Qudrat Ali Farooqui
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Results-driven Data Analyst with over two years of experience delivering reliable reporting and actionable insights in dynamic environments. Proficient in SQL, data validation, data profiling, and statistical analysis, with a strong ability to manage large, multi-source datasets from core business systems. Expertise includes developing professional dashboards using Power BI and generating regular and ad-hoc reports to enhance operational and strategic decision-making. Recognized for a stakeholder-centric approach that effectively translates business requirements into dear insights while ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and darity of metrics, complemented by a detail-oriented focus on data warehousing, process validation, and business needs analysis.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Analyst
Next Wave MSP
Melbourne
01.2024 - Current
- Developed and maintained SQL queries using joins and aggregations to extract, transform, and validate large, multi-source datasets, improving data accuracy and consistency by ~30% across operational reports.
- Designed, built, and maintained professional dashboards in Power BI (Tableau-equivalent), reducing manual reporting effort by 40% and improving stakeholder visibility into key metrics.
- Delivered regular and ad-hoc reports to product, operations, and leadership teams, supporting faster decision-making and reducing reporting turnaround time by 25%.
- Worked closely with cross-functional stakeholders to gather reporting requirements and translate them into actionable insights, increasing stakeholder satisfaction and report usability by ~20%.
- Performed data profiling and statistical analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes, contributing to a 35% reduction in recurring data quality issues.
- Ensured clarity and consistency of metrics and definitions through validation and documentation, improving trust in dashboards and reports by ~30%.
- Supported the scaling of reporting processes by improving automation and standardised workflows, enabling the data team to handle 50% more reporting requests without additional manual effort.
- Managed multiple reporting priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, consistently delivering 95%+ of reports on time with high accuracy.
- Used statistical methods to analyze data and generate useful business reports.
- Improved decision-making processes with accurate data analysis and visualization techniques.
- Streamlined reporting processes, resulting in faster turnaround times for monthly performance reports.
Data Analyst Intern
Pantech
Hyderabad
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Cleaned and prepared 500k+ records from multiple sources, applying ETL principles to ensure reliability and accuracy.
- Performed EDA in Python to uncover customer behaviour trends, supporting retention recommendations that improved outcomes by 15%.
- Built interactive Tableau and Power BI dashboards to present KPIs such as sales and operational performance to 10+ senior stakeholders.
- Wrote SQL queries to retrieve and validate datasets from relational databases, supporting reporting and ad hoc analysis.
- Assisted in developing predictive models, improving churn prediction accuracy by 12%.
- Optimized SQL queries for faster processing times, increasing overall productivity within the team.
- Enhanced data visualization capabilities for better decision-making with the use of advanced BI tools.
- Converted raw datasets into meaningful formats by performing extensive pre-processing activities such as normalization and transformation.
Education
Master of Information Systems -
Holmes Institute
Australia06.2025
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -
Osmania University
IndiaSkills
- Data warehousing expertise
- ELT/ETL & Data Modeling
- Tableau
- Data programming
- Automation & APIs Integration
- Power BI (data models, embedded analytics, security)
- Data analysis
- Data visualization and presentations
- Process improvement
- Data modeling
- Technical analysis
- Data management
- SQL data analysis
- Data validation
- Problem-solving
- Statistical programming
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
Profile Url
https://www.linkedin.com/in/qudrat-ali-farooqui-4b69252a9
Timeline
Data Analyst
Next Wave MSP
01.2024 - Current
Data Analyst Intern
Pantech
01.2023 - 06.2023
Master of Information Systems -
Holmes Institute
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -
Osmania University