Flávio Fernandes
Verified Expert in Engineering
Business Intelligence Specialist and Developer
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal member since April 8, 2021
Flávio is a business intelligence professional with over nine years of experience, primarily focusing on data integration and data modeling for user consumption. He has worked in various industries, including telecommunications, consumer services, online gaming, and information technology. Flávio has management experience and has designed and implemented multiple data warehouse solutions using the Microsoft business intelligence stack.
Portfolio
Experience
- SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - 7 years
- T-SQL (Transact-SQL) - 7 years
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) - 7 years
- DAX - 6 years
- Microsoft Power BI - 6 years
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) - 3 years
- Excel VBA - 3 years
- Oracle SQL - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server 2019
The most amazing...
...project I've developed using Power BI is a fast and modular business intelligence solution to support the C-suite's decision-making process.
Work Experience
Business Intelligence Consultant
Self-employed
- Successfully engaged with stakeholders to understand the business requirements for the new BI ecosystem. I focused on understanding the business and how the new solution could add value to the company's group.
- Negotiated budget and delivery with the client to ensure expectations were met and the implementation occurred as discussed.
- Developed and implemented an E2E BI solution for a manufacturing client. I used SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) as the ELT tool, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) as the business model solution, and Microsoft Power BI as the reporting tool.
- Built a custom tool using C# to manage everything related to the BI environment, including role management and ELT execution.
Power BI Consultant
Nash Inc Limited
- Guided the business user through optimizing the existing Microsoft Power BI solution according to the current and future business needs.
- Developed highly complex measures in the Microsoft Power BI model to ensure that it reflected the legal requirements of analysis.
- Shared industry best-case practices to ensure that the development of the solution wouldn't be compromised in the future.
Power BI Developer
AB Volvo
- Developed an end-to-end solution to support the daily activities of customer services in the Americas. The solution included developing the ETL process using integration services, a Power BI data model, and reports.
- Built a custom tool using C# to manage everything related to the reporting environment, including Power BI role management and ETL execution.
- Managed the relationship between customer care and the IT team to ensure that the solution followed the company guidelines and was ready for future improvements.
Business Intelligence and Analytics Team Leader
NOS Communications
- Managed a team of five business intelligence developers focused on data integration and modeling to support over 300 reports and 40 Power BI datasets which were updated daily.
- Tracked and managed the team's workflow using Jira.
- Designed and implemented a new data architecture to reduce the time to insight, promote self-service business intelligence, and improve the development lifecycle.
Business Intelligence Specialist
Deco Proteste
- Developed and deployed a C# application to manage OLAP deployment and processing.
- Created a business intelligence solution to support management. The data was extracted from the target process using the available API, and reporting was done using Power BI.
- Managed the testing of the new data architecture in Azure by creating processes in Databricks.
Data Warehouse Developer
Betsson Group
- Developed and implemented a near real-time solution to monitor ETL processes, helping the team act on issues faster.
- Tracked and managed development using Jira and Git.
- Implemented a business intelligence solution to analyze Google Analytics 360 data.
Business Intelligence Consultant
B2F - Business To Future
- Developed five end-to-end business intelligence solutions, which covered source analysis, ETL, online analytical processing, and reporting development. Two of the projects aimed to support the needs of over 150 daily users.
- Recruited and trained three consultants in business intelligence theory and the Microsoft business intelligence stack. I managed two of them on several projects.
- Created and implemented a business intelligence solution for a specialized retailer, which centralized decisions and made them faster, directly affecting a 10-person team handling the company's pricing strategy.
Experience
Power BI – Modular KPI Solution
This solution allowed users to have the same behavior in an SSAS Tabular engine as in the custom roll-up formula in SSAS multidimensional solutions. The project resulted in a model that can easily grow to accommodate the company's constantly evolving needs.
Power BI – Search Engine
SSAS – Dynamic Role Creation
C# Custom Tool – ETL and Report Management
Education
Master's Degree in Services Engineering
Universidade do Porto - Porto, Portugal
Course in Data Analysis and Data Mining
Universidade do Porto - Porto, Portugal
Short Master's Course in Business Intelligence
Universidade Portucalense - Porto, Portugal
Skills
Tools
Microsoft Power BI, Excel 2013, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Excel
Storage
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Microsoft SQL Server, DB, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Oracle SQL
Languages
T-SQL (Transact-SQL), Excel VBA, C#
Paradigms
Business Intelligence (BI)
Platforms
Windows, Microsoft Power Automate
Other
DAX, Multidimensional Expressions (MDX), Ideation, Service Development, Business Intelligence Training, Statistical Methods, XML for Analysis (XMLA), Data Visualization, Azure Data Factory
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