What I ACTUALLY Do as a Data Analyst
March 10, 2026

What I ACTUALLY Do as a Data Analyst

I'm a senior data analyst with 10+ years of experience and I'm breaking down exactly what I did, what tools I used, and what problems I solved across very different industries. If you're trying to break into data, this is the video I wish existed when I was starting out.

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – What nobody tells you about data analyst work
01:00 – Predicting refinery outcomes with math models
04:05 – When data analytics meets machine learning
07:00 – Finding needles in millions of log files
09:23 – How one analysis ended up driving marketing & sales

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