Data & operations portfolio

Making complex data
clear & useful.

I’m Lash Thornton. I connect business needs with data models, quality checks, and reporting that help teams understand their work and take action.

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BUSINESS MEETS ANALYTICS10 years
Understand the business01
Build trust in the data02
Make the work visible03
Data modelingData qualityOperations analyticsBusiness intelligenceProcess automation
Selected work / 01

Business questions.
Data solutions.

Examples from my portfolio, spanning inventory management, enrollment operations, and leadership reporting.

01 / DATA MODELING

A shared model for inventory reporting

Helped create a Microsoft Visio data model connecting CRM data objects for inventory tracking across sales, broker, and implementation teams.

Microsoft Visio · CRM · Inventory management
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Business need: Bring inventory work across several business units into a connected reporting structure.

My contribution: Helped map relationships between customer relationship management data objects.

Result: A data model supporting centralized inventory reporting across business units.

02 / DATA QUALITY

Making inventory accuracy visible

Created a dashboard for managers and team leads to monitor the accuracy of inventory dates and statuses.

Data validation · Management reporting
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Business need: Give leaders a way to identify inaccurate inventory information.

My contribution: Built reporting focused on date and status accuracy.

Result: Managers and team leads could review their teams’ inventory data quality through a dedicated dashboard.

03 / OPERATIONS ANALYTICS

Understanding enrollment processing

Built a dashboard comparing year-over-year electronic enrollment volumes and average processing time, with and without carveout.

Year-over-year analysis · Process performance
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Business need: Understand how enrollment volume and processing time changed over time.

My contribution: Created a dashboard that let managers compare volume and average processing time across enrollment types.

Observed finding: After automation of some enrollment elements in 2020, average processing time decreased substantially while volumes increased. The portfolio does not specify a percentage change.

04 / SALESFORCE REPORTING

Tracking the implementation journey

Developed dashboard reporting using a Salesforce data model to track opportunity submissions, paperwork completeness, and implementation stages.

Salesforce · Workflow visibility
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Business need: Help account managers identify cases requiring action before and after an opportunity closed.

My contribution: Connected opportunity and implementation information in an end-to-end reporting view.

Result: Account managers could identify outstanding work and find a contact for implementation questions.

05 / PERFORMANCE REPORTING

Scorecards for different levels of leadership

Created Power BI scorecards for managers and senior management, alongside an Excel scorecard using VBA.

Power BI · Excel · VBA
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The portfolio includes examples of manager-level and senior-management scorecards in Power BI, plus a VBA-based scorecard in Excel. These examples demonstrate reporting tailored to different leadership audiences.

06 / AUDIT & ANALYSIS

Tools for everyday operational review

Portfolio examples include Microsoft Access audit forms, analytical reports in Excel, and visualizations for inventory, financial, and audit reporting.

Microsoft Access · Excel · Power BI
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These work samples show the range of tools I use to support operational analysis, structured audit review, and reporting across different data sources.

Project summaries adapted from my professional portfolio. Sensitive information in the original work samples is blurred or distorted. Additional examples are available on request.

How I work / 02

A business-first approach
to analytics.

01

Understand

Start with subject matter experts to clarify the need and assess a viable solution.

02

Model

Connect data objects and shape the information to support efficient reporting.

03

Validate

Test the solution with developers and confirm data accuracy with end users before publishing.

04

Communicate

Present the information through dashboards, scorecards, and reports suited to the audience.

About me / 03

Business context.
Technical range.

I’m a business and operations data professional with ten years of experience across point-of-sale retail, communications technology, and health insurance.

My work spans the analytics process, from understanding a business request and modeling the data to validating results and building reporting that people can use.

Tools & capabilities

SQLDAXPower BITableauExcel & VBAPower AutomateMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft VisioSalesforce dataRobotic process automation

Master’s in Business Administration

Doctorate of Education
Organizational Leadership

Let’s connect / 04

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or opportunity in mind?

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