Bharathi Kakarla

Experience

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  Info Step

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  BI Intern

  working on creating reports using Crystal reports for sales team.

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  FunMobility Inc

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  BI DataBase developer

  Provide technical support in developing and maintaining BI database applications. Heavy focus on data conversion and data integration supporting back-end BI processes including translating business requirements, table design, and ETL design. Deliver quality data solutions by analyzing data requirements to develop database structures and procedures from specifications.Works on all aspects of the solution lifecycle including requirements gathering, analysis, design, customization, development, quality assurance, release management, and support. Works both independently and as part of multiple teams to support, develop, and deliver successful complex BI and data warehouse solutions, which meet business needs. Demonstrates strong technical skills and acts as subject matter expert in design, and development of solutions based on BI technologies. Show less

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  Playphone, Inc.

  Dec 2008 - Aug 2010

  Sr. Data warehouse Developer

  Works on all aspects of the Data warehouse lifecycle including requirements gathering, analysis, design, customization, development, quality assurance, release management, and support. Works both independently and as part of multiple teams to support, develop, and deliver successful complex BI and data warehouse solutions, which meet business needs. Demonstrates strong technical skills and acts as subject matter expert in design, and development of solutions based on BI technologies. Also responsible for Data warehouse optimization and maintenance. Show less

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  SCI Solutions

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2012

  Software Engineer

  My role at SCI Solution was to develop reporting tool for both internal and external usage. External: - is a plug-in to the scheduling tool where the hospitals (Clients) can generate reports (to track their resource allocation and resource availability).Internal: - is used by sales and finance to track revenue. This tool will also help track the number of Subscriptions (Subscription depends on many factors like number of patients involved, keeping track of resources allocated to every patient and kind of insurance they carry)As part of job, I had to play multiple roles • Business analyst: - when I am gathering requirements from different clients.• Designer:- When I put my requirements in a meaningful way that helps streamline data for analysis • Developer: - when I created the schema, ETl, Cube and reports.• QA: - when I had to validate my report data against the billing from external sources. Show less

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  Hexcel Corporation

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2015

  Business Systems Analyst / TPM

  My Role as a Business systems analyst is to provide a tool for Business analysis by designing and implementing a system that is used to; track revenue, month-end closing, plan resource allocation (People, time, machine, material…).from both Legacy system and new system. New SystemMicrosoft Dynamics AX2012I worked on creating a frame work for “Self-service BI” that helps power users with ad hoc reporting which includes As-is and What-if’s. Tools: - ZAP Cube Express, ZAP BILegacy System(Oracle, BPCS, CINCOM, CAS, Maximo and Dynamics2009)Migrating the data from Legacy systems into SQL Server Migrating reports from Crystal reports to SSRS Design and develop a global data warehouse to host the legacy Data integrated with current data.Created overnight batch ETL updates for data warehouse Show less

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  First Tech Federal Credit Union

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

  EDW Architect

  Perform a feasibility study of new requirements including source system analysis, data profiling, impact analysis and provide requirements sign-off.Develop detailed solution design that includes data model, Source To Target Mapping, data flow, infrastructure details, audit process and internal/external dependencies.Review design with internal and business teams and obtain design sign-off.Oversee development activities and ensure accepted standards are being followed and goals are being met by setting up periodic code reviews and interactions with the team.Review testing strategy- QA as well as UAT, ensure all the required checks and balances are in place.Oversee QA activities, ensuring standards are being followed and objectives are being metWork closely with BA team during UAT, take necessary decisions around design changes keeping scope and timelines in mind.Manage/coordinate deployment activities including setting up RFCs, help desk tickets, developing Implementation plan document, overseeing deployment, data loads and post production validation.Lead all technical activities in the project lifecycle, be the go-to person for any questions.Provide guidance around any tool/infrastructure upgrades, make recommendations and ensure minimal disruption to existing processes. Show less

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  8x8

  Dec 2017 - Oct 2019

  Primary person in designing and developing an end-to-end BI solution that provides deep insights in companies business. Derived BI as a platform that provides a 360 degree view of customer & product..Developed highly scalable SaaS Analytics platform that is built to adapt and scaleArchitected BI As A platform driven self-service tool which reduced report development cyclesof BI team to 50%Built data analytics team ground-up (Data Engineering, Business Analysts, Data Architect, &Reporting specialists) Show less

  • Sr. Manager Business Analytics

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

  • BI Data Architect / Manager

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
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  FireEye, Inc.

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Sr. Product Manager Reporting & Analytics

  Worked with Executive team in building data strategy to deliver actionable & timely insightsIdentified and automate workflows to track multi-touch attribution, lead conversion etc..Built predictive models to analyze campaign drivers and optimize segmentation andcampaign activities

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  Citi

  Dec 2020 - Sept 2022

  Lead Product Manager Data & Analytics

  Owned product portfolio & provide cost-effective solutions for several large and complexprojects involving CRM (Sales force), Data Engineering & Business Analytics for clients likeApple, Meta, Citi & NASA.Effective at assessing risk, identifying limitations, and defining dependencies to mitigate projectrisk, manage change and deliver products timely.Aided in building an Enterprise Data Catalog to assist with metadata management, data lineage.Responsible to recruit, mentor, coach highly motivated teams across TPM groups on dataprocesses Show less

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  Blue Origin

  Oct 2022 - Nov 2023

  Sr. TPM Central Analytics

  • Voice of the customer, curated product definition & maintained program execution and delivery cadence.• Own data asset road map end-to-end from strategic planning to tactical execution.• Identifying risks, documenting dependencies and work on solutioning data onboarding & distribution• Manage cross functional team collaboration for effective deployments, smooth transition of data enablement.