Patrick Barry
Thief River Falls,MN
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Strategy Analyst
Marvin Windows And Doors, Inc.
05.2022 - 11.2025
- Delivered actionable insights to stakeholders by leveraging advanced tools including Snowflake, BigQuery, Salesforce, Tableau, CRM Analytics, and Power BI.
- Designed and maintained intuitive dashboards that tracked KPIs, enabling clear visibility and data‑driven decision making.
- Transformed complex datasets into strategic recommendations which aided in decision making for new market entry and prioritizing resources.
BI Developer
Digi-Key
08.2018 - 05.2022
- Utilized a diverse suite of analytics platforms including Dataiku, Snowflake, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Oracle, SAS, and SQL Server to support enterprise‑wide initiatives.
- Contributed to multiple strategic projects, providing data‑driven insights that shaped the business direction and improved decision‑making.
- Developed ETL processes using Dataiku and Snowflake to integrate data from multiple sources to be used in reporting and dashboards.
- Reduced manual reporting efforts by creating self-service dashboards for multiple departments.
- Acted as liaison between IT department and business units to ensure stakeholders would get what they need, and not what only what they asked for.
Purchasing/Reporting Analyst
Digi-Key
07.2013 - 08.2018
- Streamlined departmental workflows by developing VBA solutions that eliminated manual tasks, primarily supporting purchasing, but also assisted many other areas of the business.
- Expanded technical expertise by learning SQL and leveraging SAS to build custom batch reports tailored to specific purchasing functions.
- Designed and deployed Tableau dashboards, enabling the purchasing department to transition from Excel‑based processes to interactive, insight‑driven analytics.
- Automated repetitive tasks into workflows, allowing reps to prioritize higher‑value activities like exceptions, and improving overall efficiency across multiple teams.
- Conducted trainings for departments on Excel formulas, as well as training on dashboard functionality and use cases. Helped train and assist multiple power users/analysts on both SQL writing and database/table knowledge and nuances.
Education
BBA - Entrepreneurship
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND05-2011
Skills
- Snowflake/SQL
- Tableau
- Data-driven insights
- Effective communication
- Creative problem solving
- Self-driven
Timeline
Business Strategy Analyst
Marvin Windows And Doors, Inc.
05.2022 - 11.2025
BI Developer
Digi-Key
08.2018 - 05.2022
Purchasing/Reporting Analyst
Digi-Key
07.2013 - 08.2018
BBA - Entrepreneurship
University of North Dakota