Tableau
Paa Kwesi Blankson
Data Analyst
The Bronx,NY
Summary
Enthusiastic and detail-oriented data/ business analyst with an eye for solving business problems, plus a strong background in economics. Passionate about using statistical analysis on large data sets to find insights that strategically drive higher performance and improve organizational efficiency. Currently seeking data/ business analyst opportunities in any domain or industry.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Reporting Analyst (Freelance)
Drug Rite Pharmacy
The Bronx, NY
12.2022 - Current
- Prepared ad-hoc reports in alignment with client needs using Tableau/ Power BI, Excel and SQL.
- Gather and analyze sales reports from various pharmaceutical stores, generated business insights and reported to stakeholders.
Data Analyst Fellow
Springboard
San Francisco, CA
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Identified, analyzed and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Utilized data visualization tools to effectively communicate business insights.
- Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
- Deployed predictive analytics models to forecast future trends.
- Developed complex dashboard and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.
- Generated standard and custom reports to provide insights into business performance.
- Utilized data visualization techniques to present and explain complex data sets.
- Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights.
- Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
- Used statistical methods to analyze data and generate useful business reports.
- Created dashboards to monitor and track key performance indicators.
Data Analyst
PBC Limited
04.2015 - 03.2022
- Produced weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and other ad-hoc reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions mostly (using Pivot Tables, Vlookup/Xlookup, Aggregate Functions), SQL, Tableau etc.
- Cleaned, Analyzed and Visualized data using Microsoft excel, SQL and Tableau.
- Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling key metrics data and presenting information to stakeholders for concise explanations of efficient allocation of financial resources.
- Collaborated with business-unit leaders to identify and present data-driven solutions to business problems mostly using HDEIP Framework.
- Implemented code solutions to answer analytic questions and test and assess new methods.
- Performed analysis on Market share vis-à-vis projected performance for Management consumption.
- Researched and provided insights relating to new developments in the industry.
- Gathered data from multiple sources to research economic indicators, analyze key metrics and track industry trends.
Education
Master of Science - Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
05.2018 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Ghana
Skills
Reporting efficiency and accuracy
Data analysis
Statistical methodology
Data validation
Accomplishments
Key Achievements
Some of my notable achievements during my time as an analyst with PBC Limited are:
- Improved output from ~131,000.00 tonnes in the 2019/ 2020 financial year to nearly 170,000.00 tonnes (~23% increment) in the 2020/ 2021 financial year which positively impacted revenue.
- Helped identify inefficient operational areas (Regions and Districts) which helped reduce losses and shortages by over 38% in the 2020/ 2021 financial year (representing a downward decline of about ~570 metric tonnes from ~1,500 in the previous year).
Software
SQL
Excel
Python
Power BI
Certification
ICM UK - Diploma in Financial Management
Hobbies
- Love to read and watch International and Financial news relating to business and geopolitics.
- Love to play and Watch Team sports especially Soccer.
Timeline
Reporting Analyst (Freelance)
Drug Rite Pharmacy
12.2022 - Current
Data Analyst Fellow
Springboard
06.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
05.2018 - 11.2019
Data Analyst
PBC Limited
04.2015 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Ghana