Objective

A position which will require me to leverage my technical and analytical skills to develop proprietary applications in improving business processes for an organization.

Profile

Charismatic and innovative problem solver who has excelled in creating efficiencies within large scale organizations. Passionate about collaborative work and have a keen attention to detail which allows me to meet deadlines on time, in budget, and within scope.

Experience

NOLA, Inc., New Orleans LA QuickBase Developer July 2020 – Present

Introduced client to QuickBase infrastructure by migrating manual business processes into multiple integrated applications.

Leading development of custom solution to create an automated inventory management system of educational software from purchase order to warehouse inventory allocation by utilizing QR code functionality within QuickBase.

Elevate Services, Los Angeles CA QuickBase Consultant March 2019 – Present

Advise CFO on data QuickBase data structure and alignment to strategize around efficient reporting practices.

Integrated multiple QuickBase applications with NetSuite, SalesForce, and Microsoft Exchange applications via Workato and QuickBase pipelines.

Utilized QuickBase API to automate business processes and refresh financial data within applications

Serve as QuickBase SME for all companywide technical specifications.

ADC Inc., Washington DC SME/Advisor July 2015 – November 2020

Advisor to Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Community Benefit team on Quickbase best practices and solutions

Developed Quickbase based Content Management System to incorporate data from SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and Excel into one platform to manage invoices, payments, vendor tracking, contributions, applications, hospitals, and regions

Created over 100+ custom reports based on client feedback to aid in executive decision making and internal tracking

Built custom real-time dashboards to track financial data for the current year versus previous year against national guidelines by utilizing SQL Server Integration Scripts and QuickBase Live Connection functionality

Hermes Law, Dallas TX Consultant July 2019 – July 2020

Served in a tech advisor role to facilitate creation of new law tech tool for the insurance industry.

Integrated multiple SQL Databases into live QuickBase feeds that reflect real time data

Created Hermes Law Tech MVP (minimally viable product) via a QuickBase backend and a custom CSS frontend UI; utilizing data inputs/outputs from 6 different external non QuickBase applications

Arizona Department of Administration, Phoenix AZ Developer April 2018 – October 2018

Developed off the shelf Quickbase application to track and manage government reporting requirements across 125 local agencies

Automated business processes across application roles, permissions, and access utilizing a combination of Quickbase webhooks, actions, automations, and custom scripting.

Created custom Quickbase dashboards utilizing Code Pages with built-in Javascript, API, JQuery and Tableau functionality.

Migrated a business process that was built in Excel into a self-sufficient Quickbase application with Tableau layering that increased timely submission and accurate reporting by ~82%.

Telecommunications Development Corporation, Washington DC Project Manager January 2012-September 2017

Product Manager / Developer for high-level DC Government contract where I facilitated hiring of employees / contractors and acted as a liaison between client business teams and contractor development teams to manage end to end project deliverables.

Led end to end migration, development, successful launch, and handoff of seven Quickbase applications with over 100 users each. Developed multiple tables, user roles, pages, dashboards, and notifications within each custom application

Enhanced Quickbase application functionality by constructing a method for “many to many” relationships and leveraging the “current user” role.

Utilized existing Quickbase applications to push data into Tableau for creation of expenditure projections and analytics to ensure alignment with current and future budget constraints.

Saved the agency an estimated $175,000 by automating business processes and team workflow tasks based on a Quickbase, Microsoft SharePoint, Tableau, and SQL Server infrastructure.

Migrated external party controlled financial reports into an internal platform by following SDLC methodology, custom SQL queries, Python, and a Ruby on Rails infrastructure.

Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX (Telecommute) BI Developer May 2013-September 2013

Developed off the shelf applications to assist Southwest Technology team in allocating contractor / employee resources to appropriate corporate projects.

Engineered and incorporated specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as Quickbase dashboards

Automated daily Quickbase imports from Tivoli, Excel and ETL Graphs into specific Quickbase applications utilizing SQL Server and SQL Server Integration Scripts (SSIS).

Aetea, Inc., Washington DC BI Developer March 2011-January 2012

Developed two Quickbase applications by migrating differentiating data from Oracle for the United States Federal Labor Relations Authority. Replicated all data relationships in Oracle within Quickbase by creating canned reports for tracking.

Improved business processes by developing a hybrid Quickbase and Exact Forms functionality for report creation, form entry, submission, and PDF delivery.

Developed a Quickbase application based on conversation, requirements gathering, and written data for the Alternate Dispute Resolutions team.

Washington DC Public Schools, Washington DC Business Analyst February 2009 – March 2011

Developed the Blackman-Jones v2 Intuit Quickbase application which increased DC Public School compliance levels from 42% to 90%, within one year, to meet court sanctioned Blackman-Jones Consent Decree guidelines.

Generated custom Quickbase reports detailing monthly fluctuations in DC Public Schools compliance levels for monthly working sessions with Chancellor Michelle Rhee and DCPS Executives on progress against Blackman-Jones Consent Decree.

Led requirements gathering efforts for a 5 member business analyst project team in developing system-wide user interface compositions, annotations and acceptance criteria for project development team utilization. Generated user cases / user stories for all client requirements.

Education

University of California, Irvine September 2002-June 2007

B.A., International Relations and Political Science, June 2007. 3.91 GPA

Georgetown University August 2011-May 2014

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) - May 2014.

Computer & Other Skills

Languages: English – fluent, Hindi – fluent, Gujarati – fluent, Spanish - intermediate

Project management, public speaking, team building, coordination, and strategic initiatives

Data driven decision making: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, STATA, SPSS, HLM, R, Tableau, Qlik

Extensive knowledge with MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MS SQL Server, MS SharePoint tools

Proficiency with Oracle, ColdFusion, Mongo

Expert knowledge working with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in an Agile and Waterflow methodologies

Advanced expertise with creating process flows, use cases, Unified Modeling Language, and user stories as part of analytical / technical requirements framework.

Quickbase Certification: App & Expert Builder

Tableau Certification: Desktop Qualified Associate

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