision-making.
- Develop Databricks, SQL, and Python data products processing 500+ million records of connected vehicle events, subscription records, and customer interactions annually.
- Established enterprise data validation, reconciliation, and reporting frameworks that reduced manual reporting effort by 50%+, improved analytics confidence, and accelerated executive decision-making.
- Delivered analytics solutions for Customer Feature Store, Super Cruise, Wi‑Fi Usage, DualCam, Marketing Measurement, Executive KPI Reporting, and connected vehicle engagement initiatives, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
- Enabled conversational analytics and self-service access to enterprise data through Databricks Genie Spaces, enhancing data accessibility for 20+ users and supporting multiple AI-driven use cases.
- Provided technical leadership in GitHub, CI/CD, deployment governance, code review, testing, and release management, ensuring robust development practices and streamlined processes.
Business Intelligence Engineer
General Motors
01.2022 - 01.2024
Data Analyst & Product Owner
General Motors
01.2020 - 01.2022
Analytics Intern
Action Analytics
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Developed end-to-end analytics framework for Misty Robotics integrating AWS Athena, JSON event data, and HubSpot customer information to enhance data-driven decision-making.
- Automated reporting workflows and delivered dashboards to provide actionable insights into customer adoption and usage behavior.
- Analyzed data sets to identify trends and patterns in customer behavior.
- Collaborated with team members to develop actionable insights for business strategies.
- Created visualizations to present findings using data analysis tools and software.
Education
B.S. - Business Administration, Business Analytics; Supply Chain Management Concentration
University of Tennessee
KnoxvilleSkills
- Power BI
- DAX
- SQL
- Data Warehousing
- Data Modeling
- ETL/ELT
- Azure
- Delta Lake
- Data Visualization
- Dashboard Development
- Tableau
- Excel
- Git
- GitHub
- CI/CD
- PowerPoint
Accomplishments
- 4 Defensive Publications
- 3 Patent Applications
- GM CDAO DNA Analytics Challenge Winner
- Agentic AI Solutions via Databricks Genie Spaces
Selected Enterprise Initiatives
- OnStar Business Solutions
- Customer Feature Store
- Connected Vehicle Engagement
- Wi‑Fi Usage Analytics
- Super Cruise Analytics
- Subscription & Churn Reporting
- DualCam Analytics
- Marketing Lift Measurement
- Executive KPI Reporting
- Fleet Analytics
Timeline
Senior Business Intelligence Engineer
General Motors
01.2024 - Current
Business Intelligence Engineer
General Motors
01.2022 - 01.2024
Data Analyst & Product Owner
General Motors
01.2020 - 01.2022
Analytics Intern
Action Analytics
01.2019 - 01.2020
B.S. - Business Administration, Business Analytics; Supply Chain Management Concentration
University of Tennessee