PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Innovative data professional with 4+ years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, and process optimization. Expertise in data warehousing, reporting pipelines, and visualization tools like Power BI to deliver actionable insights. Agile at collaborating with cross-functional teams, gathering business requirements, and transforming raw data into strategic insights. Strong background in data modeling, SQL, Python, and R, with a focus on improving business processes and enhancing decision-making efficiency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cargill Food and Bio – Americas Data & Analytics (Wayzata, MN)

Senior Consultant, Data Analytics & Reporting (Remote)
January 2025 – Present

Utilized the OpenAI API to implement an Agentic-RAG architecture. Training the AI on our code base to facilitate data analysis.
Migrated exiting reporting databases to Snowflake. Preforming App analysis to determine priority, and effort required.
Built a Power BI model and report to monitor order health, providing insights never before available to customer service reps, reducing 95,000 emails, and saving 6,630 hours annually.

Senior Analytics & Data Process Analyst (Remote)
October 2023 – January 2025

Gathered Business Requirements into technical solutions, ensuring user adoption and data-driven decisions.
Created process playbooks for the product development lifecycle and guided Junior developers on best practices.
Analyzed operational data from SAP to generate insights through Power BI dashboards and scalable warehousing solutions.
Using MFT, Shell Scripts, Orchestration tools, and SQL, led end-to-end data pipeline development, including data ingestion, UAT validation, and dashboard creation, improving forecasting accuracy visibility and reducing manual effort.
Managed Power BI deployment pipelines to support self-service analytics and parallel report development workflows.
Automated Americas Inventory Financial reporting, saving ~500 hours annually through data pipeline integration and Power BI.
Enhanced demand planning by developing an SAP IBP data pipeline, improving demand forecast accuracy and visibility.

Cargill Protein – North America Corporate FSQR Data Systems (Wichita, KS)

Product Owner, Data Analyst (Remote)
October 2021 – October 2023

Created custom SQL queries and Power BI reports to extract real-time insights from PostgreSQL databases for food safety monitoring.
Implemented SPC charts using R within Power BI to meet customer compliance requirements.
Led a digital transformation initiative by developing a React-based app to digitize audits, saving $1.5 million annually.
Collaborated with developers on business requirements gathering and feature testing to enhance data collection processes.
Built a DataDog monitoring dashboard, increasing error detection success rate to 99%.

Cargill Protein – Ready to Eat Division (Timberville, VA)

Food Safety and Quality Supervisor
August 2020 – October 2021

Conducted time series analysis on freezer operations, establishing quality control limits that enhanced product safety and operational efficiency.
Developed a water sampling program that reduced annual expenses by $30,000.
Streamlined shop floor audits by eliminating redundant processes, enhancing regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Select Breeders Services (Chesapeake City, MD)

Horse Care and Facility Supervisor
January 2019 – July 2020

Managed daily operations of equine facilities, ensuring smooth logistics and high standards of care.

SKILLS

Data Analysis & Visualization: Power BI, SQL, R, Python
Data Warehousing & ETL: SAP, Hadoop, PostgreSQL, Data Lake
Business Intelligence Tools: Power BI Workspace, SSRS
Project Management & Collaboration: Agile Development, Azure DevOps, GitHub
Tools & Technologies: Docker, MongoDB, Figma, DataDog
Soft Skills: Stakeholder Management, Requirements Gathering, Change Management, Strategic Planning

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Penn State University, State College, PA (2014 – 2018)