Business Analyst Power Bi

VARUN KUMAR REDDY PALVAI New Haven, CT

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Dedicated business analyst with a strong background in business and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project management across various industries. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and support strategic initiatives through effective communication and collaboration. Skilled in delivering insights that drive informed decision-making and improve overall project success. SKILLS

Area of Expertise: Business Analysis, Product Management, Power BI Data Visualization, Operations Management, Data Mining, Big Data, Process Improvement, Business needs Analysis, data-driven insights, SAS, Research, Statistics, Machine Learning Technical Proficiencies: SQL, R Programming, Python, MS-Excel, MySQL, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Power BI Report Server/Desktop, Atlassian Jira, MS PowerPoint, Microsoft word, Scrum, Agile Methodology, Microsoft Outlook, Power Query, Confluence. EDUCATION

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS DEC 2024

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, US

BACHELORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN FINANCE JUNE 2022 Osmania University, Hyderabad

EXPERIENCE

INTERN – BUSINESS ANALYST SPN elite soft solutions Roles and Responsibilities: Hyderabad, India

Dec 2021 – June 2022

Built strong relationships with key business stakeholders, leading to a 15% increase in satisfaction by proactively addressing their needs, challenges, and strategies.

Assisted in the collection, cleaning, and analysis of large datasets using SQL and Excel, resulting in improved data accuracy and integrity. Developed automated reports and data visualization dashboards to track key performance metrics and support decision-making processes.

Produced and maintained comprehensive project documentation, including business requirements and future state proposals, resulting in a 30% reduction in project turnaround time.

Developed and executed tailored project communication plans, facilitating effective updates and presentations that improved stakeholder engagement by 25%.

Analyzed complex data to recognize trends and extract insights, enabling informed decision-making that contributed to a 10% increase in strategic alignment across teams

SPN Elite Soft Technology

Hyderabad, India

Junior Business Analyst June 2022 – Aug 2023

Collaborated with key stakeholders to establish a clear vision and assess costs and benefits, ensuring successful implementation of initiatives that resulted in a 20% increase in project success rates.

Coordinated user acceptance testing with well-defined plans and strategies, ensuring solutions met business needs and improved future scalability by 20%.

Actively participated in agile team sprints and retrospectives, contributing to a 15% increase in team productivity by effectively managing competing priorities across multiple projects.

Led multiple complex projects, regularly monitoring milestones and addressing blockers, which resulted in a 20% improvement in project delivery timelines.

Assisted in building data solutions, including Master Data Management, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, and Data Integration. Carried out exploratory data analysis on customer sales data, uncovering trends that helped improve quarterly sales forecasting by 14%.

Identified and implemented strategies to increase user adoption and satisfaction, ultimately enhancing the customer experience by 10%.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Improve the predictive ability of the time series data Microsoft Excel, Power BI, R Programming

Collaborated with a cross-functional team to consolidate over 120 datasets and identified historical trends in passenger and bus numbers: projected future demands using Excel, Power BI, and R, achieving 93% accuracy.

Developed an ARIMA model incorporating factors like gas prices, temperatures, and events; accurately forecasted passenger numbers for the Port Authority of NY and NJ with a 93% accuracy rate. Connecticut Tax and Retail sales Analysis Descriptive analysis, Power BI, SQL, R Programming

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