Rama Krishna Chekka

A Dynamic IT professional with 18+ years of IT experience as a Sr. BI Consultant (Qlik Sense/QlikView/Power BI/Tableau) / Sr. Data Analyst involved in analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of various critical business applications with good analytical skills. Onsite experience with Customer facing – 14+ years of Onsite experience worked in USA for large Pharma clients working on critical BI projects involving onsite-offshore teams, interacted with Vendor and business teams, conducted regular meetings with teams for project status and deliverables. Strong experience in Life Sciences and Pharma Domain with large Pharma clients (Genentech, GSK & IQVIA). Strong knowledge of data sources including IQVIA Sales, Veeva Alignments, Customer Interactions, Claims, Payers & Plans, Patients, Service Requests, Affiliations, etc., and expertise in data profiling. Good understanding of the Master Data Management (MDM) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Around 9+ years of experience in Designing and Development of Business intelligence application with Qlik Sense, QlikView, Power BI, Tableau as BI tools. 10+ years of experience in a formal Data, Services and Solution Architecture role in a complex development organization. 5+ years of experiences in Big Data Solution Architecture role. Proficient in writing complex SQL/HQL queries, Functions, Views and Stored procedures and experience with relational databases, query optimization as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. Expertise in ETL (Data Extraction, Transformation & Loading), Data modeling, Report designing and Performance Tuning using Qlik. Expertise in developing complex Qlik dashboards by integrating data flowing from different data sources like Oracle, AWS, Hadoop HIVE, SQL Server, Teradata, Salesforce, Text files and Excel documents. 7+ years of experiences in Big Data Solution Architecture role. 6+ years of extensive IT experience in the areas of Data Collection, Data Extraction, Data Cleaning, Data Aggregation, Data Mining, Data Verification, Data Analysis, Reporting, Data Warehousing, Production Maintenance Support, Documentation of Client/Server, n-tier and Legacy Applications. Experienced and proficient in various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) such as Requirement & Analysis, Design, Implementation, Deployment, Post Deployment Support, Test Case design and execution, Bug reporting etc. Expertise in Performance Tuning (Data model, set Analysis, advanced aggregation) and involved in Migration of QlikView/Qlik Sense Applications. Implemented the 3-tier architecture (Extraction, Transformation, Data-Modeling and Application Development) as per recommendation in best practices guide. Good experience in Automation of applications to multiple environments. Strong problem solving and logical thinking skills - the ability to take complex ideas and break them into logical actionable steps. Defines and maintains best practice guidelines and standards for data, metadata, data modeling, and management. Work effectively as a team, supporting other members of the team in achieving business objectives. Provide leadership / consulting / direction to the team on all aspects of data architecture to ensure advanced learning occurs. Lead and manage data architecture activities within the team. Team oriented individual with a result driven attitude, strong interpersonal and communication skills in effective information exchange and interaction with clients at all levels of management. Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, accustomed to work in a team environment with tight schedules and capable of working efficiently under pressure.

• Awarded ‘Pat on the Back’ for excellence in data quality and project deliverables.
• STAR Performer & top performer in annual appraisals.
• Received appreciations from top management for successful implementation of critical projects and solving critical Production support issues within stipulated timelines.