Aug 2020Life
Arrived in the United States
Riverside, CA
My first visit to the USA. Signed for Riverside City College.
- Meeting my new water polo team and coaches.
- Adapting to a new country.
About
Hi, I'm Pavle.
I work at the point where operational reality meets data. My background spans high-volume retail and community program management, so I've spent a lot of time close to the people who actually use a report, which shapes how I build them: focused, readable, and pointed at a decision.
I'm currently completing an MS in Business Analytics while building out a portfolio of dashboards and analyses in Power BI, Tableau, SQL, R and Python.
How I work
01
Start with the decision, not the dashboard
Every chart I build has to answer a question someone's actually asking.
02
Clarity over complexity
If a number needs a paragraph to explain, the chart isn't done yet.
03
Data means nothing until someone acts on it
The job doesn't end at the visualization, it ends at the decision it drives.
My journey
From moving to the US to competing in water polo, managing a club, and studying analytics, each step built the same skill: reading patterns and making the next move count.
- May 2022Education
Associate Degree in Business Administration
Riverside City College
- Completed Associate in Science in Business Administration.
- Balanced school and athletics.
- Laid the foundation for transferring to a four-year university.
- May 2022Life
Transferred to Ottawa University
Ottawa University
Moved to Ottawa University to continue my degree while competing in water polo, marking a new academic and athletic chapter.
- Relocated to continue my studies at a four-year university.
- Joined the Ottawa University water polo program.
- Began balancing competitive athletics with coursework.
- 2022 - 2024Athletics
Student-Athlete & Coach
Ottawa Water Polo
Years of competing and coaching sharpened the same discipline used in analytics today.
- Learned to read fast-moving situations and make decisions under pressure.
- Spotted patterns in opponents and adjusted strategy in real time.
- Carried that pattern-recognition mindset into data work.
- April 14, 2024Certification
Google Certified: Project Management
Google via Coursera
Certified in project management methods that keep analytics projects focused and deliverable.
- Applied Agile and Scrum frameworks to project planning.
- Strengthened stakeholder communication and risk management skills.
- May 2024Education
Completed BS, Business Administration
Ottawa University
Pursued a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing while competing in water polo. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
- Focused on business fundamentals, marketing, and analytics coursework.
- Competed and coached with the water polo program.
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
- Jul 2024 - PresentWorkCurrent
Program Manager
Topaz Water Polo Club
Running scheduling, registration, budgeting, and member communication for the club.
- Run scheduling, registration and budgeting end to end.
- Own member and family communication across the season.
- Use participation and revenue data to plan seasons and improve retention.
- Sep 2024 - Aug 2026Work
Customer Support & Customer Feedback Analysis
The Home Depot
Analysed customer feedback and sales trends, turning findings into store-operation recommendations.
- Analysed customer feedback to surface recurring service issues.
- Tracked category-level sales trends and performance shifts.
- Turned findings into practical recommendations for store operations.
- Expected Feb 2027EducationCurrent
MS, Business Analytics
Grand Canyon University
Completing a master's while building dashboards and analyses in Power BI, Tableau, SQL, R and Python.
- Coursework in data modelling, predictive analytics, and visualization.
- Building a portfolio of dashboards and end-to-end analyses.
Skills
Visualisation
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Excel dashboards
Analysis
- SQL
- R
- Python
- Statistical testing
Business
- Sales trend analysis
- Customer feedback
- Reporting
Languages
- Serbian (native)
- Bosnian (native)
- Croatian (native)
- English (fluent)
Beyond the numbers
Before analytics, there was water polo. Years of competing and later coaching taught me the same discipline I bring to a dashboard now: read the situation fast, stay calm under pressure, and make the next move count. Running programs at Topaz Water Polo Club today, I still see that overlap daily, the same instinct for spotting a pattern in a game applies just as well to spotting one in a dataset.