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Akshay Kokare

Summary

Experienced data analyst consultant skilled in uncovering impactful insights from complex data sets. Proven track record of translating data into strategic business solutions to improve operational efficiencies. Valued team player with a focus on collaborative success and adaptability to evolving project needs. Proficient in SQL, data visualization, and statistical analysis techniques for informed decision-making.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Analyst

Global Minds Limited
05.2022 - Current
  • Gathered and structured data from internal and external sources, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
  • Collaborated with clients across Financial Services and Technology sectors to gather and document business requirements for digital transformation projects.
  • Streamlined data collection and reporting procedures, reducing processing time by 20% enhancing efficiency.
  • Collaborated with 3+ cross functional teams to gather requirements, define project scopes and ensure alignment with business objectives, fostering effective teamwork and project success.
  • Produced 16+ comprehensive reports and presentations summarizing findings and recommendations, facilitating clear communication with stakeholders and driving actionable insights.
  • Used advanced Power BI features to organize datasets, define metrics and empower stakeholders to answer their question dynamically.
  • Documented the data such as entity relationship and attributes, file description and definitions
  • Key Contribution:
  • Data Cleaning: Reduced data inconsistencies and improved data quality by implementing a more efficient data cleaning process, which lowered error rates by 95%.
  • Dashboard Development: Created an automated dashboard using Power BI that tracked key performance metrics, reducing manual reporting time by 90%.

DevOps Engineer

Global Minds Limited
07.2021 - 08.2022
  • Led the implementation of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, automating software build, test, and deployment processes as part of project.
  • Deploying a DevSecOps pipeline using SonarQube, OWASP, Trivy, Docker, and Jenkins.
  • Implemented configuration management with Ansible to automate server provisioning, configuration, and application deployments.
  • Assisted in AMI snapshots, database backups and management during application upgrades.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EC2, S3, and RDS, optimizing costs and performance.
  • Implemented automation to efficiently scale systems and consistently enhance operations, thereby improving reliability and speed.
  • Analyzed ITSM processes and delivered feedback to the development team.
  • Regularly performed environment health checks.
  • Worked closely with development and operations team to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and implement best practices for continuous delivery and infrastructure management.
  • Create Knowledge Base Articles (KBAs) for future reference on issues.
  • Used Webhook to enable automation and seamless integration between Jenkins and GitHub.
  • Environments : Amazon EC2, UNIX/LINUX, Jenkins, Windows, Shell Scripts, Docker

IT Support Engineer

US BANK (Elavon Merchant Services)
08.2020 - 07.2021
  • Provided technical support and troubleshooting for web development, APIs and software tools.
  • Managed the imaging and configurations of computers.
  • Delivered desktop support for end-users to resolve hardware and software issues.
  • Oversaw software and driver installations, mapping drives and adding printers and shared mailboxes in MS Outlook.
  • Utilized Service Now(SNOW) ticketing system to handle assigned tasks and ensure timely completion.
  • Participated in SAGE/OPAYO project, which involved BIOS setup and imaging laptops in addition to providing support via the SNOW ticketing system.

Education

MSc - Big Data & Analytics

Griffith College
01.2020

Higher Diploma - Computing

Griffith College
01.2019

Bachelor - Electronics & Communication

BLDEA Engineering College
Vijayapura, Karnataka
01.2016

Skills

  • BI Tool - Power BI & Tableau
  • Database Tool - SSMS
  • Monitoring Tool - Splunk, Prometheus & Grafana
  • Ticket Tracking - Snow(Service Now), JIRA
  • CI - Jenkins, Chef
  • Cloud Platforms - AWS, AZURE
  • Versioning Tool - Git
  • Containerization Tool - Docker
  • Scripting Language - Shell
  • Programming languages - SQL , Python
  • Tools - MS Visual Studio, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Data visualization and presentations

Certification

  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Nov 2023 Google
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Sep 2021 Microsoft
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Associate Sep 2023 Oracle
  • MYSQL Heatwave 2023 Sales Specialist Sep 2023 Oracle
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 2024 Sales Specialist Sep 2023 Oracle

Timeline

Data Analyst

Global Minds Limited
05.2022 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Global Minds Limited
07.2021 - 08.2022

IT Support Engineer

US BANK (Elavon Merchant Services)
08.2020 - 07.2021

Bachelor - Electronics & Communication

BLDEA Engineering College

MSc - Big Data & Analytics

Griffith College

Higher Diploma - Computing

Griffith College

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