Drew Sawa

Data Analytics Director | Data-Driven Leader | Power BI & Analytics Expert

Role
Director of Data Analytics at CBRE
Location
Milwaukee, WI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Drew Sawa

As a Finance Director with deep expertise in analytics and reporting, I bridge the gap between financial strategy and data-driven decision-making. I lead high-performing global teams to deliver insights that drive measurable impact.My work centers on transforming complex data from various disparate sources into actionable intelligence. Using tools like Power BI, Power Query, Azure, SQL, DAX, Alteryx, and Excel. My team has built scalable reporting solutions accessed by over unique users with millions of views empowering stakeholders with business insights.In my time at Johnson Controls and CBRE, I have: • Developed and deployed tools that increased sales forecasting accuracy by 20% over previous tools for a $600M business• Generated leads and sales strategies for multiple Core Business Units resulting in over $22M in sales pipeline• Created analytical tools to identify pricing opportunities, increase visibility to key customer profitability metrics, enhance account management, and increase account sales margins by 18%I have expert-level knowledge of: Essbase, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Hyperion Enterprise, Microsoft Excel and Access, Peoplesoft, R Studio, SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Visual Basic.

Experience

  1. Director of Data Analytics

    CBRE

    Jan 2025 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

Education

  • Marquette University

    Bachlor, Finance and Entrepreneurship

    2003 — 2007

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    Master's degree, Accountancy

Skills

  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Sql
  • Visio
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Market Analysis
  • Strategy
  • Philanthropy
  • Team Leadership
  • Problem Solving
  • Business Planning
  • Product Development
  • Analysis
  • Program Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reporting & Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Report Writing
  • Access
  • Analytics
  • Statistics
  • Strategic Planning
  • Visual Basic
  • Data Analysis
  • Six Sigma
  • Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Forecasting
  • Sales Process
  • Marketing
  • Project Management
  • Leadership

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