KRUTHIKA GOPINATH

520-***-**** ac3a2x@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/kruthikagopinath

SUMMARY

- An aspiring Data Analyst/Data Engineer pursuing Masters in MIS at the University of Arizona and graduating in December 2017

- 3+ years experienced tech professional with expertise in data analytics, data quality analysis, BI and data visualization techniques

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS) Expected - Dec 2017

Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, USA GPA: 3.58/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science Sep 2010 - May 2014

SJCE Mysore, India GPA: 3.76/4.0

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: RStudio, Hadoop, MapReduce, EC2, SQL Developer, Toad Developer, Tableau, SPSS, Jupyter Notebook, Adobe Analytics

Programming Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, R, Python (pandas, numpy), Core Java

Certification: “Tomorrow’s Leaders Equipped for Diversity” awarded by the University of Arizona

WORK EXPERIENCE

Data Analyst Intern Nationwide Insurance May 2017 - Aug 2017

Worked with management to prioritize information and business needs for the enhancement of claim processing application

Performed analysis on brokerage scorecards and wrote complex SQL queries to accelerate the development of ETL test jobs

Analyzed huge policy data files and mapping documents for the execution of ETL jobs of Underwriting applications

Built insightful dashboards and proposed viable solutions for streamlining the work intake process for several agile teams

Applied data analysis skills to automate IBM RTC quality checks and saved critical administration time for scrum master

Received excellent feedback from the ETL team for my attitude towards work and enthusiasm to learn

Data Analyst American International Group (AIG) Inc. June 2014 - June 2016

Preprocessed high volume records of various insurance databases and performed data profiling as per business rules

Obtained statistical inferences and tested alignment of data to four dimensions - completeness, conformity, validity and accuracy

Built complex SQL queries to identify records not complying to business specifications using IBM Information Analyzer

Collaborated with cross-functional teams and implemented real-time analytic capabilities by using dashboards

Located new process improvement opportunities and achieved significant reduction in execution time of jobs by utilizing macros

Delivered key insights on records violating conformance thresholds by analyzing KPIs and prepared data quality reports

Corrected code problems and recommended measures which ensured data integrity and led to higher insurance sales

Received the ‘Star Award’ for performing the data assessment and analysis of 8+ insurance business models

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Data Analyst Satisfaction Survey, Client: Argonne National Laboratory, IL Tools: RStudio, Python NLTK, Tableau

Identified various metrics and performed data analytics on the 2016 Argonne Labs User Survey to track user participation

Conducted exploratory data analysis and applied statistical analysis techniques on user feedback gleaned from the survey

Performed sentiment analysis using Natural Language Processing(NLP) methods and analyzed the satisfaction level of users

Employed visualization best practices and created interactive dashboards and reports with strong focus on delivering insights

Data Analyst Predicting real-estate prices in UK, Data Mining Tools: Excel, RStudio

Acquired real-estate pricing data and accidents data containing over 1M records from UK-based websites using APIs

Aggregated the data over the four regions of UK and performed preprocessing through R and SQL

Applied predictive modeling techniques and predicted the relationship between price of properties and occurrence of accidents

Designed a web interface using R Shiny which displayed whether the properties were low-priced/high-priced with 73% accuracy

BI Analyst Effects of Terrorism, BI and Analytics Tools: Excel, RStudio, Tableau

Gathered data of global terrorist attacks from the terrorism database spanning over five decades from Kaggle

Performed intensive preprocessing using R and created multiple dashboards and forecasted attack trends

Evaluated areas affected badly by terrorism and generated reports highlighting the remediation measures taken up

Database Developer Enterprise Data Management, Client: UIM Aviation, AZ Tools: Excel, MS Visio, MySQL

Defined an Entity-Relationship model by gathering requirements from client and built tables normalized upto 4NF

Developed a robust relational database for the management of large datasets dealing with aviation enterprise data

Implemented server side application along with optimized SQL queries, triggers and procedures for faster data retrieval

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Led a team of four and ensured the on-time and successful delivery of the AIG Travel Guard project

Coordinated the onboarding of new hires and imparted technical training on data quality processes

Chosen as ‘Knowledge Ambassador’ and was part of the Knowledge Management Group at AIG

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Recipient of the MIS Department Travel Award to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration 2017 - Women in Computing

Participated in the Adobe Analytics Challenge 2017 in partnership with MGM Resorts to solve an analytics-focused business case

Volunteered for the Easter Seals Blake Foundation, Tucson and assisted cerebral palsy afflicted patients

Accomplished Indian classical singer and performed in many music concerts

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