Akshaya Dhanasekar
@user.2598496
Data and Analytics Consultant at Thorogood Associates
Chennai, India
Data Analytics Consultant with 6 years of experience including 2 years in managerial roles. Proven track record in leading teams, optimizing business performance, and driving successful project outcomes. Akshaya Dhanasekar has expertise in PowerBI, SQL, PySpark, DAX, MDX, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, SSAS, and Azure DevOps. She has led teams of up to 14 members and received a global best product award for transitioning audit processes from manual to automated.
Experience
Data and Analytics Consultant - Manager
Thorogood Associates
Led a team of 14 to develop an automated audit product, reducing maintenance costs by over 93% monthly for an FMCG client. Managed a 6x surge in development changes, ensuring timely and accurate prioritization. Transitioned audit processes from manual to automated, enabling remote global audits. Initiated and led the foundation work for a universal data lake for a Pharma client. Conducted technical training sessions on SQL, ADF, and ADB. Served as a line manager for four team members and part of the performance management team.
Data and Analytics Consultant
Thorogood Associates
Developed and maintained data warehousing and reporting solutions using SQL, SSIS, SSAS, and SharePoint for an FMCG client. Progressed to lead in creating a front-end application for cash flow and endowment visualization using .NET, JavaScript, and Power BI for an Investment management client. Led a budget automation project using ADL, ADF, ADB, PySpark, and Power BI for a Pharma client. Overseeing ETL processes and visualizing product-level data using .NET, CSS, JavaScript, and Azure SQL Database. Mentored new graduates and managed recruitment drives.
Business Intelligence and Analytics Intern
Thorogood Associates
Served as a junior developer, integrating predefined templates for a PowerPoint generator for customer data visualization, creating customized charts from a SQL database using .NET, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Education
College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University Chennai
MSc
Computer Science