RAGHURAM BALAKRISHNAN NAIR
Architect I - Enterprise Solutions
Thiruvananthapuram
Summary
Astute Data Engineer with data-driven and technology-focused approach. Communicates clearly with stakeholders and builds consensus around well-founded models. Talented in writing applications and reformulating models.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Solutions Architect Enterprise
UST, Inc.
Thiruvananthapuram
09.2009 - Current
- Build the solution for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using Azure data ingestion and transformation components like ADF and using ADLS Gen 2.
- Advanced working Pyspark/SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (Pyspark/SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
- More than 8 years of working experience in Python exception handling and logging.
- Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs
- Communicating with end-users on the issues and concerns and fixing them after understanding the business
- Carry out any End-of-period services or any Programming requests, ensure total participation of the team
- Performed internal system acceptance to deliver well-tested enhancements and meet business requirements.
- Experienced in SQLServer Integration Services, Microsoft Power BI, Alteryx, R Language, Python, PySpark
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, Pyspark and working to improve overall team performance.
Software Engineer
Steria India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
09.2008 - 09.2009
- Identified and documented detailed business rules and use cases based on requirements analysis.
- Developed required policies and procedures that reflected actual goals, tasks and workflows, while meeting all regulatory compliance requirements.
- Documented effective and replicable methods for extracting data and organizing data sources.
- Participated in requirements meetings to understand business needs.
Senior Software Engineer
Patni Computer Systems Ltd
Mumbai
05.2006 - 09.2008
- Captured specifications, testing methods and other information for an US-based Telecom giant's Network data project into technical manuals.
- Based on the third-party product's specifications, created test-cases, test-strategies in the chosen programming language for testing.
- Monitor and support seamless functioning of the application in Production environment.
- Maintaining run-the-business activities for a financial client of the consulting company.
- To identify and trouble-shoot data-integrity issues
- Aid and assist the team in coming up with new Data-Model for the new Database
- As Subject matter expert of the source database, enabling the team and helping the team to identify and resolve data issues
- Optimizing the SQLs for better performance and faster data-retrieval at reduced CPU consumption.
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
Education
PGPBABI - Business Analytics And BI
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
Executive Learning 06.2018 - 12.2020
Certified By Noble Inc. (Authorized Training Partner For IIBA -
International Institute of Business Analysis
Boot Camp By Noble Inc.Course on IBM Mainframes C-DAC, Trivandrum -
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing
Thiruvananthapuram, India 09.2005 - 04.2006
Bachelor of Technology - Engineering
College of Engineering, Trivandrum University of Kerala
Skills
Operating Systems:Microsoft Windows, Unix, Linux
Databases: DBMS like DB2, SQL Server and Data Warehouses like Teradata
Languages: Python Language and packages like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Pyspark,
Tools:Jira, GitHub, Anaconda, RStudio, QMF, SQLAssistant, Azure Data Studio, Azure Storage Explorer
BI Analytics Tools : IBM-Datastage, Oracle Informatica, Alteryx, TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau, Microsoft Power – BI, Microsoft Excel using VBCloud : Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platforms for Data Engineering
Dependable and Responsible
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Active Listening
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 40 in the development of a project to create data-pipelines implementing a third-party Associate Scheduling tool for a Big Retailer.
- Supervised team of 12 members in ensuring the data-integrity for a data-engineering project dealing with accounts receivables and payables.
- Worked closely in maintaining multiple applications supposed to prepare the paychecks and payroll processing for the World's largest retailer and the third largest employer in USA.
Certification
Alteryx Core Certified
Work Availability
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Quote
Fact explains nothing. On the contrary, it is fact that requires explanation.
Marilynne Robinson
Timeline
Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate
10-2021
Alteryx Core Certified
07-2018
PGPBABI - Business Analytics And BI
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
06.2018 - 12.2020
CSM (Certified Scrum Master) from Scrum Alliance – Certificate pending
07-2013
Solutions Architect Enterprise
UST, Inc.
09.2009 - Current
Software Engineer
Steria India Pvt Ltd
09.2008 - 09.2009
Senior Software Engineer
Patni Computer Systems Ltd
05.2006 - 09.2008
Course on IBM Mainframes C-DAC, Trivandrum -
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing
09.2005 - 04.2006
Certified By Noble Inc. (Authorized Training Partner For IIBA -
International Institute of Business Analysis
Bachelor of Technology - Engineering
College of Engineering, Trivandrum University of Kerala