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Hi, I’m Jeff Shelton, a senior analytics professional focused on turning data into actionable insights. Over the past several years I have built end-to-end data pipelines, automated reporting, and developed executive dashboards that drive strategic decisions in finance, operations, and ESG contexts. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to uncover performance drivers and communicate clear, data-driven stories. Currently I serve as a Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture, where I re-engineer SQL reporting pipelines, design Power BI dashboards, and integrate data across enterprise systems to improve forecasting and budgeting. My previous roles span impact analytics, research analysis, and data visualization across diverse sectors; I thrive on solving complex data problems and delivering reliable insights that support leadership and organizational learning.…Hi, I’m Jeff Shelton, a senior analytics professional focused on turning data into actionable insights. Over the past several years I have built end-to-end data pipelines, automated reporting, and developed executive dashboards that drive strategic decisions in finance, operations, and ESG contexts. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to uncover performance drivers and communicate clear, data-driven stories. Currently I serve as a Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture, where I re-engineer SQL reporting pipelines, design Power BI dashboards, and integrate data across enterprise systems to improve forecasting and budgeting. My previous roles span impact analytics, research analysis, and data visualization across diverse sectors; I thrive on solving complex data problems and delivering reliable insights that support leadership and organizational learning.

Jeff Shelton

Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Project Manager, +2

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Hi, I’m Jeff Shelton, a senior analytics professional focused on turning data into actionable insights. Over the past several years I have built end-to-end data pipelines, automated reporting, and developed executive dashboards that drive strategic decisions in finance, operations, and ESG contexts. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to uncover performance drivers and communicate clear, data-driven stories. Currently I serve as a Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture, where I re-engineer SQL reporting pipelines, design Power BI dashboards, and integrate data across enterprise systems to improve forecasting and budgeting. My previous roles span impact analytics, research analysis, and data visualization across diverse sectors; I thrive on solving complex data problems and delivering reliable insights that support leadership and organizational learning.…Hi, I’m Jeff Shelton, a senior analytics professional focused on turning data into actionable insights. Over the past several years I have built end-to-end data pipelines, automated reporting, and developed executive dashboards that drive strategic decisions in finance, operations, and ESG contexts. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to uncover performance drivers and communicate clear, data-driven stories. Currently I serve as a Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture, where I re-engineer SQL reporting pipelines, design Power BI dashboards, and integrate data across enterprise systems to improve forecasting and budgeting. My previous roles span impact analytics, research analysis, and data visualization across diverse sectors; I thrive on solving complex data problems and delivering reliable insights that support leadership and organizational learning.

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Hi, I’m Jeff Shelton, a senior analytics professional focused on turning data into actionable insights. Over the past several years I have built end-to-end data pipelines, automated reporting, and developed executive dashboards that drive strategic decisions in finance, operations, and ESG contexts. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to uncover performance drivers and communicate clear, data-driven stories.

Currently I serve as a Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture, where I re-engineer SQL reporting pipelines, design Power BI dashboards, and integrate data across enterprise systems to improve forecasting and budgeting. My previous roles span impact analytics, research analysis, and data visualization across diverse sectors; I thrive on solving complex data problems and delivering reliable insights that support leadership and organizational learning.

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Work Experience

Data Specialist at Flamingo Horticulture

August 1, 2025 - Present

Re-engineered complex Oracle SQL reporting pipelines using CTEs, window functions, and optimized joins to consolidate multiple Quick Reports, reducing reporting turnaround time by ~50% and improving query efficiency for finance operations. Designed and enhanced executive-level Power BI dashboards, restructuring visualization architecture and usability features to improve interpretability, enabling faster financial insights and broader adoption across the FP&A team. Built and maintained clean, structured financial and operational datasets by integrating data from multiple enterprise systems, strengthening data integrity and enabling reliable inputs for budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Led reporting automation and data workflow optimization initiatives, identifying manual reporting bottlenecks and implementing scalable data pipelines that reduced redundancies and improved reporting accuracy. Extracted, transformed, and modeled large cross-functional datasets to support adva

Senior Impact Analyst at Sama Nairobi

February 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Created impactful visualizations for Sama's 2023 and 2024 Impact Report by collaborating with the design team and analyzing relevant data, resulting in a comprehensive showcase of the company's progress and achievements. Developed an interactive impact metrics dashboard in Looker Studio, enabling senior stakeholders (CEOs, VPs, Directors) to easily access and analyze key performance data, leading to faster, data-driven decision-making on policy initiatives. Led the deployment of the 2024 follow-up survey, achieving a 50%+ response rate from over 2,000 production staff at Sama, providing valuable and detailed insights into employee experiences. Developed and implemented a plan to capture and retrieve the organization's missing data which increased the accuracy of available impact proxy data from 74% to 97% improving the organization's existing monitoring and evaluation structures. Streamlined M&E systems to capture production staff impact departure data by developing a new exit survey o

Research Analyst at Career Connections Limited

May 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Extracted and cleaned data from the finance department regarding the search department's track record using Excel and Python on Jupyter Notebooks, ensuring data accuracy and usability. Created detailed presentation decks and dashboards to update senior management on the business unit's status, thereby providing crucial insights for strategic decision-making. Collaborated with the managing director to clean and organize client data, resulting in a presentable and editable data set that is now a valuable resource for the senior management team in tracking their client leads. Conducted data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) from various sources for analysis and presentation, streamlining data handling processes and ensuring data accuracy. Conducted comprehensive market research on Mauritian companies to provide the organization with timely and accurate information for business development which led to the closing of new business deals and clients.

Analyst at 60_Decibels

February 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023

Coordinated programs across different geographies efficiently, leading to the success of 20+ projects that brought in over $750,000 in revenue. Facilitated 20+ researcher training and upskilling for projects in a variety of sectors (Energy, Agriculture, Health, Climate Action, and Refugee Investment) that ensured high-quality insightful data was collected. Performed advanced analysis on collected data using a combination of MS Excel, Google Sheets, Qualtrics StatsIQ, Python, and SQL to generate KPIs and relevant sector metrics, this ensured that the quality of analysis on the presentation was detailed and accurate. Led enumerator and field coordinator trainings at the beginning of new projects ensuring they were well equipped with the survey tool to administer, leading to actionable responses from respondents. Performed data cleaning on data collected by researchers and field coordinators through consistent and rigorous quality checks, ensuring high data quality was high, insightful, a