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Binaya Adhikari

Summary

Highly analytical and results-oriented Data Science Analyst with over 5 years of experience in interpreting and analyzing data to drive business solutions. Demonstrated ability to provide insights, analytics, and business intelligence crucial for informed decision-making. Seeking an opportunity to continue driving business effectiveness by leveraging my expertise in providing data-driven recommendations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Data Analyst

Apple
05.2022 - Current
  • Involved with writing complex SQL queries and joins, SQL Views, window functions; fixed bugs and enhanced dashboard aesthetics
  • Transformed risk assessment and security scoring with robust statistical methods, leading to accurate risk evaluation. Saved $24 million in guarding costs on one fiscal year.
  • Designed and implemented analytics and store report card in Tableau to support key decisions on store health, guarding optimization, and operational performance
  • Analyzed, implemented, and tracked the risk prevention policies and mitigation strategies, maintaining Fraud Loss at 12 BPS (less than industry standard) YoY for the past 2 years

Data Analyst

Thomson Reuters
03.2021 - 04.2022
  • Leveraged health insurance claims history for anomaly detection using isolation forest and rule based techniques, contributing to a 12% reduction in fraudulent claims
  • Managed and transformed denied claims, claims, and data from providers, enhancing ETL processes for streamlined claims management
  • Implemented A/B testing and clustering for Medicaid claims, reducing fraud and annual losses by 16% and $220k
  • Crafted user stories complete with acceptance criteria within Jira, and ensured the upkeep of use cases, along with documentation for both APIs and AI

Data Analyst Specialist

Clarkston Consulting
03.2019 - 02.2021
  • Utilized heat maps/correlation matrix to visualize location vs water usage correlations and forecasted peak-hour demand, achieving a 15% increase in operational efficiency
  • Employed multivariate analysis, A/B testing, and time series forecasting techniques specific to IRWD, predicting surges in water orders and reducing customer wait times by 10 minutes
  • Developed interactive dashboards and generated ad hoc reports for senior management to measure KPIs for reporting, increasing business output by 15%
  • Slashed turnaround time by 60% by automating data quality checks, reducing errors by 15% and enhancing overall data reliability

Education

Master of Science - Data Science

California State University - East Bay, Hayward, CA
12-2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

California State University - Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA
05-2020

Skills

  • Advanced Excel
  • Regression/Clustering/Classification
  • Risk/Threat Assessment
  • BI dashboards
  • SQL expert
  • Source and Version Control: Git, Github
  • Python
  • SAS/JMP
  • MS SQL Server/ Snowflake
  • ETL/ VS Code
  • Hadoop/Hive
  • R/R Shiny

Timeline

Sr. Data Analyst - Apple
05.2022 - Current
Data Analyst - Thomson Reuters
03.2021 - 04.2022
Data Analyst Specialist - Clarkston Consulting
03.2019 - 02.2021
California State University - East Bay - Master of Science, Data Science
California State University - Monterey Bay - Bachelor of Science, Computer And Information Sciences
Binaya Adhikari