DATA ANALYST & POWER BI DEVELOPER

Hi, I’m Joshua.
I turn data into clear decisions.

I build analytical solutions and interactive dashboards that make complex information easier to understand and act on.

THE TOOLS BEHIND THE INSIGHTS
PostgreSQLSQL
Microsoft Power BIPower BI
Microsoft ExcelExcel
Microsoft Power QueryPower Query
Joshua Bakare, data analyst
ABOUT ME

Curious by nature.
Analytical by practice.

I’m passionate about creating analytical solutions that help businesses make smarter decisions. I enjoy taking a messy dataset, finding its patterns, and turning those insights into a useful next step.

More About My Journey ↗
2+Years experience
10+Projects completed
8+Dashboards built
LagosNigeria · Open to opportunities
MY TOOLKIT

Technologies I Work With

SQLProgramming
Power BI DesktopVisualization
DAXProgramming
Microsoft ExcelData analysis
Power QueryData transformation
Power PivotData modelling
MySQLDatabases
PostgreSQLDatabases
Services offered
Data Cleaning & Preparation

Transforming raw, messy data into clean, structured datasets ready for analysis and reporting.

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Dashboard Development

Building interactive Power BI dashboards that turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.

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Database Design & Management

Designing and maintaining efficient SQL databases for reliable data storage and retrieval.

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Business Analysis

Analysing business performance, KPIs, and processes to support smarter decisions and strategy.

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FEATURED PROJECTS

Some of My Recent Work

01 / POWER BIPreview of the African Gig Economy and Digital Wallet Risk Dashboard
Fraud & payments analytics

The African Gig Economy & Digital Wallet Risk Dashboard

A 3-page Power BI dashboard suite for fraud risk officers and operations teams, covering transaction volume, fraud loss, completion rates, payment channels, KYC exposure, and gig-worker risk profiles. The analysis spans Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa and is organized around a star-schema data model.

POWER BIDAXPOWER QUERY
02 / POWER BIPreview of LexEuropa Legal Intelligence Analytics
Professional services analytics

LexEuropa Legal Intelligence Analytics

A 3-page Power BI suite for a pan-European law firm, tracking revenue, profit margin, outstanding balances, lawyer utilization, billable hours, client risk, and case profitability. It compares performance across offices in Frankfurt, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels.

POWER BIDAXPOWER QUERY
03 / SQLSunrise Coffee Chain SQL analysis in pgAdmin showing store financial performance
Retail & store performance

Sunrise Coffee Chain SQL Analytics

An end-to-end PostgreSQL analytics project built on a star-schema data warehouse to analyse store-level financial performance, product mix, loyalty programme effectiveness, cost vulnerability, and strategic investment priorities across a UK coffee chain.

SQLPOSTGRESQLEXCEL
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EXPERIENCE
MAY 2025 — OCTOBER 2025

VDL
Technologies

Data & Quality Assurance Intern (SIWES)

Lagos, Nigeria
Responsibilities
  • Queried relational databases across 3+ gaming services using SQL to extract player performance data across daily, weekly, and monthly reporting cycles, producing accurate leaderboard reports for reporting officers.
  • Extracted, cleaned, validated, and transformed raw CSV datasets in Microsoft Excel, resolving inconsistencies, standardizing formats, and structuring datasets across multiple reporting periods.
  • Conducted end-to-end manual QA testing across 5+ gaming and consumer-facing services, executing test scenarios, identifying defects, and escalating issues to technical teams.
  • Created structured defect reports with reproducibility steps and supporting evidence, enabling development teams to prioritize and resolve defects efficiently.
CREDENTIALS

Education & Certifications

EDUCATION

B.Sc. Computer Science

Redeemer's University, Ede

GraduatedAugust 2026
CERTIFICATIONS

Data Analyst Associate

DataCamp

2026DAA0019755434550

Data Analytics Diploma

Utiva

2025ZEMOHS5OGXIO7
Contact

Have a data
problem? Let's solve it.

Open to freelance, remote, contract, and on-site roles. If you have scattered data that needs to become a clear, decision-ready dashboard, let's talk.

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