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lea bowman

@leabowman1

Senior Power BI Developer at METRIC5 who built Python scripts to review report metadata and streamline migration planning.

United States

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At METRIC5, I support SSRS report migration to Power BI and develop reports and documentation. I built Python scripts to review RDL metadata across files, helping identify overlapping datasets, data sources, and parameters before migration.

For Treasury ADSS ATAMS, I supported application development through feature documentation, user stories, and backlog refinement. I shifted feature tracking to Azure DevOps Boards and developed weekly Power BI status reporting.

Earlier, at Northwestern University in Qatar, I managed user support services and business analysis, improving workflows through automation. At Doha Film Institute, I managed the festival database and ticketing system, including SQL Server reporting and an e-commerce ticketing platform.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Power BI Developer

Current

Metric5

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Supported SSRS report migration to Power BI service, including report development and documentation. Built Python scripts for RDL metadata extraction and migration status reporting using Azure DevOps, SQL Server, and SharePoint.

Power BI SSRS Python SQL Server Azure DevOps SharePoint REST APIs DAX

Contract Work

Northwestern University in Qatar

Nov 2022 - Sep 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Spearheaded the migration and modernization of complex legacy systems of Nintex workflow and InfoPath forms within SharePoint to Power Platform.

SharePoint Nintex InfoPath Power Platform

Manager of User Support Services

Northwestern University in Qatar

Mar 2018 - Jan 2022 (3 years 10 months)

Led a team of user support specialists and served as product owner for the IT ticketing system. Drove 15% annual efficiency gains through automation and successfully transitioned all teams to a new ticketing system within one and a half years.

Team Leadership IT Support Ticketing Systems Automation Vendor Management

Business & Risk Analyst

Northwestern University in Qatar

Aug 2014 - Feb 2018 (3 years 6 months)

Managed technical projects for Business and Finance and Health, Safety, Security, and Environment teams. Transformed a paper-based travel approval system to a digital workflow and optimized monthly statement processing with Excel pivot tables, saving 96 staff hours per year.

Business Analysis Risk Management Workflow Automation Excel Pivot Tables

Database Manager/Database and Ticketing Coordinator

Doha Film Institute

Aug 2010 - Jan 2014 (3 years 5 months)

Product manager for the festival database and ticketing system, overseeing development of new functionality and improvements. Developed complex SQL stored procedures and SSRS reports, and implemented an e-commerce ticketing platform.

SQL SSRS Visual Studio Business Intelligence Ecommerce Stakeholder Management

Data Scientist

Metric5

Managed a business data catalog and homegrown solutions for a government client. Expanded report-building tools using Drupal REST API, Python, and pandas, reducing preprocessing time from 12 hours to 15 minutes, and created data pipelines for Power BI visualizations.

Python Pandas Drupal APIs Power BI DAX Data Pipelines

Business Analyst

Metric5

Supported an application development team with feature documentation, user story generation, and backlog refinement for a custom SharePoint application. Shifted feature development tracking to Azure DevOps Boards and developed weekly status reporting in Power BI.

Business Analysis SharePoint Azure DevOps Power BI OData API

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The Data Incubator

Data Scientist Certification, Data Science

Completed a Data Scientist Certification Fellowship Program in November 2022, with a capstone project involving a book recommendation website built using Python Flask and hosted on Render.

Northwestern University

Master of Science, Information Systems

Earned a Master of Science in Information Systems with a focus on Business Intelligence and Data Analytics in December 2018, with a capstone project involving a live event website built using Python Django and hosted on Heroku.