Reema Brixius
Phone: 202-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reema-brixius-b73ab627/
Location: MD, DC, VA
PROFILE:
Highly motivated Independent Consultant with over 15 years of experience in Business Intelligence, data analysis, and project management. Proven track record of success in designing, developing, and implementing reporting solutions across diverse industries, including healthcare (Tricare T2017, Homecare), finance, and retail. Skilled in working with various data sources, tools (SAS, Tableau, SQL, Power BI), and stakeholders to deliver actionable insights for better decision-making. Experienced in project leadership, client management, and team collaboration. I am proficient at problem-solving, data quality management, and ensuring timely and accurate deliverables.
STRENGTHS:
●Data Analysis & Reporting: Design & develop reports, dashboards, and scorecards using BI tools (SAS, Tableau).
●Project Management: Lead projects from requirements gathering to implementation, managing scope and timelines.
●Technical Expertise: Proficient in SAS, SQL, Tableau, Business Objects, and data warehousing concepts.
●Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effectively collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
●Problem-solving & Adaptability: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies.
EDUCATION:
Arizona State University- W.P. Carey School of Business – Tempe, AZ
●Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) GPA 3.93 05/2015
University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
●Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/ Information Systems Security- GPA 3.51 09/2009
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Active Secret Clearance with the US Government. (Active and valid)
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY:
Applications
●SAS
●Tableau
●Power BI
●QLIK
●Business Objects
●JIRA
●Confluence
●GitHub
●Vantage
Database
●Teradata
●Oracle
●SQLServer
●DB2
●Redshift
●Postgres
Cloud
●AWS
●Databricks
●GCP
Scripting
●SQL
●PL/SQL
●C#
●VB
●Java
●HTML/CSS
●JavaScript
●Python
●SAS 9.4
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
●Software Integration
●Process Improvements
●Data Model
●Business Analytics
●Data Warehousing/BI
●Project Management
●Programmer/Debugger
●Trainer
●IT Security/Governance
●Resource Planning
●SharePoint Admin.
Experience
Oct 2023 – Oct 2024:
Khyanafi
Role:
Senior Consultant
Client:
Public Safety
●Consulted on data and reporting structures for various tools used by data and reporting architects.
●Identified data concerns through deep analysis, presented them to clients, and proposed workable solutions.
●Designed and developed reports, dashboards, and scorecards using BI tools (SAS, Tableau).
●Worked with diverse data sources and formats, including healthcare, finance, retail, and public safety data.
●Led projects from requirements gathering to implementation, managing scope, timelines, and budgets.
●Acted as Project/Technical Lead on conversion projects from legacy systems to web-based applications.
●Managed junior-level consulting staff, providing regular updates, monitoring project economics, and offering technical expertise.
●Proficient in SAS, SQL, Tableau, Business Objects, and data warehousing concepts.
●Experienced in various database environments, from server to cloud.
●Strong understanding of data quality management and ensuring accurate deliverables.
●Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effectively collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
●Presented data-driven insights and findings to clients and executives.
●Worked in a team environment, assisting others with coding, data interpretation, and quality checks.
●Attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
●Highly motivated and adaptable, willing to learn new tools and technologies.
●Proven ability to deliver impactful data-driven solutions.
Nov 2020 – Oct 2023:
Data Sync Technologies
Role:
SAS/Database Developer
Client:
Health Net Federal Services (Tricare T2017)
●Followed standards to design, develop, test, and implement reports and documentation; Created new reporting solutions using SAS and/or other BI reporting tools and SAP Business Objects
●Worked with enterprise-wide business and IT Senior management to understand reporting and data analysis needs and support the Data Warehouse batch processing using SAS.
●Worked with business stakeholders to gather requirements for reports and dashboards for CDRL reports to send to DHA- CDRL Report included Enrollment, Institutional and Non-Institutional Claims, Providers, Insurance data, and more.
●Interactively worked with technical and non-technical staff to build SAS Reports with multiple data sources that adhered to the underlying data model and effectively delivered data to end users.
●Ability to work in an SDLC environment by engaging with business units and various IT areas such as Quality Assurance and Business Analysis
●Collaborated in requirements analysis, problem-solving, and solution development with various business units across HNFS.
●Built complex queries to extract and relate data from multiple systems to develop multi-dimensional reporting. Communicated data-driven insights to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
●Mentored and facilitated technical training and data interpretation for analysts, business owners, and customers.
●Partnered with DBAs and IT counterparts to maintain the database environment and all data feeds and interfaces; Engaged peers for a report or analysis quality validation; reviewed other analysts' work for quality. Extensive experience using complex SAS or SQL
●100% timely and accurate submission of contract deliverable reporting for 8 CDRL every quarter 90% of the time.
●Completed ad hoc work to specification, following the department standards and quality policy, and within the agreed-upon timeframe. Meet deliverable milestones. Provided quality assurance for other analysts' work. Documented technical approach.
●Ensured that documentation and specifications are accurate, understandable, and appropriate to the target audience. Received multiple requests for ad hoc reports requiring business analysis and requirements; researched available data and current database model.
●Used SAS, Business Objects, and Teradata to extract data, define variables, and join data as needed to fulfill reporting requirements.
May 2017 – Current
MAY 2022 - Current
EY
DOS
Role:
BI/Tableau Architect/Power BI
Client:
DMV Area
●SME in Business Intelligence (BI)/Visualization Principles and methodologies.
●Translate business requirements and specifications into BI presentation and data layer applications solutions through effective design, coding, and testing.
●Deep hands-on experience with BI/Visualization applications and products to develop reports, dashboards, and scorecards; Ability to develop mockups to visualize and effectively demonstrate proposed user experience in minutes.
●I worked extensively with database/data warehouse developers to define, create, and optimize datasets and views using SQL, putty, and other tools. Work with over 14 billion records.
●Knowledge of reporting infrastructure/technical environment needs and design principles.
●Perform Data Integrity and data quality checks and ensure the data is clean for transformation analysis.
●Experience with client delivery and solution knowledge spanning data management, data warehousing, ETL process, and reporting and analytics domain.
●Manage junior-level consulting staff, provide regular staff updates, monitor project economics and hands-on technical expertise, as well as manage client relationships.
●Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent oral and written communication skills. Managed Tableau Server maintaining over 60 users/15 group permissions and 150+ Dashboards
●Power BI Dashboard work with DAX functions and SharePoint 2019. Power Automate dashboard as needed. Working with M365 Engineer and Sharepoint Admin for testing and structing of data before Power BI Dashboard is created and published.
●Live Dashboard capabilities for many front offices
July 2016 – May 2017
CVS
Role:
BI Systems Developer
Client:
Preferred Homecare
●Responsible for requirement gathering, data analysis, designing, developing, testing, implementing, supporting BI and reporting solutions using various BI Tools- Tableau 10.0; Create Mockup of Tableau Dashboard to effectively visualize and demonstrate proposed user experience, train users on how to navigate through Tableau Dashboards.
●Led BI Developer for Great Plain Integration project for all Lines of Business (LOB), BI360 Reporting Transition to Tableau 10.0, Extensively work and maintained various Data Warehouses (DW).
●Received Training on Tableau Desktop II and Administering Tableau Server via Tableau Conference.
●Work with C-Suite, Directors/Managers to analyze, identify and implement appropriate solutions that deliver meaningful decision-making information.
●Conduct discovery meetings with stakeholders in developing, plans and designs; Manage business requirements and scope in an ongoing and fluid environment; Ability to drive direction and execute successfully with advanced skills in data query, analysis, auditing, planning.
Conduct Project management on small life cycle projects covering areas such as Finance, Logistics, Operations, HR, Clinical, Nursing and Pharmacy.
●Ensure data quality in reports for better business decision making; Strong skills in Data Requirement Analysis and Data Mapping for ETL process; Worked extensively on Oracle, MSSQL Server, SAS Base 9.4/ Enterprise and Tableau 10.0.
●Highly motivated individual with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; Possess strong ability to quickly adapt to new applications and platforms.
●IT Professional with experience in supporting health care, technology, compliance industries; Strength in data science and master data analysis with end-to-end knowledge of business practices.
Dec 2012-July 2016
City of Phoenix
Role:
IT/Programmer Analyst
●Analyze problems and perform System analysis and application programming involving single or multiple information technology systems; Accountable for managing five applications, and responsible for migrating of these applications to Web based application using SDLC - waterfall and agile methodologies
●Prepare functional workflow diagrams, translating those specifications into computer applications, testing those applications, designing and training customer in their use.
●Prepare and maintain documentation of applications, training documents and conduct training sessions; Monitor time for tasks performed, prepare operating procedure for users and computer operating personnel
●Develop and execute test plans that test applications and allow for quality implementations of new or modified application. Appointed as Site Collection Administrator of SharePoint (2013) for the Water department; work with various programming languages (SQL, HTML, C#, CSS, JavaScript, Java) and SAP Crystal Reporting system, SSRS.
March 2010 – Present
United States Army Reserve
Role:
Signal Support/Information Technology Supervisor
●Provide technical assistance and troubleshoot electronic devices, designated radio, data distribution systems, signal support equipment and terminal devices; Trained employees and provided support of electronic and communication equipment such satellite radio, LAN, switches, router, and signal communications; Program radio using crypto AES/TEK for secure communication.
●Provided users and network administration services using Active Directory, Exchange, VMWare, Solaris Containers (virtualization), Messaging, Antivirus, Citrix, Web Services, and Certificate Authority.
●Identified computer user problems and coordinate to resolve them, compile, enter and process information; Assisted in design, preparation, editing and testing of computer programs; Installed, configured, and monitored local and wide area networks, hardware, and software.
●Performed Analyst functions, tested computer systems and prepared documentation and proposal based on specification; updated, maintained, and developed security policies.
●Mentored and Managed a team of 20+ providing them guidance and annual performance.
●Organized and operated the Department of Personnel Section, in-charge of data accuracy, training material, accountability reports and current statistics of the section and SharePoint (2007) administrator for the Battalion.