Saeed Saeed
Olive Branch,MS
Summary
Sr. Data Analyst is familiar with gathering, cleaning, and extracting insight from data for technical and non-technical personnel use. Advanced understanding of statistical, algebraic, and other analytical techniques. Highly organized, motivated, and diligent, with a significant background in Microsoft Azure.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Scientist & Sr. Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
07.2022 - Current
- Pioneered and built predictive ML models to support logistics/transportation on-time delivery decisions; prototyped and deployed XGBoost classifier in Microsoft Azure.
- Delivered Power BI inventory recovery enterprise dashboards in record time for top 20 Retailers and 150+ users; improved in-stock from 20% to 90% within one month.
- Assessed Alteryx ETL workflows and created workflow in Azure using Azure Synapse Analytics ELT, eliminating Alteryx server use and saving $ 500 K to $ 750 K.
- Managed two junior data analysts within Supply Chain Analytics team, including personnel management, thought leadership talent development, and workload prioritization.
- Conducted weekly DAX classes for beginner and Intermediate users of Power BI and developed framework for managing big data projects based on concepts from "The Agile Samurai" book.
- Collaborated with IT and functional analytics peers to develop best practices and training plans integrated into overall Data Strategy.
Sr. Transportation Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
07.2019 - 09.2022
- Participated in Clorox's first Datathon, team build prototype using Azure Databricks to disintegrate Kinaxis lane level forecast to carrier level forecast, enable better transportation budgeting and carrier planning, and deliver ~ $ 1M annual saving; placed second out of five other teams.
- Identified patterns and trends in carrier-related fines data and provided transportation operations managers with actionable insights (Rev. Impact $1 - $1.5MM).
- Generated ad hoc reports to evaluate specific business questions, facilitating team efficiency and driving better decision-making.
- Created dashboards to monitor and track key performance indicators such as OTD, SRG, tender acceptance, route guide usage, IM utilization, etc., identified improvement opportunities, and recommended solutions.
- Develop user-friendly Power BI route and rate guide with search capabilities that save on average 20 person-hours per week.
- Collaborated with external consultants to understand their projects and identify data sources. Developed SQL queries to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources.
Demand Planning Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Utilized data visualization tools to communicate business insights effectively to critical decision-makers about demand plan changes to annual volume forecast for e-commerce brands (+100 SKUs), which is 15% of total company gross revenue.
- Optimized syndicated (SPINS, IRI, Nielsen, Stackline ) data ETL process using Python scripting, which improved reporting speed by 50%.
- Built and maintained item-level (+100 SKUs) forecasts for e-commerce brands to provide insight for field sales analysts.
- Trained intern to assist with data reconciliation and clean-up operations, reducing inaccuracies by 15%.
Education
Master of Science - Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA12.2023
Graduate Certificate - Engineering Management - Lean Six Sigma
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Rolla, MO12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Rolla, MO05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Ghana05.2005
Skills
- Data Analysis Tools :Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Looker
- Programming : Python (Pandas, NumPy), R, SQL, PySpark, DAX, M
- Machine Learning Libraries : Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras
- Big Data Tools : Apache Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Pig, Kafka, Google BigQuery
- Cloud Tools : Microsoft Azure, AWS
- Continuous Improvement : Lean Six Sigma
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- Alteryx Certified: Machine Learning Fundamentals
- Alteryx Certified : Designer Core
- Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Timeline
Data Scientist & Sr. Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
07.2022 - Current
Sr. Transportation Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
07.2019 - 09.2022
Demand Planning Data Analyst
The Clorox Company
06.2018 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Certificate - Engineering Management - Lean Six Sigma
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- Alteryx Certified: Machine Learning Fundamentals
- Alteryx Certified : Designer Core
- Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
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