BALAKRISHNAN VENKATESAN
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/balakrishnan-venkatesan • https://github.com/Balakrishnan-Venkatesan OBJECTIVE
To apply skills and experience as an Analyst to a full-time opportunity. EDUCATION
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ
Master of Science, Information Systems Expected- May 2019
Coursework- Data Analytics, Web Mining, Data Mining and Analysis, Project Management, Business Process Innovation, Enterprise Database Management, Systems Analysis and Design, Web Systems Development and User Experience Design.
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI, INDIA
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication August 2013- May 2017
Organized Project Expo 2017, Department of Electronics and Communication.
Received Certificate of Appreciation- Antenna Design Contest 2016. PROJECTS
Data Visualization
Built dashboards and stories of Forbes dataset using Tableau. Data Mining
Predicted customer churn from telco data using SAS JMP.
Compared efficiency of mining algorithms and analysed findings for student academic performance prediction using RapidMiner Studio.
Web Mining
Performed sentiment analysis on consumer reviews of amazon products.
Coded a web crawler using R.
Database
Created and executed queries, stored procedures for a Weather database and presented a front-end using geospatial data.
PHP
Developed a Tasks management website wherein a user can create an account, with the login credentials, create, update or delete tasks.
System Analysis and Design
Centralized Travel Management System- Collected, analyzed requirements and designed a website for a travel company.
UI/ UX
Designed a GUI for a student rating/ review mobile application using Axure RP. SKILLS
Data Analytics- Tableau, SAS JMP, Google Analytics, Rapid Miner
Languages- Python, R, PHP, C, C++ and HTML
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Access), Google Ads, Axure RP
Database- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, MySQL
ERP- SAP; E-commerce- Magento
EXPERIENCE
FOOTWEAR US, FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Data Analyst June- August 2018
Handled Data Preparation using MS Excel.
Performed Data Visualization using Tableau to effectively convey reports and analysis.
Analyzed Customer Behavior and Performance Metrics using Google Analytics.
Revamped company’s Google Ads’ strategy by coordinating with Google, Hyderabad. ETHNA ATTRIBUTES SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, CHENNAI, INDIA Data Analyst Intern January- July 2017
Presented seminars on Data Warehouse, Big Data and Machine Learning.
“Jazz Cinemas” project- Responsible for visualization of KPIs on Tableau after analysis to optimize sales of food and tickets.
Prepared the final report for “Airlines- Trends in seasonal delay” project.
Mastered Hadoop and Hive configurations for Ubuntu OS.