Ali Bastami, Mba Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

As the Chief Analyst, Data Engineering at Private Banking 1859 of the National Bank of Canada, I serve as the strategic architect and operational leader of the Variable Compensation Program (VCP) within the Business Intelligence and Analytics team. Leveraging my MBA background, I not only oversee the quarterly delivery of key analytics but also formulate and implement data-driven strategies that align with our organizational goals, both immediate and long-term. Utilizing proven project management methodologies, I prioritize tasks, allocate resources, and set key performance indicators to effectively steer our team's focus and efforts.In this role, I am responsible for liaising with cross-functional partners, facilitating transparent communication on our progress, challenges, and future requirements. Besides, I am leading the migration of our program from traditional SAS, Oracle, and SQL Server databases to our advanced DataHub cloud database—laying the foundation for scalable growth and innovation.Expert in Power BI, I have reengineered our reporting infrastructure to create a system that is significantly more efficient, productive, and user-friendly for stakeholders in both the corporate and sales divisions. This overhaul has also streamlined management operations for the Business Intelligence team, thus elevating our overall performance metrics.Committed to continuous professional development, I consistently explore opportunities to diversify my skill set. From mastering Jira for service desk and task management to executing complex queries in Snowflake, I am dedicated to staying at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring that we are always positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Created multiple Power BI dashboards to cater to different needs, including providing business intelligence to clients (funeral homes), tracking Trust’s business objectives and KPIs at a managerial level, monitoring key risk indicators, and tracking billing status.- Utilized a range of tools such as VBA (Excel), Power Query, Power Automate, python, and SAS to automate processes and increase operational efficiency.- Communicated effectively with stakeholders to identify their specific data needs, and led the end-to-end process of data extraction, cleaning, analysis, and interpretation to identify discrepancies and opportunities for improvement. - Documented processes and scripts to ensure maximum performance and establish strong relationships between data analytics teams, using Confluence environment to facilitate communication and collaboration.- Worked collaboratively with PB 1859 on a project to replicate the VCP (Variable Compensation Program) project from SAS environment to Snowflake (Datahub).

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Consulting Experiences: CAE Inc., Quebec, Canada• Performed a market study on a specific flight simulator in a team of five MBA candidates as full-time consultants for a period of five weeks• Conducted research, collection, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data on trends, product lines, pricing/business models and competition• Built and defined relevant KPIs to assess the go to market strategy• Performed scenario planning and feasibility studies with the secondary market data• Delivered formal presentation and report for client engagement Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ), Quebec, Canada• Conducted process mapping and step by step evaluation of current state for potential Improvement opportunities of preparing and stocking customer's pick-up orders process, called CAR to improve customer’s experience• Applied continuous Improvement methodologies using industry best practices such as Six Sigma DMAIC and other improvement models in a team of five MBA candidates to improve the process of preparing and stocking customer's pick-up orders, called CAR, at SAQ stores• Prepare reports/summaries and communicate results to the team on a regular basis

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Provided expert advice to the Infisense and Pronouncely (US-based ventures)

Tehran, Iran

Tehran, Iran

Tehran, Iran

Developed a production optimization tool for water flooding in Balal Offshore Oilfield and a well trajectory optimization, in both projects a VBA-based Excel worksheet was delivered to the client

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: VP of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Club

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering