Martins Obaseki

Data Analyst
Manchester, GB.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven Data Analyst with 3+ years of experience transforming complex data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making across financial services, healthcare, and digital platforms. Expert in data wrangling, reporting automation, and dashboard development using SQL, Power BI, Excel, and Python. Proven ability to leverage advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and data governance principles to drive process optimization and achieve measurable business outcomes.

Work

Freelance Data Analyst & Portfolio Projects
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Freelance Data Analyst

Remote, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary

Led independent data analysis projects, developing interactive dashboards and applying advanced data transformation techniques to deliver actionable insights and support strategic decision-making for diverse clients.

Highlights

Designed and developed interactive Power BI dashboards by integrating diverse multi-source datasets, enhancing insights for road safety analysis, student mental health, and e-commerce performance.

Applied advanced data transformation techniques, including unpivoting, merging, schema mapping, and Z-score calculations via Power Query, to optimize data readiness for analysis.

Constructed optimized star and snowflake data models, significantly improving dashboard performance and accelerating business insights delivery.

Executed comprehensive exploratory data analysis and statistical modeling to identify critical trends, correlations, and outliers, informing strategic decision-making.

Communicated complex data insights and visual stories effectively to non-technical stakeholders, directly supporting operational and strategic decision-making.

Polaris Bank Ltd
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Data Analyst

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Provided critical data analysis and reporting for a leading financial institution, ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing operational efficiency through comprehensive BI solutions.

Highlights

Delivered critical operational and compliance reports by extracting and analyzing large datasets from SQL databases and core banking systems, ensuring data integrity for regulatory audits.

Designed and maintained automated dashboards and reports, enhancing KPI monitoring and improving service turnaround times to support regulatory compliance.

Collaborated cross-functionally with multiple departments to gather business requirements, define reporting needs, and deliver tailored BI solutions, enhancing data-driven strategies.

Executed comprehensive data validation, cleansing, and anomaly resolution processes, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of all reporting outputs.

Provided ongoing internal data consultancy, translating complex analyses into actionable insights that informed leadership decisions and business strategies.

Polaris Bank Ltd
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Control Officer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Managed financial transaction oversight and compliance, identifying anomalies and mitigating risks through detailed analysis and reporting to safeguard institutional integrity.

Highlights

Conducted daily review and analysis of financial transactions, identifying anomalies, compliance breaches, and operational risks through SQL-based data extraction.

Led investigations into suspicious activities and transaction inconsistencies, producing actionable reports that supported internal audit, compliance, and fraud prevention teams.

Collaborated with IT and risk management teams to ensure data integrity, consistency, and adherence to internal control frameworks and regulatory standards, enhancing risk posture.

Prepared detailed trend and variance analyses on high-risk accounts, driving improvements in internal control processes and enhancing early detection of irregular activities.

Delivered data-driven insights to senior management, supporting strategic decisions on operational risk management and policy development.

Education

University of Hull
Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

MSc

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Courses

Data Analytics

Machine Learning

Python Programming

Big Data

Applied AI

Data Governance

University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

BEng

Petroleum Engineering

Languages

English

Certificates

GDPR & Data Protection

Issued By

Making Space (NHS equivalent standards)

Data Analyst in SQL

Issued By

DataCamp

Data Analyst in Power BI

Issued By

DataCamp

Associate Data Engineer in SQL

Issued By

DataCamp

Skills

Data Analytics & Visualisation

Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Advanced Formulas, Power Query, VBA.

Database Querying & ETL

SQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, SSIS, Data Modelling, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema.

Programming & Analysis

Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Seaborn, Matplotlib, R (Basic).

Data Management & Governance

Data Cleansing, Data Quality, GDPR Compliance, Data Validation, UAT.

Business Intelligence & Reporting

KPI Dashboards, Performance Monitoring, Operational Reporting.

Soft Skills

Stakeholder Engagement, Data Storytelling, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Process Optimisation, Documentation, Training.

Cloud Platforms

AWS, Snowflake.