Founding Data Analyst

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

Context

As the first data hire at The Food Lab, a $4.5M pre-seed cloud kitchen startup, I built the foundation for data-driven decision-making in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment. My work directly contributed to scaling operations to serve 175,000+ customers, driving 25-35% monthly revenue growth and reducing new brand launch time to 10 days.

Industry Recognition

Featured in TechCrunch and Forbes Middle East for innovative data-centric approach to cloud kitchen optimization:

“The Food Lab’s virtual brand consultant — essentially a data-centric dashboard powered by machine learning — democratizes data and provides granular information to these brands regarding their operations and finances.”

- TechCrunch, April 2022

Technical Impact

  • Engineered ML-powered analytics dashboards for restaurant operations and financial planning
  • Developed customer segmentation system using clustering and RFM analysis
  • Created geospatial analytics platform optimizing delivery zones across Cairo
  • Designed menu engineering platform increasing average order value by 20%
  • Built investor-facing dashboard integrating key financial metrics and growth insights.
  • Implemented performance monitoring system reducing SLA breaches by 15%
  • Developed gamified partner dashboard driving consistent goal achievement
  • Built web scraping tool to optimize analytics infrastructure and dashboard performance
  • Tools: Python, SQL, Metabase, AirByte, GitHub, VSCode

Key Learnings

  • Balanced technical depth with business impact in fast-paced startup
  • Developed solutions for complex multi-stakeholder requirements
  • Successfully operated in resource-constrained environment

You may also enjoy