Vinay Ambalihalli

Data Architect , Seasoned full-stack data professional with over a decade of experience in IT industry. Expertise in Data Engineering, EDW Architecture, CRM Apps, and BI solutions. Strong experience in managing Data Engineering and BI teams, creating roadmaps, conducting sprint planning, and overseeing delivery. Proficient in programming, SDLC methodologies, product management, and audit compliance.

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Work Experience

Kaiser Permanente   (Apr 2017 - Present)

Role:
  • Data integration solution using Enterprise ETL Tools - Informatica and Oracle PL/SQL for pharmacy GL. DevOps solutions using Python for Business Teams.
  • Building operational and interactive reports for pharmacy, care delivery business and KP International.
  • Automation of dynamic report generation using PL/SQL, shell scripts and custom report delivery using Tableau rest API
  • Designed and built CRM forms on oracle apex for program management to the new engagement. Understand, designed back-end transaction data model and reporting solution.
  • Implemented python airflow and migrated cron jobs to airflow for ease of maintenance.
  • Setup intranet portal on Apache server, integrated Tableau report for real time data refresh.
  • Build SharePoint cloud site and KP Wiki page for data warehouse team to manage work intake and share/integrated reports. Project tracking, code management and SOX compliance reporting using DevOps Tools.

Skill Stack:
Informatica, Tableau, OBIEE, Oracle Apex, Oracle, MySQL, SAP BO, Linux, Cloud Services, JIRA, Git SCM, PLSQL, Shell, SoapUI, Apache Webserver and Python Airflow

Trane  (Nov 2016 - Jan 2017)

Role:
  • Evaluated and documented the legacy report design, i.e., the object and data level security and the report integration with internal applications.
  • Identified critical and unique report with respect to functionality and technical complexity for prototyping to new BI Platform.
  • Built a sandbox server to host OBIEE and Tableau servers on RHEL / Azure platform.
  • Designed similar interface as legacy application, with added functionality on new BI platform. by creating a new interactive Home page. Demonstrate report drill-down, guided navigation, selection steps, agents, security and burst reports.
  • Collaborate with System admin/ IT Team and created project sprint plans for migrating to the new Data Lake, EDW solution and BI platforms.

Skill Stack:
Tableau, OBIEE, BI Publisher, BIRT Actuate, PL/SQL, Cloudera, Oracle, AWS and SoapUI.

BELK   (Feb 2013 - Nov 2016)

Role:
  • Worked as BI Architect in Info Delivery Team in leading BI development and upgrade projects in OBIEE, and Tableau .
  • Involved in project life cycle planning, gap analysis, resource mapping and implementation plan.
  • Worked on requirement gathering with Retail Merchandising DMM and GMM. Analyze user stories and build custom data models on Oracle RMS, ReIM and Allocation.
  • Analyze BI Server performance, diagnostics log files and collaborate with Oracle Support and Tableau vendor support in analysis. Patching and validating fixes.
  • Used Python for cleansing user feedback data file and loading data for reporting and analysis.
  • Profiling of data pertinent to various LOBs (Line of Business).
  • Install, configure and upgrade OBIEE / BI Publisher and Tableau servers. scale out BI Servers: Horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.
  • Worked on site root certificate and SSO configuration using Kerberos based Windows Authentication. 
  • Worked on PL/SQL package and shell scripts for data jobs on Autosys.
  • Automated email delivery and bi data refresh jobs on Tableau. CA SCM integration with Tableau application server for the migration.

Skill Stack:
Tableau, OBIEE, BI Publisher, PL/SQL, Oracle, Autosys, Unix, WSDL Services and SoapUI.

TIAA   (Feb 2008 - Nov 2012)

Role:
  • Working on Business Requirement gathering and Analysis. Coordinated with various LOBs and involved in JAD sessions with information stewards
  • Designed and developed BI Solution in OBIEE. Worked on repository modeling, creating schema in physical layer and configured logical layer, defining logical joins/keys to fulfill complex BI requirement.
  • Worked on OBIEE Application upgrade and worked with Oracle Support services.
  • Worked on data modeling, defining facts and dimensions, design dimensional hierarchy, level based measures and aggregate views.
  • Built solution on Oracle BI Publisher and OBIEE Integrated platform for ERISA, by leveraging write-back, PL/SQL trigger and report burst function.
  • Worked on OC4J and Weblogic servers to scaling bi server components.
  • OBIA Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 customization in Informatica and OBIEE out of the box solution for HR Application
  • Developed Informatica mapping using various transformations, Aggregate, Router, Filter, Join, Expression, Lookup and Update strategy.
  • BI Application security implementation. Authentication using LDAP and SAML 2.0 for sso.

Skill Stack:
Siebel CRM, Siebel Analtics, OBIEE, BI Publisher, Oracle, Teradata, Informatica, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting and SoapUI.

Franklin Templeton   (May 2008 - Oct 2008)

Role:
  • Extensively worked on design and developing OBIEE Repository.
  • Implement Row level security and setup permissions for users based on Siebel Roles / DB Authentication.
  • Configuring scheduler, building Narrowcast reports and creating delivery profiles for the list of user’s handheld devices (Blackberry) with PIN.
  • Worked with Model Manager and multiple data marts, involving multiple Subject Areas simultaneously, domains and Naming Standards, building ETL Source to Target Mapping.

Skill Stack:
Informatica, Tableau, OBIEE, Oracle Apex, Oracle, MySQL, SAP BO, Linux, Cloud Services, JIRA, Git SCM, PLSQL, Shell, SoapUI, Apache Webserver and Python Airflow

DHL  (Feb 2008 - Apr 2008)

Role:
  • Worked with business leaders on requirement gathering, creating functional design document, and understanding source system data.
  • Develop custom OLAP Data Model and preparation of test data.
  • Design and development of Siebel Analytics Repository.
  • Developed interactive reports and dashboards, Analytics repository and the WebCatalog . 
  • Optimize performance of ETL Jobs. 

Skill Stack:
Tableau, OBIEE, BI Publisher, BIRT Actuate, PL/SQL, Cloudera, Oracle, AWS and SoapUI.

Cbeyond  (Nov 2007 - Jan 2008)

Role:
  • Worked as onshore lead. Involved in OBI Application Enhancement, worked on requirement gathering.
  • Enhancement from custom build CRM solution to Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW).
  • Configuring LDAP Authentication and BI security.
  • Integrated BI Reports on Siebel CRM Application.
  • Report performance Tuning at Oracle database level.

Skill Stack:
Siebel CRM, OBIEE, Informatica, Oracle,

Cognizant Technology Solutions   (Sep 2005 - Oct 2007)

Role:
  • Siebel Analytics Financial Application development and Customize Siebel Call Center ENU, Worked on out of the box Siebel Analytics and Informatica Enterprise solution.
  • Involved in development of embedded contextual CRM data into Siebel applications
  • Customize Data Warehouse, develop ETL Mappings and configure DAC
  • Implement security in BI Application

Skill Stack:
Siebel CRM, Siebel Analtics, Informatica, Oracle.

Skill Stack

Business Intelligence: Tableau , OBIEE, BI Publisher, SAP BO, Power BI

90%

Data Integration: Informatica, PLSQL, SQL Loader

Informatica, PLSQL
75%

Programming Group 1: SQL, PL/SQL, SoapUI, Shell, Batch Scripts

80%

Programming Group 2: JavaScript, HTML, Angular , Node Js

90%

Data Science: R Programming, Python

50%

Big Data: Hadoop HDFS, Hive, MongoDB

50%

DevOps Tools: JIRA, Confluence, CA SCM, Git, MS SharePoint, VSS, HPQC

70%

OS: Windows Server 2012 R, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AIX ,UNIX, Azure and AWS Cloud

75%

Area of Expertise

Business Intelligence

Data Wareshousing

CRM
Applications

Application Integration

Education

Specialized Subjects:
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), Object Oriented Programming, Operating System, Computer Communication Network, Engineering Mathematics.

    Projects:
  • Project on generating Crystal reports from the output of RFID System data. Designed and programming microprocessor to prototype RFID System
  • Built illustration model of "Traffic Control System" based on real time traffic
  • Did research and implemented Noise Cancellation system based on Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm using MATLAB

Specialized Subjects:
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry