Sakshira Reddy

Sr. BI Developer
Email: sakshira.meta@gmail.com
Mobile: +1(551) 280-0205
SUMMARY

 Around 9+ years of Professional experience working in the capacity of Database Developer, Database
Analyst, Data Analyst, SQL Engineer. Participated in all phases of development, functional and design
specification, coding, testing, bugs fixing, reviewing and production support.
 Design and implement database solutions in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure SQL.
 Experienced in writing complex Stored Procedures, Triggers, and Functions.
 Experienced in creating Tables, Views, Indexes, and other SQL joins.
 Experienced in developing T-SQL (DDL, DML) statements, Data Integrity(constraints), Performance
Tuning, Query Optimization and Validation issues.
 Experience Enterprise Data Warehousing, Relational and Dimensional data modeling for creating logical and
physical design of database and ER diagrams using data modeling tools like ERWIN r9.7, r9.6,2020 R1, ER-
Studio & Power Designer 16.5 and ER studio.
 Working experience in creating MDM models in MDM Hub Console.
 Experience creating Hive data models for big data environments.
 Worked on Data Analysis, Data Migration, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Data Verification, identifying data
mismatches, Data Import and Data Export.
 Experienced working with Business Intelligence Tools (Integration and Reporting services).
 Worked with supporting large customer base, worked directly with end-users, and supported all the
requirement changes, issues tracking systems request and data related issues.
 Optimizing Stored Procedures and long running queries using indexing strategies and query-
optimization techniques.
 Hands on experience on Unified Data Analytics with Databricks, Databricks Workspace User Interface,
Managing Databricks Notebooks, Delta Lake with Python, Delta Lake with Spark SQL.
 Excellent knowledge and experience in data warehouse development life cycle, requirement analysis
and dimensional modeling.
 Well exposed and worked closely with testing teams in performance unit testing, user acceptance
testing and system integration testing.
 Worked on Power Bi Paginated Reports by using Report Builder.
 Expert in understanding user requirements and designing it.
 Translating business requirements into technical solutions with excellent problem solving and
troubleshooting capabilities.
 Team player with good interpersonal and problem-solving skills, ability to work in team and work
individually

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HIGHLIGHTS

 Primary Skills:
o Databases/ Data warehouses: Oracle 11g/10g, SQL Server 2016/2014/2012, Azure SQL, Synapse
o OS: Linux, Windows
o Programming Languages: SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Python
o Scripting: PowerShell
o ETL: SSIS, Azure Data Factory
o Reporting: SSRS, ReportSuite,
o Tools: SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Visual Studio, TOAD, Eclipse, IBM Rational Clear
Case, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Git, GitHub
o Azure Cloud: Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Azure Databricks

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Client: London Stock Exchange, Fort Mill, NC Apr’21 –

 Architect & implement medium to large scale BI solutions on Azure using Azure Data Platform Services
(Azure Data Lake, Data factory, Data Lake Analytics, Azure SQL DW)
 Gathered data from various external sources (Oracle) into a data warehousing system (Enterprise Cube)
with the help of ETL process.
 Used SQL Profiler for troubleshooting, monitoring, and optimization of SQL Server and nonproduction
database code as well as T-SQL code from developers and QA.
 Designed, reviewed, and created primary objects (views, indexes, etc.) based on logical design models,
user requirements and physical constraints. Designed and developed web pages using VBScript.
 Wrote T-SQL (DDL and DML) queries, stored procedures and used them to build packages and handled
slowly changing dimensions to maintain the history of the data.
 Build GSHS Reports in Power BI from scratch.
 Developed various solution driven views and dashboards by developing different chart types including
Pie Charts, Bar Charts, Tree Maps, Circle Views, Line Charts, Area Charts, Scatter Plots in Power BI.
 Developed various dashboards to know the school climate, school safety, risk factors, and risk
behaviors.
 Created dashboard for school system financial information which includes revenue and expenditure by
district.
 Developed custom Georgia district map visual , the SVG is written inline within a Bootstrap 2 container.
 Written some Java script plugin that makes the polygons work like hyperlinks.
 Specialized in transforming data into user-friendly visualization to give business users a complete view
of their business using Power BI .
 Used various sources to pull data into Power BI such as SQL Server, oracle.
 Involved in installation of Power BI Report Server.
 Developed reports to visually explore data and create an interactive report Excel and Power BI.
 Using a query editor in Power BI performed certain operations like fetching data from different file.

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  Created groups, content packs.
 Created the KPI to show the difference between actual and forecast data.
 Working with import and direct query, creating custom table in the Power BI. Merge queries and
append queries, remove columns and split columns, choosing required columns in the data.
 By using Power BI desktop connected to various data sources, working with different visualizations.
Developed and published reports and dashboards using Power BI and written effective DAX formulas
and expressions.
 Utilized Power Query in Power BI to Pivot and Un-pivot the data model for data cleansing and data
massaging
 Worked on Power Bi Paginated Reports by using Report Builder.
 Created several user roles and groups to the end - user and provided row level security to them.
Created Power BI Reports using the Tabular SSAS models as source data in Power BI desktop and
publish reports to service.
 Worked on importing custom visualizations. Worked with table and matrix visuals, worked with
different level of filters like report level, visual level filters, page level filters.
 Used various data visualizations with Power BI. Created reports utilizing SSRS, Excel services, Power BI
and deployed them on SharePoint Server as per business requirements.
 Designed different types of KPI's for percentage growth in different fields and compared over the
period and designed aggregations and pre-calculations in SSAS.
 Involved in designing partitions in cubes to improve performance using SSAS.  Created Tabular model
reports to slice and dice huge volumes of data.
 Using Tabular model provided more security to data at Row level.
 MDX programming, DAX expressions, analysis, and business forecasts. Implemented OLAP cubes, facts,
and dimensions for providing summarized and aggregate views of large database sets.
 Superior involvement in developing reports and dashboards from multiple data sources such as on
premises and cloud using Power BI desktop.
 Creating reports from importing, direct query and live data from several data sources. Expertise in data
transformations such as adding calculated columns, managing relationships, creating different
measures, remove rows, replace values, split column, date & time column.
 Experience in combining data from different sources by using power query.
 Experience with power pivot and dashboard designer.

Environment: SQL Server 2016, T-SQL, SQL, C#, SSIS, SQL Server Management Studio, SSRS, Visual Studio, Azure
Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), Oracle 11G, SQL Profiler, Power BI
Desktop, Power BI pro, Visual Studio 2010, HTML5, Java Script

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Client: Wells Fargo, Charlotte, NC Feb’19 – Mar’21
Role: BI/ Azure Developer
Responsibilities:

 Involved in writing queries that execute quickly and efficiently even when dealing with millions of rows.
 Partitioned the databases on partition scheme and function.
 Optimized Stored Procedures and long running SQL queries using indexing strategies and query
optimization techniques.
 Interacted with functional teams to analyze business needs and developed technical specifications.
 Responsible for documenting the requirements, design, and coding changes. Maintained versions for
the code for every change.
 Designed and developed Power BI graphical and visualization solutions with business requirement
documents and plans for creating interactive dashboards.
 Generated ad-hoc reports in Excel Power Pivot and shared them using Power BI to the decision makers
for strategic planning.
 Implemented several DAX functions for various fact calculations for efficient data visualization in Power
BI.
 Designed complex data intensive reports in Power BI utilizing various graph features such as gauge,
funnel for better business analysis.
 Working with database maintenance processes (pertaining to Statistics, Indexes, Performance Analysis).
 Data Analysis based on the product code, maturity bucket, maturity date and business rules.
 Extensive use of DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) functions for reports and for the tabular models.
 Created Power BI reports by using Joins in multiple tables from multiples database using complex SQL
queries.
 Designed a Power BI data model with multiple fact tables and dimensions depending on the business
requirements.
 Designing Error Handling Strategy and Auditing for Stage and Data mart loads.
 Preparing configuration documents and test cases.
 Providing SIT and UAT Support.
 Co-ordinate with all stakeholders until the completion of the SDLC cycle of every Change Request.
 Preparing training material for functionalities implemented.
 Used Informatica as an ETL tool for extracting the data from source and then using the stored
procedures in Informatica and loading the data.
 Experience in custom visuals and groups creation in Power BI.
 Experience in scheduling refresh of Power BI reports, hourly and on-demand.

Environment: SQL Server 2014/ 2016, T-SQL, SQL, C#, SSIS, Informatica Power Center 10.2, SQL Server
Management Studio, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, Autosys, Power BI Desktop, MS Analysis Services
2005, MS Reporting Services, MS Access, Import & Export Data, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Power BI pro,
Source Control Management System

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Client: Cigna, Raleigh, NC Sep’16 – Feb’19
Role: Database Developer
Responsibilities:
 Used ETL (SSIS) to develop jobs for extracting, cleaning, transforming, and loading data into Microsoft
SQL Server.
 Prepared the complete data mapping for all the migrated jobs using SSIS.
 Extensively used SSIS transformations such as Lookup, Derived column, Data conversion, Aggregate,
Conditional split, SQL task, Script task and Send Mail task etc.
 Written complex SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, DML, DDL and user defined functions
to implement business logic and indexes.
 Written Stored Procedures, SQL Queries and Designed SSIS package for Auditing the data in different
environments.
 Developed SSRS reports for comparing the data in different environments.
 Created Query Parameters and Report Parameters to control data returned by the query and filter data
at report level.
 Designed SSRS reports with sub reports, dynamic sorting, defining data source and subtotals for the
reports.
 Optimized the performance of queries with modifications in T-SQL queries, removed unnecessary
columns, and eliminated redundant and inconsistent data.
 Developed Parameterized reports to view the reconciled data.
 Developed a conceptual, logical, physical data model using ER-studio. Create, maintain, publish logical and
physical data models to ER-studio Model Mart.
 Created data modeling standards such as class words, abbreviations and schema, table and column
naming standards.
 Designed the Data Marts applying Ralph Kimball’s dimensional data modelling technique.
 Modified existing reports according to the requirements of the end users.

Environment: SQL Server 2016/2014, SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server Management Studio, T-SQL, SQL, Visual Studio,
SharePoint, Visio, Team Foundation Server, E-R Studio

EIS Technologies, Hyderabad Jul’13 – Dec’15

 Optimized Stored Procedures and long running SQL queries using indexing strategies and query
optimization techniques.
 Running SQL scripts, creating indexes, stored procedures for data analysis.
 Wrote SQL Queries on staging tables and data warehouse tables to validate the results.
 Designing Error Handling Strategy and Auditing for Stage and Data mart loads.
 Preparing configuration documents and test cases.
 Providing SIT and UAT Support.
 Co-ordinate with all stakeholders until the completion of the SDLC cycle of every Change Request.
 Preparing of training material for functionalities implemented.
 Created Dimensional data models using Erwin.

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  Developed the data warehouse dimensional models for the proposed central model for the
project.
 Extensively used Star Schema and snowflake schema methodologies in designing data models.
 Worked on the Snow-flaking the Dimensions to remove redundancy whenever required.
 Experience in performance tuning of databases which included creating indexes, optimizing SQL
Statements & monitoring the server.

Environment: SQL Server 2014, SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server Management Studio, T-SQL, SQL, Visual Studio,
SharePoint, Visio, Team Foundation Server, Erwin, E-R Model