Linson Lenose

Business Intelligence Manager | Data Analytics Leader
Abu Dhabi, UAE.

About

Results-driven Business Intelligence Manager with 14+ years of experience in data analytics, BI tool mastery, and strategic leadership across diverse industries including Oil & Gas, EPC, and FMCG. Proven ability to design and implement robust data platforms, drive data governance initiatives, and deliver actionable insights that enhance organizational efficiency and decision-making.

Work

ADDC
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Business Intelligence Manager

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary

Currently leads the Business Process Automation Center of Excellence at ADDC, streamlining operations and developing data platforms to enhance data-driven decision-making and governance.

Highlights

Led the Business Process Automation CoE, streamlining key business processes to significantly increase efficiency and save substantial man-hours on repetitive tasks.

Developed and promoted IT operations scorecards and dashboards, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving performance tracking for key metrics.

Oversaw the design and architecture of a modern data platform built on the Azure technology stack, enhancing data accessibility and scalability.

Directed the Data Governance program, focusing on data classification, cataloging, retention, archival, and metadata management to ensure data quality and compliance.

G42 Group
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Business Intelligence Lead

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary

As Business Intelligence Lead, spearheaded the rollout of a BI roadmap at G42 Group, empowering self-service analytics and optimizing data infrastructure.

Highlights

Rolled out a comprehensive BI roadmap, empowering end-users with self-service BI, data discovery, and analysis from a single source of truth.

Designed, developed, and optimized data models using the Kimball framework, maintaining robust data warehouses for organizational insights.

Performed ETL/ELT processes and implemented checks and balances to ensure high data availability and integrity.

Deployed Power Automate/RPA solutions, streamlining key business processes and eliminating repetitive manual tasks.

Developed financial data modeling solutions, integrating data from CRM, ERP, and other applications.

NESTLE MIDDLE EAST FZE
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Business Intelligence Lead

Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Summary

Implemented financial reporting and forecasting solutions at Nestle Middle East, leveraging BI platforms to provide actionable insights.

Highlights

Implemented financial reporting of P&L and forecasting insights, utilizing Power BI, SAP BO/BI, and Reporting Services based on historical data and seasonality.

Created applications to ingest data from SAP BW and other sources, generating a forecast repository to analyze sales trends and demand impacts.

Automated repetitive manual tasks using Python scripts and ETL tools (SSIS) to refresh and load data from SAP BW sources.

Conceptualized and defined a Business Process Flow (BPM) for Master Data Management, clarifying roles for various stakeholders.

HILTI Middle East
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Senior Business Analyst

Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Summary

As Senior Business Analyst at HILTI Middle East, developed automated reporting and analytics solutions to track financial health and optimize supply chain operations.

Highlights

Developed an automated daily sales report consolidating data from SAP BW, manual files, data lakes (Azure), and email, distributing Excel and PDF versions to various stakeholders.

Created Power BI reports for the Supply Chain, tracking inventory obsolescence and depreciation to understand impact on networking capital.

Developed analytics on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to track organizational financial health across various KPIs.

Developed an automated billing solution leveraging OCR and carrier API services, streamlining invoice processing in SAP ERP, generating AWB shipment numbers, and replacing manual document downloads, significantly improving operational efficiency and reducing manual effort.

Provided critical insights into invoiced amounts and dispatch statuses, enhancing financial transparency and enabling validation of carrier SLA KPIs for document deliveries.

DARKMATTER LLC
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IT Application Lead

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary

Led the design and development of intranet portal architecture and applications, enhancing project management capabilities at DARKMATTER LLC.

Highlights

Designed and developed the application architecture for the intranet portal built on SharePoint 2016.

Implemented and configured Jira & Confluence within the organization's on-premise data center.

Designed and developed applications using Angular, C#, and .NET API to cater to various PMO needs.

TechnipFMC France
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Senior Software Developer

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary

Developed and enhanced project management tools and data warehouses at TechnipFMC, incorporating BI analytics and mobile solutions.

Highlights

Developed and enhanced a project management tool, tracking all EPC project activities and non-compliances recorded on-site.

Created embedded analytics using Power BI within the application, utilizing a technology stack including Angular, C#, .NET Web API, Entity Framework, SignalR, Xamarin, and Ionic.

Developed mobile applications using Xamarin Forms for field inspectors to document and record non-compliances against job cards.

Designed and developed data warehouses using the Kimball approach of data marts for analytical reports and insights.

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC)
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Senior Systems Developer

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary

Redesigned and enhanced in-house ERP solutions at NPCC, improving system integration and data management for various modules.

Highlights

Redesigned and enhanced the in-house ERP solution from FoxPro to .NET framework (ASP.NET MVC and Windows forms).

Designed various ERP modules, including insurance/contracts and material/inventory management, with integration options for different endpoints.

Integrated the weigh bridge scale into the ERP system using .NET remoting for tracking and analyzing scrap and raw material data.

¡GATE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
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Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Developed and enhanced quality assurance and management information systems at ¡GATE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, ensuring CMMi Level 5 compliance.

Highlights

Developed the Product and Process Quality Assurance management tool, ensuring compliance with CMMi Level 5 requirements for Royal Bank of Canada.

Enhanced the Management Information System (MIS) by developing resource utilization modules and reports like project scorecards and KPI tracking for monitoring and control.

Education

Birla Institute of Science and Technology
Pilani, Rajasthan, India

Master of Science (MS)

Software Systems

Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics and Communications

Awards

Spot Award

Awarded By

IGATE Global Solutions

Recognized for outstanding contributions at IGATE Global Solutions.

Languages

English

Certificates

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Issued By

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate

Issued By

Microsoft

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) – Data Governance and Data Quality

Issued By

DAMA International

Skills

Azure Data Platform

Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Power BI (Azure Integration), Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Purview.

Business Intelligence (BI) & Visualization

Power BI, DAX queries, Performance Tuning (VertiPaq), Data Modeling (Star/Snowflake), Paginated Reports (Report Builder), QlikView, Tableau.

Microsoft BI Suite

SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, SQL & Database Management.

ServiceNow

IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Operations Management (ITOM), ServiceNow CMDB, Service Mapping, CSDM Framework, SPM, Agile Development, SAFe Practices.

CI/CD & Automation

Azure DevOps, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Python (RPA, Data Transformation), UiPath.

Mobile Development

Xamarin Forms (Android/iOS), Ionic Framework (Hybrid Apps).

Development Languages & Frameworks

Advanced T-SQL, PL/SQL, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, WCF, Entity Framework, SignalR, Angular (5+), NodeJS, HTML5, MongoDB, MVC, Web API.

Project Management Tools

Jira (Workflow Development), Confluence (Documentation, Product Design), Kanban, SCRUM.

Cloud Services

AWS (EC2, S3, Redshift, Beanstalk, EBS, VPC), Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake Storage, Synapse Analytics, Purview).

SharePoint Development

SharePoint 2016/2019/Online (Web Parts, Customized Features, Lists, Documents, External List Items).

Office & Excel Development

Advanced Excel Models (Financial Forecasting, P&L Analysis), VBA Programming, Data Cleansing (Power Query).

Database Technologies

Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Database Design, Database Migration, Performance Tuning.

Data Modeling Tools

MS Visio.