Lance Breidenbaugh’s CV

Lance Breidenbaugh

Aspiring Data Analyst | Business Finance Major | BYU-Idaho

lance@breidenbaugh.net ● 561-543-2151 ● LinkedIn

Currently

Data Analyst at BYU-Idaho Support Center | Graduating July 2025

Specialized in

Data analysis, Power BI dashboards, Excel automation, financial auditing, SQL-based insights

Interests

Business analytics, financial systems, data pipelines, automation, education, helping teams grow with data

Education

July 2025
Brigham Young University – Idaho
Bachelor of Science in Business Finance
Minor: Data Science | GPA: 3.74

Relevant Coursework

Data Science Programming, Intermediate Statistics, Operations Management, Financial Planning, Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Analysis, Financial & Managerial Accounting, Advanced Financial Management, Databases, Programming with Functions

Projects

Merit Raise Excel Workbook – BYU-Idaho Support Center

  • Created an Excel tool using double XLOOKUPs, nested IFs, and clear instructions to assess merit raise eligibility.
  • Reduced evaluation time by over 50% for senior managers.

Internal Audit Dashboard – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Built Power BI dashboards using Power Query and DAX to analyze internal audit trends across North America.

Experience

Data Analyst – BYU-Idaho Support Center, Rexburg, ID

Sep 2024 – Present - Extracted SQL data to generate insights via Power BI dashboards. - Proposed new data strategies during a phone system migration. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to complete data projects.

Finance Intern – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 2024 – Sep 2024 - Used Power Automate and Excel macros to reduce audit time by 25%. - Managed and approved multi-million-dollar AP budgets with 100% accuracy. - Discovered $1M+ in discrepancies and led efforts to resolve them.

Teacher Assistant – BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, ID

Jan 2024 – Apr 2024 - Graded 500+ Excel assignments covering PivotTables, VBA, XLOOKUP, and more. - Designed three new rubrics to speed up grading by 20%. - Lectured for 40 students on advanced Excel topics like macros.

Team Lead – BYU-Idaho Support Center, Rexburg, ID

Apr 2022 – Apr 2024 - Cut team escalation rate by 10% using Power BI goals and follow-ups. - Found and fixed 100+ issues in the internal database to support agent workflows.

Skills & Achievements

Technical Skills
Excel, VBA, Power BI, DAX, SQL, Python, R

Certifications
QPR Certified (2024)
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (2018)

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