Building scalable data solutions across Finance, Banking, and Enterprise Analytics
π USA | π§ pradeepkarra1@gmail.com | π +1 (989) 506-3088 π LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/karra-pradeep
Senior Data Analyst with 6+ years of proven expertise delivering AI-driven analytics and scalable data solutions across financial services, banking, and enterprise environments.
I specialize in:
- Data Engineering: ETL pipeline development (Informatica, SQL, Python, Databricks, AWS Glue)
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- Business Intelligence: Interactive dashboards and KPI analytics (Power BI, Tableau)
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- Data Quality & Governance: Ensuring accuracy and integrity across complex data ecosystems
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Cloud Architecture: AWS, Snowflake, Databricks implementations
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Analytics & Insights: Advanced SQL, statistical analysis, anomaly detection, forecasting
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AWS Certified Data Engineer | Google Data Analytics Professional | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
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Master's in Information Technology (Business Data Analytics) β Central Michigan University
β 35% improvement in data accuracy at CMU Athletics through systematic data validation & reconciliation β 65% enhancement in ETL throughput on AWS Glue and Kafka streaming pipelines β 30% reduction in integration failures through advanced systems analysis and root-cause investigation β Real-time fraud detection system reducing detection time from 3 hours to 2 minutes β 92% accuracy forecasting models for attendee behavior and revenue pacing β Automated reporting solutions reducing manual report preparation from 7-8 hours to < 1 hour
Programming & Scripting: Python | SQL | VBA | DAX
Databases & Data Platforms: SQL Server | MySQL | Oracle | PostgreSQL | DB2 | MS Access
ETL & Data Engineering: Informatica | Databricks | AWS Glue | Kafka | dbt | Airflow | SQL-based ETL | Data Quality Validation
Business Intelligence & Analytics: Power BI (DAX, Power Query) | Tableau | Excel (VBA, Pivot Tables, Power Query) | KPI Dashboards | Advanced Analytics
Cloud Platforms: AWS (Certified) | Azure | Snowflake | Databricks | GCP
Specializations: Time-Intelligence Modeling | Anomaly Detection | Forecasting | A/B Testing | Data Governance | Systems Analysis
Oct 2025 β Present
- Designed and deployed customized SQL-based ETL pipelines moving data across order management, logistics, and operational systems, achieving 35% improvement in data accuracy
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- Applied systems analysis to identify root causes of data mismatches across EDI (ANSI X12), JSON, and relational sources, reducing integration failures by 30%
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- Built interactive Power BI dashboards with dynamic KPIs, advanced DAX measures (rolling averages, YoY growth, time intelligence), and pivot-style reporting
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- Leveraged Databricks for large-scale data transformations and validation, ensuring high-quality analytics delivery
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- Performed comprehensive data profiling and anomaly detection, resolving data quality issues at source level
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Collaborated with Finance, Operations, Risk, and IT teams in Agile cycles to deliver client-aligned analytics solutions
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Aug 2023 β May 2025
- Developed ETL workflows using SQL and Databricks to transform data from enterprise systems, building trusted reporting datasets
- Converted manual Excel-based reporting into interactive Power BI dashboards, improving stakeholder data access
- Authored SQL-based transformation logic automating recurring workflows, reducing report prep time from 7-8 hours to under 1 hour
- Created advanced DAX measures leveraging CALCULATE, FILTER, ALL, RELATED, DATEADD, TOTALYTD functions for complex KPIs
- Designed scalable data models transforming raw operational data into structured business dimensions
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Mentored junior analysts and conducted rigorous dashboard validation across multiple filters and scenarios
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Jul 2021 β May 2023
- Engineered ETL data pipelines using SQL, Python, and Databricks, standardizing and consolidating large transactional datasets from disparate sources
- Applied systems analysis to assess data quality across enterprise datasets, identifying and remediating duplicates, format mismatches, and mapping inconsistencies
- Configured Power BI and Tableau dashboards consolidating disconnected reporting views into centralized analytics solutions
- Wrote complex SQL queries (joins, CTEs, aggregations, subqueries, window functions) against SQL Server and Oracle for financial and operational analysis
- Developed advanced DAX measures supporting percentage growth, conditional business rules, rolling trends, and dynamic KPI calculations
- Automated recurring reporting workflows, replacing manual Excel processes with scalable, reusable data pipelines
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Investigated reporting discrepancies by tracing data lineage, identifying incorrect joins and mapping gaps
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Jun 2019 β Jul 2021
- Extracted and analyzed transaction-level data from core banking systems using SQL and Excel, supporting operational and risk reporting
- Applied systems analysis to identify duplicate records, delayed updates, and incorrect field mappings in financial data systems
- Built ETL-style data workflows using SQL and Power Query, cleaning and transforming transaction data for compliance and operations teams
- Designed operational dashboards with exception monitoring, fraud flagging, and transaction trend visibility
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Automated recurring financial reporting workflows using SQL formulas and validation checks, reducing turnaround time
- Performed anomaly detection on transaction data to identify processing bottlenecks and potential fraud patterns
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Fintech & Payments | Banking & Financial Services | Enterprise Analytics
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π Locations: US-based (Texas) | Remote-first preferred | Open to relocation
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π‘ Looking for opportunities to drive data-driven decision making and build scalable analytics solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
- ETL pipeline implementations and data engineering best practices
- SQL optimization techniques and complex query examples
- Power BI/Tableau dashboard architectures
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Python scripts for data analysis and automation
- Cloud-based data solutions (AWS, Databricks, Snowflake)
Master of Science, Information Technology (Business Data Analytics) Central Michigan University | May 2025 | GPA: 3.75/4.0
Bachelor of Technology β Electronics & Communication Engineering St. Martin's Engineering College | May 2019
β AWS Certified Data Engineer β Associate β AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner β Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate β Databricks Fundamentals Certification β Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
ERP & Core Banking Systems: SAP, Oracle Financial Systems, ICICI Core Banking Data Integration: Informatica, EDI (ANSI X12), JSON parsing, relational databases Methodologies: Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Systems Analysis, Data Governance Documentation & Collaboration: Technical documentation, stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership
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π¬ Open to discussing data engineering, analytics architecture, and scalable data solutions. π§ Email: pradeepkarra1@gmail.com π LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/karra-pradeep π± Phone: +1 (989) 506-3088
Happy to collaborate on data projects, discuss best practices, or explore new opportunities!
Last updated: June 2026
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