Data Analyst

SHALINI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Santa Clara, CA **********@*****.*** LinkedIn GitHub 408-***-****

SKILLS

Databases: SQL, MS Excel, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS Access

Data analysis: Python, MS Excel advanced, PySpark

Statistical packages: Python Numpy/Pandas/Scikit, Matplotlib

BI & Visualization: Tableau, MS Power BI, Hadoop MapReduce

Business analysis: Requirements gathering, Business Process Management, Use cases, UAT, MS Visio

Cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Information Systems (MIS) GPA 3.9/4

Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara, CA Jan ‘16 – Jun ‘17

Relevant coursework: Data Science Analysis with Python, Info Systems Design & Analysis, Big Data Modeling & Analytics

Bachelor of Engineering – Computer Science GPA 3.5/4

Anna University, Chennai, India Aug ‘07 – Apr ‘11

Data Visualization certification using Tableau 10, Udemy Aug – Sep ‘17

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Honoree ‘17; Academic Merit Scholarship ‘16; Ford Asia Pacific Recognition Award ‘15

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Data Analyst Intern, Santa Clara University Jan – Jun ‘17

Analyzed, designed and developed a comprehensive Android app-data analytics system using predictive analytics

Cleansed & transformed 250,000 Android app dataset using MS Excel, Python Pandas & Numpy libraries

Developed MS Power BI dashboard for key performance indicators (KPI) for any particular android app genre

Web Data Analyst Intern, Markkula Ethics Center, Santa Clara Jun – Sep ‘16

Prepared data migration plans including migration risk, milestones, quality and business sign-off details

Designed web applications using HTML, JavaScript interfacing with numerous data sources such as MS Excel and SQL

Business Analyst, Ford Motor Company, India Oct ’13 - Sep ‘15

Captured & analyzed business requirements via interviews with stakeholders, business & user groups

Created requirements specifications, use case diagrams, high level & detailed IBM BPM process work flows

Created relational databases & developed complex SQL queries to support prototyping, analysis, testing, reporting

Incorporated Agile best practices for delivery of web applications from requirements analysis to production support

Managed deployment, functional & user acceptance testing (UAT) of web applications with over 5,000 global users

Software Analyst, Ford Motor Company, India Jul ’11 - Sep ‘13

Implemented business logic & process workflows in IBM BPM by creating UI screens with HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Developed large scale web applications using BPM; managed technical issues from conception through launch

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Data Analysis and Visualization using Tableau Aug - Sep ‘17

Developed Tableau dashboards, advanced visualizations and KPIs to analyze Amazon profit margins over last 4 years

Data modeling and relational database design Jan – Mar ‘17

Elicited business requirements & transformed them to business processes, functional & non-functional requirements

Designed data models, SQL queries to extract business metrics & Tableau dashboards to visualize sales & profit

Healthcare data mining using Machine learning Sep - Dec ‘16

Derived actionable insights on mental health patients using Python classification, aggregation and decision trees

Big Data analysis using Hadoop MapReduce, Python Spark Sep - Dec ‘16

Implemented Python Spark transformations to generate friend recommendations for over 15 million twitter users

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