NANDA V NATHAN
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Objective: Explore “Big Data” opportunities in the financial, medical, retail
Space - Data Science, Analytical Insights using Statistics and
Data Visualization
Dec 2013- Present: Strong understanding and implementation of Google Analytics
incorporating Tableau visualization with Google Analytics. Experience
with tracking real time user metrics from Google analytics used for
leveraging for sales of technical products. Learning Various “Big Data”
solution scenarios as a part of course work using Cloudera. Solid
understanding of “Big Data” concepts and
execution using of Big-Data Concepts using Hadoop
Framework including Pig, Hive and Sqoop using “R” Studio for
Visualization. Additional experience with Data visualization using
Tableau as part of Big Data Coursework. Also used Tibco “Spotfire”
for some sample visualization tests. Capable of setting up Hadoop
and configuring options for a data cluster with a little help. Data
cleaning experience with Data Wrangler (now Trifecta). Excellent
visualization skills using Excel and other Apple Tools for use in
corporate presentations and use with Clients.
Computer Skills: Unix, C, Cloudera VM platform, Digital data control and
acquisition using microcontrollers, C#, Python, Java.
“Big Data” Skills: Cloudera Hadoop Framework including Pig, Hive R-Studio, Java
scripting using Eclipse, Terminal, Data cleaning, Tibco Spotfire,
Tableau, MS Excel, Plotly
“Big-Data” Education: MIT Ed-X, Tackling Challenges of Big Data, Online
Classes on Pig, and other programming constructs self taught.
Education Level: ‘92-’96 - Ph.D (Oklahoma State University) Mechanical Engineering
‘89-’91 - MSME (Oklahoma State University) Mechanical Engineering
‘85-’89 - BE (Hons) - BITS India
’97 - Certificate of Project Management - Harvard Extension
2014 - Ed-X Certification (current) - MIT
Work Experience All of these experiences involved Data Collection and Processing.
Feb 2007 - Nov 2014: Nova-Write Inc: 45 Gigante Drive, Hampstead, NH
Entrepreneur and General Manager
Provided leadership leading to successful packaging for sale of Fiber
laser company Nova-Write Inc. This opportunity involved a lot of data
processing on real time data of photodiodes at high speeds and
visualizing the data for appropriate action. MS Excel provided
most of the data visualization capabilities. Additional Statistical
software was used for determining statistical basis of quality control
during the process.
April 2002 - Feb 2007: Luminit Inc. 1850 W 205th Street Torrance, CA 90501
Senior Process Engineer and Team Leader focused on
developing micro-optical devices. Responsible for process
data collection and visualization of real time data streams of physical
and chemical properties from numerous sensors and use of SCADA
visualizaton software. The data was collected and visualized using
excel spread sheets. Real time Statistical Analysis of the data was
performed to provide inputs on process conditions and change the
variables using software control
April 2000 - Feb 2002: Presstek Inc. 55 Executive Drive, Hudson, NH
Senior Process Engineer working on printing plate
development and optimizing process on vacuum metalizing
equipment. A lot of the data and visualizing was done using MS Excel.
May 1996 - March 2000: Polaroid Inc (Defunct) - Main St. Waltham, MA
Senior Process Engineer working on photographic film
development and optimizing process on polymer coating
lines. Data visualizing using MS Excel, Minitab (Statistical Analysis
Package) and used for internal process improvement.