ASHWIN NAIR

ASHWIN NAIR

Senior Data Analyst | Strategic Data Leader
Boston, US.

About

Highly accomplished and results-driven Senior Data Analyst with over 8 years of experience in designing end-to-end data solutions that bridge technical implementation with business strategy. Expert in transforming complex datasets into actionable narratives through advanced ETL processes, statistical modeling, and interactive visualizations. Proven leader in data stack migrations and self-service analytics initiatives, driving multi-million dollar savings and revenue growth across diverse industries including e-commerce, healthcare, and retail.

Work

Optoro
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Senior Data Analyst

Summary

Currently leading advanced data solution architecture and strategic migrations to enhance supply chain efficiency and drive significant cost savings for a leading re-commerce platform.

Highlights

Architected and implemented an advanced transportation modeling solution using Python and SQL, optimizing supply chain routes to reduce transit times by 18% and generate $200K in annual cost savings.

Spearheaded the enterprise-wide data stack migration from Snowflake to BigQuery, designing and executing ELT/ETL processes while ensuring zero data loss and maintaining reporting continuity.

Led the strategic migration of 60+ Tableau dashboards to Metabase, engineering interactive dashboards and advanced queries that improved decision-making velocity by 40% and enabled self-service analytics.

Developed customer segmentation models for fraud detection in partnership with data science, improving the delinquency recommendation engine by 25% and reducing inventory returns.

Sofar Sounds
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Senior Data Analyst

Summary

Designed and built scalable, end-to-end data pipelines, consolidating diverse data sources into a unified framework to enable real-time business insights and support strategic growth initiatives across international markets.

Highlights

Designed and built scalable, end-to-end data pipelines, consolidating diverse data sources into a unified framework to enable real-time business insights and support strategic growth initiatives across the US, UK, and Canada.

Automated weekly and monthly data models and dashboards using Python scripts and ETL workflows, eliminating over 60 hours of manual work monthly and significantly improving data accuracy.

Implemented robust data governance standards and documentation protocols that standardized metric definition across the organization, enhancing data consistency and reliability.

EmberTribe LLC
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Data Analyst

Summary

Applied advanced analytical techniques, including ML and A/B testing, to optimize marketing campaigns and enhance user engagement for a digital marketing agency.

Highlights

Defined business objectives and scope, audited websites, and developed data-driven strategies to drive conversion, retention, and engagement.

Developed ML models using NLP techniques, improving user segmentation accuracy by 35% and reducing acquisition costs by 18%.

Optimized multi-channel marketing campaigns through A/B testing and cohort analysis, scaling return on ad spend to 2.75x.

CouponDunia Media Ltd
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Marketing Analyst

Summary

Developed and executed comprehensive data lifecycle management systems and SEO strategies to significantly increase organic traffic and reduce acquisition costs for a media company.

Highlights

Developed a full data lifecycle management system covering the collection, processing, and visualization of marketing performance.

Executed data-driven SEO strategy using keyword analysis and content optimization techniques, increasing organic traffic by 34% and reducing paid acquisition costs by $45K annually.

Abbott Labs
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Data Analyst

Summary

Engineered real-time KPI dashboards and established clinical data workflows to enhance sales performance and improve treatment accuracy for a leading pharmaceutical company.

Highlights

Engineered real-time KPI dashboards visualizing sales performance metrics for the $12M Digene brand (24% YOY growth), enabling effective territory management.

Contributed to the successful launch of Digene Fizz, which generated $160K in its first quarter.

Established an infrastructure for clinical data workflows across 30 cities, integrating lifestyle modification programs for patients and improving treatment accuracy by 37%.

Education

Northeastern University

Master of Science

Business Analytics

Manipal Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Science & Engineering

Certificates

Derive Insights from BigQuery Data

Issued By

Google Cloud Skills Boost

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

Issued By

Google Cloud

Looker Certified Associate

Issued By

Looker

Python for Data Science

Issued By

edX

Skills

Languages

SQL, Python, R, C++.

Cloud Platforms

GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub), AWS (Redshift, S3, Lambda, Rekognition, CLI), Snowflake, Azure.

BI & Visualization

Tableau, Metabase, Looker, Quicksight, PowerBI, Oracle BI, Matplotlib, Seaborn, ggplot2, R Shiny.

Big Data & ETL

GIT, DBT, ETL, Airflow, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, Impala, Cloudera.

Machine Learning & Statistics

pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Statsmodel, NLTK, TensorFlow, PyLab, Sci-Py, Supervised & Unsupervised Learning, K-Means, ARIMA, Time Series Analysis, Linear Regression, Predictive Modeling.

Database Modeling

ER-Diagrams, SDLC, Dimensional Diagrams, Star and Snowflake Schemas.

Projects

Student Housing Recommendation Engine

Summary

Developed a clustering model using NEU Student Survey information to identify key attributes influencing student apartment search preferences, aiming to inform and enhance a recommendation engine for co-op housing.

Boston 311 Waste & Recycling Analysis

Summary

Analyzed Boston 311 student move-in day curbside trash data using AWS services to visualize key waste and recycling improvement opportunities.

Non-Profit Operating Model Optimization

Summary

Conducted comprehensive primary and secondary research on comparable non-profit operating models, programs, and financial structures to drive sustainable growth.