Nicolas Hurtado, Developer in Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Nicolas Hurtado

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Bio

Nicolas is a BI and data professional with over six years of expertise in Power BI, Tableau, SQL Server, and Azure. Having significant knowledge as a trusted advisor, Nicolas works with customers to provide BI and analytics solutions that meet critical business needs. He worked in various industries and business units, from financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to sales, operations, and IT in the pharma, retail, eCommerce, mortgage, telecommunications, and chemicals industries.

Portfolio

Eliassen Group
Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server 2017, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Azure DevOps...
Holts Cigar
SQL Server 2017, Microsoft Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Analytics, Azure SQL...
COMSORT
Tableau, Spotfire, Teradata, Oracle, Excel 365, Data Visualization, Excel 2013...

Experience

  • Analytics - 6 years
  • SQL - 6 years
  • DAX - 5 years
  • Microsoft Power BI - 5 years
  • Power Query - 5 years
  • Tableau - 4 years
  • SQL Server 2017 - 3 years
  • Azure SQL - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Microsoft Power BI, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, SQL Server 2017, Oracle, R, RStudio, Python, Jupyter Notebook, Tableau, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis Consultant, Business Intelligence Consultant, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Server, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, JSON, Consulting

The most amazing...

...project I've done is an information services dashboard for executive reporting. I built KPIs, resulting in leadership creating adjustable data-driven goals.

Work Experience

Senior IT Associate Consultant

2020 - PRESENT
Eliassen Group
  • Built an information services (IS) dashboard for executive and director reporting. Designed key performance indicators (KPIs) for five department areas, resulting in leadership creating data-driven goals for each quarter and fiscal year.
  • Created reusable Python PySpark Notebooks that allowed for collecting API data into an Azure Synapse SQL table, allowing for Power BI reporting on an automated basis for various reporting needs and use cases.
  • Led new analysts into the organization by providing mentorship, training, and support throughout their onboarding process and ongoing.
Technologies: Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server 2017, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Azure DevOps, Power Query, Jupyter Notebook, PySpark, Data Visualization, Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel, Dimensional Modeling, MySQL, Azure, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, Data Analysis Consultant, Business Intelligence Consultant, APIs, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Server, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, Python, JSON, Interactive Dashboards, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, ETL, Data Warehousing, Data Engineering, Automation, Data Reporting, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Consulting, Pandas, Azure Data Factory

SQL Developer and BI Analyst

2018 - 2020
Holts Cigar
  • Created, maintained, updated, and oversaw more than 85 reports within the Power BI Service platform in the company, divided into seven workbooks with different permissions and over 150 SSRS reports and subscriptions.
  • Developed SQL queries and T-SQL stored procedures on our data warehouse and reporting server to generate required data points and calculations for Power BI and SSRS reports.
  • Met with business leaders within the company, gathered reporting requirements for each project, and developed, prototyped, tested, and deployed reports according to business needs.
Technologies: SQL Server 2017, Microsoft Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Analytics, Azure SQL, RStudio, R, Data Visualization, Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel, Dimensional Modeling, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, Data Analysis Consultant, Business Intelligence Consultant, APIs, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Server, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, Interactive Dashboards, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, ETL, Data Warehousing, Automation, Data Reporting, Data Manipulation

Data Analyst

2017 - 2017
COMSORT
  • Updated existing dashboard reports from Excel and PowerPoint into BI Tableau and Spotfire reports.
  • Maintained new reports according to changing business needs and updated goals and trends for emerging pharmaceuticals.
  • Synchronized with Tableau and Spotfire to create various BI reports for needs across the brands I support.
Technologies: Tableau, Spotfire, Teradata, Oracle, Excel 365, Data Visualization, Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel, Dimensional Modeling, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, Data Analysis Consultant, Business Intelligence Consultant, APIs, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Server, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, Python, Interactive Dashboards, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, Automation, Data Reporting, Data Manipulation

Business Intelligence Analyst

2016 - 2017
New Penn Financial, LLC
  • Generated, updated, and maintained 320 reports in the Tableau server on a proactive and requested basis, depending on business needs.
  • Developed SQL queries to generate required data points and calculations.
  • Led and managed business process change projects that calculated how the company measured revenue, ultimately reducing the department’s margin of error compared to the numbers booked by accounting.
Technologies: Microsoft Power BI, SAS, SQL Server 2015, Jira, Tableau, Excel 365, Data Visualization, Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, Data Analysis Consultant, Business Intelligence Consultant, APIs, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Server, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, Interactive Dashboards, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, ETL, Automation, Data Reporting, Data Manipulation

Information Services (IS) Dashboard

Problem
The client, a telecommunications research and development (R&D) organization, needed an executive and director-level dashboard for all areas of the information services (IS) business unit.

Solution
I collected requirements from all IS leadership regarding reporting for business areas, including cybersecurity, operations, talent investment, IS financials, project management, and FP&A.

I collaborated with various teams to find existing data sources or build datasets for reporting. Built automated Power BI reports according to requirements, designed KPIs to help create data-driven goals for each area of interest, and tested and deployed the BI solution.

Result
The project brought visibility to critical components of the business, which increased demand for business intelligence solutions from other business units. I assisted the client with creating an internal data team, establishing processes, and providing leadership and mentorship until the end of the project.

Automation of Excel Reports

Worked on a project with a fortune 500 chemicals company that went through a recent merger involving the automation of inventory analysis reports maintained in Excel.

Stakeholders used to log into a reporting system where they could select datasets and extract columns and metrics as a CSV file; from there, they would bring this data into Excel and perform manual calculations and lookups to create their desired charts. They used to spend hours each month updating these reports.

They explained the process to me, and I found the database and tables associated with the reporting system and created some SQL queries to pull the raw data and perform some calculations. I was able to automate the analysis while adding some additional BI functionality like slicers, drill-downs, KPI cards, and indicators. Ultimately, the resulting product was a fully automated BI solution that allowed the team to track their inventory management data in real time rather than retroactively at the end of every month. There was no need for manual updates besides additional analysis or enhancements.

Automated Data Pipeline and Real-time Risk Analysis for Enhanced Project Management Insights

I completed a project for a corporation managing high-profile networking projects, including for the NHL, where he addressed a critical data engineering challenge. The head of project management relied on a manual, Excel-based process to track project risk levels weekly, which was both time-consuming and limited by Excel’s capacity.

To solve these issues, I created an automated pipeline using Azure Data Factory. This pipeline extracted, filtered, and stored data in an SQL database, enabling real-time, automated risk analysis. Further, I designed an interactive Power BI dashboard, allowing the project team to explore insights dynamically and make proactive decisions.

This solution saved significant time, improved data engagement, and led to better project outcomes. My expertise with Azure, SQL, and Power BI highlights my ability to build impactful, scalable solutions to complex data challenges.
2021 - 2023

Master's Degree in Applied Business Analytics

Boston University - Boston, MA, USA

2011 - 2016

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Temple University - Philadelphia, PA, USA

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft

JULY 2020 - PRESENT

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

Microsoft

Libraries/APIs

PySpark, Pandas

Tools

Microsoft Power BI, Power Query, Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Spotfire, Jira

Paradigms

Business Intelligence (BI), Azure DevOps, Dimensional Modeling, ETL, Automation

Languages

SQL, R, Python, SAS

Platforms

Azure Synapse, Azure, Oracle, RStudio, Jupyter Notebook, Salesforce

Storage

Azure SQL, SQL Server 2017, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Teradata, JSON

Other

DAX, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence Consultant, Dashboards, BI Reports, Reports, Interactive Dashboards, Data Transformation, Data Reporting, Consulting, Excel 365, SQL Server 2015, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Data Analysis Consultant, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Data Manipulation, Analytics, Econometrics, Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, Calculus, APIs, Data Engineering, Data Science, Azure Data Factory

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