Action-oriented data and analytics leader with over 20 years of experience developing actionable insights across several verticals, including CPG, grocery, confectionery, apparel, and specialty retail. Have led analytical teams ranging from 5 to 15 members that have successfully partnered with businesses in complex environments, from problem identification, data curation, model development, recommendations, and executive presentations. Always seeking bold new challenges to leverage my extensive financial, analytical, technical, and leadership skills to develop a data and analytics function that adds significant enterprise value.COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES* Hybrid leader who understands the business model, its financials, KPIs, systems, and data* Confident storyteller who can clearly articulate insights to all levels of the organization.* Ability to develop practical use cases that drive sales, cut costs, and improve operations.* Servant leader who builds confidence in people through coaching and encouragement.* Transformational mindset, always challenging/partnering with the status quo to drive improvement.CORE COMPETENCIES:Business Experience:* Financial planning & analysis* Product innovation, pricing, and promotion* Category management & market share* Customer segmentation & lifetime value* Market, consumer, and category trends* Brand, performance, and retention marketingPeople / Teams:* Servant leadership* Encourager / coach* Strategy mindset* Challenges status quo* Lifelong learner BI / Analytics / Data Science:* Data science platforms: Azure / SAS / AWS* Machine Learning: Predict / Cluster / Anomalies* Visualizations: Power BI / Tableau / Looker* Storage: Databases / warehouses / lakes * Coder: SQL / Python / R / DAX