David Dykstra

About David Dykstra

With over 30 years of sales, management, and business development experience, I am now…

Experience

1. Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

   Cox Automotive Inc.

   Dec 2022 — Present

   Develop, implement, and maintain leading-edge analytics systems, taking complicated problems and building simple frameworks using SQL and the Microsoft Fabric systems (Excel, Power Query, Power BI, PowerPoint, etc.)Identify trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of complex datasetsEvaluate organizational methods and provide source-to-target mappings and information-model specification documents for datasetsCreate best-practice reports based on data mining, analysis, and visualizationEvaluate internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies, and develop and maintain protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning dataWork directly with managers and users to gather requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships

Education

• Lake Superior State University

  Computer & Mathematical Science, Psychology

  1986 — 1988

• Davenport University

  BBA, Business Management & Marketing

  1993 — 1994

• Cornerstone University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration, Global Emphasis

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Crm
• Employee Training
• Sales Commissions
• Vehicle Sales
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Mentoring
• Promotions
• Vehicle Leasing
• Sales
• Marketing Communications
• Project Management
• Hiring
• Thinking Outside the Box
• Coaching
• Alternative Fuels
• Leadership Development
• Account Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Consultative Selling
• Team Management
• Strategy
• Team Building
• Management
• Training
• Direct Sales
• New Business Development
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Time Management
• Event Management
• Sales Process