Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Education Training Certification
Leadership Experience Volunteer Service
References
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David Abu

Hamilton,ON

Summary

A proven analyst with 6 years’ experience in utilizing data driven methodologies to drive business growth and improve operational efficiency. Expertise in enterprise analytics solutions, data warehouse, data analysis, data modelling and visualization. A growth-driven professional with a track record of delivering business impact through data insights.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Cloud Advocate Power BI

Microsoft
  • Part of the Data Advocacy Team to launch Microsoft Fabric with technical webinars on Microsoft
  • Co-build End to End Fabric with all Fabric capabilities
  • Produce technical Product feedback and testing on Microsoft Fabric ahead of the announcement
  • Help test and improve on technical Microsoft Learn features of Microsoft Data products
  • Create online contents for tech communities on 1st to 3rd party events and websites
  • Built technical community in Edo, Jos, Abuja, Delta, and Lagos, all in Nigeria
  • Founded the DataFestAfrica community event that focuses on data professionals in Africa and now houses over 5000 professionals
  • Help bridge the gap between the Power BI product team and Power Platform tech communities
  • Speak at conferences on Data and Power Platform Technologies
  • Organize the biggest Global Power Platform Bootcamp highest event with 2500 in attendance in Nigeria across 8 states, 2022
  • Collaborate with product team, community team and Next Gen team in building contents and communities
  • Help improve the product through internal feedback and testing.

Co-Founder and Lead Strategist

Data Community Africa
03.2022 - Current
  • Led 13 data executive leaders and 70 volunteers to work and deliver the DataFestAfrica 2022 and 2023
  • DataFestAfrica 2022 and 2023 have brought over 5k physical attendees and 15k online views
  • Data Community has produced over 25k followers on Twitter, 3k discord and 6k on LinkedIn
  • Assemble over 120 speakers within Africa at DataFestAfrica
  • Sourced over $60k from different startups and enterprise companies globally
  • Over 50 active participants got jobs from the community
  • Partnered with dbt, Paystack, Uber, Berkeley Data Strategies, dbrown consulting, Infobip, Interactive, Datacamp, Propel, Katwig & Dale, ProveHub, Microsoft, etc for the community
  • Over 30 African countries represented at the event
  • Monthly virtual meetups within the community.

Data Analytics Consultant & Power Platform Trainer

dbrownconsulting
03.2019 - Current
  • Developed data models and scrutinized datasets from various sources, translating them into visually informative presentations customized for clients across diverse industries
  • Trained mid-level and top-level professionals in MS Excel across different industries
  • Trained mid-level and top-level professionals in Power Platform across different industries
  • Created Instructional designs for the different courses to be trained by the firm
  • Created training reports and analysing training methodologies
  • Created long and short videos and uploading them to firm’s LMS for participants
  • Build simple low code apps using PowerApps and Dataverse
  • Automating business processing for improved productivity using Power Automate
  • Hosted Monthly Webinars that host participants from 4 Continents of the World and Live Lab at Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Trained over 600 experience professionals on Office 365 in Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.

Brand Strategist

Macaulay & Cole Limited
12.2017 - 01.2019
  • Creation of brand analysis framework for clients
  • Design and creation of schedules and quotations using MS Excel
  • Creation of branding and content for social media management briefs
  • Managed online reputation management (ORM) briefs as directed
  • Managed social media account for clients in achieving goals and objectives for a period.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Sociology

University of Benin
Benin, Edo
09.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Power Query
  • Power Automate
  • Power Apps
  • MS Word
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • One Drive
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Loop
  • MS SQL
  • GitHub
  • Azure DevOps
  • Data Integration
  • Data Modeling and Architecture
  • Data Pipelining
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Quality and Profiling
  • Data Warehouse
  • Data Lakes
  • Data Storytelling
  • Agile Methods for Analytics Projects
  • Project Management
  • Instructional Designs
  • Content Development
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Planning & Execution
  • Presentation
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Training Delivery
  • Analytical Reasoning

Accomplishments

    Microsoft MVP , Data Platform 2021

Languages

English
Full Professional
Yoruba
Native or Bilingual

Education Training Certification

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Sociology and Anthropology, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, 2015
  • Associate Member (ACIPM), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), 2020
  • Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform, 2021, 2022
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer, 2021, 2022
  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals, 2021
  • Microsoft Certified Professional MCSA: BI Reporting, 2020
  • Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamic 365 Core, 2020

Leadership Experience Volunteer Service

  • Co-Created the first Microsoft Fabric Saturdays monthly meetups(May – Dec 2024) across the world in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Co-Founder DataFestAfrica, An NGO for gathering the biggest data professionals across Africa (2022- Present)
  • Program Manager, dbrown Data Analytics BootCamp (2020)
  • Lead, Power Platform User Group, Edo State (2020-2022)
  • Program Manager, Global Power Platform 2020 Lagos, Nigeria (2020-Present)
  • Trainer, Monthly Power Platform Live Lab (2019-2020)
  • Event Volunteer, Career Brainstorming Session (www.dupeakinsiun.com) (2018-Present)
  • Event Volunteer, TechPoint Inspired (www.techpoint.africa) (2019)
  • Co-ordinate an Emotional Intelligence program for young adults, SpeakForHer, Lagos State. (2018)
  • Convener, Students’ Training & Re-Education Summit, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State. (2018)
  • Event Volunteer, TechPoint Inspired and Build (www.techpoint.africa) (2018)

References

  • Foyin Bello, Senior Consultant, Avanade, Dublin, Ireland, Foyinb@hotmail.com
  • Rev. Dr. Olu James Iyanda, Senior Pastor, GOYE Church, 55 Alimosho Road, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria

Timeline

Co-Founder and Lead Strategist

Data Community Africa
03.2022 - Current

Data Analytics Consultant & Power Platform Trainer

dbrownconsulting
03.2019 - Current

Brand Strategist

Macaulay & Cole Limited
12.2017 - 01.2019

Data Cloud Advocate Power BI

Microsoft

Bachelor of Science - Sociology

University of Benin

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