Shekar Kola, Data & BI Specialist

Shekar Kola

Data & BI Specialist

Tec Evolution Technology Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

Data & BI Specialist at Tec Evolution Technology Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since October 2020

IT services and consulting operated under POM Holding.

• Proactively enhance and secure database systems & Power-BI on premises solutions to ensure seamless business operations.
• Mentor team members which include a DBA and two Analyst/Scientists.
• Manages complex datasets by identifying, aggregating, cleaning, and validating data from multiple sources in preparation for reporting use.
• Developed and maintained Power BI dashboards/reports for various business operations across multiple systems, including Dynamics 365 ERP, MRI CAFM, Ivanti ITSM, Moodle LMS, SharePoint, Hospitality, Project Management, Portfolio Management, and Survey Tools.
• Oversaw the management of database systems, including supervising DBA tasks, defining workflows for change requests, and driving continuous improvement.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to understand their data needs and provided insights that supported informed decision-making.
• Successfully migrated Excel and Access database applications to Low-Code Platforms (Joget, MS-SQL), improving usability and efficiency.
• Played a key role in migrating databases and Power BI RS to a private cloud (G42), optimizing system performance and scalability.

Database Administrator at POM Holding LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2018 to September 2020

• Conducted regular maintenance, monitoring, and optimization of database servers, utilizing performance metrics to identify and address issues.
• Proactively monitored error logs, long-running queries, deadlocks, and performance bottlenecks, taking prompt action as needed.
• Expertly installed and configured database servers for development instances, ensuring smooth onboarding into the production DB cluster.
• Maintained up-to-date database servers with the latest Cumulative Updates (CU), following rigorous testing and approval processes.
• Implemented tuning and optimization strategies, including indexing, statistics maintenance, and integrity checks, resulting in significant enhancements to system performance and efficiency.
• Developed a custom solution (usidng SQL and PowerShell) for data anonymization during database restoration in development instances.

Lead System Analyst at Floranow
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2017 to August 2018

B-to-B E-Commerce company for floral products

• Manage the Florisoft online platform business application (.Net - SaaS) to ensure smooth business operations and the integrity of supplier systems with the platform.
• MIS Reporting: design and develop KPIs, and dashboards based on the Sybase database and platform reporting tool.
• Develop and maintain new processes and procedures by understanding business requirements.
• Administration support on domains, email, and websites using WordPress CMS.
• Ensure system integrity and configuration standards are met.

System Analyst - Data and Apps at Gardenia Family Entertainment
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2015 to May 2017

Multi-brand F&B and Entertainment franchise owner in the GCC Region. Operated brands are Chuck E Cheese, CaliBurger, and fine dine-in restaurants.

Technical Consultant at Easy2touch Int'l LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2014 to March 2015
NCR - Customer Support Engineer at Easy2Touch Int'l LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2012 to July 2014

• Configuration and Installation of NCR Real POS Terminals and Peripherals on OPOS/ Java POS
• Troubleshooting the issues, Windows customizations and Installation
• Developing System Images with different flavor of the Hardware and OS. Maintenance of Firmware update for the peripherals
• NCR POS hardware Demo Preparation and Presentation
• Providing remote support, Onsite support and Back to base support as per SLA
• Attending the calls over the emails, phones and scheduling on-site support
• Working with Rollout Plans, Internal/External Meetings

Desktop Support Engineer at The Mithra Agencies
  • India - Hyderabad
  • July 2011 to August 2012

• Installing and configuring PC and hardware troubleshooting
• OS, applications and Outlook Installation & configuration, Windows customization
• Providing Remote support either on site or over the telephone to help set up systems or resolve issues
• support, including procedural documentation and relevant reports
• Organization EDP front office employee shifting’s | Generating the job card reports & submits to the EDP Manager
• Maintaining the SQL Database backup, monitoring daily backups as per schedule

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Br Amedkar University
  • July 2011
High school or equivalent, Commers
  • at Board of Intermediate
  • June 2007
High school or equivalent, 10th
  • at Board of Secondary School Certification
  • June 2005

Secondary School Certification is the 10th Class in AP, India

Specialties & Skills

Databases
Business Intelligence
Data Warehousing
Troubleshooting
Querying T-SQL
Integration
SSIS, SSRS
Business Intelligence
Power-BI
SQL DBA
Data Modeling
LLM/AI/ML
Dashboard Designs
Data Analysis
SQL Server
Elasticsearch
ETL/ELT
Data Governance

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Telugu
Expert

Training and Certifications

NCR Aloha Implementation (Training)
Training Institute:
NCR
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
40 hours
POS and Self Service KIOSKs Installation & Configuration (Training)
Training Institute:
NCR
Date Attended:
December 2012
MCSA (Database) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
MCITP (Training)
Training Institute:
Zoom Technologies, HYD, India
Date Attended:
January 2012
CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
Zoom Technologies, HYD, India
Date Attended:
October 2011

Hobbies

  • Playing Chess