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Surya Narayanan

Surya Narayanan

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Summary

Analytically driven professional with 6+ years of experience in data analytics and engineering, specializing in big data analytics, data engineering/modeling, and machine learning. Proven ability to optimize productivity and improve task efficiency through innovative solutions. Equipped with critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills, thriving in dynamic and collaborative environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Big Data Specialist

Freshworks
Chennai
10.2023 - Current
  • Managed multiple segments of the Marketing team (Digital Marketing, Brand Marketing, Marketing Operations, Affiliate Marketing) to drive data solutions and insights.
  • Extracted and processed data from APIs using JSON and PySpark; developed metric layers to build KPIs in Databricks, BigQuery, and Snowflake.
  • Designed and maintained data pipelines from CRM and Google Analytics, transforming data using OLAP functions for analytics.
  • Delivered end-to-end dashboards in Power BI and Google Looker Studio, ensuring dynamic data flow monitoring.
  • Led multiple projects independently, including migration from Snowflake to Databricks, lead scoring based on attribution, and optimizing ETL pipelines.
  • Key development tasks, which include a new scoring framework for the leads to manage the campaign activities and rep productivity. BigQuery optimization and the Unity catalog helped improve data privacy, reduce run time, and lower cost factors for allotment.

Senior Data Analyst

Latentview Analytics
Chennai
05.2022 - 10.2023
  • Conducted data analysis to drive growth and performance for clients like eBay and Adobe, encompassing market research, campaign/email marketing, A/B testing, and automation-focused ad hoc projects.
  • Utilized tools like SQL (Hue-Hive & Hadoop), Python, Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio, R, and MS Excel for data manipulation and visualization.
  • Delivered insights through research techniques to support product launches and strategic decision-making.

Associate Analyst

Wipro
Chennai
02.2019 - 03.2021
  • Supported the Investment Banking Reference Data Management team for Equities and Fixed Income (FI) products.
  • Managed static data maintenance, including SSI setups and account openings for Equities and FI products.
  • Ensured service deliveries met SLA standards, performing data analysis for break clearance using MS Excel (VBA), MySQL, and Bloomberg.

Education

Post Graduate Program - Data Science Engineering

Great Lakes Institute of Management
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
04-2021

MBA - Marketing & Finance

University of Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
04-2018

B Tech - Mechatronics Engineering

SRM University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
05-2016

Skills

Tools & Technologies:

  • Programming & Analytics: SQL, Python (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, PySpark), R (Statistical Analysis)
  • BI & Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, Google Looker Studio
  • Big Data Platforms: Google BigQuery/GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop (Hue-Hive)
  • Machine Learning: Supervised Learning, Time Series Analysis, NLP
  • Other: MS Excel (advanced, including VBA)

Timeline

Big Data Specialist

Freshworks
10.2023 - Current

Senior Data Analyst

Latentview Analytics
05.2022 - 10.2023

Associate Analyst

Wipro
02.2019 - 03.2021

Post Graduate Program - Data Science Engineering

Great Lakes Institute of Management

MBA - Marketing & Finance

University of Madras

B Tech - Mechatronics Engineering

SRM University
Surya Narayanan