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Rakshitha Nirmala

Business Analyst
Dallas,Texas

Summary

Business Analyst with close to 4 years of experience at Amazon, specialized in enhancing operational efficiency and business processes through in-depth data analysis and strategic implementations. Proficient in using advanced analytics tools such as Tableau, Python, R to drive significant improvements in audit efficiency and error reduction. Demonstrates strong capabilities in process optimization, leveraging skills in Sentiment, Predictive, Regression, Pareto, SWOT, and operational excellence to deliver actionable insights that propel business growth. Below are the key skills, tools, frameworks that I have cultivated and consistently apply in my daily work to drive better results and outcomes

  • Technical: SQL, Python, R, VBA, AWS, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Requirement Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Regression, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Analysis, Process Flow Optimization.
  • Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Amazon Quicksight, Advanced Excel, Asana, JIRA, MS Project, MS Office, ETL tools.
  • Business Frameworks: Agile and Scrum Methodologies, Six Sigma, Lean Principles, Value stream mapping, Process Mapping, Process Optimization, DMAIC, 5 Why, SWOT, Fishbone, Pareto, RACI
  • Professional Skills: Project Management, Operational Excellence, Insight Generation, Requirement Gathering, Stakeholder Management, Data Management, Risk Management.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Education

Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) -

University of Massachusetts
Boston, USA
09.2022 - 05.2024

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -

MLR Institute of Technology
Hyderabad, India
06.2013 - 05.2017

Work History

Catalog Specialist

Amazon.com, Inc
6 2020 - 6 2021

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Performed data analysis to streamline audit processes and reduce downstream errors, thereby helped improve audit efficiency from 25% to ~65% and saved ~15 man-days/Week.
  • Implemented statistical analysis using hypothesis testing techniques, utilizing advanced excel functions including Vlookup, Pivot tables, Conditional formatting, slicers, Graphs & Charts to eliminate upstream defects by ~40%.
  • Analyzed process trends by developing data visualization tools using Amazon Quicksight and curated 3 operational reports to streamline the process of reporting metrics to stakeholders and save ~26 man-hours.
  • Envisioned excel based automation to reduce audit defects by auto populating audit information using related drop downs and named ranges functions in excel, thereby improved audit accuracy by ~5%.

Awards:

  • Spot Award: Received for contributing to team by performing deep dives, developing quick sight dashboards and data analysis to reduce manual intervention for populating Key Process Indicators (KPIs).

Quality Specialist

Amazon.com, Inc
10.2018 - 06.2020

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Developed audit procedure for new process, which involves creation of 3D data models in excel using geographical codes and contributed to overall efficiency improvement in identifying Delivery Partner (DP) whereabouts.
  • Investigated quality issues, deviations, customer complaints and categorized audit errors into 24 reason codes to provide targeted feedback to auditors as per DMAIC principles and ensured service delivery.
  • Updated and maintained SOPs to address the gaps within the processes, provided guidance to the team for driving audit performance to meet operational, business goals, initiatives and timelines.
  • Determined customer eligibility requirements, identified gaps in validating licenses and suggested changes to improve audit efficiency.
  • Trained 6 team members on quality procedures and shared best practices to maintain quality standards.

Awards:

  • Above and Beyond Call of Duty Award: Received for working beyond expected core deliverables and performing a marketplace level analysis to identify trends within the process to reduce defects.

Quality Associate

Amazon.com, Inc
09.2017 - 10.2018

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Generated actionable insights to reduce overall processing defects within the delivery process by determining the world wide acceptance and rejection rates across different marketplaces, thereby enhanced process efficiency by more than 15%.
  • Created, maintained documentation related to quality procedures and provided training to employees on quality management tools to maintain quality standards within the team.
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams to communicate audit findings and recommendations from the quality audits.
  • Liaised with Business Analysts to develop, optimize SQL queries for extracting audit data from database as part of requirement gathering to perform root cause analysis.

Awards:

  • Supernova Award: Received for contributing to operational goals set for the team with at most quality.

Certification

Microsoft Certificate of Completion: Achieved for completing learning path curated by Microsoft on topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI with 80% score.

Accomplishments

  • Improved overall audit efficiency from 25% to 65% and eliminated upstream audit defects.
  • Analyzed historical audit data to identify marketplaces, customers, and brands with specific patterns which can be excluding from audits, thereby saved approximately 15 Man-days/week by deprioritizing 10K audits/week.
  • Automated consolidation process to avoid manual dependency by ~130 man-hours.
  • Developed macro for consolidating daily audits from SharePoint, ensuring compatibility with different data sources. This resulted in the elimination of data consolidation gaps, reduction in error rate, and saving 130 man-hours.
  • Determined world-wide acceptance, rejection rates to improve audit efficiency by 15%.
  • Dove deep into historical data and used the Pareto framework to identify top contributing marketplaces and reason codes to facilitate targeted feedback to Delivery Associates and improve process efficiency by ~15%.

Timeline

Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) -

University of Massachusetts
09.2022 - 05.2024

Quality Specialist

Amazon.com, Inc
10.2018 - 06.2020

Quality Associate

Amazon.com, Inc
09.2017 - 10.2018

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -

MLR Institute of Technology
06.2013 - 05.2017

Catalog Specialist

Amazon.com, Inc
6 2020 - 6 2021
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