Experience & Education
A career built around curiosity and data.
Data & BI professional with a background in reporting, dashboard development, and data-quality management across multi-country programs.
Experience
Where I've worked
Group Data Associate - Insights & Impact
Rising Learning Technologies Limited (Rising Academy enterprise) · Accra, Ghana (Remote)
- Build and maintain reporting and dashboards (Power BI, Looker Studio) tracking program KPIs and performance for stakeholders across multiple countries, including school leaders, delivery teams, and government partners
- Collect, extract, and transform data from multiple field and product sources (CommCare, Kobo, SurveyCTO, and core app/event data) into BigQuery/PostgreSQL, writing and validating SQL logic to produce accurate management information and catch data-quality issues before they affect reporting
- Validate data accuracy by testing app releases and cross-checking event tracking (Firebase Analytics) against the underlying database and reporting layer
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Academic teams (via Jira) to manage data and reporting requests, translating stakeholder needs into clear, decision-ready outputs
- Present data and reporting insights directly to executive stakeholders, translating technical analysis into clear, decision-ready summaries
- Mentored a data analyst intern, supporting their onboarding and development in data analysis and reporting
- Contribute to defining what the organization measures and reports on through Results Framework and KPI-monitoring work within the Insights & Impact function
Data Research Analyst
IT Pros LLC (tech recruiting company) · Remote
- Analyzed labor-market trends, competitor activity, and salary-benchmarking data to support recruitment strategy and client advisory decisions
- Presented research findings clearly to clients and internal teams, translating data into practical recommendations for non-technical audiences
Independent Projects
Self-directed, alongside full-time roles
- Built and tested data pipelines and dashboards (Python, SQL, Power BI, Looker Studio, AWS) across independent projects spanning credit-risk modeling, cloud ETL automation, and financial analysis
- Full portfolio available at: ddkryptonite.github.io
Education & Certifications
Learning & credentials
Policy Making with Big Data Analytics
Center for Executive Education in Technology Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Data Analysis and Visualization with Python
IBM
Machine Learning with Python
IBM
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
University of Ghana, Legon
Technical toolkit
Skills I use to get the work done
Data Visualization & BI
Power BI · Looker Studio · DAX · Power Query
Interactive dashboards, KPI tracking, executive reportingProduct Analytics
Firebase Analytics · Event Tracking · User Behavior Analysis · Funnel Analysis · Retention Metrics
Understanding how users interact with products to drive growth and retentionData Engineering & ETL
Python · SQL · BigQuery · PostgreSQL · AWS (S3, Lambda, Redshift, EventBridge) · Airbyte
Cloud data pipelines, ETL automation, data warehousingApplied AI & LLMs
LLM Integration · Prompt Engineering · AI-Powered Automation · NLP
Transforming structured data into narrative summaries, automating reporting workflowsMachine Learning & Analytics
Scikit-learn · Pandas · NumPy · Matplotlib · Seaborn · Statistical Analysis
Regression, classification, clustering, predictive modelingData Quality & Governance
Data validation · QA testing · Data accuracy · Release testing · Troubleshooting
Catching data issues before they reach stakeholdersStakeholder Communication
Executive reporting · Data storytelling · Translating technical to non-technical
Presenting complex insights to diverse audiencesTools & Collaboration
Excel · Jira · CommCare · Kobo · SurveyCTO
Project management, field data collection, cross-functional collaboration