Elest Gün Krause
About Elest Gün Krause
Elest Gün Krause is a Senior Product Data Analyst at Klara, where he focuses on enhancing data literacy and accessibility through self-service reporting and visualization. He holds a Master of Arts in Management Information Systems from Boğaziçi University and has extensive experience in data analytics across various organizations.
Work at Klara
Elest Gün Krause serves as a Senior Product Data Analyst at Klara since 2022. In this role, he develops a self-service data reporting and visualization platform to enhance data literacy and accessibility across the company. He plays a key role in defining, measuring, and supervising all company KPIs. Krause prepares reports for managerial levels and external stakeholders, effectively communicating trends using relevant data. He guides product teams through the value hypothesis of their goals and problems by providing value calculation methods. Additionally, he utilizes Snowflake SQL and Looker to create ad-hoc analyses and self-service oriented reports and dashboards, collaborating with technical and other teams to identify opportunities for process improvements.
Education and Expertise
Krause holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Management Information Systems from Boğaziçi University, which he completed from 2016 to 2019. He also studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he participated in an Innovation and Leadership Program in 2018. Krause earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) from İstanbul Şehir University, completing his studies from 2010 to 2015. His educational background provides him with a strong foundation in data analysis and management.
Professional Background
Before joining Klara, Krause worked in various roles that contributed to his expertise in data analysis. He served as a Senior Data Analyst at PaulCamper from 2020 to 2022 and as a Product Analyst at Turkcell from 2017 to 2019. He also held positions as a Research Assistant at Maltepe University in 2017, a Teaching Assistant at İstanbul Şehir University from 2013 to 2015, and an SAP ABAP Consultant at Lomansys from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, he completed internships at İstanbul Şehir University and TUBITAK in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Key Responsibilities
In his current position at Klara, Krause generates insights and creates actionable data analytics to support decision-making processes. He prepares comprehensive reports that communicate trends and insights to both managerial levels and external stakeholders. Krause is responsible for guiding product teams through the value hypothesis of their objectives, ensuring that the goals align with the company's strategic vision. His technical skills enable him to utilize advanced tools such as Snowflake SQL and Looker for data analysis and reporting.