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Laté Lawson

Summary

Senior Business Intelligence Specialist with over 30 years of experience in data analytics, project management, and mentoring in multinational settings. Expert in developing and managing BI solutions with a focus on customer needs and problem-solving. Bilingual in English and French, with strong team collaboration and self-learning abilities.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Business Intelligence Specialist

CAE
02.2021 - Current
  • Developed and managed comprehensive BI and analytics solutions utilizing Power BI and SQL, enhancing business decision-making processes.
  • Enhanced business intelligence systems

Data Analyst Mentor

Openclassrooms
11.2017 - Current
  • Mentored data analyst students, creating projects and evaluating their work to foster student progress and skill development

BI Consultant

Safran
10.2019 - 01.2021
  • Designed and implemented a Power BI dashboard to monitor supplier quality, improving data visibility and decision-making

BI Trainer

Innovative Eden Solutions
06.2018 - 01.2021
  • Data analysis with python
  • Business Objects Web Intelligence 4.0
  • Power BI
  • BO Information Design Tool (IDT)

Power BI Trainer

TechnipFMC
06.2019 - 09.2019
  • Conducted global training sessions in Power BI, equipping affiliates with essential data visualization skills

BI Consultant

Knauf Group
05.2018 - 03.2019
  • Performed operational support on BI applications (SAP BO 4.1, BW, SQL Server, VBA), by creating new reports as required or evolve existing ones

Business Intelligence Project Manager

SFR Group
04.2014 - 11.2017
  • Led BI projects for diverse departments, ensuring solutions met user reporting requirements and maintained high-quality standards
  • Monitored the reliability of BI solutions through QOS (quality of service) and QOD (quality of data) mechanisms
  • Implemented proactive steps to improve the usage of BI solutions
  • Selected projects
  • Managed various datamart implementation projects for the Customer Service department, with Tableau Software and Business Objects as front-end reporting tools
  • Managed the implementation of an order monitoring tool
  • Analyzed and developed an OLAP Analysis Services (MS SSAS) cube for the marketing department
  • Implemented a Business Objects (BO) universe for the monitoring of marketing campaigns
  • Maintained various Business Objects universes
  • Analysis and setup of a data quality (QOD) mechanism using Tableau Software

Business Intelligence Specialist

Innopark
05.2012 - 01.2013
  • Created a database system to modeling business rules knowledge

Business Intelligence Technical Project Manager

PHILIP MORRIS International
01.2000 - 01.2011
  • Led operational support of a BI solution for Japan affiliate
  • Organized and facilitated regular workshops with stakeholders and vendors with the objective to improve the operational model and the quality of the reporting
  • Planned and monitored the implementation of workshop recommendations
  • Organized performance optimization task force (ETL, Business Objects)
  • Made proactive recommendations to improve data quality and customer experience
  • Selected projects
  • Manage CRM and BI deployment projects in various affiliates across the globe
  • Coordinate training on BI solutions in various affiliates across the globe and organize post-implementation support organization
  • Manage the roadmap of the core BI solution, according to business needs, technical platform migration constraints and optimization needs
  • Analyze, design and develop Business Intelligence and reporting solutions using Business Objects and SQL Server
  • Manage the Implementation of data quality mechanism (QOD)
  • Train users and power users on Business Objects
  • Manage the optimization of reporting front-end (Business Objects) usage in various affiliates

Retail systems project manager and analyst

PETRO-CANADA
01.1993 - 01.2000
  • Manage various IT projects for the retail sales department
  • Manage the implementation of Petro-Canada's marketing department current and future needs

Computer analyst

SOCIOLOGICIELS
01.1991 - 01.1993
  • Evaluate the needs in term of reporting and develop reports on market research surveys

Education

Data Science Certification

Datacamp
01-2021

Training Certification

CEGOS
01-2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

ENSIIE
Paris, France

Skills

  • Power BI and SQL expertise
  • BI (Business Intelligence) and Data Analytics consulting, training and mentoring
  • Data visualization and reporting
  • Project Management
  • Quality standards
  • Fluently bilingual (French and English)
  • Analytical thinking
  • Continuous improvement

Languages

French
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Certification

  • Certified Trainer, CEGOS - 2018
  • Certified Data scientist, Datacamp - 2021

DETAILS

French & Canadian citizenship

Timeline

Principal Business Intelligence Specialist

CAE
02.2021 - Current

BI Consultant

Safran
10.2019 - 01.2021

Power BI Trainer

TechnipFMC
06.2019 - 09.2019

BI Trainer

Innovative Eden Solutions
06.2018 - 01.2021

BI Consultant

Knauf Group
05.2018 - 03.2019

Data Analyst Mentor

Openclassrooms
11.2017 - Current

Business Intelligence Project Manager

SFR Group
04.2014 - 11.2017

Business Intelligence Specialist

Innopark
05.2012 - 01.2013

Business Intelligence Technical Project Manager

PHILIP MORRIS International
01.2000 - 01.2011

Retail systems project manager and analyst

PETRO-CANADA
01.1993 - 01.2000

Computer analyst

SOCIOLOGICIELS
01.1991 - 01.1993

Data Science Certification

Datacamp

Training Certification

CEGOS

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

ENSIIE
Laté Lawson