Vanessa Ly

Data Coordinator at American Heart Association

Sykesville, Maryland, United States

About

Experience

  • Data Coordinator at American Heart Association
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Collaborate with stakeholders from Event Coordinating, Fundraising, and Finance teams to clean and analyze data from past and present charity events • Identify opportunities for improvement and offer solutions the maximize efficiency and accuracy • Utilize data analytics tools such as Excel, Tableau, and Salesforce to support business units • Reconcile databases proactively and monitor for data quality issues • Partnered with Finance team to create an automation in Excel to filter data to track multi-year donations across the entire Eastern States region • Used VBA scripting to create a dashboard that reduced processing time by 70%

  • SAIC (Full-time · 2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Data Analyst - Veterans Affairs Administration
      May 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Developed a VBA automation that cleans and analyzes data resulting in 3 new progress reports • Applied Excel macros, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts and graphs to analyze KPI data • Ad-hoc interpretation of all data models and visualizations • Optimized existing processes by providing technological solutions that eliminate human error • Managed the progress of projects and deliverables in JIRA

    • Data Analyst - General Services Administration
      Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

      • Implemented an automation in Google Scripts that collects nationwide data into a report for Congress • Partnered with non-technical stakeholders to design interactive Word templates for government leases • Performed data analysis of over 3000 leases and interpreted trends and insights • Streamlined existing processes to eliminate redundancies • Documented standard operating procedures for all duties in this role

  • T. Rowe Price (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Cash Management Analyst
      Oct 2020 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Created a dashboard to analyze financial data that fully automated a manual operational workflow • Worked on a diverse team that responded to rapidly changing failures with strict time deadlines • Compiled and presented weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports • Trained the entire team on a new responsibility and continued to serve as a subject matter expert • Ensured all standard operating procedures adhered to compliance standards

    • High Value Client Service Specialist
      May 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • Worked on a specialized team to accurately place over 7000 multi-million dollar trades • Meticulously managed account updates for high-valued clients with millions of dollars in assets • Made recommendations for improvements to existing processes • Facilitated the transition and training of these specialized processes to my new team and role as Cash Management Analyst

  • Business Office and DMV Administrator at CarMax
    Dec 2015 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Reviewed reports and ensured correct transmission of paperwork to DMV • Resolved complex issues regarding legal titling of purchased vehicles