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Katherine Isaac
Westchester,IL
Summary
IT professional leveraging over 10 years of business analysis, complex project delivery and data analytics experience, including 1 year managing enterprise BI teams and solutions. Proven leader recognized for centralizing organization-wide analytics capabilities through strong cross-functional partnerships. Collaborative communicator skilled at fostering insight-driven cultures focused on facts, transparency and data-based decision making. Seeking to further expand analytical leadership capabilities in a complex BI management role.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Sr. Mgr, Business Intelligence
Paragon Medical (ex-MW Industries)
03.2023 - Current
- Organized and manage BI team of 5 direct and indirect reports, including 1 manager, 1 developer, 2 offshore contractors, and one data architect consultant
- Championed greater executive accountability to centralize and align competing business intelligence requests, establishing intake processes that boosted analytics output volume 56% annually, overcoming consistently high demand
- Architected and implemented AWS cloud-based BI infrastructure focused on enabling data-driven business planning. Continuously improve data pipeline to extract impactful insights
- Established BI standards including Kanban work processes, AWS CodeCommit version control, and formal release procedures
- Built strategic partnerships across functions. Calibrate project rigor, set clear expectations, and deliver projects responsively within original timelines
- Completed selective Dale Carnegie leadership training after nomination by executive leadership
Senior IT Project Manager
Paragon Medical (ex-MW Industries)
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Expanded reporting capacity over 50% meeting growth in BI demand through timely warehouse upgrades and added self-service tools
- Kept operations running smoothly while upgrading major legacy systems including ERP and CRM
- Partnered with sales ops to help increase quote win rates over 15% in 6 months by creating better opportunity-to-quote solution
- Persistently communicated analytics platform ROI to executives, ultimately securing over $500K for roadmap budget
- Rigorously managed multiple project plans, tracking risks early and containing final costs
- Completed PMP Exam Prep course through Project Management Academy, 35 hours
Senior Business Analyst
MW Industries
02.2017 - 12.2021
- Architected analytics solutions and Power BI dashboards in close collaboration with C-suite leaders, driving unified customer insights that boosted marketing campaign performance up to 20%.
- Spearheaded high-visibility initiatives to integrate CRM and ERP platforms, providing consolidated pipeline visibility that increased sales forecasting accuracy by over 15%
- Drove end-to-end Infor CRM migration rapidly boosting sales productivity by 10+% through enhancements focused on user adoption and data integrity. Managed external consultants accelerating development by 40%
- Consolidated 5+ newly acquired companies’ databases encompassing 50K+ customer records into centralized ERP through flexible T-SQL scripts and Excel data mapping tools
- Championed data governance standards across integrated marketing and sales solutions to promote analytics consistency, visibility, and decisiveness through master data oversight
Business Analyst
1WorldSync
03.2014 - 02.2017
- Decreased system configuration defects 50% while slashing database iteration lead times over 90% in just two months by establishing improved quality safeguards and streamlined review procedures from inception through deployment
- Spearheaded delivery exceeding client expectations on complex $250K product data tracking solution
- Earned credit for increased executive-level confidence in technological solutions delivered to high-profile customers
- Developed start-up and scaling cost estimates for technology projects with $50K+ budgets
- Managed maintenance and code deployment for two applications as Product Owner on separate scrum teams with offshore and onshore resources
- Supported multiple, concurring projects as lead BA, seeing projects through from beginning to end
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Quantic School of Business & Technology
Washington, DC06.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL2011
Skills
- Data Warehousing (AWS Redshift)
- Data Visualization (Power BI)
- Data Modeling (star schema)
- ETL Frameworks (Matillion, Alteryx, Power Query)
- Query Languages (SQL, DAX)
- AWS (EC2, S3, Redshift, SNS)
- Azure Active Directory
- Microsoft Excel (PIVOT, VLOOKUP, IF)
- Data Governance
- Jira Software
- Agile Development
- Release Management
Work Availability
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Quote
Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched
author unknown
Timeline
Sr. Mgr, Business Intelligence
Paragon Medical (ex-MW Industries)
03.2023 - Current
Senior IT Project Manager
Paragon Medical (ex-MW Industries)
01.2022 - 03.2023
Senior Business Analyst
MW Industries
02.2017 - 12.2021
Business Analyst
1WorldSync
03.2014 - 02.2017
Master of Business Administration -
Quantic School of Business & Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Chicago
Certification
Gemba Academy, July 2023
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt