Tiger Analytics

• Scalable Architecture: Responsible for technology initiatives for new products in a)Enterprise Data Analytics and Platform Architecture Team, driving automation, Data Science, Data Modelling, Azure Data Engineering practices b)strategically help business lines to achieve regulatory compliance c)manage costs via operational efficiency.

• Agile Champion: Led successful Azure DevOps adoption for Pepsico’s Key Deliverables, achieving 10% team productivity boost. Implemented transparent processes for Strategic Initiatives: bi- weekly reports, burn charts, quarterly deliverables. Enhanced collaboration with sprint planning, reviews, daily scrums, and backlog refinement.

• Program Management: End to end Program Management planning and leading complex Global program & projects on technology platforms with CXO customers including IT Directors, Vice Presidents & Business Unit heads

Jul 2022 – Oct 2023

PRAZNA TEJA BALLA

ad3e52@r.postjobfree.com +1-614-***-**** Dublin,Ohio https://www.linkedin.com/in/prazna-teja-balla/ An accomplished Technical Solutions Architect with over 14 years of expertise leveraging Big Data & Analytics, Scrum methodology and a strong track record of creating and managing exceptional teams, cross-functional leadership and fostering a culture of excellence while developing distributed and scalable data to support enterprise products. Proficiently led teams through all stages of the software development life cycle, including product strategy and effective engineering system and processes.By championing Agile practices and leveraging Azure DevOps, I empowered my team to work more efficiently, collaboratively, and transparently, ultimately boosting productivity and delivering value faster. Technical Solutions Architect

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Manager Analytics

Merck KgaA, India

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022

Led multinational team to seamlessly integrate Versum Materials USA-ERP's Big Data ecosystem with AWS using Dataiku, Hadoop, Flink, Spark orchestrating efficient data ingestion and AI-powered analytics for streamlined preparation, machine learning, and collaborative projects.

Delivered a groundbreaking 40% reduction in freight costs, resulting in $50 million in annual savings, demonstrating the tangible impact of data-driven initiatives.

Automated workflows by integrating IBM SPSS Modeler streams with Tableau, ensuring timely model runs and proactive communication to stakeholders

Partner with business teams from identification and prioritization of problems, building roadmap, framework and innovative solutions to communication of results ensuring business value derived via analytics

Awards: Won ‘Performance & Efficient Growth Award’ in 2021, recognizing exceptional project management.

Lead Data Analytics Engineer Oct 2016 – Sep 2020

Epsilon, India

Led a 5-person data science team using PyTorch and AWS SageMaker to personalize email campaigns for Novo Nordisk, resulting in a 50% increase in open rates and a 25% boost in customer satisfaction survey.

Pioneered Data Architecture and Cloud-Based Data Lake Integration using Informatica Cloud for high-profile accounts like AbbVie, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, and Takeda, ensuring timely delivery and successful implementation.

Automated Daily reports using Python scripts and AWS services (AWS S3, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Lambda and Amazon QuickSight), resulting in time savings of 50% or more for data analysis and reporting tasks.

Awards: Awarded “Pass it On” for Service and Passion Senior Data Analytics Consultant

British Telecom, India

Architected and implemented a data-driven Order Management System (OMS) using Oracle SQL, MongoDB and Elastic Search, streamlining operations and reducing order processing time by 50%.

Leveraged Airflow to automate order processing, inventory management, and customer communication workflows led to a remarkable 50% increase in revenue.

Led a high-impact re-architecture of the PPR system for a top global business strategy advisor, significantly improving response times through streamlined database design, SQL performance tuning, cached entity layers, and code quality enforcement.

Collaborate with MDs, business and technology stakeholders, operations bringing a change transformation and evangelizing technology acceptance. Dec 2013 -Oct 2016

Awards: Awarded “BT TSO Thank You” for exceptional performance Senior Data Engineer

Oracle, India

Managed the end-to-end development of ETL data pipelines, performed data model analysis, and coordinated with development teams for Oracle ERP, ensuring project efficiency and alignment with organizational goals for clients across APAC (Korean Airlines), UK (Environment Agency, PZ Cussons, Network Rail).

Led, mentored, and managed a team of exceptionally talented engineers to enhance data engineering processes, leading to improved data quality for data science initiatives, thereby reduction in data errors by 90%

Responsibilities spanned business requirement understanding, content management, RESTful API development, performance tuning, and Agile methodology use. CERTIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics, IIIT Bangalore, India (GPA -3.4/4)

Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical and Materials, NITW, India (GPA 7.5/10) CERTIFICATES

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (2023)

AWS Certified Cloud Practioner (CLF-C02) (2024)

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