Ahmed Essam, Developer in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Ahmed Essam

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Data Analyst and Software Developer

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Toptal member since January 10, 2024

Bio

Ahmed is a senior data analyst proficient in Power BI, SQL, Python, and Databricks. He is experienced in consulting, telecommunications, and eCommerce and has delivered insightful data analysis and visualizations to optimize operations and inform critical business decisions. Ahmed is looking forward to his next challenge!

Portfolio

PwC
Azure Databricks, Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI, SQL, Data Analysis
Retail eCommerce Ventures
SQL, Looker Studio, Excel 365, Google Slides, Data Analysis
Blue Modo Media
Excel 365, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Data Analysis

Experience

  • Google Sheets - 4 years
  • Excel 365 - 4 years
  • Microsoft Power BI - 3 years
  • SQL - 3 years
  • Python - 2 years
  • Looker Studio - 2 years
  • Alteryx - 1 year
  • Azure Databricks - 1 year

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, SQL, Databricks

The most amazing...

...thing I've done is automate a data validation process that consumed nearly four hours a day from three team members.

Work Experience

Senior Data Analyst

2023 - PRESENT
PwC
  • Leveraged Alteryx's data manipulation and cleaning capabilities to prepare complex datasets for efficient analysis and visualization.
  • Designed impactful and informative dashboards and reports using Microsoft Power BI, empowering stakeholders to extract actionable insights from data.
  • Conducted an ad-hoc business analysis, generating reports, forecasts, and visualizations that uncover hidden patterns and trends, ultimately delivering key business insights.
Technologies: Azure Databricks, Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI, SQL, Data Analysis

Senior Data Analyst

2020 - 2022
Retail eCommerce Ventures
  • Designed, developed, and maintained dashboards, reports, and systems using Microsoft Power BI, Looker, Salesforce, and sometimes Google Sheets to show performance and KPIs indigestible formats for brands' executives to enable effective decision-making.
  • Launched and created a business performance management system using Google Sheets, making it 100% automated and free for operations KPIs, collecting, optimizing, and analyzing performance on the department level for 250+ employees.
  • Led a team of four business intelligence analysts. We were in charge of reporting and analysis for more than nine eCommerce brands under retail eCommerce ventures, including RadioShack, Pier 1, Dressbarn, and Modell's Sporting Goods.
Technologies: SQL, Looker Studio, Excel 365, Google Slides, Data Analysis

Reporting Analyst

2021 - 2021
Blue Modo Media
  • Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly analyses of the email marketing performance, identifying key trends and insights to improve campaign performance and optimize return on investment (ROI).
  • Utilized advanced Excel functions and data visualization tools to create reports and dashboards that communicated performance metrics to stakeholders.
  • Conducted an ad-hoc analysis and provided recommendations to optimize email marketing campaigns based on performance data.
Technologies: Excel 365, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Data Analysis

Experience

Visualizing Space Exploration Data

https://lnkd.in/dwQZx-Cf
This project was a great opportunity to combine my artistic graphic design skills and data analytics.

I applied some color theory and typography principles to make the report aesthetically pleasing and easy to read.

Databel Customer Churn Analysis and Visualization

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7054950245545254912/
A visualizing telecom company dataset using Microsoft Power BI. Data manipulation and transformation were done using SQL and Power Query.

I wanted to understand why customers were leaving and what could be done to prevent it. I delved deep, discovered some intriguing factors contributing to high churn rates, and identified how various types of customers were churning.

Education

2015 - 2020

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Alexandria University - Egypt, Alexandria

Certifications

DECEMBER 2023 - PRESENT

Alteryx Designer Core Certification

Alteryx

NOVEMBER 2023 - PRESENT

Excel Skills for Business Forecasting

Coursera

Skills

Tools

Google Sheets, Microsoft Power BI, Google Slides, Power Query

Languages

SQL, Python

Paradigms

ETL

Platforms

Alteryx, Windows, Databricks

Other

Excel 365, Data Analysis, Looker Studio, Azure Databricks, Analysis, Mathematical Analysis, Calculus, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Manipulation, Data Mining, Forecasting

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