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Ulka PanchalUP

Ulka Panchal

Data Analyst, Power BI Developer

$300/day
Dubai, AE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ulka

Detail-oriented Data Analyst and Power BI Consultant with over 15 years of experience in transforming complex data into actionable insights. Expertise in data modeling, visualization, and reporting, with a strong command of Power BI, SQL, and Excel. Adept at working with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven solutions that enhance decision-making processes. Proven track record in optimizing business processes, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), and driving strategic initiatives. Passionate about leveraging data to solve real-world problems and committed to continuous learning and professional development.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Marathi

    Fluent

  • Hindi

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Emirates Global Aluminium
    Power BI Consultant
    February 2025 - July 2025 (5 months)
    Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, United Arab Emirates
    • Dashboard Design & Development: collaborated with the TA team to understand recruitment metrics and designed interactive Power BI dashboards
    • Data Analysis & Reporting: analyzed key recruitment trends like time-to-offer/on-board and recruiter productivity; delivered ad-hoc reports for leadership
    • Data Integration: Extracted data from SuccessFactors and integrated multiple data sources into Power BI, ensuring data accuracy
    • Key Project:
    o KPI Dashboard – tracked end-to-end recruitment metrics, recruiter productivity, time-based KPIs and data quality issues
    o On-boarding Tracker – monitored on-boarding status and data integrity to support timely and accurate hiring
    o SLA Dashboard – measured TA team’s adherence to recruitment SLAs across all lifecycle stages
    Stakeholder Management Data analysis Data visualisation Dashboard Design Reporting
  • ACCENTURE
    Data Analyst / Power BI Developer
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    June 2022 - August 2024 (2 years and 1 month)
    Mumbai, India
    • Effectively supported the Operations team and the Business Reporting and Governance (BRG) team within the HRO vertical by addressing their data visualization and automation needs, driving enhanced reporting efficiency and operational insights.
    • Gained a comprehensive understanding of extracting data from ticket management systems like Zendesk and implemented automations through the platform for large-scale retail industry clients.
    • Created multiple Power Automate flows to automate the consolidation of data retrieved from Zendesk tool into Excel files as email attachments, streamlining the transfer from emails to SharePoint and integrating the data into Power BI Dataflow. This solution significantly reduced the manual effort required for daily data consolidation, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
    • Developed and delivered 15+ dynamic Power BI dashboards, within 1 and half year period, including volume dashboards to analyze ticket distribution in call centers, hygiene dashboards to identify and address invalid data, and scorecard dashboards to evaluate agent performance, driving data-driven decision-making for more than one client.
    • Designed and implemented a solution using MS SharePoint List to serve as a form for capturing feedback from multiple audit teams, significantly reducing manual effort spent on preparing feedback PPTs. Additionally, developed a Power BI dashboard leveraging the captured data, delivering actionable insights based on feedback given.
    • Successfully developed and handed over 4-5 Power BI dashboards for a new deal during the notice period, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of data-driven decision making, including a complex dashboard for calculating Service Level Agreement (SLA).
    Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Power Automate MS SharePoint Excel VBA programming
  • VOKSEDIGITAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LLC
    CONSULTANT
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    February 2021 - June 2022 (1 year and 5 months)
    Pune, India
    • Consulting: Provided expert support and guidance to clients on data visualization and transformation solutions for HR Analytics, ensuring optimized insights and reporting.
    o Collaborated closely with the HR Digitization Head of RPG Group to gather requirements, design reports, and develop Power BI dashboards, utilizing Excel files stored on Azure Blob Storage as the primary data source for all reports.
    • Training/Webinars: Led training sessions and webinars on Power BI concepts for both clients and internal teams, enhancing their understanding and proficiency in data visualization and reporting.
    o Designed a customized end-to end Training module with Assessment module for employees of one of the clients, which included 20 training sessions on basic Power BI concepts, 3 doubt clearing sessions and MCQs, Practical Examination and Mini-project as assessment.
    • Managed the Power BI admin account to publish reports and control stakeholder access, while overseeing Azure Blob storage for seven different companies, ensuring secure and efficient data management and report distribution.
    • Data Quality Dashboard: Developed a Power BI dashboard to highlight data inconsistencies, utilizing an Azure Automation Account script to extract incorrect data, which served as the source for the dashboard, improving data quality monitoring and accuracy.
    • 6 Reports for 6 companies: Implemented a solution where the Group Company's report was replicated for five subsidiary companies. Developed Azure Automation scripts to segregate and push source files to dedicated Azure blobs for each company. Utilized Power BI's Dataflow feature to efficiently manage large data refresh processes.
    • Created a unified platform within MS Teams by utilizing the Power BI Apps feature, enabling seamless access to all Power BI reports from separate workspaces through a single link.
    Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Power Automate Azure Blob Storage

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Education

  • Bachelor of Commerce
    University of Mumbai
    2005
    Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mumbai June 2002 – May 2005 [graduated with First Class, scoring 60.42%] Higher Secondary Certificate (Junior College) from Maharashtra State Board June 2000 – February 2002 [graduated with First Class, scoring 66.83% Secondary School Certificate from Maharashtra State Board June 2000 – February 2002 [graduated with First Class, scoring 72.53%
  • ADSE – Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering
    Aptech
    2005
    ADSE – Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering from Aptech JUNE 2002 – MAY 2005

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