435 - Payal Sharma

As a Business Data Analyst, I am driven by a determined ambition to achieve mastery, approaching every challenge with diligence and a highly organized mindset. I leverage data to uncover insights, guided by an idealistic vision for impactful solutions and a balanced, adaptable approach to continuous improvement.

Experience

Independent Data Analyst / Portfolio Projects

GitHub Portfolio · Jan 2025 – Present

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• Indian Inflation Tracking & Forecasting System: Extracted and cleaned raw Consumer Price Index (CPI) datasets from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) using Python and VS Code.
• Applied time-series forecasting models (SARIMA) to project retail inflation trajectories against the RBI's target band.
• Banking & Credit Risk Database Analytics: Designed a relational database in MySQL to store and query retail financial data.
• Developed complex queries using CTEs and window functions to evaluate customer default risks and segment portfolios based on microeconomic indicators.
• Macroeconomic Performance Dashboard: Utilized R Programming for statistical decomposition and correlation tracking of macroeconomic indicators (IIP, WPI, and Exchange Rates).
• Integrated the structured outputs into Power BI to build interactive executive dashboards.

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Business Data Analyst

Ganga Engineers · May 2025 – Jul 2025

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• Supported the manufacturing operations and business decision-making by using operational and inventory data.
• Duties included organizing data, compiling reports, tracking production, and analyzing inventory.
• Gains exposure to concepts of cost management, operational efficiency, and data driven decision making while contributing to daily business operations.

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Business Operations & Data Analysis Intern

Ganga Engineers · May 2025 – Jul 2025

Not yet confirmed

• Supported the manufacturing operations and business decision-making by using operational and inventory data.
• Duties included organizing data, compiling reports, tracking production, and analyzing inventory.
• Gains exposure to concepts of cost management, operational efficiency, and data driven decision making while contributing to daily business operations.

Millennium Fellow

Millennium Fellows, University of Lagos Chapter · Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

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• Selected as a Millennium Fellow from 31,000+ global applicants.
• Led the Prabudh the Worthy Purpose project, benefiting X individuals by Y.
• Collaborated with a global cohort to advance the United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Participated in leadership development sessions focused on empathy, inclusion, strategic planning, and social impact.
• Engaged with global leaders through webinars and networking sessions.
• Developed skills in budgeting, goal setting, project management, and impact measurement.