Saras Thappeta

Experience

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  Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  I studied the manufacturing of steam and gas turbines to develop a scheduling model using CPM/PERT approach. I further worked on supplementing this with an uncertainty quantification study to understand uncertainty in scheduling the project.

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  Bharat Dynamics Limited

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Summer Intern
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  CONNX Solutions

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Data Migration Intern

  I designed data models and flows to synchronize data across corporate systems, from cloud to legacy databases, and created instructional videos for the corporate website. Working closely with executive management, IT, and a team of interns, I provided regular executive updates and successfully synchronized over 100,000 customer records across platforms, including SQL Server 2012 and MS Azure

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  Thomson Reuters

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2016

  Data Science Intern

  During my Data Science internship at Thomson Reuters, I used R to uncover patterns in global financial crimes, created visualizations to help customers grasp the data's scope, collaborated closely with business experts to ensure accuracy, and supported text mining and reporting for the company's weekly blog.

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  Slalom Consulting

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Analyst

  I was part of the Analyst program at Slalom, where I worked with clients like Microsoft and T-Mobile. In addition to client engagements, I conducted onsite Power BI training sessions at Microsoft and T-Mobile headquarters

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  Microsoft

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Business Analyst (Consultant)

  I developed and maintained Power BI reports for Microsoft’s Office Demand Insights team, handling ad hoc analyses and bringing together data from multiple sources. I worked closely with data engineering to turn these insights into valuable information that stakeholders could act on.

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  T-Mobile

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2018

  Business Intelligence Analyst (Consultant)

  Collaborated within a team of 7 at Slalom Consulting to transition T-Mobile Engineering's reporting from SAP Business Objects to Power BI, saving $6M in licensing; developed data models, built reports, conducted UAT, and provided training, enabling efficient data-driven decision-making across North America.

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  Microsoft

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  Business Intelligence (Consultant)

  Supported Microsoft Retail by creating Power BI reports, verifying retail transaction functionality, managing data pipelines in SSIS, building OLAP cubes, and resolving customer issues through ServiceNow, optimizing data insights and operational efficiency

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  EY

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2024

  I led a cross-functional team of 15, driving $15M in savings through strategic data partnerships and insights; designed a global insights product for 500+ EY stakeholders; and conducted Azure and Power BI workshops in Bangalore and Hyderabad Architected a secure, high-performance Azure Data Warehouse with a Star schema, boosting query efficiency by 80%, and automated workflows in Synapse using Azure Data Bricks and Azure Data Factory for 450,000 EY employees, saving 32,000 FTE hours annually

  • Senior Associate 3

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Senior Associate 1

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2022
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  Cambridge Judge Business School

  Sept 2024 - now

  Student
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  Nyobolt

  Oct 2024 - now

  MBA Consultant

  Creating Nyobolt's market entry strategy for maritime battery sales across the £4.85B UK and European markets, focused on regulatory compliance and tailored client solutions.