Reliable, Adaptable, Curious
All my experiences have made me and reminded me of these three qualities right here. They have shaped me to do my best at anything, keeping these three at the core. And as you navigate through this website, I hope you relate to at least one of my experiences or reflections, to better understand the importance of this and more.
SKILLS
Tools & Databases: Anaconda (Python), Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI), MySQL (SQL), Tableau, Alteryx, Google Analytics.
Strengths: Effective communication skills, storytelling with data, logical approach to problem-solving, ability to learn new things, analytical thinking, and critical thinking.
Area of expertise: Business analysis, data analysis, business data visualization, market research, analytics and reporting, and agile methodologies.
Virtual Internship Program Experience: Strategy Consulting at BCG, Project Management at Accenture (Mar 2023).
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Sales Efficiency Dashboard
Aug 2023
Agile Scrum Master Simulation
Jun 2023
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Facilitated Scrum events, from sprint planning to sprint retrospective, guiding the team in self-organization & cross-functionality, delivering a minimum viable product to enhance employee benefits and payroll experience
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Achieved all planned 18 minimum viable product stories in 4 sprints, promoting a collaborative and productive environment
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Evaluated milestones and deliverable performance for each sprint through burndown charts and velocity trend graphs
Strategy Consulting at BCG - Virtual Internship Experience Program
Mar 2023
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Leveraged BCG’s powerful model for effective brainstorming to generate ideas for client company to increase sales revenue
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Managed to frame effective questions identifying key insights and trends to make informed strategic decisions
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Developed skills in critical thinking, understanding client needs, challenging mental models, and Microsoft PowerPoint
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Explored agile project management types, to allocate them to various projects and understand key skills to be a project manager
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Guided client company with government approval and mobile phone app launch deadlines
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Created a video presentation explaining the goals, work to date, and work to be done in a clear manner
Project Management - Virtual Internship Experience Program
Mar 2023
• Designed and implemented a Power BI dashboard to assess sales efficiency across 4 geographical regions and multiple product categories, enabling a holistic view of organizational performance, and serving as a pivotal tool for executive decision-making
• Incorporated interactive features such as slicers and advanced tooltips to provide real-time, user-specific insights into sales and profit correlations, product category efficiencies, and forecasting, thereby enhancing usability
• Integrated a scatterplot visual to identify sales-profit correlations for each region, product category, and product sub-category, to drive targeted cost-optimization strategies, and enhance the dashboard's analytical depth in assessing efficiency
MY PUBLIC PERSONA
"As her instructor in a data mining class at W.P. Carey, I was thoroughly impressed with her dedication, analytical skills, and ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and analyses results. Simran’s excellent communication skills were also evident in her class presentations. She was able to clearly explain technical concepts and analyses to both technical and non-technical audiences, which is a valuable skill in any data-related field. I have no doubt that Simran would be a valuable asset to any organization looking for someone with expertise in data mining. She has the knowledge, skills, and work ethic needed to excel in this field, and I wholeheartedly recommend her for any relevant opportunities."
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Asish Satpathy (Mentor)
Educator | Entrepreneur & Data Consultant
dedication, analytical skills
excellent
communication
valuable asset
knowledge, skills and work ethic
explain technical concepts
"Simran is without a doubt one of the most committed people I've ever worked with. She is the best kind of teammate: intuitive, introspective, active listener, creative and analytical. All these qualities made her an asset to our team. Moreover, I have seen her working her way through challenges and crises. She uses innovative approaches to tackling and solving problems. She is an inspiration for me, and I feel proud to have worked with her!"
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Varun Manchandia (Colleague)
Senior Conversational Chatbot Engineer
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committed
introspective, active listener, creative
intuitive
analytical
innovative aproaches
"I have had the pleasure of working closely with Simran on a number of projects while were collaborating together at WP Carey on Big Data and AI focused processes and projects. She provides valuable insights and often offered perspectives that challenged me and made me rethink my own decision making. You really cant ask for much better than that in a team member. I look forward to finding ways to collaborate again with her in the future."
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Chris Deaton (Colleague)
Senior Product Manager | Educator | Researcher
offered perspectives that challenged
provides valuable insights
"Simran is a very hard-working and goal-oriented student. She studied and completed several courses and final year project under my guidance. I found her highly skilled and dedicated student. I am very much impressed by her programming skill and communication skill. Plus, she easily adjusts to any given situation. She is always ready to help others. She showcased her leadership quality outside the classroom by participating in various extracurriculars and social events. I am confident that Simran will have a promising future in her chosen career and she will be an asset to any organization."
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Jayant Gadge (Mentor)
Professor | Vice Principal
hard-working
goal-
oriented
highly skilled
leadership quality
asset
dedicated
always ready to help
MY FEW FAVOURITE LINES
"It is of great help that Mother Nature- thanks to its antifragility - is the best expert in rare events, and the best manager of Black Swans; in its billion years it succeeded in getting here without much command-and-control instruction from an Ivy League educated director nominated by a search committee"
- 'Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb'
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“One step at a time”
“The place where your greatest discomfort lies, is also the spot where your largest opportunity lives"
“Nothing works for those who don’t do the work”
“Insecurity, scarcity, selfishness, and unhappiness are all children of fear"
“You make your choices and then your choices make you”
- ‘The 5 am Club by Robin Sharma’
“Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldn’t want to trade places with”
- ‘The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy’
“Things change and they never are the same again. Life moves on. And so should we.”
“It all depends on what you choose to believe”
- ‘Who Moved My Cheese by Dr. Spencer Johnson’
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“Just ask”