Taran Phillips

Senior Data Analytics & Enterprise Business Intelligence Leader

Muldrow, Oklahoma
916-879-0887
TaranPhillips77@gmail.com
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Executive Overview

I am a Senior Data Analytics leader with over 10 years of experience building and scaling enterprise analytics functions in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. I specialize in modernizing data ecosystems using Snowflake and DBT, strengthening governance frameworks, and delivering executive-ready reporting that drives measurable business outcomes.

My leadership approach centers on structured prioritization, scalable architecture, and developing high-performing analytics teams that improve operational clarity and decision quality across finance, operations, and product organizations.

Enterprise Impact

  • Led analytics initiatives supporting 80,000+ enterprise users
  • Improved project delivery timelines by 25% through structured intake and prioritization frameworks
  • Increased Snowflake query performance by 30% through warehouse optimization
  • Reduced reporting discrepancies by 20% via DBT modeling standards
  • Decreased manual reporting effort by 40% through executive Power BI dashboards
  • Reduced ad-hoc reporting requests by 30% by implementing centralized KPI governance

Professional Experience

Senior Manager, Data Science & Enterprise Analytics

K12 Online Education Organization | Remote
2024 – 2025

Led enterprise analytics strategy supporting executive leadership across operations, finance, and product teams. Managed and developed a team of 5–7 analysts and data scientists while modernizing Snowflake architecture and formalizing DBT transformation standards. Delivered executive dashboards that improved KPI visibility and reduced manual reporting workload.

Manager, Business Insights & Enterprise Analytics

K12 Online Education Organization | Remote
2019 – 2024

Built and scaled analytics capabilities during a period of rapid organizational growth. Managed reporting portfolio supporting 100+ stakeholders. Modernized legacy reporting frameworks, reduced backlog by 35%, and automated recurring operational and financial reporting processes.

Business Intelligence Developer

K12 Online Education Organization | Remote
2012 – 2019

Designed and deployed 150+ enterprise BI reports supporting finance and operations. Automated reporting workflows and improved data accessibility across business units.

Terminal Operations Manager

Pan Pacific Cement | West Sacramento, CA
2006 – 2016

Doubled operational throughput from 1M to 2M tons through infrastructure redesign and process optimization. Led regulatory compliance initiatives and cross-functional operations teams.

Technical Expertise

Data Platforms: Snowflake, Azure
Transformation & Modeling: DBT, SQL, SSIS
Business Intelligence: Power BI, SSRS, Tableau, Looker
Databases: MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle
Programming: Python
Enterprise Systems: Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow
Governance & Workflow: Alation, Jira

Certifications

Google Business Intelligence Professional Certificate
Google Data Models and Pipelines
Six Sigma Yellow Belt – Kennesaw State University
Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology – Kennesaw State University

Resume as PDF
A man with short dark hair, wearing a dark blue collared shirt, smiling, in front of a green leafy background.

Sample PBI I created for Regional Power Lifting

Spreadsheet with lists of students' names, grades, weight class, and physical stats; includes bar charts showing LBS, weight class, and grade distribution, with labels and color coding for different regions and categories.
A bar and line graph showing total weight and distance traveled for various schools, with school names listed on the x-axis. Different colored bars represent grade levels and weight classes, and a purple line indicates distance traveled.

This is a SDLC I designed when working with DBT, GITHUB, SharePoint, and Snowflake.

Below is a sample Eco System I designed for a digital education company.

Sample Looker Report I created for G4 Analytics

Below are pictures showing the unloading a cement while I was at Pan Pacific Cement.

A large industrial machine with a long, elevated arm pumping or extracting something, set against a clear sky at dusk or dawn.
A large industrial bulldozer working on a construction site at night, with a partially built structure overhead.
An aerial view of a construction site showing construction equipment, including a large white and blue machine, a forklift, and workers, with sections of the area cordoned off.
A construction drill piercing through concrete or rock, with dust and debris around the point of contact.
Aerial view of a port with a docked cargo ship, industrial buildings, and water.
Industrial facility with silos and infrastructure, viewed from a distance, during dusk or dawn.