Data Analyst Retail
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CONTACT
************.******@*****.***
Emeryville CA
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Technology,
West Bengal University Of Technology
Kolkata, India
AWARDS & RECOGNTIONS
Finalist in “Women in Tech Awards” across UK on “Outstanding Transformation of The Year” Category (2023)
Delivery Champion Of The Year (2023, 2022, 2021)
Performance Improvement Award (2020)
Star Of The Quarter (2016, 2018, 2020, 2024)
Best Team Award (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
On The Spot Team Awards (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
Tableau Desktop Certified Associate
SUMMARY
Seasoned Data Analyst with over 12 years of experience across Retail, Energy, International, Finance, Clothing & Home, Foods and Customer domains. Extensive background in roles including Technical Lead, Team Lead, Lead Designer, Lead Developer, with proven expertise in leading big teams on Development, automation, vendor management and IT Migration projects. Possess a strong proficiency in Data Analytics, Data Modeling, creating prototypes for large analytical solutions, implementing dash boarding, data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI, SAP BO, TIBCO Spotfire, Microsoft Azure and Synapse. Experience in working on complex projects by helping customers find their way to the best solution and deliver amazing user experiences through their digital transformation journey. Proven expertise on delivering new analytics initiatives to help customer finalizing on proper reporting tools, important business reporting and moving to Cloud architecture. Spearheaded data strategy initiatives, aligning data efforts with organizational goals and ensuring optimal data utilization. Dedicated to driving data-driven decision-making and optimizing business processes.
CORE SKILLS
Data Analytics
Data Modeling
Business Analysis
Automating Change and Vendor Management processes
Team Managing and Team Leading
IT Prototype building
DevOps Implementation
Data Security
KPI Finalization
User Training
Security Implementation
EXPERIENCE
Career Development Emeryville, United States
05/2024 - Present
Focused on obtaining permanent residency while staying engaged in professional development through Microsoft courses.
Upskilling on AI to maintain industry relevance and grow professional skills.
Technical Lead / Lead Data Analyst
Marks & Spencer - TCS London, United Kingdom
04/2021 – 04/2024
Led and managed end-to-end data analytics projects in the Clothing & Home, Foods, International, Vendor Management, Inventory Management and Finance portfolios.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver data solutions, driving collaborative success.
Design, develop and maintain weekly and monthly vendor/contractor KPI metrics and dashboards.
Created dashboards to enable proactive management of assets, outages, and customer satisfaction levels.
Lead of the Power BI cloud transition team in
Organization.
Implemented key data modelling strategies.
Automated the IT Change Management and Vendor Management System.
Excelled in leading multiple key deliveries in Microsoft Power BI and SAP Business Objects to business.
Redefining reporting and dashboard from SAP Business Objects to Microsoft Power BI and vice versa.
Defining best practices for all analytical developments using Power BI and Synapse.
Provided mentorship and guidance to junior analysts and developers.
Cost-saving projects (~$200,000/year)
Delivered training sessions to end-users on data tools and best practices.
Directed data migration and integration initiatives utilizing Synapse, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
Team Lead / Senior Data Analyst
Marks & Spencer - TCS Kolkata, India
12/2017 - 03/2021
Conducted data analysis, trend analysis, and predictive analytics to identify business opportunities.
Analyzed large datasets to generate actionable insights for the Foods, Vendor, Energy, International and Finance sectors.
Worked closely with stakeholders to define key performance indicators and reporting requirements.
Designed and optimized processes to enhance data flows and ensure data quality.
Implemented DevOps Model for the Analytics deliveries.
Managing migration of reports from TIBCO Spotfire to Power BI end to end across all business domains.
Defining best practices for connecting PBI and Cloud data sources.
Implemented Governance for Power BI reporting
Lead Designer
Marks & Spencer - TCS London, United Kingdom
10/2016 - 11/2017
Delivered reporting projects up to £2m for International, Customer and Foods’ Vendor portfolios.
Developed and maintained technical documentation, including data dictionaries, process workflows, and user manuals.
Migration of Spotfire and SAP BO reports from Oracle to On Premise Big Data.
Implemented the solution for connectivity of SAP Business Objects with Big Data.
Delivered training sessions to end-users on the new tools and defining the best practices.
Minimizing tech debt by merging multiple models to one single model across Supply Chain portfolio, resulting in reduction of ~60,000 reports.
Lead Designer
Marks & Spencer - TCS Kolkata, India
09/2014 - 09/2016
Designed interactive dashboards and reports.
Created and implemented data visualization solutions that supported business intelligence efforts and facilitated data-driven decision-making.
Worked with the Program Managers and Business Analysts to develop high level project schedule resource plans, estimations for implementation projects.
Adopted agile way of working using Scrum and Kanban framework.
Worked on implementing the first data model for Finance portfolio.
Lead Developer
Affinity Water - TCS Kolkata, India
03/2012 - 08/2014
Delivered key reporting on SAP Business Objects.
Created tailored dashboards for quick access to KPI-s such as energy efficiency, compliance etc.
Created multiple universes using Information Design Tool.
Worked on implementing Row and column level security in BO universes.
Created OLAP universes on top of BeX queries and created WEBI reports.
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URVIJA ROY CHOWDHURY
MM US Permanent Resident (California)
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