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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

years of professional experience

years of post-secondary education

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

11.2017 - 03.2022

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

01.2015 - 04.2017

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

05.2010 - 05.2014

Skills

Data Visualization: Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Excel

SQL and data warehousing

Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint

Business Requirements Analysis and Data Translation

Data modeling and Data Visualization

Manipulating and analyzing complex data

DAX (Data Analysis Expression), Power Query

Technical project management

Communication and stakeholder engagement

Mentorship and team management

Data source integration and data blending