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Surya Thangaraj

Irvine,CA

Summary

Enterprise Data Architect with 14+ years of experience delivering scalable, cloud-based data solutions and analytics strategies across healthcare, life sciences, and finance, enabling data-driven decision-making and business alignment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Enterprise BI Architect

Systech Solutions
10.2024 - Current
  • Defined and implemented enterprise data architecture, integrating 40+ data sources to streamline analytics and cut delivery time by 30%.
  • Built and scaled Power BI/Tableau/Alteryx Shared Services, reducing report duplication by 25% and boosting governance across 10+ business units.
  • Led seamless Tableau platform transition for 2000+ reports, achieving zero downtime and enhancing system performance.
  • Established BI best practices and governance, cutting support tickets by 40% and increasing adoption by 60% in 6 months.
  • Implemented audit-ready data access controls, achieving 100% compliance with internal security and external regulatory standards.
  • Developed BI health monitoring dashboards, improving platform issue response times by 35%.

Manager, Data Analytics

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
08.2022 - 10.2024
  • Led analytical and data science initiatives within Global Supply Chain digital transformation, achieving significant advancements in manufacturing efficiency.
  • Analyzed 10+ million records weekly using Apache Spark and Python, resulting in annual savings of $4M through defect patterns identification and equipment code changes.
  • Automated key GSC KPI reports using PowerBI, reducing reporting time for manufacturing leaders by 95%.
  • Developed and monitored dashboards for Overall Equipment Effectiveness, integrating data from MES, IBM Maximo, and SCADA systems. Helped set up automated alerting system for efficient performance monitoring.
  • Applied regression analysis to predict equipment downtime, reducing critical asset downtime by 30% by recommending right Preventive Maintenance.
  • Completed Product Owner training. Owned and managed complex digital projects, ensuring quality & timely delivery.

Data Engineering Practice Lead

BAINBRIDGE CONSULTING
05.2021 - 08.2022
  • Led data sourcing and management to support client development and lead generation initiatives.
  • Optimized internal databases and partnered with cross-functional teams to improve data strategies for marketing and outreach.

Data Engineering Specialist

ACCENTURE PVT LTD
12.2014 - 01.2020
  • Delivered end-to-end data engineering and analytics solutions for clients including Walmart, Janssen, Novartis, and Boston Scientific.
  • Designed scalable Star/Snowflake schema models and built data pipelines transforming 30M+ records/week using DSE Spark (Scala) and Cassandra.
  • Led Hadoop-to-GCP migration using Kafka Connect; implemented analytics solutions in Google BigQuery.
  • Conducted global webinars on Cassandra architecture, data modeling, and real-world use cases to enable knowledge sharing across teams.

Senior Software Developer

MPHASIS LTD
12.2010 - 12.2014
  • Design, implementation, configuration & development of Oracle Identity and Access management using Java

Education

M.S - Business Analytics

California State University
Hayward, CA
12.2021

B.E - Computer Science Engineering

Anna University
05.2010

Skills

  • Programming & Scripting:Python, R, Scala, SQL, NoSQL
  • Big Data & Distributed Systems:Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Hive, Apache Cassandra
  • Data Engineering & ETL:ETL Development, Data Pipelines, Data Migration, Data Warehousing, Data Integration
  • Data Modeling & Architecture:Star/Snowflake Schema, Conceptual/Logical/Physical Modeling, Database Design, Data Architecture
  • Cloud Platforms:AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Snowflake
  • BI & Visualization Tools:Power BI, Tableau
  • Analytics & Machine Learning:Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning (modeling, deployment)
  • Tools & Methodologies:Project Management, Agile/Scrum, Version Control (Git)

Timeline

Enterprise BI Architect

Systech Solutions
10.2024 - Current

Manager, Data Analytics

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
08.2022 - 10.2024

Data Engineering Practice Lead

BAINBRIDGE CONSULTING
05.2021 - 08.2022

Data Engineering Specialist

ACCENTURE PVT LTD
12.2014 - 01.2020

Senior Software Developer

MPHASIS LTD
12.2010 - 12.2014

M.S - Business Analytics

California State University

B.E - Computer Science Engineering

Anna University

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