Joe Dion

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ABOUT JOE DION

I am a strategic business leader known for transforming complex data into actionable insights, with deep expertise in advanced analytics and technology transformation. My career began in public accounting, where I developed traditional analytical skills before pivoting to more sophisticated techniques including competitive intelligence and country and political risk analysis. This early experience fueled my commitment to creating frameworks and measurement systems that enhance efficiency and decision-making which later expanded into technology.I expanded my technical expertise by mastering SQL, R, Python, ETL processes, data warehousing, and visualization and data tools like PowerBI, Tableau, and Alteryx and data science and artificial intelligence techniques including regression, Montecarlo simulations, machine learning, text analytics, large language models, ChatGPT, and others. As a co-founder of a Voice of the Customer platform that blended visuals, storytelling, and data to create exceptional customer experiences, we grew to 30 employees before being acquired by a Gartner-recognized ERP company with a strong AI component. Currently, I’m buildinig a startup focused on data-driven decision management for e-commerce retailers with heavy use of ChatGPT for development integrating social media campaign results with sales, customer, and inventory data from widely used e-commerce platforms. My analytical expertise and strategic insights have been trusted by Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, PayPal, AT & T, American Airlines, and The Gap, as well as dynamic small companies. I’ve led transformative projects and handled sensitive strategic roles, including interviews with the CIA’s Clandestine Services group.My leadership experience spans serving on the board of United Way of King County, leading an international networking organization through a financial and membership crisis, and chairing an International Committee of CPAs. I’ve organized large-scale volunteer initiatives involving thousands of participants, acted as a liaison officer during the World Trade Organization meeting, and initiated a nationwide charitable food drive that continues to this day and has raised over $5 million. As a thought leader, I’ve published over 50 articles in business journals and professional newsletters. Additionally, I’m passionate about teaching, having taught CPA exam preparation classes, developed courses in data science and engineering, and taught data analytics to retiring military members through several different organizations.