Niriha Paliwal
Senior Data Analyst
Summary
Seeking a challenging role as a BI Lead where I can utilize my expertise in driving and leading the BI strategy, mentoring and developing teams, and delivering BI projects/solutions that drive business decisions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Senior Data Analyst (Data Visualisation)
Aon Plc
3 2022 - Current
- Collaborated with business & technical stakeholders to understand their data requirements and provide insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision making.
- Lead development of a self-service architecture for both internal and commercial stakeholders, overseeing transition of data from Redshift to Snowflake.
- Organized weekly sessions with users to gather user feedback and responding to user feedback.
- Lead the design, implementation & delivery of more than 20 complex analytical dashboards and reports using Power BI & Tableau to meet business requirements.
- Created and maintained Star Schema Data Models and Large Datasets to support Self-service reporting using different data sources like Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Excel, Google Analytics using Import & Direct Queries.
- Served as go-to expert on data visualization within organization, providing guidance on best practices and troubleshooting issues as needed.
- Redesigned existing Data Model using Data Flow and switched connection to Import mode which improved performance of datasets and reduced refresh time by 80%.
- Embedded more than 20 Datasets on healthcare analytics applications and managed access to data for Internal users and External users using 'Row level Security'.
- Managed and Administered Power BI Gateways to keep Datasets up to date.
- Created and managed Power BI Dataset & Dataflow using Deployment Pipelines in 3 stages: development, test, and production which improved productivity, faster delivery of content updates, and reduced manual work and errors
- Implemented Incremental Refresh to support Large datasets and performance.
- Implemented data security and privacy protocols to ensure data confidentiality and compliance with data privacy regulations using Row-level security in Power BI Desktop & integration in Power BI Service.
- Launched monthly Newsletter to share updates on ongoing project and new Power BI features.
- Lead internal Data Visualization chapter that share Best practices, find solutions of issues/problems highlighted by different projects.
- Mentored and trained Junior Data Analysts, BI Developers, BI analysts and consultants to develop their skills in Power BI and data analysis while ensuring adherence to industry standards / conducting quality assurance on team member's deliverables.
- Consistently delivered high-quality work within tight deadlines, earning reputation for reliability and efficiency.
- Managed key tasks and resources to achieve cost, schedule and strategic growth initiatives.
Senior BI Developer
Robert Walters Singapore Pte. Ltd
2017.11 - 2022.03
- Worked with Data Management & Business Partners in Reports Development and maintenance project of Power BI for commercial stakeholders.
- Developed more than 200 Reports & Dashboards for business to provide actionable insights into key business performance metrics using DAX, Power Query connecting to different data sources like Oracle, Snowflake, Excel etc.
- Created and implemented a custom reporting tool for the Strategic Business Development, HR & Finance team leading to an increase in Net Fee Income for APAC & EMEAA.
- Migrated more than 50 reports from Oracle to Snowflake Data Vault.
- Created & maintained a new business intelligence system for the company's financial reporting using D365.
- Implemented new features such as Q&A, Video Tool tips, Key Influencers, and Decomposition Tree to existing reports for improved user experience
- Developed & migrated Leaderboards from AWS Redshift to Snowflake to show Top performers
- Developed Paginated reports for Payroll team
- Worked with GDPR team in accordance with industry regulations and standards
- Participated in key hiring of new team members
- Created Power BI reports for Appraisals linking with Appraisd
- Introduced and launched Power BI short videos and Gifs for interactive engagement with end-users on workplace for Training purposes.
Team Lead & Tableau Developer
Larsen & Toubro Infotech India
2015.01 - 2017.04
- Led 2 projects from initial Business requirement gathering to delivery for Germany and India based company
- Designed, developed, tested and maintained Tableau reports and dashboards
- Worked with Business users, ETL developers and members of Q&A team
- Utilized Tableau server to publish and share reports with users
- Hands-on experience with Database administration using Oracle and MsSql
- Developed HR, Sales based reports and dashboard using Tableau.
Education
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science -
Rajasthan Technical University
Jaipur 2010.05 - 2014.05
Skills
Data Visualization: Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Excel
Certification
Introduction to Data Analytics (IBM)
Timeline
Senior BI Developer
Robert Walters Singapore Pte. Ltd
2017.11 - 2022.03
Team Lead & Tableau Developer
Larsen & Toubro Infotech India
2015.01 - 2017.04
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science -
Rajasthan Technical University
2010.05 - 2014.05
Senior Data Analyst (Data Visualisation)
Aon Plc
3 2022 - Current
Introduction to Data Analytics (IBM)
Google Analytics Individual Qualification certificate (Google)
Udemy Top Learner & Applicator (Robert Walters)
Microsoft Power BI top achiever (LinkedIn) - Earned a badge amongst top 30% of 761.8k test takers
Microsoft Excel (Linkedin) - Earned a badge amongst top 5% of 26.8M people
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