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Utsav Raj

Austin,USA

Summary

Analytical data professional prepared to deliver innovative data architecture solutions. Recognized for developing efficient data frameworks and enhancing data systems to drive business growth. Known for collaborative teamwork and adaptability to evolving project needs. Proficient in data modeling, database design, and data integration.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DATA ARCHITECT

Consultant for ServiceNow, USA
03.2024 - Current
  • Managed and optimized user analytics data pipelines in Azure Databricks by creating Delta tables, ensuring efficient processing of large-scale JSON files and loading the data in Snowflake
  • Created interactive Power BI dashboards to visualize key insights and trends, facilitating data-driven decision-making for stakeholders
  • Built and deployed a generative AI model using Databricks to automate the summarization of employee survey feedback, providing HR teams with actionable insights and trends for strategic decision-making.
  • Developed a Proof of Concept (POC) for a knowledge graph leveraging Databricks, demonstrating the integration of diverse data sources to uncover hidden relationships and insights

DATA ARCHITECT

Consultant for Verra Mobility, USA
08.2023 - 02.2024
  • Led the migration to cloud-based database solutions on AWS, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems which resulted in a reduction in infrastructure costs
  • Engineered and optimized complex SQL queries and stored procedures, resulting in a 20% increase in database responsiveness and query execution speed, facilitating the transformation of PostgreSQL database data for the generation of customer-facing Power BI reports

DATA ENGINEER

Consultant for PayPal, USA
11.2019 - 07.2022
  • Partnered with the GCP cloud team to migrate financial data and was involved in the solution evaluation phase by completing POC and pre-production releases using agile methodology; migration helped reduce spending in disaster recovery by 37%
  • Collaborated with the data science team to develop a regression model for performing customer segmentation on small and medium businesses, which helped the sales team to optimize operating costs and increase
  • Implemented Hive transformations using Spark and deployed ETL pipelines to develop Tableau dashboards that helped accounting users identify the reconciliation breaks early on and lowered the revenue loss by 1.2%

DATA ENGINEER

Consultant for Apple Inc., USA
01.2011 - 10.2019
  • Spearheaded strategic projects and initiatives focused on assortment development, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define use cases, streamline business processes, and implement tools
  • Redesigned Tableau dashboards to provide prorated billing and refund information to businesses for each partner; helped reconcile invoice/credit amount, leading to a reduction in users’ effort to reconcile the data by more than 50%
  • Enhanced scripts utilizing Python libraries to reconcile inbound and outbound file discrepancies and established protocols for triggering production alerts in the event of data mismatches, resulting in a notable 20% reduction in application rework time

Education

Master of Science - Business Analytics

University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, Cincinnati, Ohio
08.2023
Relevant Coursework: Data Visualization, Applied Statistical Methods, Optimization, Data Mining, Regression, Classification, Probability, Statistical Computing, Simulation Methods, A/B Testing, Hypothesis Testing, Data Wrangling, Time Series and Forecasting, Predictive Modeling, Optimization, ML-Ops, NLP

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Cochin University of Science and Technology, School of Engineering
04.2010

Skills

  • Programming Languages and Analytics Tools: SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), R, Tableau, Excel, Google Analytics
  • Databases/Warehouses/Cloud: Oracle, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Hive, Google Big Query, Azure, Spark, Databricks
  • Management Tools: Agile, Scrum, Project/Product Management, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence
  • Statistical Modeling: Regression, Trees, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, KNN, K-Means, SVM
  • Data Lake Management
  • Machine Learning
  • Generative AI
  • API development

Certification

Databricks Data professional, GCP Associate Engineer, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Teradata certified professional, Tableau Analyst, SnowPro Core, Azure AI Engineer, Databricks Certified ML Associate

Timeline

DATA ARCHITECT - Consultant for ServiceNow, USA
03.2024 - Current
DATA ARCHITECT - Consultant for Verra Mobility, USA
08.2023 - 02.2024
DATA ENGINEER - Consultant for PayPal, USA
11.2019 - 07.2022
DATA ENGINEER - Consultant for Apple Inc., USA
01.2011 - 10.2019
Cochin University of Science and Technology, School of Engineering - Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business - Master of Science, Business Analytics
Utsav Raj