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BusinessAnalyst

Daniel Gezahegn Asefa

Dubai

Summary

Organized and dependable professional with more than 3 years of experience with strong computer skills who excels at developing and managing databases, using data to make effective decisions, developing tools to tackle various problems and performing market and industry analysis. Well-versed in collaborating with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Dedicated to cost, process and resource optimization. Distinguished for both technical and business acumen, and for an ability to bridge communication gaps between technical, business and engineering.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Strategy Analyst

Asmen PLC
Addis Abeba
09.2019 - 10.2021
  • Provided, communicated, and implemented a strategy to deal with competition, changes in customer preferences and improvements in technological tools
  • Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies.
  • Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Developed metrics derived from raw company data to track improvements in organizational efficiency.


Data Analyst Intern

Cartier
Paris
03.2019 - 09.2019
  • Developed a centralized tool to help manage the business portfolio for the High Jewelry department and established the cost management model for the different technological families. This tool improved forecasting and budgeting practices.
  • Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to stakeholders for concise explanations of best placement for needed resources.
  • Worked with business intelligence software and various reports to glean insights into trends and prospects.
  • Synthesized complex analytics-derived insights into easy-to-understand, actionable recommendations for users using Power BI.
  • Coordinated and conducted small group and individual training sessions for members of the strategy departments on Power BI and the newly developed tools.

Project Engineer Intern

SNCF
Nancy
03.2018 - 07.2018
  • Created indicators using multiple databases and conducted correlation analysis between the indicators I created and the company's KPIs.
  • Proposed solutions based on the results of the analysis and created a project evaluation and prioritization matrix to identify and rate the different solutions (Cost, Impact, Time).
  • Created a reporting tool to monitor the indicators I created.
  • Analyzed the planning strategy used by the company and made recommendations for improvement
  • Collaborated with on-site directors, operations managers and supervisors on various projects.
  • Gave presentations of completed work to managers.

Project Engineer Intern

Integer
Chaumont
03.2017 - 07.2017
  • Performed root cause analysis to identify a process generating defective parts.
  • Proposed process modifications and implemented KPIs to track impact of resolutions. The effort reduced incidence of defective parts by approximately 92%.


Education

MBA - Business Administration

IAE Nancy School of Management
Nancy, France
09.2018 - 09.2020

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering & Materials Science

Ecole Des Mines De Nancy
Nancy, France
09.2016 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science

University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
09.2014 - 06.2016

High School Diploma -

Lycée Guebre Mariam
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
09.2011 - 06.2014

Skills

Excellent problem-solving abilities

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Software

MS Excel ( VBA, Macros,)

Ms Access ( SQL)

Other MS suites

Power BI

SAP BW

Oracle

Interests

Business

Music

Cinema

Sports

Hiking

Reading

Timeline

Strategy Analyst

Asmen PLC
09.2019 - 10.2021

Data Analyst Intern

Cartier
03.2019 - 09.2019

MBA - Business Administration

IAE Nancy School of Management
09.2018 - 09.2020

Project Engineer Intern

SNCF
03.2018 - 07.2018

Project Engineer Intern

Integer
03.2017 - 07.2017

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering & Materials Science

Ecole Des Mines De Nancy
09.2016 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science

University of Bordeaux
09.2014 - 06.2016

High School Diploma -

Lycée Guebre Mariam
09.2011 - 06.2014
Daniel Gezahegn Asefa