Senior BI & Analytics Leader with DoD Secret Clearance

Singaram Thyagarajan

**********@*****.*** 703-***-**** US Citizen with Active DOD Secret Clearance

Professional Summary

Results-driven Senior Business Intelligence and Analytics Consultant with 15+ years of progressive experience leading enterprise data analytics, BI modernization, and data-driven strategy across federal, healthcare, and commercial sectors. Skilled in architecting and delivering end-to-end analytics solutions that transform raw data into actionable insights, enhance operational efficiency, and improve population health outcomes. Adept at collaborating in Agile and DevOps environments, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering high-impact analytics solutions using SAP BusinessObjects, Tableau, Power BI, and advanced SQL. Recognized for driving continuous improvement, ensuring data quality, and translating business needs into measurable results.

Core Competencies

Analytics & BI Tools: SAP BusinessObjects (Web Intelligence, IDT, Lumira, Analytics Cloud), Tableau, Power BI (Power Query, DAX), Crystal Reports, Qlik Sense, R, Python

Data Management & ETL: SAP Data Services, Informatica, Alteryx, Erwin, Information Steward, Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data analysis)

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, SAP BW, Teradata, Redshift, Databricks

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile/Scrum, Data Governance, Data Modeling (Kimball/Inmon), Cloud Migration

Reporting & Visualization: Interactive dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, predictive modeling, population health analytics

Tools & Platforms: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Splunk, Toad, SQL Developer

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, JavaScript, HTML, .NET, Scala/Spark SQL

Certifications & Clearance

Active DOD Secret Clearance

Certified in SQL/PLSQL

Pursuing Tableau and Power BI Certifications

Education

Master of Science – Management Information Systems

Bowie State University, Maryland

Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance

University of Montevallo, Alabama

Professional Experience

Significance Inc

Senior Business Intelligence SME – Department of Navy Oct 2023 – Oct 2025

Led BI modernization for the Navy’s NAVSUP ERP program, creating scalable analytics solutions using SAP BusinessObjects 4.3, Databricks Datawarehouse, using Scala/Spark SQL scripting

Provided support and maintenance for existing Webi reports, dashboards and Universe (Information Design Tool)

Created and maintained documentation to support these reports and Universe.

Unit, Integration testing and training end users to use the reports were part of this development effort.

Migrated SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 4.3, using Promotion Management Wizard for seamless cross-environment transition.

Transformed legacy Qlik Sense dashboards into Tableau, enhancing data visualization and executive reporting.

Streamlined data modeling using Erwin and DataServices, improving ETL efficiency by 25%.

Authored technical documentation, including functional specifications, training guides, and testing scripts.

Collaborated within Agile sprints using DevOps and Scrum for backlog refinement, testing, and release management.

Niksoft Systems Corporation

Business Intelligence Developer / SME – Defense Health Agency Apr 2021 – Sep 2023

Modernized DoD’s Healthcare Spectacle Request Transmission System, converting legacy SSRS reports into SAP BusinessObjects 4.3.

Developed robust Web Intelligence (Webi) reports and universes to streamline clinical and operational analytics for healthcare logistics.

Integrated .NET SDK (API) with Webi to enable automated multi-format report rendering (PDF, Excel, XML).

Engineered interactive Power BI dashboards to deliver real-time operational insights to senior management.

These dashboards were designed and developed using extensive Power Query and DAX with a combination of Excel Pivot tables.

Partnered with healthcare stakeholders to improve data transparency, performance tracking, and health metrics delivery.

Capricorn Systems Inc

Business Intelligence Consultant – National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Apr 2019 – Mar 2021

Directed analytics and reporting for nationwide employee benefits (medical, dental, pension, and 401K) across 3,000+ cooperatives.

Designed, built, and maintained Information Design Tool (IDT) universes in SAP BusinessObjects 4.2; converted legacy BRIO reports into Web Intelligence.

Administered SAP BusinessObjects platform (Dev/Test/Prod), managing user security, upgrades, and uptime (>99% stability).

Developed Alteryx ETL workflows to automate data loading from Workday and SQL Server to centralized Data Warehouse.

Introduced Power BI dashboards, increasing self-service analytics adoption and executive visibility.

Along with the onsite team guided and managed an offshore team in development efforts.

Accenture

BI Architect – US Marshals Service (USMS) May 2016 – Mar 2019

Architected analytics modernization for the Justice Data Information System (JDIS) using SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 and AWS Cloud.

Implemented robust security, user access models, and change management processes across development and production environments.

Created Tableau performance dashboards for finance, HR, supply chain, and operations to enhance decision-making efficiency.

Collaborated with Oracle DBAs for database optimization and ETL performance tuning using SAP Data Services.

Led BI migration efforts and improved reporting latency by 30% through data model optimization.

Earlier Experience

AINS Inc – US AID Business Objects Administrator/Developer (2014 – 2016)

Supported system upgrades, BI environment maintenance, and report automation using SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 and Crystal Reports.

Pioneered conversion from Crystal Reports to Web Intelligence, enabling self-service analytics across mission programs.

Configured Audit Universe to monitor system usage and report performance for 400+ reports.

Project Performance Corporation – US Marshals Senior Business Objects Developer (2012 – 2014)

Developed data marts, ETL processes, and analytical dashboards; implemented BusinessObjects upgrades and security protocols.

WR Systems – US Department of State Senior BI Developer (2009 – 2012)

Designed and delivered interactive dashboards using BusinessObjects XIR3 and Xcelsius, driving performance tracking improvements.

Created high-visibility reports and implemented OpenDocument integrations across enterprise BI systems.

Key Achievements

Directed multiple federal and healthcare analytics modernization initiatives, integrating modern BI tools with legacy systems.

Spearheaded migration to SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 across multiple agencies with zero downtime.

Delivered Tableau and Power BI dashboards adopted by executive leadership for strategic decisions.

Improved ETL performance and data modeling efficiency through advanced automation and optimization strategies.

Recognized for outstanding client collaboration, cross-functional leadership, and technical excellence in analytics transformation.

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