Analytics & Data Leadership

Kevin
McClain

VP of Customer Success with 20+ years transforming complex data into strategic insight for the world's largest retailers.

About

Highly skilled analytic thinker with experience supporting multiple categories across numerous retailers. Proven relationship builder bridging CPG suppliers, retailers, and internal teams — with a diverse technical background across Excel, SQL Server, Azure, Snowflake, and Power BI.

20+
Years in data & analytics
$85B
Annual retail sales supported
10+
Major retailers served
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Key Accomplishments

Automated reporting and supported category teams spanning HBA, candy, and pet verticals across major national and international retailers.

Analyzed data from Walmart/Sam's, Target, Dollar General, PetSmart, PetCo, Pet Supplies Plus, Sainsbury, Morrison, and Tesco.

Led a proof-of-concept visualizing Nielsen syndicated data and developed a Walmart Retail Link reporting suite for the in-store demo program.

Early adopter of Walmart Luminate Charter data — became an internal subject matter expert delivering advanced insights ahead of broader industry adoption.

Completed Connolly Leadership Development program including Dale Carnegie courses in communication, presentation, and leadership.

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Work Experience

VP of Customer Success
2020 – Present
Engine · Bentonville, AR
  • Led a team of developers and analysts supporting customer analytics needs accounting for over $85 billion in annual sales at Walmart and Target.
  • Oversaw Power BI report development across Azure, Snowflake, HP Vertica, and Oracle platforms.
  • Served as Product Owner for an embedded Power BI/Tableau application and a custom Excel report generator and scheduler shared daily with Walmart/Target merchants.
  • Early adopter of Walmart Luminate Charter data, becoming an internal subject matter expert and leveraging the platform to deliver advanced customer insights ahead of broader industry adoption.
  • Interfaced directly with sales and category teams to gather requirements, develop visualizations, and elevate analytics toolsets.
Advanced Analytics Lead
2019 – 2020
Johnson & Johnson · Rogers, AR
  • Led a team supporting Johnson & Johnson's Walmart consumer supply chain organization.
  • Collaborated with internal IT to architect and develop new data source ingestion capabilities.
  • Created Power BI content supporting all levels of the business, from store analysis through senior leadership.
  • Partnered with Walmart as part of a strategic initiative to build a closely connected data process between Walmart and suppliers.
Data Analytics Lead
2018 – 2019
OneStone eCommerce · Bentonville, AR
  • Developed reporting for multiple manufacturers across eCommerce retailers including Amazon Vendor Central, Amazon Retail Analytics, and more.
  • Engineered automated data scrapes loaded into Azure SQL Server and blob storage for analysis.
  • Consulted on automating Amazon chargeback dispute process, recovering over $50K in incorrect chargebacks.
  • Built a forecasting model in R for a large household cleaner manufacturer across 11 eCommerce platforms.
  • Acted as eNAM on a $3MM+ eCommerce grocery client — catalog maintenance, chargeback disputes, and order processing optimization.
Team Lead – BI / Senior BI Analyst
2013 – 2018
Atlas Corporation · Bentonville, AR
  • Led a team of 3 analysts supporting Walmart's $100MM+ in-store demo program across 100+ promotional programs per week.
  • Managed a team of 5 analysts supporting CPG suppliers — project estimates, work stream planning, annual reviews, and candidate interviews.
  • Worked with VP and team leads to drive new business initiatives and expand the analytics toolset for customers.
Business Systems Analyst
2011 – 2013
Connolly Corporation · Bentonville, AR
Solutions Developer / Delivery Process Architect
2006 – 2011
Acxiom Corporation · Fayetteville, AR
Assistant Network Engineer
2004 – 2006
Springdale Public Schools · Springdale, AR
Education
University of Arkansas
M.S. Information Systems
Emphasis in Business Intelligence
May 2009
B.S.B.A. in Information Systems
May 2004 · Fayetteville, AR
Retail Data
Walmart Luminate Data API Retail Link DSS Madrid NIQ Circana Target BPD
Certification
IBM Certified Database Associate
DB2 9 Fundamentals
Databases
Azure Databricks Azure Data Factory Snowflake HP Vertica SQL Server Oracle IBM DB2 Teradata
Languages
SQL Python R JavaScript Perl PowerShell VBA C# .NET
Software & Tools
Visualization
Power BI Tableau
Analytics
SAS Clementine SSAS SAP
Portfolio

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