Hi, I’m Phil Howson—a data analyst who loves turning numbers into clear, actionable insights. Over the past five-plus years I’ve coordinated research, managed projects, and delivered advanced data analyses that inform strategy and operations. I’m passionate about building end-to-end data pipelines, creating interactive dashboards, and communicating complex results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decisions and measurable impact.

Phil Howson

Hi, I’m Phil Howson—a data analyst who loves turning numbers into clear, actionable insights. Over the past five-plus years I’ve coordinated research, managed projects, and delivered advanced data analyses that inform strategy and operations. I’m passionate about building end-to-end data pipelines, creating interactive dashboards, and communicating complex results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decisions and measurable impact.

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Hi, I’m Phil Howson—a data analyst who loves turning numbers into clear, actionable insights. Over the past five-plus years I’ve coordinated research, managed projects, and delivered advanced data analyses that inform strategy and operations.

I’m passionate about building end-to-end data pipelines, creating interactive dashboards, and communicating complex results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decisions and measurable impact.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

German
Advanced
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Data Analyst at Freelancer
August 1, 2025 - Present
Built end-to-end data workflows including data ingestion, cleaning/transformation, and analysis; developed interactive dashboards using Power BI to support business decisions; queried and transformed large-scale datasets using Google BigQuery; created data visualizations in Python to explore trends and communicate findings through clear, narrative-driven storytelling.
Data Analyst at Berliner Institut für Innovationsforschung
April 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Designed and automated ETL pipelines for large multilingual datasets using browser automation and APIs; developed an LLM-powered RAG workflow to synthesize customer insights; statistical analysis of sentiment trends and timeseries forecasting; delivered actionable analyses of 500K+ records supporting product pricing and customer strategy.
Data Analyst at LMU München
March 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024
Designed data pipelines for BAS, automated annotation workflows, and built predictive analytics, raising productivity by 15%; partnered with researchers and business stakeholders to translate data into insights.
Project Manager & Data Analyst at Leibniz-ZAS
September 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023
Engineered data ingestion and cleaning pipelines, improving workflow efficiency by 30%; built statistical analysis pipelines (GAMMs, linear regression, conditional inference trees); acted as key contact between stakeholders and technical team, aligning requirements with solutions.

Education

PhD Linguistics at University of Toronto
January 11, 2030 - February 7, 2026

Qualifications

Data Science & MLOps Certificate
September 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
DTB German Language Certificate
April 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Professional Services