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Yazan ElShaer, Strategic Business Analyst

Yazan ElShaer

Strategic Business Analyst·Cosmoforge, U.S.A.

Kuwait

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 3 years, 1 months

Strategic Business Analyst

January 2024 - January 2025

Cosmoforge, U.S.A.

State College, United States Remote

January 2024 - January 2025

• Conducted market, competitor, and pricing analyses to support category-level growth strategies and commercial decision-making.
• Built SQL, Tableau, and Excel-based performance tracking to analyze sales trends, forecast outcomes, and support GTM strategies,
reducing analysis turnaround time by ~25%.
• Partnered cross-functionally to drive insight integration and strategic problem-solving approaches, increasing efficiency by 20%
through project planning and operational transparency.
• Supported investment and prioritization decisions by monitoring KPIs, financial models, and performance vs. plan.

Company industry:
Marketing

Operations & Facilities Intern / Team Leader

January 2022 - January 2025

Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State University, U.S.A.

State College, United States

January 2022 - January 2025

• Analyzed event revenue, costs, and operational data to optimize resource allocation and improve financial performance by 15%.
• Owned variance analysis between projected vs. actual performance, identifying gaps, and recommending corrective actions.
• Improved financial and reporting accuracy by redesigning daily reconciliation and audit processes, reducing errors by 75%.
• Prepared performance summaries and insights for senior leadership to support planning and decision-making.

Company industry:
Events Management

Business Intelligence & Operations Analyst

January 2023 - January 2024

4thPlace – Startup, U.S.A.

State College, United States Remote

January 2023 - January 2024

• Developed automated dashboards to track performance, demand trends, and KPIs across channels, reducing manual reporting time
by 40% and enhancing real-time performance tracking.
• Analyzed historical performance and user behavior to identify growth opportunities and support prioritization decisions, driving a
~20% increase in engagement.
• Supported founders with commercial insights related to pricing, performance drivers, and operational trade-offs.
• Translated data into clear recommendations to guide execution and ongoing planning.

Company industry:
Software Development

Education

The Pennsylvania State University

May 2025

May 2025

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

United States

GPA (point): 3.59 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.59 out of 4

Dean's List all semesters

The Pennsylvania State University

December 2023

December 2023

Bachelor's degree, Economics

United States

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

Dean's List all semesters

Skills

Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Data Visualization
Expert
Data Visualization
Expert
SQL
Expert
SQL
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Business Analysis
Expert
Business Analysis
Expert
ANALYTICAL THINKING
Expert
ANALYTICAL THINKING
Expert
DATA VISUALIZATION
Expert
DATA VISUALIZATION
Expert
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Expert
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Expert
SQL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Expert
SQL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
DATA ANALYSIS
Expert
DATA ANALYSIS
Expert
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Expert
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Expert
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Expert
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Expert
ECONOMICS
Expert
ECONOMICS
Expert
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Intermediate
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Intermediate
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
Intermediate
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MBA
Intermediate
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MBA
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate

Languages

English

Native Speaker

Arabic

Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
AI Challenges and Opportunities for Leadership, Google Data Analytics Certificate, Agile Essentials.
Google Data Analytics Certificate
Agile Essentials
AI Challenges and Opportunities for Leadership