Data Analyst resume example
Analyst resumes fail in one of two ways: a wall of tool names with no work attached, or work described with no tools named. This example pairs each project with the stack that produced it and the decision it changed.
James Okafor
New York, NY · james.okafor@example.com · +1 (646) 555-0129 · linkedin.com/in/jamesokafor · github.com/jokafor
Summary
Data analyst with 4 years of experience turning messy operational data into decisions. Strong SQL, honest dashboards, and a habit of asking what the number is for.
Work Experience
Data Analyst — Northgate LogisticsMar 2023 – Present
New York, NY
- Built the routing-cost model used to renegotiate carrier contracts, saving 11%
- Migrated reporting from spreadsheets to dbt + Looker; refresh time fell from days to hours
- Wrote data-quality checks that catch ~40 bad loads a month before they hit reports
Junior Analyst — Metro Retail Group2020 – 2023
New York, NY
- Automated weekly sales reporting in Python, saving the team 10 hours a week
- Analyzed promotion lift across 120 stores to guide markdown timing
Education
B.A., Economics — CUNY Baruch College2016 – 2020
New York, NY
Skills
SQL · Python · dbt · Looker · Excel · Statistics