Retail/CPG/FMCG Business Intelligence & Data Analytics - Solutions Implementation

Introduction
 
How > What. That’s my philosophy: what you can achieve is both enabled and limited by how you get to the solutions. I have a deep interest in improving how organizations get work done, driving efficiencies & better decisions through tools and systems.  I’m a Product Owner, Project Manager, Scrum Master, & Functional Business Analyst with Business Intelligence Data Analytics & Forecasting/Planning subject matter expertise, along with experience in deploying large web-based solutions and bulk data feed projects.  Most of all I’m a fire drill problem solver, with a skill for rapidly mobilizing the necessary people and resources to drive results.
 
Industries
 
 

• Retail & eCommerce/Online
• Consumer Packaged Goods (Electronics, Food Manufacturing)

 

• Health/Medical Insurance
• Filmed Entertainment
• Higher Education

 
IT Projects
 
 

• Hadoop-based SAS Analytics Engine feeding Tableau Dashboard (“ICD10-Early Warning System”)
• Teradata EDW Bulk Feed Design & Change Mgmt
• SalesForce Web-based Promotional Planning, Forecasting, Analysis, & Reporting Tool (“MovieZone”)

 

• MicroStrategy Web-based Design, Backlog & Migration
• Retek Data Stream Changes
• Excel-based Forecasting Tool

 
Systems/Tools
 
 

• Microstrategy & Visual Insights BI (Desktop & Web) (PM & User)
• SalesForce CRM & Admin Tool (Web) (PM & User)
• Oracle/Teradata DB Back-ends feeding BI GUI (PM)
• Accellion (PM)
• Hadoop-based SAS Analytics Engine (PM)
• Tableau BI (Training)
• SAP APO Forecasting/Planning (User)
• Business Objects BI (User)
• Qlikview BI (User)
• Target InfoRetriever (BI) (User)
• Lumidata SOLYS BI (User)
• Essbase BI (User)
• JIRA (User)
• Clarity (User)
• Sharepoint (User)
• Proprietary Retail Software: TGT & BBY (User)
• Advanced Excel Analysis (Pivot tables, Advanced Functions, some Macros, etc.)

 
Education & Certification
 

Johns Hopkins University
M.A. Government                                                    2006

• GPA: 3.87

 
Johns Hopkins University
B.A. Intl. Studies                                                       2005

• Dean’s List last semester

 

Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)                      2016

• Scrum Alliance Accredited

 
University of St. Thomas
Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM)          2013

• PMI Accredited

 
Lean Six Sigma
White Belt                                                                2008

• Interested in Pursuing Green Belt Certification

 
 

Key Qualifications
 
 

• Familiar w/Agile, Scrum environments + Waterfall
• Project Management, Coordination
• Product Owner, Management
• Functional Requirements Analysis & Documentation
• Project Financial Tracking & Reconciliation
• Business Intelligence, Data Analysis
• Some familiarity w/Hadoop-based implementations
• Conduct UAT, UAT Script Writing
• Excel-based Tool Improvement, Design
• Supply Chain/Demand/Inventory Planning
• Sales Forecasting (Retail, Consumer Goods)
• Effective Meeting Facilitation
• Working w/International Team
• Basic HTML, C++ & Java exposure
• Fluent in English & Hindi