Business Analyst • Data Storyteller

James Sabella

I’m a Cybersecurity major with a minor in Business Analytics focused on building secure, data-driven systems that turn complexity into strategy. I’m developing Eterna, an AI governance framework designed to safely integrate AI into enterprise environments through structured access control and policy enforcement. Outside of academics, I stay active through Club Baseball and analytical leadership through being an officer of the Excel Club.

31%

Reduction in reporting cycle time

18%

Increase in retention from cohort insights

94%

Forecast accuracy achieved in FY24

Experience

Where strategy met execution

2022 - Present

Senior Business Analyst · Northline Payments

  • Built KPI architecture used by 4 departments and C-suite weekly reviews.
  • Automated board reporting with SQL + Python, saving 240 analyst hours/year.
  • Led churn model rollout that cut enterprise attrition by 12% in 2 quarters.

2019 - 2022

Data Analyst · LumenOps SaaS

  • Developed pricing experiment framework that improved ARR expansion by 9%.
  • Created self-service Tableau suite used by 120+ stakeholders monthly.
  • Partnered with finance to improve forecast variance from 17% to 6%.

Core Skills

Business + Data Toolkit

SQL Python Tableau Power BI A/B Testing Forecasting Financial Modeling Stakeholder Communication

Education & Certs

B.S. in Business Analytics · University of Washington

Google Data Analytics Certificate

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Contact

Let’s build decisions from data.

jwsabs01@gmail.com

Long Island, NY -> Tampa, Florida

linkedin.com/in/j-sabella/