Lena Burdick

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I am a data-driven professional who is interested in projects that combine mathematical analysis with creative design.

Here, I hope to highlight some of my projects.

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Here, you can find a list of my various projects and clients, sorted by skill area. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather provide an idea of the kinds of project I work on, big and small. Some projects have their own page with more details, which you can access by clicking the link in its section. While most clients are from my freelance jobs, I have also included some projects I completed during full-time employment or internships.

Excel & VBA Systems
(Automation + Operations Tools)

Category Skills: Excel, VBA, Microsoft Outlook integration, WinWedge hardware integration, PDF generation, dashboard design, KPI modeling, workflow automation, data architecture, reporting systems, multi-sheet synchronization, financial modeling, user-focused UI design, conditional formatting, dynamic dropdowns, data validation


Sargeant Grain — Excel Operations System

Dates

March 2025 – Present | 400+ Hours

Context

Grain silo operations relied on expensive, inflexible software and manual processes tied to physical equipment (truck scale, moisture tester).

Solution

Built a fully custom Excel/VBA system integrated with WinWedge to control ticketing workflows end-to-end (weighing, testing, ticket creation, reporting). Included Outlook-based automated PDF email delivery, dynamic customer lookup, load splitting, and a flexible reporting engine with filter-driven outputs.

Skills

Excel, VBA, WinWedge integration, Outlook automation, hardware-software integration, workflow system design


Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP)

Dates

May – November 2025

Context

Renewable Energy Alaska Project needed an adaptable economic model to evaluate the long-term costs and impacts of renewable energy projects and policy scenarios.

Solution

Developed and rebuilt Excel-based economic models supporting analysis of an 80% renewable energy target, including 20+ years of monthly projections, 23 renewable projects, and stochastic fuel-price scenarios. Used VBA to automate modeling workflows and created decision-support outputs and visualizations for policy analysis and stakeholder discussions.

Skills

Excel, VBA, economic modeling, scenario analysis, stochastic modeling, energy policy analysis, data visualization

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Atomic Unit

Dates

June 2026

Context

Client needed to manage event data across multiple categorized views while allowing edits from any location without breaking consistency.

Solution

Developed VBA macros to enable bi-directional synchronization between a master sheet and multiple category tabs, including controlled record creation and formatting preservation.

Skills

Excel, VBA, multi-sheet synchronization, data architecture


Primetime Window & Gutter Cleaning

Dates

March 2026 | ~10 Hours

Context

A $2M+ home services company needed a simple way to track daily performance and measure progress toward revenue goals.

Solution

Built a dashboard-driven Excel tool with button-triggered macros to log daily inputs and visualize KPIs (revenue pacing, required daily targets, profit per job/truck) using charts and summary metrics.

Skills

Excel, VBA, dashboard design, KPI modeling


Bailey Bee

Dates

January 2026

Context

Client wanted a polished, customer-facing budgeting tool for digital sale.

Solution

Designed an Excel-based budgeting system with customizable categories, monthly tracking, and a visual dashboard for financial summaries.

Skills

Excel, financial modeling, UI design for end users


Airtable Systems
(CRM, Workflows & Business Operations)

Category Skills: Airtable, relational database design, workflow automation, email automations, JavaScript (Airtable scripting/automation), API integrations, Make.com, third-party integrations (Shopify, Bexio, Clockify), MiniExtensions, interface design, forms, CRM architecture, task management systems, data linking, user access control


iCook After School — Airtable Operations System

Dates

September 2022 – March 2024

Context

Rapidly growing after-school programming required a centralized system to coordinate employees, students, classes, school partnerships, scheduling, payroll, and other operational data that had previously been spread across disconnected processes.

Solution

Designed and built a relational Airtable system from the ground up, ultimately managing approximately 50,000 records across applicant and employee tracking, student enrollment, instructor management, class scheduling, payroll, and school partnerships. Built automations, dashboards, reporting tools, data-quality controls, and a workforce-mapping system incorporating school locations, instructor availability, transportation, and geographic data. Managed data migration and user testing and trained employees to use the system as part of their day-to-day workflows.

Skills

Airtable, relational database design, CRM architecture, workflow automation, dashboard design, reporting systems, data migration, data quality, Google Maps API integration, workforce planning, user training

View Full iCook Airtable Project →


Fortune Wigs

Dates

November 2025 – May 2026

Context

Consignment and repair orders followed complex, non-standard workflows that did not fit cleanly within Shopify’s native structure.

Solution

Built a custom Airtable system integrated with Shopify (via SyncBase) to track orders through multi-branch workflows, automate status changes, and manage customer communication tied to each stage of the process.

Skills

Airtable, Shopify (SyncBase), workflow automation, eCommerce systems


Grassroots Unwired

Dates

March 2026 | 10–20 Hours

Context

Nonprofit-focused organization needed a centralized system to track relationships, communications, and outreach across partners, contacts, and events.

Solution

Developed a CRM with email forwarding to Airtable (custom parsing via JavaScript), automatic contact matching/creation, and touchpoint logging. Integrated Google Calendar to generate touchpoints from meetings and built automated daily task summary emails.

Skills

Airtable, JavaScript, Google Calendar integration, email parsing/automation, CRM design


Bryant Electric / Palmetto Plumbing / Classic Air

Dates

December 2025 – Present | 30+ Hours

Context

Multi-service construction company needed a structured, step-by-step pipeline to guide different employees through interdependent project stages.

Solution

Built a workflow-driven Airtable system with role-specific interfaces, form-based inputs, and automated email notifications to move projects through each stage while preventing user error.

Skills

Airtable, workflow system design, interface design, email automation


Southwest Geotechnical

Dates

June 2025 – Present

Context

Existing Excel/VBA system was difficult for field employees to use and required a more intuitive interface for submitting jobs and tracking testing workflows.

Solution

Migrated system to Airtable with MiniExtensions to enable “forms-within-forms,” allowing users to create related records (e.g., clients + jobs) in a single flow without understanding database structure.

Skills

Airtable, MiniExtensions, system migration, UX simplification


Kyramarios Digital Marketing & Design

Dates

December 2025 – Present | ~15 Hours

Context

Client needed to eliminate manual invoicing workflows tied to employee time tracking.

Solution

Built an automation pipeline using Make.com to process Clockify timesheet data through Airtable and generate invoices in Bexio automatically.

Skills

Airtable, Make.com, Clockify, Bexio, API integrations, automation pipelines


Various Clients (Airtable Training & Consulting)

Dates

2025 – Present

Context

Clients needed to quickly learn Airtable for job preparation or business implementation.

Solution

Delivered tailored tutorials and strategic guidance on building scalable Airtable systems.

Skills

Airtable, training, solution design


Google Sheets Systems
(Automation, Scheduling & Operations)

Category Skills: Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, API integrations, dynamic array formulas, FILTER/QUERY logic, scheduling systems, automation triggers, data synchronization, dashboard design, conditional formatting, dropdown systems, UX design in spreadsheets, real-time data views


Sargeant Grain — Google Sheets Operations Ecosystem

Dates

2025 – Present (parallel to Excel system)

Context

Operations outside of ticketing required coordination across inventory, task management, and real-time external data.

Solution

Built a multi-sheet ecosystem with interconnected dashboards, inventory tracking, and a formula-driven task prioritization engine (based on timing, seasonality, and weather conditions). Integrated OpenWeatherMap API and Minnesota DOT alerts, and added Apps Script automations for syncing and notifications.

Skills

Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, API integration, complex prioritization algorithm design, multi-dashboard systems


Agence Centurion

Dates

May – September 2025

Context

Growing cleaning company needed to replace paper-based scheduling with a scalable digital system usable by non-technical staff.

Solution

Developed a scheduling platform using Apps Script to expand recurring services into calendar-based bookings, with a real-time, color-coded schedule grid that combines availability and assignments and flags conflicts.

Skills

Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, scheduling systems, conflict detection logic, UX design


Sweet Pea Catering

Dates

May 2026

Context

Weekly prep planning was manual, time-consuming, and error-prone.

Solution

Built a menu-driven system where users select items and generate a fully formatted prep list via a custom Apps Script menu, reducing planning time from hours to minutes.

Skills

Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, process automation


YellowTelescope

Dates

June – September 2025 (+ March 2026 follow-up)

Context

Conference organizers needed a flexible way to assign seating based on participant attributes and event constraints.

Solution

Created an algorithm-driven seating system that generates both visual layouts and structured participant assignments, with adjustable inputs for table configurations.

Skills

Google Sheets, algorithm design, data visualization


Tableau & Data Visualization

Category Skills: Google Sheets, Excel, Canva, data reconstruction, chart design, brand-standard formatting, visual storytelling, presentation design, AI-assisted data extraction


Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC)

Dates

2025 – Present

Context

Fire departments needed an accessible way to turn local fire and community data into clear, customized materials for public education and policy advocacy.

Solution

Led development of a Tableau-based reporting platform that uses jurisdiction-specific data to automatically generate customized charts, geographic maps, reports, and presentation-ready advocacy materials. Coordinated development across web, software, and graphic design contributors.

Skills

Tableau, data visualization, geographic mapping, reporting automation, presentation design, project coordination

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RocketBlocks

Dates

April 2025 – Present

Context

Client required accurate recreation of charts from image sources for presentations, often without access to original datasets.

Solution

Reconstructed underlying data using manual estimation, AI tools, and visual tracing, then built polished charts in Google Sheets/Excel and enhanced visuals with Canva overlays for features not natively supported.

Skills

Google Sheets, Excel, Canva, data reconstruction, visualization design


Various Short-Term Clients

Dates

2025 – Present

Context

Needed fast-turnaround charts for presentations with minimal input data.

Solution

Delivered clean, presentation-ready charts in Excel and Google Sheets under tight deadlines.

Skills

Excel, Google Sheets, rapid data modeling, visualization


Web, Digital Systems & Communications

Category Skills: WordPress, HTML/CSS, PHP, Airtable, relational data systems, website development, digital collections, content management, social media management, digital communications, interface design


Library of the Great Lakes

Dates

2024 – Present

Context

Library of the Great Lakes needed the digital infrastructure to make its collections, programs, participating libraries, and Great Lakes resources accessible to the public while supporting the organization’s broader outreach and communications.

Solution

Designed and implemented much of the organization’s public-facing website, including customized WordPress templates and interactive resources. Developed an Airtable-based digital library and integrated it into the website for public browsing, while also managing ongoing digital communications and social media content.

Skills

WordPress, CSS/PHP, Airtable, digital library design, website development, data organization, content management, social media management

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Hybrid / Miscellaneous


iCook After School — Program Operations & Management

Dates

September 2022 – March 2024

Context

Managing after-school programming across a large network of schools required coordination across curriculum, instruction, staffing, employee training, scheduling, school relationships, and internal operations.

Solution

Managed and supported programming across dozens of partner schools, including hiring, onboarding, training, and coordinating 50+ contracted teachers. Developed curriculum and lesson plans, taught K–12 programming, managed class scheduling and student registration, and supported payroll, invoicing, and relationships with partner schools. Also spearheaded development of an employee web portal using HTML and Wix dynamic-page infrastructure to give instructors centralized access to the information and resources needed for their work.

Skills

Program management, curriculum design, teaching, hiring, employee management, onboarding and training, workforce coordination, school partnerships, scheduling, operations management, HTML, Wix, employee portal design


Dr. Brandie Keates / The Bloom Philosophy

Dates

November 2025 – February 2026

Context

Client needed better organization of media assets and polished external-facing materials.

Solution

Structured media tracking in Google Sheets and contributed to the design of a media kit and resource documents.

Skills

Google Sheets, data organization, visual design