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James Valencia

@jamesvalencia

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Senior Data Analyst leveraging SQL, cloud BI, and forecasting to turn business needs into revenue and retention impact.

Peru

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead analytics that combines BI dashboards and forecasting on cloud platforms, partnering with sales and finance to drive revenue growth, operational efficiency, and customer retention in data-driven teams.

I’m a Senior Data Analyst with 6+ years of experience delivering analytics solutions across fintech, insurance, and telecommunications. I specialize in data analysis, dashboard development, and business intelligence, partnering with sales, finance, and operations leaders to translate complex needs into measurable KPIs and strategic insights.

I lead the development of scalable dashboards and forecasting models to support data-driven decision making across business teams—building AWS S3 and QuickSight dashboards to prevent contractual penalties and creating a revenue forecasting model in Google Cloud Vertex AI. Earlier, I improved prospecting and sales operations with BigQuery-powered Looker Studio dashboards, and I directed a training center developing skills in R, Python, and Machine Learning while coordinating programs for 30 mentors and 100 students.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Data Analyst

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Land Gorilla

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Built AWS S3 and QuickSight dashboards to track daily draw activity and ensure 3-day SLA compliance, preventing 1% contractual penalties tied to ~$30K average draw requests. Developed revenue forecasting in Google Cloud Vertex AI and created executive-ready KPI dashboards with clear business insights.

SQL AWS S3 Amazon Quicksight SLA KPIs Vertex AI Forecasting Data Storytelling

Data Analyst

Land Gorilla

Nov 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years)

Analyzed 2M+ monthly records from a third-party dataset to identify construction companies with high financing potential, improving prospecting outcomes with 3–4 successful calls per 10 outreach attempts and +10 new clients per year at ~$100K average contract value. Built a centralized Looker Studio dashboard (BigQuery) to replace manual PDF workflows and supported sales operations with automated

SQL Google BigQuery Looker Studio Dashboard Development Segmentation Data Storytelling

Director, Training Center 4.0

Data Science Research Peru

Nov 2020 - Jul 2022 (1 year 8 months)

Led a data and AI training center developing technical skills in R, Python, and machine learning. Directed training programs with 30 mentors and 100 students, coordinating weekly operations to track progress and ensure delivery of learning outcomes.

Program Management Training Delivery R Python Machine Learning Stakeholder Management

Data Science Specialist

Asociacion Hack Space

Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 (5 months)

Delivered applied data science projects for external organizations, providing analytics insights and technical recommendations. Built machine learning prototypes for predictive analytics and coordinated a small team of data scientists across consulting engagements.

Predictive Analytics Analytics & Insights Team Coordination Data Recommendations

IT Project Manager

CLBS SAC (MAPFRE Peru)

Jul 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year)

Led a database optimization initiative for MAPFRE Peru, improving application response time by 30%. Coordinated migration to a more efficient database infrastructure and built Power BI dashboards to track project progress and report performance improvements to stakeholders.

Project Management Database Optimization Performance Analysis Migration Planning Power BI

Tracking Analyst

Claro Peru

Jul 2017 - Jan 2018 (6 months)

Analyzed customer support data across a 5M-user fixed-line base using SQL queries in Navicat to identify recurring connectivity issues. Reduced fixed-line churn by 5% through root-cause analysis and improved support efficiency by automating weekly incident monitoring, cutting resolution time from 15 to 7 minutes and generating ~2M PEN in cost savings.

SQL Navicat Root Cause Analysis Automation