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Oliver Went

Lead BI Engineer at Halfords

Oliver Went has a diverse work experience in the fields of business intelligence and operations management. Oliver has recently worked at Halfords as a Lead BI Engineer, where they built Power Bi dashboards, migrated Excel-based reports, and collaborated with other developers and data engineers. Before that, they worked at Procure4 as a Business Intelligence Team Leader, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst. In these roles, they managed a BI team, provided analytical support, and maintained project management tools. Oliver also gained experience at DHL, where they worked on projects to optimize operations and coordinated material replenishment. Oliver started their career at Calor Gas as an Inventory Controller, responsible for managing the supply chain process.

Oliver Went attended Kenilworth School & Sports College from 2001 to 2006, where they completed their high school education and obtained their GCSEs. Following that, from 2006 to 2008, they attended Castle Sixth Form, also affiliated with Kenilworth School & Sports College, where they pursued A-Levels in Geography, History, and Politics. Subsequently, from 2008 to 2011, they studied Political Science and completed their Bachelor's Degree at the University of Birmingham.

In terms of additional certifications, Oliver received a certificate in "From Excel to SQL" from LinkedIn in July 2021, and they obtained a certificate in "Power BI Top Skills" from LinkedIn in June 2021.

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Timeline

  • Lead BI Engineer

    October, 2023 - present

  • BI Engineer

    December, 2021