Hi, I’m
Karen Hartless
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Knowledgeable BI & Analytics Director with over 6 years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.
Overview
23
years of professional experience
Work History
RxBenefitsBirmingham, AL
Director of BI and Reporting
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Evaluated popular BI solutions and then migrated three separate legacy BI tools into a single BI solution.
- Collaborated with the Data Engineering team to develop an enterprise data model that can efficiently handle requests from dashboards, reporting, and direct queries against Snowflake.
- Developed a BI strategy for embedded analytics as a product.
- Led and developed a diverse, distributed remote team
AviagenHuntsville, AL
Data Analytics Manager
04.2019 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Build and manage a global analytics team of Data Analysts, Data Scientists and Data Engineers.
- Manage and develop both on site and remote team members.
- Manage Qlik Enterprise (on-premise) servers, Qlik Sense SaaS and embedded analytics.
- Develop data warehouse strategies to combine data from multiple sources, cleanse data and make it available to BI and reporting tools while maintaining data security.
- Work with business leaders throughout the company to define and standardize measures and KPI’s.
- Identify opportunities for business automation and advanced analytics.
- Provide training, support, and maintenance for tools created by the data team.
Team TSIAlbertville, AL
Director Custom Analytics
02.2018 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Work with customers to develop custom data analytics tools for long term care facilities. Develop and test corporate analytic products.
- Developed and implemented advanced analytics models to identify customer trends, segmentation, and forecasting.
- Designed and maintained dashboards and reports to track progress against key performance indicators.
- Provided strategic guidance on the use of data-driven decision making in the organization.
Remington Arms CompanyHuntsville, AL
Sr. Sales & Operations Planning Analyst
03.2016 - 03.2017
Job overview
- Drove production requirements and held full accountability for forecasting and daily production rate management/analysis for firearms lines of business.
- Spearheaded efforts to manage inventory levels as well as monitor production speed and demand for product to predict optimal production levels and potential future sales.
- Employed several types of measurement and financial modeling to make accurate predictions and produce actionable, data-driven reports.
- Collaborated with several departments to compile information and develop recommendations.
- Gained efficiencies through research and capitalization on existing trends and sales opportunities in the market.
Walmart Stores,INCBentonville, AR
Project Manager
03.2007 - 06.2014
Job overview
- Governed several enterprise-wide programs implementing new solutions including the Global Replenishment System (GRS) and upgrades/enhancements to several existing systems.
- Managed projects end-to-end, from inception through requirements gathering, implementation, deployment, training, and support phases.
- Worked with several business areas to facilitate a major upgrade to the order fulfillment system in US pharmacy and general merchandise warehouses.
- Conceptualized and implemented Sharepoint solutions for managing program documentation to improve organization and efficiency.
Hanesbrands Inc.Winston-Salem, NC
Forecast Manager
10.2000 - 02.2007
Job overview
- Orchestrated leadership, analysis, and decision-making for sales projection and production planning.
- Implemented new forecasting tools and took care of day-to-day production level forecasting as well as identification of opportunities through sales and consumer research.
- Significantly reduced human error and sales projection delivery lead time through automation of production planning.
- Regularly presented recommendations and research analysis to retail buying leadership teams.
- Developed and implemented production management system that decreased the forecasting process duration from 1 month to 4 days.
Education
Ohio UniversityAthens, OH
Post Graduate Certificate from Analytics Executive Leadership
08.2022
Ohio UniversityAthens, OH
MBA from Business Analytics
11.2020
University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
05.2000
University Overview
- Graduated cum laude
Skills
- SQL and Databases (Snowflake, DBT, SQL Server, Postgres)
- Python
- BI tools (Qlik, Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
- Team development
- Developing and implementing enterprise data strategies
Timeline
Director of BI and Reporting
RxBenefits
01.2022 - Current
Data Analytics Manager
Aviagen
04.2019 - 01.2022
Director Custom Analytics
Team TSI
02.2018 - 03.2019
Sr. Sales & Operations Planning Analyst
Remington Arms Company
03.2016 - 03.2017
Project Manager
Walmart Stores,INC
03.2007 - 06.2014
Forecast Manager
Hanesbrands Inc.
10.2000 - 02.2007
Ohio University
Post Graduate Certificate from Analytics Executive Leadership
Ohio University
MBA from Business Analytics
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
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