PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Strong business analysis skills with expertise in data mining, analysis, data quality, and data management processes.
• Very detail oriented with experience in CRM, MDM, and ERP data analysis, usage, and processes.
• Skilled at conducting exploratory data analysis using statistical computing package R.
• Experienced in integrating data from multiple applications both in real - time and batch modes.
• Developed integration processes on various middleware platforms, for real-time application integration and data synchronization.
• Performed data profiling and data quality analysis.
• Designed and implemented data cleansing & matching as pre-processing steps before loading and analyzing customer data.
• Executed more than 15 large scale Customer Master Data Management Projects, and played roles that include Project Management, Solution Architecture, Technical Lead, Business Requirements gathering & analysis, and solution design. Developed processes & methods for large volume initial data loads into customer master databases.

• Predictive/Supervised Problems - Classification, Regression, and Outlier Detection
• Descriptive/Un-supervised Problems - Clustering & Dimensional Reduction
• Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
• Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)
• Exploratory Data Analysis & Data Visualization
• Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS)
• Classification
• Decision Tree based methods
• Linear Discriminant Analysis
• Quadratic Discriminant Analysis
• Logistic Regression
• Naïve Bayes
• K-Nearest Neighbors
• Support Vector Machine
• Cross Validation
• Ensemble Methods
• Random Forests
• Bagging
• Boosting Algorithms
• Hierarchical Clustering
• K-Means
• Participated in a data mining competition at Kaggle.com and exercised the various techniques listed above to predict the outcomes in a binary classification problem.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Statistical Packages: R

Programming Languages: R, SQL, Java, C

Data Profiling Tools: Talend, Informatica Analyst

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Business Analyst. Solution Architect, and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Conducted workshops to gather business requirements and identify use cases
• Performed data profiling to determine the quality of the data, identify important relationships, data issues, and obtain an estimate of the duplicates across multiple data sources
• Created end to end integration use cases involving source applications, Fusion Middleware, and UCM
• Created process flows and detailed swim lane diagrams for each use case
• Documented customer data matching & merging requirements
• Designed UCM to meet business requirements
• Articulated and documented application & integration architecture considerations and recommendations
• Created solution design document including main decision decisions, data migration, real-time integration, data quality, and survivorship rules
• Recommend optimal approaches for various components of an MDM solution such as Cross Referencing, Data Cleansing & Matching, ETL, and Real-Time Integration
• Created & presented solution architecture, integration topology, and pros & cons of different solution approaches
• Developed database sizing estimates for various UCM environments such as Dev, Test, Prod
• Contributed to integration functional design documents for real-time integration of UCM with source applications using Fusion Middleware
• Provided guidance to UCM developers during configuration of UCM application and UCM web services
• Tested data integrity after UCM batch loads and real-time data synchronization using UCM web services
• Identified root causes & solutions for various issues encountered during batch loads and real-time synchronization
• Documented various UCM implementation & support tasks, tools, and roles & responsibilities for knowledge transfer to the client
• Managed a large UCM implementation involving aggregation, de-duplication, and master record creation of 35 Million records
• Created and maintained a project plan and schedule
• Closely tracked project deadlines & milestones, and minimized delays
• Managed a team of 8 on-site and off-shore consultants
• Minimized budget impact by optimizing resource allocation & on-time execution
• Managed project budget and provided weekly status reports to client
• Provided leadership and guidance to the team on design & implementation
• Provided recommendations to scale UCM batch loads and improve performance
• Identified, tracked, and escalated risks and issues
• Worked with Oracle & Informatica technical support to mitigate risks and resolve technical issues
• Analyzed IIR Matching and optimized performance by using postal code based partitioning
• Created detailed task lists & schedules for Automated Merge program development and French data loads
• Assisted in creating change requests to address additional scope items
• Mitigated delays to CRM and BI projects by providing creative approaches to data loads

Confidential

Consulting Delivery Manager & Engagement Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the delivery of Confidential Infrastructure implementation projects
• Responsible for Statement of Work (SOW) creation, engagement planning, staffing, kickoff, managing execution, and closing of projects
• Created and maintained project management plans and schedules
• Created and maintained risk registers, and status reports
• Tracked milestones and ensured their completion with time & budget constraints
• Managed scope creep and pro-actively created project change requests (PCRs)
• Managed customer expectations, and ensured complete customer satisfaction on all Confidential projects
• Maintained executive level relationships with clients and provided oversight for project delivery

Confidential

UCM Project Manager / Architect / Team Lead & Practice Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed several Master Data Management projects over a period of 5 years at Siebel & Oracle
• Created project schedules, project plans, risk & issue logs, status reports, and ensured successful project execution through all stages including initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closing
• Identified UCM extensions and customizations necessary to meet customer’s requirements
• Performed gap analysis between UCM data model and customer’s requirements
• Provided application & integration architecture expertise and guidance to the implementation team
• Guided the development team with best practices for data cleansing and matching, integration, and configuration
• Determined the integration processes required for data synchronization, data validation, and cross application business process flows
• Developed processes and methods for large volume initial data loads into UCM
• Coordinated with Siebel Product Management and Engineering to determine the best way to implement & customize UCM to meet customer’s requirements
• Provided leadership required during the design & development stages of MDM implementations at various customer sites in financial, retail, telecommunications, and technology sectors/verticals
• Produce best practices & implementation methodology templates
• Provide feedback to Product Management on product improvements and new features
• Conducted project reviews in terms of scope, resources, and timeline
• Brought additional resources to the project to close the gaps
• Prioritized requirements and presented the best options for de-scoping the project, in order to meet the deadlines
• Updated the Project Plan with detailed tasks & timelines
• Coordinate with offshore consulting practice for implementing onshore-offshore model
• Provide MDM cross for CRM, offshore, and other practices
• Monitor MDM projects with regular status calls & on-site visits
• Provide necessary escalation and act as a point of contact for project teams, customers and partners

Confidential

Architect

Responsibilities:

• Performed business process analysis, requirements analysis and defined the scope of Confidential based integrations
• Architected Confidential Enterprise solutions that can scale easily based on Broker Territories and Gateways
• Setup digital s & SSL based security required for production worthy integrations and handling of sensitive data
• Structured dependable development processes by implementing version control, patch management and change management
• Installed Confidential Enterprise server and components such as Adapters, Process Monitors and Logging databases
• Wrote high-level design documents, which relate to Workflow approach required to the use Confidential Business Integrator
• Performed detailed technical requirements analysis and produced detailed design documents
• Coded and unit tested integrations based on design documents, supported end-to-end testing and created test plans, scripts and data sets
• Implemented business logic and data transformation & mapping by writing java code and using Confidential Agents
• Configured and set up adapters for applications such as Siebel, Oracle Apps, PeopleSoft, SAP, & Clarify, databases such as Oracle & MS SQL Server, and XML & Flat file adapters

Confidential

Staff Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects for integrating sub-components into an integrated assembly line for manufacturing semiconductor chips.
• Evaluated sub-components for the line from multiple vendors for automated inspection, laser scanning and laser marking process steps.
• Managed the request for quotes (RFQ) and proposals (RFP) process, evaluated components from technology, best fit, maintenance, and support perspectives.
• Selected vendors and coordinated the development and integration efforts of the components with the assembly line. RESULT: Increased production rates and reduced costs for the company.
• Researched and developed a laser marking process to support the adoption of ID Matrix (2 dimensional bar codes) technology in semiconductor manufacturing factories for product tracking and automation.
• Conducted controlled tests to determine best laser parameters for marking codes on different metallic & plastic surfaces with best contrast.