Power BI specialist with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality dashboard solutions across diverse industries and utilising other tools such as Tableau and MicroStrategy. I have a proven track record of rapid turnaround on urgent dashboard requests while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and user-friendly design. I excel at working independently in remote environments, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable visualisations within tight timeframes and I am experienced in creating comprehensive documentation and conducting stakeholder walkthroughs to ensure seamless dashboard adoption. I thrive in cross-functional collaboration across time zones and industries, continuously adapting to new tools and data sources to deliver measurable business value. My approach blends strong visual design, robust data modelling, and practical storytelling to empower stakeholders with accessible insights and targeted actions.

Abbas Khan

Power BI specialist with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality dashboard solutions across diverse industries and utilising other tools such as Tableau and MicroStrategy. I have a proven track record of rapid turnaround on urgent dashboard requests while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and user-friendly design. I excel at working independently in remote environments, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable visualisations within tight timeframes and I am experienced in creating comprehensive documentation and conducting stakeholder walkthroughs to ensure seamless dashboard adoption. I thrive in cross-functional collaboration across time zones and industries, continuously adapting to new tools and data sources to deliver measurable business value. My approach blends strong visual design, robust data modelling, and practical storytelling to empower stakeholders with accessible insights and targeted actions.

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Power BI specialist with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality dashboard solutions across diverse industries and utilising other tools such as Tableau and MicroStrategy. I have a proven track record of rapid turnaround on urgent dashboard requests while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and user-friendly design. I excel at working independently in remote environments, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable visualisations within tight timeframes and I am experienced in creating comprehensive documentation and conducting stakeholder walkthroughs to ensure seamless dashboard adoption.

I thrive in cross-functional collaboration across time zones and industries, continuously adapting to new tools and data sources to deliver measurable business value. My approach blends strong visual design, robust data modelling, and practical storytelling to empower stakeholders with accessible insights and targeted actions.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Business Architecture Specialist – Data and AI at Accenture New Zealand
June 1, 2021 - Present
Delivered 50+ Power BI dashboards for government, healthcare, telecommunications, and mining clients with tight deadlines from same-day to 72 hours. Designed real-time dashboards for safe decommissioning of telecom cables across Australia, consolidating disparate datasets and hubs to enable 24/7 monitoring and reduce maintenance response time by 42%. Created infrastructure utilisation dashboards identifying optimisation opportunities that secured a NZ$12M contract for upgrades. Built automated workflow reporting dashboards for government operations, providing real-time visibility and reducing service request response times. Produced healthcare cross-channel dashboards and documented features, then conducted remote stakeholder walkthroughs to ensure adoption across multi-time-zone teams.
Senior Business / Data Analyst at MediaMine New Zealand
July 1, 2020 - August 1, 2021
Developed 20+ Power BI dashboards analyzing customer behaviour across digital marketing channels to optimise campaign performance. Created real-time campaign performance dashboards with custom DAX calculations and M-based query optimisation for ROI metrics, delivering actionable insights within 24–48 hours. Automated reporting processes, reducing dashboard refresh cycles from daily to hourly to support time-sensitive campaigns.
Senior Business / Data Analyst at Convergytics (Now Quation) Solutions
November 1, 2014 - March 1, 2020
Delivered 25+ Power BI dashboards for retail, telecommunications, media and government clients across the US, UK and India, consistently meeting aggressive deadlines while working remotely across multiple time zones. Built road safety analytics dashboards for India's MoRTH to prioritise safety interventions across 28 states. Developed retail forecasting dashboards with predictive models to optimise inventory, reducing stockouts and improving margins. Created telecom subscriber retention dashboards to identify at-risk customers and improve retention rates, and implemented data models and visuals to analyse accident patterns and correlate environmental factors with severity. Automated reporting frameworks to streamline performance measurement for retailers.
Senior Analyst at Time Inc.
April 1, 2007 - September 30, 2009
Led development of enterprise BI dashboards consolidating data from 13+ analytics platforms across 32 brands, increasing digital advertising revenue year-over-year. Designed integrated audience analytics dashboards combining Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and Nielsen data, delivering unified real-time visibility into content performance and user behaviour. Developed customer segmentation dashboards to improve subscription conversions and automated reporting frameworks that reduced manual maintenance from 40 hours to 4 hours weekly.
Manager at Time Inc.
October 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
Managed BI and analytics initiatives across 32 brands, delivering dashboards that integrated multiple analytics sources to optimise digital strategy and advertising revenue.
Senior Manager BI and Insights at Time Inc.
July 1, 2011 - October 31, 2014
Led audience insights, analytics, and automated reporting systems; drove improvements in digital advertising revenue year over year. Designed integrated audience dashboards combining GA, Adobe Analytics, and Nielsen data, enabling real-time visibility into performance and engagement. Developed customer segmentation strategies to enhance subscriber conversions and engagement.
Senior Business / Data Analyst at Convergytics (Now Quation) Solutions India
November 1, 2014 - March 1, 2020
Delivered 25+ Power BI dashboards for retail, telecommunications, media and government clients across the US, UK and India, consistently meeting aggressive deadlines while working remotely across multiple time zones. Created road safety analytics dashboards for India's MoRTH, analysing accident patterns and environmental correlations to prioritise safety interventions across 28 states. Developed retail forecasting dashboards with predictive models, enabling inventory optimisation, reducing stockouts by 22% and improving margin by 8%. Built telecommunications subscriber retention dashboards that identified at-risk customers and improved retention rates by 14% through targeted interventions. Implemented data models and visuals to analyse accident patterns, enabling MoRTH to prioritise interventions and evaluate prevention measures. Built automated reporting dashboards to help retailers understand customer purchasing patterns across channels, improving inventory management.
Senior Manager Business Intelligence and Insights at Time Inc.
July 1, 2011 - October 1, 2014
Led development of enterprise BI dashboards consolidating data from 13+ analytics platforms across 32 brands, increasing digital advertising revenue by 12% year-over-year. Designed integrated audience analytics dashboards combining Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and Nielsen data for real-time visibility into content performance and user behaviour. Developed customer segmentation dashboards improving subscription conversion rates by 16%. Implemented automated reporting frameworks, reducing manual maintenance from 40 hours to 4 hours weekly and establishing repeatable processes adopted across the organisation.

Education

Master of Professional Business Analysis at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management at Institute of Management Studies, India
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026
Bachelor of Science at University of Lucknow, India
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026
Master of Professional Business Analysis at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management at Institute of Management Studies, India
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026
Bachelor of Science at University of Lucknow, India
January 11, 2030 - January 11, 2026

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Industry Experience

Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Agriculture & Mining, Retail