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• Cleans, analyzes, interprets, and presents data for five accounts, supporting multiple operational teams in workforce management
• Automates recurring reporting, including quarterly business reviews, cost-saving reports, audit reports, and financial reporting using Power BI, Excel and Power Automate
• Manages and integrates data from various databases into Power BI, ensuring accuracy and reliability
• Executes special projects such as market rate analysis, markup analysis, cost analysis, account reviews, case studies, and forecasting projects
• Provides strategic recommendations and implements permanent corrective measures to address complex reporting issues
• Drives continuous improvement by enhancing the automation of reporting processes

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Project-based contract using various data analysis processes and tools to clean data, explore and analyze data, build data visualizations to storytelling while using SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and Excel

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Analyzed prime cost data and provided support to the organization to drive improvement in efficiencies and profitability by creating KPI sales dashboards and identifying areas of improvement
• Identified promotional sales increased profit and volume of customers by collecting guest data and promoting the highest selling products
• Maintained ideal food and beverage costing by analyzing sales and volume of customers from historical data from previous years
• Supported monthly forecasting process and annual budgeting process by analyzing sales, profits, and cost of business daily
• Took initiative to find and develop efficiencies in systems and processes by collaborating with colleagues to create SOPs for daily accounting, streamlined reporting, and data collection

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Managed the daily administrative and physical task associated with a full-service, high-volume restaurant / bar by collaborating with colleagues and delegating taskwork
• Performed daily, weekly, and monthly reviews and analyses of current processes using operational metrics and reports
• Created informative, actionable, and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement
• Prepared technical reports and designed menus by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and eliminating unpopular menu items, reducing labor costs, and reducing food cost and waste

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General

Professional Certificate, Data Analytics