Paulo M.-Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Specialist | AI & Copilot | SAP BI
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Power BI / Fabric & SAP BI Consultant
Financial Bank
- Developed Power BI semantic models, DAX and RLS, improving reporting performance and security.
- Designed Fabric Lakehouse with Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), accelerating data processing and improving maintainability and scalability.
- Built Fabric Data Factory pipelines and PySpark transformations, reducing processing time by 40%.
- Delivered automated Power BI KPI dashboards, accelerating reporting and decision-making.
- Supported SAP BO 4.3 → 2025 migration across 2,000+ Webl reports and 34 universes, reducing testing effort by 35% and improving migration quality and reliability.
- Optimized UNX universes, reducing query execution time by 40%.
- Optimized SAP BO reporting solutions, improving reliability and reducing manual effort.
Environment: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, PySpark), Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, SAP BI (BO 4.3/2025, Webl, UNX Universes), 360Suite, InfoBurst, GitHub, JIRA.
Power BI & SAP HANA BI Consultant
Retail Corp.
- Built Power BI semantic models, DAX measures, and dashboards using SAP HANA data.
- Translated finance requirements into BI solutions, reducing reporting time by 30%.
- Designed SAP HANA Calculation Views, accelerating financial reporting delivery by 35%.
- Optimized SQL and HANA models, reducing query execution time by 40%.
- Built Microsoft Fabric pipelines and PySpark transformations for data ingestion and validation.
- Maintained SAP BO universes, WebI reports, and Cognos reporting solutions.
- Delivered training and documentation, improving BI adoption and reducing support effort.
Environment: Power BI (DAX, Power Query, HANA Connector), Fabric (Lakehouse, Pipelines, Python/PySpark), SAP HANA Studio (Calculation Views, SQLScript), SAP BO/SAC, Cognos Rep. Studio, GitHub, JIRA.
SAP BI Consultant
Financial Bank
- Delivered SAP BO, Qlik Sense, and Tableau solutions, cutting reporting turnaround by 50%.
- Designed and optimized data models and BO universes, improving reporting consistency and performance.
- Built Qlik Sense and Tableau dashboards on SAP BW data, reducing manual analysis by 70%.
- Supported BW/4HANA → S/4HANA migration, ensuring reporting continuity and stable business operations.
Environment: SAP BO 4.3, SAP BW, SAP GUI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, S/4HANA, Eclipse ADT, JIRA.
SAP Business Objects / BI Consultant
Financial Bank
- Delivered end-to-end SAP BO solutions, including universes, security models, and reporting, improving delivery efficiency by 30%.
- Developed Qlik Sense and SAP SAC dashboards on SAP HANA and BW data, strengthening KPI visibility and business insight.
- Optimized SAP BO platform performance, reducing reporting and access issues by 35%.
- Supported SAP HANA and BW data modelling and reporting, improving data consistency and solution reliability.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects 4.3, SAP HANA, SAP SAC Analytics, Qlik Sense, DB2, Oracle, GitHub.
SAP Business Objects Consultant
Travel World Leader Group
- Delivered SAP BO, Qlik Sense, and SAP Analytics Cloud dashboards, reducing reporting turnaround by 30%.
- Developed data models, BEx queries, and HANA calculation views, improving analytics scalability and report performance.
Environment: SAP BO 4, SAP BEx 7, SAP HANA, Qlik Sense, SAP Analytics Cloud, 360Suite, SAP AFO.
SAP Business Objects Consultant
IT Consulting Corp
- Translated business requirements into SAP BI solutions, improving delivery alignment and reporting efficiency by 25%.
- Supported migration from BEx/BO to S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, CDS Views, and SAP Analytics Cloud, modernizing the reporting landscape and improving scalability.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects 4.1, SAP BW (BEx), SAP Analytics, SAP HANA (CDS Views).
SAP Business Objects Consultant
Nespresso HQ
- Designed SAP BO universes (UNX/UNV) and Webl reports, improving report performance by 30% and user accessibility.
- Implemented data access security and Oracle views, strengthening governance and alignment with BI requirements.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects 4.1, Cognos Framework Manager, Oracle, TOAD, JIRA.
SAP Business Objects Consultant
Pharma Corp HQ
- Designed and tested Webl reports and SAP BO universes, improving reporting efficiency by 30%.
- Collaborated with business users to translate requirements into reliable SAP BO solutions, improving usability and delivery quality.
Environment: SAP Business Objects, Oracle, Toad, Jira (Project Management).
SAP Business Objects Developer
Capital Bank
- Designed and enhanced SAP BusinessObjects Webl reports and universes for marketing analytics, improving reporting efficiency by 25%.
- Supported migration of dashboards from Microsoft platforms to SAP BO, improving platform consistency and maintainability.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects, MS SQL Server (SSRS, SSMS).
SAP Business Objects Developer
Financial Bank
- Designed SAP BO reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions, improving reporting efficiency by 30%.
- Implemented and maintained security models for BO universes and Oracle views, strengthening data governance and access control.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects, Oracle, TOAD, JIRA.
SAP Business Objects Developer
Vodafone
- Designed BO Universes, Webl for finance and marketing teams, reducing reporting issues by 30%.
- Managed change requests and release coordination across environments, improving deployment stability and delivery efficiency.
Environment: SAP BusinessObjects, MS SQL Server (SSRS), Microsoft Server, MS Office, GitHub.
Business Information Technical Analyst
Hospital
- Performed ETL from the Data Warehouse and delivered monthly patient reporting, reducing manual reporting effort by 25%.
- Designed BO Webl, Crystal Reports, and universes, improving management visibility and reporting consistency.
Environment: Crystal Reports, SAP Business Objects, TM1, MS Excel.
BI Developer
IT Consulting Group
- Optimized and maintained SAP BusinessObjects environments, improving platform performance and reliability by 30%.
- Delivered user training and workshops, increasing SAP BusinessObjects adoption and improving reporting self-sufficiency.
Environment: SAP Business Objects XI, MS SQL Server, JIRA.
Team Leader
IT Consulting Corp
- Collaborated with global senior leaders and IT teams on migration planning, improving coordination and reducing delivery risks by 25%.
- Led, hired, and trained a team of analysts and developers, strengthening team capability and delivery performance.
Environment: Financial Legacy System, Crystal Reports, SQL Server, VB 6, MS PM, HP Ticket Service.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication, Tourism, Pharmaceutical, and Retail.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management, and Marketing.
Summary
BI Specialist with 15+ years of experience delivering reporting, data modelling and analytics solutions across banking, retail, pharmaceutical and other international environments. Currently focused on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, combining strong enterprise BI experience with semantic models, DAX, SQL, Python/PySpark and modern Lakehouse data-engineering patterns.
- 15+ years of BI experience across banking, pharma, retail, telecom and insurance.
- Specialized in Power BI reporting, semantic models, DAX, and data security.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, Pipelines, Python/PySpark, incremental processing and Bronze/Silver/Gold architectures.
- Strong skills in SQL, data modelling, KPI reporting, data quality and performance optimization.
- Proven ability to translate business requirements into reliable BI solutions.
Skills
- Power Bi: Semantic Models, Dax, Power Query, Rls, Kpi Dashboards, Onelake, Direct Lake, Tabular Editor, Dax Studio
- Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouse, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, Pyspark, Medallion Architecture, Bronze/Silver/Gold, Delta/Parquet
- Python & Data Engineering: Python, Pandas, Pyspark, Incremental Loads, Watermark-Based Processing, Data-Quality Validation, Exception Handling, Logging, Json Configuration, Parquet
- Data Platforms: Azure, Sap Hana, Sap Bw, Sql Server, Oracle
- Ai & Copilot: Microsoft Copilot, Ai-Ready Semantic Models
- Governance & Methods: Workspaces, Agile/Scrum, Data Governance
- Additional Bi & Tools: Sap Businessobjects, Qlik Sense, Tableau, Cognos, Github, Jira
Languages
Education
Bachelor's degree · Systems Analysis
Bachelor's degree · System Programming
Certifications & licenses
SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Analytics Cloud
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Experience
Global experience
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Paulo is based in Zürich, Switzerland.
Paulo speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), Italian (Advanced), German (Intermediate), French (Intermediate).
Paulo has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Paulo has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months. Note that Paulo may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Paulo would be well-suited for roles such as: Power BI / Fabric & SAP BI Consultant, Power BI & SAP HANA BI Consultant, SAP BI Consultant.
Paulo's most recent position is Power BI / Fabric & SAP BI Consultant at Financial Bank.
In recent years, Paulo has worked for Financial Bank and Retail Corp..
Paulo is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication. Paulo also has some experience in Tourism, Pharmaceutical, and Retail.
Paulo is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management. Paulo also has some experience in Marketing.
Paulo has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Retail.
Paulo has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence and Information Technology.
Paulo holds a Bachelor in Systems Analysis and a Bachelor in System Programming.
Paulo has 1 certificate: SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Analytics Cloud.
Paulo is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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