A selection of projects in administration, research, academic writing and data. Client names are withheld for confidentiality; details and references are available on request.
Work sample — sample of the calendar and inbox system set up for the managing director
The brief
The MD was spending her evenings on email and rescheduling. Meetings were being double-booked across two calendars.
Outcome
Evening email time dropped from roughly 2 hours to under 30 minutes.
What we did
Merged two calendars and set booking rules for internal vs. client meetings
Built an email triage system with labels and a daily 8am summary
Planned travel for 14 site visits, including hotels and rail
Google WorkspaceCalendlyTrainlineNotion
1,900+
emails handled
14
trips booked
0
double bookings since March
Research & academic writingEducation6 weeksCase 02 · 2025
Reconfiguring Human Resource Management for AI-Enabled Work
PhD research proposal
Work sample — working title and introduction for Reconfiguring Human Resource Management for AI-Enabled Work through Workforce Capability, Organisational Learning and HR Role Adaptation
The brief
Research and writing support for a proposal examining how workforce capability, organisational learning and HR role adaptation can prepare organisations for AI-enabled work.
Outcome
Produced a structured proposal draft ready for academic review and supervisor feedback.
What we did
Reviewed current research on AI adoption, workforce capability and organisational learning
Developed the research context and connected the three themes into a coherent framework
Edited the proposal for academic structure, clarity, referencing and consistency
Google ScholarScopusZoteroWord
18
proposal pages
3
research themes connected
1
integrated framework
Data analysisE-commerce / retail3 weeksCase 03 · 2024
Sales dashboard from three messy spreadsheets
Skincare brand, Lagos
Work sample — sample of the sales dashboard built from the merged spreadsheets
The brief
Sales data lived in three spreadsheets with different formats — website, Instagram orders and a distributor sheet. Nobody trusted the totals.
Outcome
The team found that 3 products made 58% of revenue and cut slow stock lines.
What we did
Cleaned and merged 18 months of orders (about 6,400 rows)
Removed duplicates and standardised product names
Built a monthly dashboard: revenue by channel, best sellers, repeat buyers
ExcelPower QueryLooker Studio
6,400
rows cleaned
3 → 1
sources merged
58%
revenue from top 3 SKUs
Research & dataConsumer services2 weeksCase 04 · 2024
Consumer market data collection in Lagos
Growing consumer business, Lagos
Work sample — anonymised Excel extract of collected consumer market survey responses from Lagos, Nigeria
The brief
The business needed structured customer data to understand spending, preferred ordering channels and the factors driving purchase decisions across Lagos.
Outcome
Gave the team a usable evidence base for customer targeting and channel planning.
What we did
Designed the survey fields and organised responses into a clean Excel dataset
Standardised Lagos locations, customer groups, spending values and purchase factors
Prepared the data for filtering, comparison and further analysis
Work sample — sample of the client onboarding board and invoice tracker
The brief
New clients were onboarded by email back-and-forth and 23 invoices were over 60 days overdue.
Outcome
19 of 23 overdue invoices were paid within a month.
What we did
Created an onboarding form and document checklist
Chased overdue invoices with a polite three-step follow-up
Wrote SOPs so the team could run the process alone
QuickBooksGoogle FormsGoogle Docs
19/23
overdue invoices recovered
4
SOPs written
1
onboarding form
Data analysis & writingNon-profit4 weeksCase 06 · 2023
Survey analysis for an NGO programme report
Education NGO, Abuja
Work sample — sample of the SPSS output and charts from the survey analysis
The brief
Around 480 survey responses from teachers needed to be analysed and written up for a donor report.
Outcome
Report was submitted on time to the donor.
What we did
Coded open-ended answers into themes
Ran descriptive statistics and cross-tabs
Wrote the findings section with charts
KoboToolboxSPSSExcelWord
480
responses analysed
9
charts
on time
donor deadline
About Nexa VA
Nexa VA is a remote business support agency. We take care of the work behind delivery — administration, research, writing and data — so businesses and professionals can focus on clients and growth.
Instead of hiring four freelancers, clients work with one team that can manage an inbox on Monday, clean a dataset on Wednesday and proofread a report on Friday.
Kind words from clients
“She cleared a backlog I'd been avoiding for months, and she tells you when something needs your decision instead of guessing.”
Managing DirectorProperty consultancy, London
“Very organised with sources. My supervisor commented on how clear the evidence table was.”
MSc studentManchester
“For the first time we know which products actually make us money.”
FounderSkincare brand, Lagos
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