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SANDESH KINI

SANDESH KINI

Data engineer
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

Results-driven Data Engineer and Senior Business Analyst with 4+ years of experience designing scalable data pipelines, automating ETL processes, and developing interactive Tableau dashboards within healthcare and marketing analytics domains. Proficient in BigQuery, SQL, SAS, Python, and Tableau; demonstrated track record of optimizing reporting pipelines, reducing processing times by 25%, and uncovering high-impact business opportunities. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, delivering actionable insights for market expansion and retention strategies, and ensuring data reliability and integrity for complex analytical projects.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Data Engineer

EXL Services
05.2025 - Current
  • Designed and implemented scalable data pipelines using BigQuery and SQL to track member enrollment journeys across diverse lines of business.
  • Optimized pipeline performance, reducing overall data processing time by 25%, enabling faster business reporting and dashboard refreshes.
  • Automated data ingestion, transformation, and validation to improve reliability and efficiency.
  • Developed a consumption-ready data model for Tableau dashboards supporting advanced business intelligence needs.
  • Used GitHub for version control, code reviews, and workflow management in agile settings.
  • Built robust data quality checks to ensure integrity and consistency across sources.

Senior Business Analyst

EXL Services
10.2023 - 04.2025
  • Aggregated and analyzed national healthcare data to identify C-SNP eligibles by chronic disease and geography, driving targeted market expansion.
  • Conducted market gap analysis combining eligibility and business penetration data, identifying regions with high opportunity and guiding business strategy.
  • Developed Tableau dashboards visualizing trends, eligibility, and market penetration rates for rapid business decision-making.
  • Presented findings and strategic insights to leadership, supporting new market entry and resource allocation.
  • Led the transition of core data processing workflows from SAS to Python for scalability and automation.
  • Generated comprehensive retention and agent performance reports, using advanced analytics to influence client retention and agent effectiveness.
  • Created comprehensive reports analyzing call transfers from third-party agents to licensed agents on CRM platforms, identifying process gaps and providing actionable insights to improve transfer efficiency and agent performance.

Business Analyst

EXL Services
03.2021 - 09.2023
  • Daily processing, validation, and reporting of tele-broker and agent-level data across campaigns/vendors.
  • Produced detailed summary and performance reports, optimizing marketing and sales outreach.
  • Automated dashboard scheduling, ensuring timely availability of up-to-date business insights.
  • Conducted ad-hoc analyses on campaign effectiveness and contact strategy.
  • Created agent performance and segmentation summaries, enabling targeted coaching and partner optimization for campaign efficiency.


Education

Post Graduate Program - Data Science And Engineering

Great Lakes Institute of Management
Bangalore
03.2019 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Anna University
Chennai
03.2013 - 04.2017

Skills

Data Engineering & Analytics: BigQuery, SQL, ETL design, data validation, performance optimization

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Interests

Cooking

Badminton

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Malayalam
Advanced (C1)
kanna

Timeline

Data Engineer

EXL Services
05.2025 - Current

Senior Business Analyst

EXL Services
10.2023 - 04.2025

Business Analyst

EXL Services
03.2021 - 09.2023

Post Graduate Program - Data Science And Engineering

Great Lakes Institute of Management
03.2019 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Anna University
03.2013 - 04.2017
SANDESH KINIData engineer