I am a Senior Power BI Specialist and Data Consultant with 15+ years of experience delivering high-stakes reporting solutions. I specialize in rapid dashboard development, advanced DAX debugging, and UI/UX optimization. I take pride in transforming broken, cluttered dashboards into clean, professional, decision-support tools that stakeholders rely on. I am fully set up for remote work and available for urgent projects. I've led dashboards for World Bank and international projects, collaborated across time zones, and created user-friendly documentation to help non-technical end users. My background includes a PhD in Economics and hands-on data modeling, ETL, and data visualization.

Rushad Faridi

I am a Senior Power BI Specialist and Data Consultant with 15+ years of experience delivering high-stakes reporting solutions. I specialize in rapid dashboard development, advanced DAX debugging, and UI/UX optimization. I take pride in transforming broken, cluttered dashboards into clean, professional, decision-support tools that stakeholders rely on. I am fully set up for remote work and available for urgent projects. I've led dashboards for World Bank and international projects, collaborated across time zones, and created user-friendly documentation to help non-technical end users. My background includes a PhD in Economics and hands-on data modeling, ETL, and data visualization.

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I am a Senior Power BI Specialist and Data Consultant with 15+ years of experience delivering high-stakes reporting solutions. I specialize in rapid dashboard development, advanced DAX debugging, and UI/UX optimization. I take pride in transforming broken, cluttered dashboards into clean, professional, decision-support tools that stakeholders rely on.

I am fully set up for remote work and available for urgent projects. I’ve led dashboards for World Bank and international projects, collaborated across time zones, and created user-friendly documentation to help non-technical end users. My background includes a PhD in Economics and hands-on data modeling, ETL, and data visualization.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Principal Data Consultant at World Bank & International Projects
January 1, 2008 - Present
Rapid Delivery: Designed and deployed interactive dashboards for executive stakeholders under tight deadlines. Dashboard Optimization: Audited existing reporting tools to fix calculation errors and improve rendering speed by 40%. Remote Collaboration: Collaborated with international teams across multiple time zones (including the MENA region) to deliver project requirements. Documentation: Created clear, one-page 'How-To' guides and video walkthroughs for non-technical end-users.
Senior Data Analyst at Independent Consultant
January 1, 2004 - Present
Specialized in cleaning messy Excel/CSV data sources and automating the import process into Power BI. Fixed 'broken' dashboards by debugging conflicting relationships and incorrect measure logic.

Education

PhD, Economics (Quantitative Focus) at Virginia Tech, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
MA, Economics at Virginia Tech, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026

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Industry Experience

Government, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization