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Bindhu Balan

Summary

Detail-oriented and analytical Business Data/Reporting Designer with extensive experience in business and data analysis. Proficient in crafting SQL queries and delivering impactful business intelligence reports using advanced visualization tools such as Tableau, SSRS, and Alteryx. Possesses expertise in gathering information. Documenting processes, and ensuring the accuracy of final deliverables. Committed to leveraging analytical skills to identify business needs and develop data-driven solutions that foster organizational growth. Ready to contribute to a dynamic team in a challenging role that values innovative problem-solving and strategic insights.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Analyst / Data Designer

Heitmeyer Consulting -TD Bank
04.2023 - Current
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications and Document data requirements, including source system analysis and source to target
  • Need to gather and record Technical Metadata, Source, Profile, Scheduling, Ingestion type, file details for IDC required by the Ingestion.
  • Document detailed operational data needed for the ingestion of data into Akora in the Cloud.
  • Work closely with development teams to ensure the accurate and efficient implementation of ingestion into Cloud Azure.
  • Implementing data validation rules.
  • Execute SQL queries to extract and compare datasets, identifying discrepancies, gaps, and data quality issues from SQL server, Azure data bricks .
  • Communicating necessary changes and development to stakeholders in meetings.
  • Worked as a part of scrum team, in an agile methodology with sprint cycles, daily stand ups and story implementation and support teams.
  • Conduct review of the IDC, ETL mapping documents.
  • Work with stakeholders to gain different levels of approval for the technical documents.
  • Responsible for creating tickets, approval to publish the data in prod environment.
  • Worked for designing and developing data workflows using Alteryx .
  • Data preparation with SQL Scripting and scheduling monthly data run in Alteryx.
  • Support the end-to-end integration testing by comparing the data in the reports with the source system to find out the mismatches; and find its root cause.
  • Provided Demo / walkthrough of the business/technical document to stakeholder and technical team.
  • Given required support to QA team.

Business Data Analyst

TEKsystems -Bank of America
06.2020 - 04.2023
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their data visualization needs and business requirements and translate them into effective dashboards and reports.
  • Perform Data Analysis and develop Visualizations using Tableau, SQL, and Excel.
  • Manage workbook and data refresh schedules to ensure data is updated and relevant for stakeholders.
  • Cleanse and prepare data for analysis and reporting to ensure data accuracy and integrity, and relevance.
  • Partner with Product Owners and Development Team to understand the changes and define the scope of UAT .
  • Supported and lead user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure solutions meet business expectations.
  • Preparing/Review of Test Data required for Migration testing.
  • Performed Data Analysis to determine data quality issues.
  • Identifies, analyzes and interprets trends or patterns in data sets.
  • Filters and corrects data by reviewing reports and update code problems.
  • Perform data analysis by querying relational databases using SQL and Microsoft Excel.

Analytics & Reporting Data Analyst

Experis - Tiaa
05.2018 - 03.2020

· Analyze client's business requirements and processes through document analysis and interviews. ·

· Translate stakeholder requirements into different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, user cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.

· Developed SQL code for repeatable data retrievals to update data ·

· Developed retail financial dashboards using Tableau on Teradata data source. ·

· Troubleshoot ongoing Tableau reporting issues. ·

· Created Automated tableau alerts when the reports breached certain limit.

· Prepared analysis and presentation of periodic performance management results

· Performed ad hoc analysis, participate in cross functional special projects. ·

· Identify and reconcile errors in client data to ensure accurate business requirements.

· Scheduled extract refresh for weekly and monthly reports. ·

· Developed retirement reports in Sisense and worked on converting certain tableau reports into Sisense environment.

· Performing Data analysis, Data verification, data mismatch using SQL query and compare with various source and Provide strategic Solutions to Business Users.

Analyst

Netrocon Systems - American Tires Distribution
08.2017 - 02.2018
  • Responsible for overseeing and managing backlog of new requests helping business to prioritize and define items.
  • Manage a large backlog of items for relevance, priority, and business value leveraging a Jira repository .
  • Manage planning for release content and timing as well as managing and identifying project risks and issues .
  • Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis .
  • Maintained/modified internal SSRS Reports and ad-hoc SQL scripts.
  • Worked with end users to ensure the accuracy of the reports and timelines for scheduled reports releases.
  • Work with data sourcing to source and validate data completeness from acquisition to report delivery.
  • Work with Stakeholders during UAT to ensure reports meet requirements and ensure all deliveries are signed-off

Data Analyst Consultant

TEKsystems - Bank of America
04.2016 - 08.2017
  • Prepared FRD, BRD based on a request from users.
  • Analyzed data if a user reports any issue. Verification of data granularity.
  • Interacted with the client/ business analyst to understand the requirements.
  • Working with ETL team/ data source team(Genesis) and users to complete the requirement.
  • Optimized long running stored procedures & queries for effective data retrieval.
  • Produced reports to retrieve data using stored procedures that accept parameters.
  • Developed PL sql Stored Procedures and views to generate various Drill-through reports, parameterized report

Sr Consultant

Capgemini -Nomura Technologies
09.2013 - 06.2015
  • Create BI Tableau report mockups based on requirements and coordinate with technical team to finalize designs.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure alignment in business needs, timelines and department standards.
  • Maintain and enhance existing BI dashboards to ensure continued relevance and accuracy.
  • Document, present, and recommend solutions for handling data anomalies and issues.
  • Create test plans and scenarios and conduct testing to ensure quality and requirements traceability to final deliverable
  • Create and maintain design documentation, metadata dictionaries, and report definitions including visual representations of workflows, procedures, and processes

OBI Analyst

New Breed Logistics
10.2010 - 11.2012
  • Responsible for Database validation processes for every data load and verified the dashboard data with Source data on every month.
  • Verifying the record in backend matches between source and target table and verifying the new dashboard functionality in backend through SQL.
  • Verified the accuracy of the column-to-column transport of the data between the source and target testing with appropriate dimensional filters on the metrics and the formula used to compute those metrics.
  • Develop, and maintain Oracle PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, triggers, and views.
  • Scheduling and updating daily automation script run along with testing new enhancements by using QTP and analyzed results.

Consultant

Signature Consultants -Bank of America
08.2009 - 10.2010
  • Develop, design, and maintain interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations using MicroStrategy tools
  • Collaborate with business and end-users to gather and prioritize data requirements
  • Write and optimize SQL queries for data extraction and analysis.
  • Troubleshoot issues, including writing and executing SQL queries

Software Engineering Intern

Anna University
08.2004 - 02.2007
  • Participated in structured code reviews/walkthrough.
  • Created reports using Oracle Report builder and integrated them to existing Oracle Forms application.
  • Performed modifications to PL/SQL packages to remove any Forms specific references.
  • Worked on Toad , SQL Developer for querying .

Education

Masters - information technology

Madras University
04-2004

Bachelor's - Physics

Madras University
India
04-2002

Skills

  • Requirements analysis and Documentation
  • Data visualization proficiency
  • Proficient in Agile methodologies
  • SQL proficiency
  • Experience in conducting user acceptance testing
  • Tableau data visualization
  • SQL Server Reporting Services
  • SQL Server Management
  • Data relationship mapping
  • Data quality assurance

Certification

Oracle Certified Associate -Pl SQL

Timeline

Data Analyst / Data Designer

Heitmeyer Consulting -TD Bank
04.2023 - Current

Business Data Analyst

TEKsystems -Bank of America
06.2020 - 04.2023

Analytics & Reporting Data Analyst

Experis - Tiaa
05.2018 - 03.2020

Analyst

Netrocon Systems - American Tires Distribution
08.2017 - 02.2018

Data Analyst Consultant

TEKsystems - Bank of America
04.2016 - 08.2017

Sr Consultant

Capgemini -Nomura Technologies
09.2013 - 06.2015

OBI Analyst

New Breed Logistics
10.2010 - 11.2012

Consultant

Signature Consultants -Bank of America
08.2009 - 10.2010

Software Engineering Intern

Anna University
08.2004 - 02.2007

Masters - information technology

Madras University

Bachelor's - Physics

Madras University