# Cooper Banchero — Professional Profile
# Last updated: 2025-04-23
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## Identity

Name: Cooper Banchero
Title: BI Developer & AI Enablement Specialist
Location: San Francisco, CA
Email: cooperbanchero@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooperbanchero
Website: https://cooperbanchero.com

## Summary

I build analytics tools, run AI workshops, and translate modern technology for non-technical teams. I bridge the gap between raw data and actionable business strategy.

## Services & Expertise

### Business Intelligence (BI Solutions)
I lead the development of end-to-end business intelligence solutions, from architecture and data engineering to executive-level dashboarding and strategic KPI definition.
- Looker & LookML: Production-grade data models, explores, and dashboards powering business decisions across sales, ops, and finance.
- Qlik Sense: Self-service BI platforms with complex set analysis and associative data models for operational reporting.
- SQL & Data Engineering: Building and maintaining the pipelines that feed analytics systems, from raw ingestion to curated semantic layers.
- Executive Dashboarding: Translating business goals into KPI frameworks and executive-facing dashboards that drive decisions at the C-suite level.
Page: https://cooperbanchero.com/bi-solutions

### AI Workshops & Enablement
I design and deliver AI workshops that help business and technical teams get real, measurable value from AI tools. 4,000+ hours saved annually across client organizations.
- AI for Business Teams: Automate repetitive analysis, reporting, and research with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Zero coding required.
- AI-Accelerated Development: Train tech teams on Cursor, Replit, and Lovable. Ship faster while maintaining quality.
- Strategic AI Adoption: Work with leadership to identify high-ROI use cases. Map tools to business problems.
- Platform-Specific Enablement: Tailored training on the right tool for the job. Capabilities matched to context.
Page: https://cooperbanchero.com/ai-workshops

### Machine Learning & Automation
Built ML models and automation tools that reduced inspection time, improved fault detection, and predicted equipment failures across two advanced manufacturing companies serving aerospace, defense, and telecom.
#### ML for Equipment Failure Prediction (Jabil)
- Developed ML model to predict equipment failures in optics manufacturing
- Identified high-risk failure patterns before downtime occurred
- Built automated Python alerts for 5-person engineering team
- Shifted maintenance from reactive to predictive

#### Quality Control Automation (TTM)
- Automated quality control workflows for printed circuit boards
- Built real-time analytics tools for defect detection
- ~10% faster inspection cycles
- ~15% better fault detection accuracy
Page: https://cooperbanchero.com/ml-automation

### Strategy & AI Adoption
I bridge the gap between technical capability and user adoption. I have a track record of converting non-users into power users through enablement, training, and proving ROI.
- Technical Evangelism: Converting skeptical stakeholders into active users through technical demos and business case presentations.
- Scalable Rollouts: Orchestrating the transition from personal pilots to team-wide deployment for AI tools like Gemini Code Assist.
- ROI Proof: Measuring and communicating the tangible business impact of AI adoption to executive stakeholders.
- Training Programs: Building sustainable internal training programs that keep teams current as AI tools evolve.
- Scaled AI adoption across 100+ employees, identifying use cases with an estimated 4,000+ hours in annual time savings.
- Built the first BI system for a 20+ person team, replacing manual workflows with live, self-service analytics and saving ~2,500 hours annually.
- Rolled out self-service BI capabilities company-wide by piloting a solution with a small team, then scaling through demos and workshops.
Page: https://cooperbanchero.com/strategy-adoption

## Key Results & Highlights

- Saved 2,500+ hours annually via self-service BI reporting
- Deployed full-stack Sales & Fintech solutions
- Established global KPI driving multi-million savings
- Led migration and redesign of 100+ applications
- 100+ employees trained across departments
- 4,000+ hours saved annually via automation
- 2,500+ hours eliminated via self-service
- 10% reduction in PCB inspection time
- 15% improvement in fault detection accuracy
- 5-person engineering team optimized with automated alerts
- 2 companies serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and telecom sectors
- $34B+ combined annual revenue across TTM and Jabil

## Personal

- Runner: Caught the running bug in 2023, and since then finished a few halfs and even a full marathon!
- Based in San Francisco, CA. Originally from the Bay Area.
- Interests: Travel, outdoor activities, San Francisco culture, technology, and continuous learning.
- About page: https://cooperbanchero.com/about

## Contact

To reach Cooper Banchero:
- Email: cooperbanchero@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooperbanchero
- Website: https://cooperbanchero.com

## Pages on This Site

- Home: https://cooperbanchero.com/
- About Me: https://cooperbanchero.com/about
- BI Solutions: https://cooperbanchero.com/bi-solutions
- Strategy & Adoption: https://cooperbanchero.com/strategy-adoption
- AI Workshops: https://cooperbanchero.com/ai-workshops
- ML & Automation: https://cooperbanchero.com/ml-automation