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Yuwa Abu

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Data & Analytics Lead at PZ Cussons, designing BI systems and data models with SQL and Python.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a Data Analyst or Business Intelligence position where I can apply my expertise and enhance data-driven strategies within an organization.

At PZ Cussons, Africa, I lead the design, development, and maintenance of BI systems, including data warehouses, dashboards, reports, and data models. I use SQL and Python and work with analysts, data scientists, and other stakeholders to provide data solutions.

At Smile Communications, I created SQL and Python scripts to automate report refresh, reducing turnaround time by 70%. I also prepared sales and KPI dashboards for top management and coordinated source systems, ETL developers, and business customers.

At Konga Group, I managed a team of six building and maintaining a data warehouse that reduced time spent collecting data from multiple sources by 40%. I also developed an RFM customer segmentation algorithm that contributed to a 37% increase in order count.

At Soni Analytics, I organized training for more than 50 data enthusiasts and conducted analysis for diverse projects, including a WHO-sourced COVID-19 analysis. I’m seeking a Data Analyst or Business Intelligence position where I can apply my expertise to enhance data-driven strategies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Data & Analytics Lead, Africa

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PZ Cussons

Nov 2024 - Present (2 years)

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of BI systems and technologies, including data warehouses, data lakes, dashboards, reports, and data models. Collaborate with stakeholders to provide data solutions and ensure data accuracy and reliability.

SQL Python Power BI Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse Data Lake Data Modeling Data Quality BI Governance

Current

Data Scientist

Current

Soni Analytics

Dec 2019 - Present (6 years 11 months)

Organized, coordinated, and facilitated training sessions for beginners in Data Science and Analytics, training over 50 data enthusiasts. Conducted data collection, preprocessing, and analysis for diverse projects, including a WHO-sourced COVID-19 analysis with 10K+ views and 500+ shares.

Data Science Data Analysis Training Python data preprocessing COVID 19 Analysis

Manager, Business Intelligence

Smile Communications

Oct 2023 - Nov 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Created SQL and Python scripts to automate report refresh, slashing turnaround time by 70%. Prepared and presented weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales and KPI dashboards to top management.

SQL Python ETL Business Intelligence KPI Dashboards Data Automation

Manager, Data Engineering and Analytics

Konga Group

Dec 2020 - Oct 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Increased marketing effectiveness by designing and implementing an RFM customer segmentation algorithm with SQL and Power BI, leading to a 37% increase in order count. Managed a team of 6 to build and maintain a data warehouse, reducing data collection time by 40%.

SQL Power BI RFM Analysis Data Warehouse Team Management Sentiment Analysis Data Pipelines

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey Forward Fellow, Leadership and Problem Solving

Completed the McKinsey Forward Fellow program in 2022.

Data Science Nigeria

AI Bootcamp, Artificial Intelligence

2020 - 2020

Participated in the Data Science Nigeria AI bootcamp 2020 and completed an Introduction to Machine Learning Course, achieving top 3% in Nigeria and 2nd best accuracy score of 97% in the final Kaggle competition.

University of Benin

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Statistics

Activities and societies: Member of the National Economics Students Association (NESA)

BSc in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin, completed in July 2018. Member of the National Economics Students Association (NESA) and wrote a thesis on the impact of foreign direct investments to the Nigerian economy.