Eric Nichols

About Eric Nichols

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6:9‬ ‭I love learning new skills and applying them. I am a self-starter and I’m always trying to improve. Upon completing my BS in Accounting, I entered public accounting as a tax intern, but ended up in IT. Throughout my career, I utilized technology and data to solve business problems - as a tax intern I created a digital workflow management solution. This project ended up being a major catalyst of the firm becoming a technology-driven workplace and much of the work I did helped to enable the company to grow and expand. This experience led to me becoming BI/Data Analytics Manager, a role in which I was responsible for data governance, data warehouse and BI reporting infrastructure, creating Power BI reports and dashboards, and ensuring mission-critical data was accurate and available. I also successfully managed many projects and affected tremendous change. Eventually I sought new challenges and wanted to focus more on the helping other companies leverage this awesome technology! My next step was to work as a BI Applications Developer at another company, where I worked with the Safety and Accounting departments to implement solutions to business problems. I worked heavily with SQL, the Power Platform, and introduced the company to comprehensive Power BI reporting. I managed a Safety Department project from the ground up - identifying needs and solutions, stakeholder engagement, performing technical work developing solutions with SQL and Power Apps, and delivering meaningful insights using Power BI. I continue to work with CPA firms that run CCH Axcess, where I help them take their reporting to the next level with Power BI. I help identify areas to focus reporting efforts, manage the implementation from start to finish, and create custom-tailored reports and dashboards. I also aggregate data from multiple sources into comprehensive real-time reports and dashboards and provide a birds’ eye view into the KPIs that matter the most to my clients. I serve clients in other industries too. Specifically, I have strong skills in helping develop financial models and reports, automate accounting practices and reporting, and I love working with corporate controllers to enhance and modernize existing reporting systems-MCSA BI Reporting-MCSA SQL Server 2016 Database Administration-MCSE Data Management and Analytics-Microsoft Certified Partner competency areas of Data Analytics and Data Platform-B.S. Accountancy, Summa Cum Laude

Experience

1. President Business Intelligence Developer & Consultant

   Eric Does Data, Llc

   Aug 2019 — Present · Cleveland/Akron, OH, US

   Professional BI Reporting and consulting services specifically geared toward assisting public accounting/CPA firms that run the CCH platforms (Practice Management or Axcess). Also serving customers in other industries, including e-commerce, IT, real estate and marketing. I help companies gain visibility and accessibility to their valuable data by developing interactive BI dashboards, reports, and if needed, the infrastructure to build these tools off of - including SQL Server implementations, SQL Server Reporting Services, Data Warehouse, Power BI, SharePoint, Excel, and more. In addition, I can help increase efficiencies by leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform to automate tasks, develop custom solutions, and tie together multiple data sources.My passion is to contribute in a unique way to business success by helping my customers make informed decisions by providing actionable insights into their data.

Education

• The University of Akron

  Bachelor's of Science, Business Administration; Accountancy

  2009 — 2011

• Culver Academies

  High school diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

  1995 — 1999