DHANANJAY GAONKAR

Harrison, New Jersey +1-862-***-**** ad06jp@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/dhananjay-gaonkar-b52a4814b/ EDUCATION :

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Present Master of Information Technology & Data Analytics

University of Mumbai Graduated

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication SKILLS :

Programming Languages & Tools

Python, R, Java, C, C++, JavaScript, HTML, MongoDB, Git, Hive, Hadoop, Unix shell scripting, SQL, MySQL, PL SQL, MS Access, MS Excel, R studio,, Juypter, AWS, Tableau, PowerBI, Informatica Leadership experience

E-board member of student committee, Teaching Assistant, Social worker for National Service Scheme PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey Jan 2023 - Present Teaching Assistant & Career Peer

● Managed administrative tasks for 332 students, including data entry, record organization, & marks coordination. Utilized Excel power pivots, VBA for precise data analysis, optimizing efficiency in maintaining student records.

● Collaborated with the instructor to align assessments with learning objectives, developing grading criteria & rubrics DGMarket India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 Python Developer

● Achieved a 75% reduction in manual effort by quantifying outcomes and generating daily real-time reports

● Automated data scraping using Python, PySpark and Selenium for extracting pertinent information from diverse websites

● Applied NLP, ML, & Pandas techniques to analyze scraped data and construct coherent business intelligence models

● Supervised testing and enhancement of Python scripts to optimize data scraping procedures; collaborated with a team of six to manage GitHub repositories and analyzed customer behavior Infosys Ltd, Mumbai, India Dec 2019 - Oct 2021

System Data Engineer

● Implemented data quality checks, reducing data inconsistencies by 20% and enhancing overall data integrity

● Proficiently employed SQL to create & execute intricate queries, ensuring rigorous database testing & data validation

● Automated and crafted test scripts using Python and SQL, improving software testing and validation for comprehensive quality assurance while effectively communicating with stakeholders within the Agile and SDLC frameworks

● Executed ETL processes using Informatica, thoroughly testing data integration & transformation procedures for reliable outcomes for CitiBank

Reliance Industry Limited, Mumbai, India Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 Data Analytics Intern

● Improved meter data analysis by 75-90% through development using Spark MLib, Microsoft Office tools such as Excel pivots

● Performed data cleansing and normalization to ensure accuracy and consistency of data and providing support to senior managers in various tasks

ACADEMIC PROJECTS :

HR Data analysis using the data set Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

● Individually performed data analysis and visualization using Python, Power Bi and data analytics tools, leveraging exploratory data analysis (EDA) to unveil patterns in employee demographics leading to a 20% enhancement decision-making

● Applied machine learning algorithms to develop predictive models for HR data. Employed Python and other tools to analyze KPIs influencing employee performance, attrition, and engagement, informing data-driven HR strategies Twitter Fake News Detection Jan 2023 - May 2023

● Detected fake news by implementing Python NLP, TensorFlow and PyTorch techniques in collaboration with 3 members

● Analyzed text, identified patterns, and employed sentiment analysis and topic modeling to improve accuracy to 90% Social Media User Analysis Nov 2023 - Dec 2022

● Utilized Python, Spark MLib and data science techniques to clean and manage complex datasets, achieving a 95% success rate. Designed interactive Tableau dashboards for impactful data visualization, KPIs in a team of 4

● Conducted thorough analysis of the dataset, utilizing machine learning methods like SVM, clustering and classification to derive insights into user behavior patterns, engagement, and demographics. This facilitated the development of precise outreach strategies data manipulationexperience building insightful reports and/or visualizations as well as analytical outputsmaintaining the integrity of the data throughout an analysis Familiarity with Sigma or a similar tool for data exploration and visualization Conceptually familiar with data modeling and big data environmentsjoining tables slicing data Interpret CTEs, aggregation BI tools