BUSINESS DATA ANALYST, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

I'm Wasswa Herbert. Welcome to my data science & software engineering Portfolio



ABOUT ME

A practically hands on Business Data Analyst who has gone beyond the craft of Software Engineering to handling complex datasets of more than 3 million records.

I have been tested and proven to understand the business or organisation problem at hand, clean the data, visualize and derive insights to enable stake holders make data driven decisions.

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Python 85%
Microsoft Power BI 90%
SQL 95%
Microsoft Excel 90%
Django 85%

EXPERIENCE

Remote Business Data Analyst Consultant (Full Time)

March 2021 - Present

Embakasi Ranching Company Ltd, Nairobi,Kenya.

  • Worked with the data team to understand business needs and translate those needs into actionable reports in Microsoft power bi saving 14 hours of manual work each week.
  • Utilized python to process large datasets of over 10 million records
    to improve data ingestion as well as processing speed by 85%
  • Recieved,cleaned,transformed and prepared data from clients
    using Python,SQL,Excel and Microsoft Power Bi.



Data Analytics & Software Development Internship

June 2021 – August 2021

Mara Scientific Ltd , Kololo,Uganda

  • Used Pytest framework to write unit and integration tests for function and class -based views to ensure code stability.
  • Performed data cleaning tasks on the different health-related datasets including removing duplicate and irrelevant data, fixing structural errors, dealing with missing data, filtering out data outliers , and validating the data.
  • Finding trends, correlations and representing them through visuals by using python data visualization modules such as Matplotlib, seaborn, and Plotly.

Remote Data Analyst Consultant (Contract)

March 2022 - August 2022

AIDKONEKT DATA, Colorado, USA

  • Manipulating complex data sets to discover data patterns through
    the usage of tools like SQL, POWER BI, EXCEL and PYTHON.
  • Building reports and dashboards rich in Forecasts, KPIs, to derive insights to support data driven decisions.
  • Mining data to enhance market analysis per USAID grants.
  • Providing software Engineering support

Assistant Retail Sales Manager

October 2017 – December 2018

Paul Electronics Limited, Uganda

  • Responsible for creating monthly financial reports for the business to track sales and profits .
  • Maintained and purchased Inventory and supplies for the business.
  • Trained employees within my team on the electronics shop protocols especially the work ethics and conduct.
  • Managed and kept track of payroll for employees.

RECOMMENDATION

“Working on a project with Herbert won't take you long before you notice his unique ability of being able to combine his technical ability with a relentless drive to exceed set targets and goals. What impressed me the most is the level of passion he works with."

Ronnie Lutaro

Software Engineer Consultant, UN Women
+256772622186



“Herbert is a result oriented person. He is very determined and a 'no give up person'. He is very talented in SQL(Oracle) and Python. He captures practical concepts related to programing at higher rates. I greatly recommend him for any software company seeking fresh blood that will grow with them and deliver high results."

Sean Kamugasa

Business Data Analyst, Software Engineer
+256785030805