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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

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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

Tableau

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

ICM UK - Diploma in Financial Management

GSE - Securities Industry Course

World Quant University - Python for Statistical Computing

Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research - Project Cycle Management, Data Analysis & Management in Research Methods

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