Open To Work
Akintunde (Akin) Busari
Shelburne,Canada
Summary
Senior Business Intelligence Specialist with over 15 years of experience leading teams of 5 to 15 members. Proven track record in managing and collaborating with onsite and offshore team members. Certified expert in MicroStrategy (now Strategy B), Microsoft Power B.I and QlikView, with strong leadership skills and technical expertise.
Seeking a role in a dynamic organization that utilizes my technical expertise, analytical skills, and leadership abilities to drive impactful results and embrace new challenges.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Intelligence Specialist
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
07.2024 - Current
- Led the MicroStrategy Med-Écho project, delivering advanced dashboards and intelligent cubes with complex metric logic and calculations. Enhanced dashboards in line with evolving business requirements and managed full lifecycle migrations of report logic from development to production, covering metrics, filters, prompts, reports, cubes, dashboards, schemas, and public objects.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to produce statistical reports and spearheaded the migration of all MicroStrategy dashboards and reports to Qlik Sense, ensuring optimized data visualization and seamless knowledge transfer.
- Key achievements include:
- Upgraded MicroStrategy to the latest version.
- Implemented major enhancements to the Med-Écho project.
- Migrated all MicroStrategy dashboards and reports to Qlik Sense, modernizing analytics delivery.
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
FREEDOM MOBILE
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Results-driven analyst supporting a large-scale data warehouse migration from Teradata to Snowflake. Played a key role in validating database tables, building views, and converting reports across multiple BI platforms, including Tidal, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Power BI, and Business Objects.
- Designed and implemented new calculations, derived columns, and comprehensive data dictionaries to improve data accessibility, consistency, and reporting accuracy.
- Key achievements include:
- Migrated and tested Teradata assets in Snowflake.
- Converted ETL logic from Informatica to Martillion, ensuring seamless integration and accurate data flow.
- Created and optimized tables and views to support analytics.
- Converted MicroStrategy reports into Business Objects, streamlining reporting across platforms.
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant – MicroStrategy, Power BI & Alteryx
SAGEN CANADA
01.2022 - 12.2023
- As the largest private mortgage insurance provider in Canada, SAGEN offers a full suite of products designed to expand access to homeownership for first-time buyers and support lenders and brokers nationwide. In my role as Senior BI Consultant, I leverage MicroStrategy, Power BI, IMS, Oracle, and Informatica to deliver critical analytics solutions and drive data-driven decision-making.
- My responsibilities include:
- Designing and developing multiple enterprise dashboards to support business operations and executive reporting.
- Investigating and resolving defects and incidents reported through JIRA, ensuring data accuracy and system reliability.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for incident management, providing timely support and issue resolution across teams.
- Supporting diverse BI initiatives by integrating complex datasets and optimizing reporting performance.
Senior MicroStrategy Consultant
TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION (TTC)
03.2021 - 12.2021
- As a Senior MicroStrategy Consultant at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), I have led multiple projects within the Revenue Protection Department. My work includes developing key dashboards such as the Presto Distribution Dashboard with interactive maps, the Court Data Dashboard, and Service Charges Reports integrating diverse data sources. I manage the full BI solution lifecycle, from requirements gathering through to project delivery.
Business Intelligence Lead Architect - Consultant
LOFT COMMUNITY SERVICES
09.2020 - 03.2021
- As Business Intelligence Lead Architect at LOFT Community Services, I focused on managing the BI environment and designing the overall architectural framework. My role included overseeing Informatica control flows and workflows, establishing standards and procedural documentation for the BI team, and creating a Business Requirements template. I also documented the MicroStrategy metadata layer, including tables, logical views, and schemas.
Business Intelligence Consultant
FREEDOM MOBILE CANADA
06.2019 - 08.2020
- As a Senior MicroStrategy Consultant at Freedom Mobile, I worked extensively with Teradata and MicroStrategy 10.11 to resolve complex issues and deliver BI solutions. My responsibilities included creating views, refining scripts, executing DDL statements, building metadata layers, and developing schema objects, reports, and mobile reports. I also analyzed and resolved defects, defined parent-child relationships, and designed public objects, including advanced compound metrics.
Solution Architect
LOBLAW
04.2017 - 06.2019
- As a Senior Consultant at Loblaw, I contributed to multiple projects leveraging MicroStrategy 10.7 and Microsoft Power BI. My work involved designing metadata layers, creating schema objects, reports, and mobile reports. I analyzed and resolved defects, established parent-child relationships, and developed public objects, including advanced compound metrics and MicroStrategy intelligent cubes.
Business Intelligence Consultant
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO (LCBO)
10.2016 - 04.2017
- During my role as a MicroStrategy Consultant at LCBO, I was deeply engaged in multiple projects and undertook diverse tasks utilizing MicroStrategy to address intricate business needs. Among the significant undertakings were the creation of complex reports to fulfill specific requirements. Notable examples include the Flash Sales Report, designed to capture Net Sales and forecasted sales for the latest complete week. Additionally, I contributed to the Inbound Container report, meticulously capturing supply containers and cases provided. My role encompassed:
Solution Architect
DIAGEO
06.2016 - 10.2016
- As a Solution Architect at Diageo (via Adastra), I served as the BI Architect responsible for establishing the company’s MicroStrategy environment. My work included building the MicroStrategy metadata layer, mapping schema objects, and defining parent-child relationships. I also developed a range of public objects, including advanced compound metrics and MicroStrategy intelligent cubes.
Solution Architect
LOBLAW
08.2014 - 06.2016
- As a Solution Architect at Loblaw (via Adastra), I led projects leveraging MicroStrategy, including the design of interactive and collaborative dashboards and the migration of Business Objects and SAP reports into MicroStrategy. I worked closely with business users to understand complex requirements and translate them into effective solutions. My responsibilities included designing sophisticated MicroStrategy architectures, creating schema objects, public objects, and reports with embedded business logic.
Business Intelligence Consultant
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO (LCBO)
01.2014 - 08.2014
- During my tenure as a Business Intelligence Consultant at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a key authority for alcoholic beverages in Ontario, I specialized in mobile projects. My focus involved leveraging the MicroStrategy Mobile App to devise interactive and cooperative dashboards. These encompassed LCBO's official mobile landing page, store planning reports, inventory reports, and more. Additionally, I engaged with various MicroStrategy 9 platforms, including MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Web, SDK, and Command Manager. Among my key responsibilities were:
Technical Specialist
CANCER CARE ONTARIO (Ontario Health)
06.2011 - 12.2013
- As a Technical Specialist / BI Developer at Cancer Care Ontario, I contributed to diverse projects leveraging multiple data sources and MicroStrategy 9 platforms, including Desktop, Web, Narrowcast, Distribution Services, Enterprise Manager, and Command Manager. Key projects included creating and assigning security filters, managing user groups, and developing dashboards such as the Pathology Project and Symptom Management Dashboard, along with Narrowcast report distribution.
Senior Data Analyst
ROGERS
02.2011 - 06.2011
- As a Senior Data Analyst at Rogers Communications Inc., I contributed to the Business Performance Reporting (BPR) department, collaborating closely with Finance, business owners, end-users, developers, and other stakeholders. My work focused on inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to generate actionable insights and support informed decision-making. I developed Churn, Migration, Porting, and Long-Distance reports using Cognos 7, Cognos 8 Report Studio, Framework Manager, and MicroStrategy 8.
Analyst
LAKESIDE GAS SERVICES
02.2005 - 02.2011
- As an Analyst at Lakeside Gas Services, an Ontario-based company with a national footprint, I focused on data validation and testing. My work involved close collaboration with directors, managers, and HR personnel to ensure data accuracy and reliability across the organization.
Education
Diploma - Business Management
Canadian Business College
Skills
- Data Architecture
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Data Management & Governance
- Business Intelligence
- MicroStrategy
- Power BI
- QlikView
- Cognos
- Tableau
- SSRS
- Data Integration
- Data Modeling
- Business Analysis
- Enterprise Reporting
- Metadata Development
- Dashboards
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- SQL
- Cloud Computing (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure)
Accomplishments
PnL project - Loblaw
Synptom Management Project - Cancer Care Ontario
Med Echo Project - Canadian Institute of Health Information
Porting - Freedom Mobile
Loss Prevention - Loblaw
Sales - Diageo
Store Sales - LCBO
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Senior Business Intelligence Specialist
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
07.2024 - Current
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
FREEDOM MOBILE
01.2024 - 07.2024
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant – MicroStrategy, Power BI & Alteryx
SAGEN CANADA
01.2022 - 12.2023
Senior MicroStrategy Consultant
TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION (TTC)
03.2021 - 12.2021
Business Intelligence Lead Architect - Consultant
LOFT COMMUNITY SERVICES
09.2020 - 03.2021
Business Intelligence Consultant
FREEDOM MOBILE CANADA
06.2019 - 08.2020
Solution Architect
LOBLAW
04.2017 - 06.2019
Business Intelligence Consultant
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO (LCBO)
10.2016 - 04.2017
Solution Architect
DIAGEO
06.2016 - 10.2016
Solution Architect
LOBLAW
08.2014 - 06.2016
Business Intelligence Consultant
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO (LCBO)
01.2014 - 08.2014
Technical Specialist
CANCER CARE ONTARIO (Ontario Health)
06.2011 - 12.2013
Senior Data Analyst
ROGERS
02.2011 - 06.2011
Analyst
LAKESIDE GAS SERVICES
02.2005 - 02.2011
Diploma - Business Management
Canadian Business College
Team Player Awards - LakeSide Gas 2005
Recipient of the “Best Team Player” award at Lakeside Gas Services (2005) for exceptional collaboration and contribution to team success.
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