Swati Rao
Andheri West
Summary
Oil & Gas Research Analyst and Team Lead with 9+ years of experience delivering AI-driven market intelligence and data-validated insights across the Midstream sector, with supporting exposure to Upstream and Downstream markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Experienced in primary and secondary research, data validation, quality assurance, and CMS-based data management, supported by advanced Excel analytics for daily performance and deliverable tracking. Proven ability to lead analyst teams, manage timelines, and produce high-quality, insight-driven reports for strategic decision-making.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst (Oil & Gas) - Team Lead
GD Research Center Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
02.2019 - Current
- Lead Oil & Gas research with a primary focus on midstream projects, and supporting coverage of upstream and downstream segments across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Conduct AI-driven market research to identify industry trends, market movements, and opportunity signals using data analysis, pattern recognition, and structured intelligence frameworks.
- Independently manage primary research activities, including expert interviews, stakeholder outreach, and direct data collection, supported by rigorous validation and quality checks.
- Perform secondary research and source triangulation to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across research outputs.
- Use the in-house CMS extensively for data tracking, data input, project updates, and report building, ensuring standardized and reliable research databases.
- Act as a quality review lead for reports and presentations, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to internal research standards.
- Develop micromarket reports, presentations, and infographic-based content aligned with client and management requirements.
- Track project milestones and manage deliverables to ensure timely completion, and quality compliance.
- Apply advanced Excel skills to prepare daily and weekly deliverable reports, analyze team productivity, monitor targets, and support performance tracking.
- Lead and mentor a team of analysts, guiding them on research methods, data handling, and reporting best practices.
- Incorporate internal feedback and performance insights to continuously improve report quality and overall research effectiveness.
Relationship Manager
LODA Group
09.2018 - 02.2019
- Acted as a sales team focal point, coordinating lead engagement activities, and guiding prospects through the end-to-end sales lifecycle, from initial contact to deal closure.
- Led structured customer communication workflows across phone and email channels, ensuring consistency, timely follow-ups, and adherence to defined service standards.
- Initiated and supported business process improvements for lead tracking, follow-up prioritization, and conversion monitoring, contributing to higher sales efficiency.
- Drove weekly sales target achievement by applying pipeline management techniques and performance tracking in a high-pressure, target-driven environment.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with sales and operations teams to align customer requirements, streamline handoffs, and support overall revenue objectives.
Research Analyst
Merit Software Services & Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
04.2016 - 09.2018
- Served as a Core Research Team member, managing structured project datasets across the construction, transport, and power sectors in the Middle East and East Africa, ensuring data standardization and lifecycle tracking across all project phases.
- Executed primary and secondary data collection and validation, covering feasibility, design, tendering, contract award, execution, and completion stages, applying cross-source verification techniques to ensure data reliability.
- Developed and maintained normalized project and company databases, performing data cleansing, deduplication, and integrity checks before ingestion into Salesforce CRM systems.
- Utilized advanced Excel functions (lookup formulas, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and data validation rules) to audit datasets, identify anomalies, and reconcile inconsistencies across multiple data sources.
- Conducted sectoral, regional, and project-level analytical studies, leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to identify market trends, opportunity pipelines, and risk indicators.
- Implemented quality assurance workflows to ensure high data accuracy, completeness, and version control across research outputs.
- Responded to subscriber (client) data queries within defined TAT, delivering validated, insight-driven reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Developer Relations Associate
Housing.com
Mumbai
11.2013 - 04.2016
- Supported internal teams by providing guidance on handling complex issues, escalations, and dispute resolution.
- Resolved customer complaints and addressed queries related to company policies and procedures.
- Acted as a key point of contact to ensure effective communication and issue resolution between stakeholders.
Education
BMS - Marketing
MPSP Singh College
Mumbai, Maharashtra04.2013
Higher Secondary -
Patuck Junior College
Mumbai, Maharashtra04.2008
Secondary School -
DAV Public School
Korba, Chattisgarh04.2006
Skills
- Market research
- Quality assurance
- Advanced Excel
- Data analysis
- Problem solving
- Team leadership
- Process improvement
- Data integrity verification
- Excel proficiency
- Data mining techniques
- Research and analysis
- Expert interviewing
- Performance monitoring
- Project tracking
- Mentoring and coaching
- Collaboration
- Microsoft Word
Timeline
Analyst (Oil & Gas) - Team Lead
GD Research Center Pvt Ltd
02.2019 - Current
Relationship Manager
LODA Group
09.2018 - 02.2019
Research Analyst
Merit Software Services & Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 09.2018
Developer Relations Associate
Housing.com
11.2013 - 04.2016
BMS - Marketing
MPSP Singh College
Higher Secondary -
Patuck Junior College
Secondary School -
DAV Public School