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Kevin Bates

Data-driven strategist turning insights into impact

About Me

Hi, I’m Kevin — a former strategist and startup advisor turned data analyst, passionate about helping teams make smarter, data-driven decisions. Over the past 8+ years, I’ve led strategy and analytics projects across industries, combining technical tools like Python, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI with business expertise to bridge the gap between data teams and decision-makers. My portfolio showcases real-world projects focused on turning data into impact through clear visualizations, streamlined reporting, and actionable insights.

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Recent Data Reads

Project Index

Movie Correlation

Pandas, Numpy, MatplotLib, HeatMaps

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Utilizing an Alex the Analyst project, utilized the IMDB movie database to understand correlation between features for movie performance.

Sample Customer Analysis

Pandas, MatplotLib, Tableau

Using Pandas in Python, generated a sample customer list and transaction data, exploratory analysis for insights, visualizing in Matplotlib - and created an interactive dashboard in Tableau for stakeholder consumption.

AirBnB Tableau Visualization

Data Cleaning, Tableau

Utilizing data from zeroAirBnB data from SeattleWashington, the visualization provides insight into potential opportunity for key metrics for a friend deciding whether or not to enter the AirBnB business. The full visualization native in Tableau can be found here:

Covid Tableau Visualization

SQL, Tableau

Utilized WHO data to clean, join, and visualize visualization of Covid Data, created from Alex the Analyst’s tutorial.

Sales Data Example

Pandas, MatplotLib, PowerBI

As part of the CFI BIDA certification, the data below provides sample data set of visualizing key metrics for sales metrics for a fictional company, CalWest.

Sales Dashboard Example

Utilizing data from zeroAirBnB data from SeattleWashington, the visualization provides insight into potential opportunity for key metrics for a friend deciding whether or not to enter the AirBnB business.