Data Specialist II
Vitu, New Jersey, USA - Remote                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 2025 - Present

• Supporting AI-driven & Ad-hoc analytics by collaborating with cross-functional teams & client managers to resolve data requests raised via HubSpot tickets by analyzing requirements & translating business questions into SQL/Python queries and delivering validated, insight-ready and accurate datasets within defined SLAs.

• Leading end-to-end analytics for large data datasets by automating data ingestion, cleansing, validation & feature preparation using Excel, Power Query, SQL, and Python, improving data readiness & efficiency by 45%.

• Designed Power BI dashboards with predictive KPIs and trend analysis to support business decisions and operational planning, improving decision-making efficiency by 40–70%.  Applied statistical analysis and exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, anomalies which led to performance boost up by 28%.

Data Analyst       

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Aug 2023 - July 2025
* Assisting students with coursework, assignments, Projects & providing guidance on visualization techniques. Evaluating student performance by grading and offering constructive feedback to enhance their analytical skills.

* Extracted, cleaned, and integrated large datasets from multiple sources using advanced functions (VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, XLOOKUP) and engineered complex datasets in Power Pivot to create interconnected reports, boosting integration speed by 45% and improving student project decision-making efficiency by 70%.

* Leveraged Power Query to automate data extraction, transformation, and cleanup ensuring high quality and reliable data for analysis. Designed and implemented interactive Power BI dashboards by integrating data from SQL, Oracle and Excel, allowing real-time insights and improving student decision-making efficiency by 40%.

* Refined Data models and DAX calculations, reducing report load times by 30%, and implemented automated KPI tracking to enhance operational efficiency by 25%. Created Custom visuals, Drill-through reports, charts and Slicers to enhance data exploration, increasing student & client engagement. Ensured data security with row-level security (RLS) and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven solutions.

Data Analyst                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 Cognizant and Technology Solutions Hyderabad, India                                                                                                                                                                                                                    June 2021 - May 2023

* Implemented and Executed ETL(Extract, Transform & Load) processes to extract data from diverse sources, including AWS, HDFS, Toad, MySQL and various databases. Developed custom reports and dashboards in Power BI, Tableau & Excel by integrating data from Microsoft Dynamics. Transformed and analyzed data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM to uncover business insights and enhance strategic decision-making.

* Optimized complex SQL queries to extract and analyze large datasets from Oracle databases and streamlined query performance, reducing execution time by 40%. Worked with Advanced SQL functions (Window functions, Subqueries, Joins) to create custom reports & data models that enhanced business insights.

* Developed and refined PL/SQL Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and Packages to implement
complex business logic and generate hierarchical reports for end users. Designed and built robust data models using Erwin for Data Warehouse/Data Mart development, OLTP systems, and Business Intelligence (BI) applications and Conducted data profiling and validation using SQL to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

* Created interactive dashboards with drill-down capabilities using filters, metadata & web catalog objects, while leveraging action filters, parameters, and calculated sets to enhance Tableau dashboards and worksheets.

* Developed and automated end-to-end ETL pipelines using Python, integrating Pandas, NumPy for data cleaning and transformation. Designed custom scripts for anomaly detection and data validation, improving data quality by 30%, and automated report generation by integrating Python with Excel and Power BI, reducing effort by 50% and accelerating data processing by 40%, enabling faster and more accurate business decisions.

* Partnered with business users to gather requirements and design impactful Power BI solutions and dashboards while working with data engineers statisticians and data scientists to implement advanced analytics using SAS.

Data Analyst Intern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Cognizant and Technology Solutions Chennai, India                                                                                                                                                                                                                        March 2021- Jun 2021

During this tenure, I developed basic foundation skills in Data Analytics field by managing and consistently completing the variety of complex assignments which results in achieving 91 percentage.

I applied my Data Visualization skills to build a project called Sales Analytics which resulting in overseeing and coordinating a group of individuals to work together effectively to achieve a common goal or objective.