Simon lyons
accrington,lancashire
Summary
Accomplished data analyst with extensive expertise in handling unstructured data and operating data warehouses, proficient in BI and cloud tools. Demonstrates advanced skills in statistical analysis software and financial risk analysis, with a strong understanding of the financial industry. Adept at interpreting trends, conducting meticulous validation checks, and managing databases to support strategic decision-making. Proven ability to design user interfaces and manage projects efficiently while maintaining resilience under high-volume workloads. Career goals include leveraging logical thinking and project management experience to drive innovation in data modelling and risk assessment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
13
13
years of professional experience
Work history
Business and Systems Data Analyst
The Original Factory Shop
Burnley, Lancashire
2013.09 - 2026.04
- Collected and analysed complex datasets for business strategy enhancement.
- Executed regular maintenance on databases, enhanced overall system performance.
- Conducted detailed competitor analysis, provided actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Developed predictive models to forecast future business trends accurately.
- Translated complex findings into understandable documents, increased company-wide understanding of critical metrics.
- Analysed patterns in large volumes of data, provided key insights.
- Presented analytic findings in a clear manner during team meetings, fostered informed decision making within the organisation.
- Utilised SQL to extract relevant information for reporting purposes.
- Streamlined data processing with automation techniques.
- Created interactive dashboards using Power BI for easy data interpretation and presentation.
- Entered information into data storage and data retrieval systems for processing.
Education
GCSEs - English,Maths,Sport Science
Nelson and Colne College
Nelson 1985.05 - 1990.05
Skills
- Information seeking
- Unstructured data handling
- BI tools knowledge
- Cloud tools proficiency
- Able to interpret trends
- Big data handling
- Financial industry understanding
- Advanced excel usage
- Statistical analysis software
- Prioritising urgent requests
- User interface design
- Resilience under high-volume workloads
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Meticulous validation checks
- Operation of data warehouses
- Proficient in database design
- Project management experience
- Data Modelling
- Logical thinking
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Data analysis
- Database management
- Financial risk analysis
Affiliations
- Season ticket holder at local football club, Keen interest in majority of all other sports.
- Collector of anything star wars, Keen follower of conventions over the globe.
Certification
Multiple Wise Owl Training Certificates.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Business and Systems Data Analyst
The Original Factory Shop
2013.09 - 2026.04
GCSEs - English,Maths,Sport Science
Nelson and Colne College
1985.05 - 1990.05