Abinaya Arul
Data Analyst
Rickmansworth
Summary
A passionate graduate student seeking opportunities to kickstart my career in data analysis to utilise my strong technical background with 4.6 years of experience in the IT industry. Skilled in swiftly grasping new technological concepts and applying them in a productive manner as needed by the organisation. To assist the organisation in not just fulfilling its objectives but also in growing, thereby improving my own talents as an individual and as a key player in the organization's development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Career Break
Primary Carer
08.2015 - 12.2020
- Primary carer for young family member, however It is resolved and I am now ready to venture into my long-cherished ambition to excel in the field of data analysis as a high-caliber data analyst.
- Updated job knowledge by participating in education portals and certifications.
Test Lead
Sainsbury’s - Colleague Portal
08.2014 - 07.2015
- Responsible for Functional analysis of requirements and documentation of System Test Plan, Master Test Plan, Test cases, and Traceability matrix.
- Have done different types of testing which includes Database Testing, Integration Testing, Mobile Testing, Cross Browser Compatibility Testing, for the colleague portal.
- Have done web services testing using POSTMAN and SOAPUI.
- Capturing crash logs, analyzing them, and pairing with the developer to fix the crashes.
- Demonstrated strong teamwork skills with colleagues in the development and testing team, which was necessary for discussing requirements and solutions to complex problems.
- Have mentored the new resources and managed a team of five people.
- Expert in Quality Center, HP ALM in test ware management, publishing statistics, and graphs.
- Involved in reviewing test deliverables like Test log and Defect log.
- Tracking of defects and involved in system integration testing.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Provided reports on milestones, issues and test concerns to project managers for assistance.
- Trained new test employees on equipment and company guidelines to promote productive and high-quality work.
- Documented diagnostic findings in reports to inform stakeholders of product performance.
- Checked configuration files and logs to uncover root causes of problems.
- Developed comprehensive test plans and workforce breakdown structures for complete systems.
- Wrote detailed requirements to create robust test plans and realistic work estimates for testing phases.
- Wrote automated test suite for product and provided test coverage analysis.
Software Tester
Sainsbury's- Proteus and Volumetrics
12.2011 - 11.2014
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Teamed on planned tests and time-sensitive ad hoc requests.
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
- Identified and tracked defects with HP ALM and supported developers with resolution tactics.
- Defined and identified test cases for new application development.
- Carried out tests to identify, report and repair bugs and glitches.
- Supported test review, defect control and configuration management within delivery pipeline.
- Assisted team with development of web-based applications in Agile environment.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
Junior Developer
Sainsbury's UK - Proteus
03.2011 - 12.2012
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Played a significant part in developing the data migration scripts and API.
- Developed stubs to test the code without dealing with the existing dependency directly.
- Developed and modified programs to meet customer requirements.
- Prepared functional and technical documentation data for warehouses.
- Mapped data between source systems and warehouses.
Education
MSc -
University of East London
B.E -
Vivekanandha College of Engineering For Women (VCEW)
Skills
Coding skills – Python, JAVA, C, SQL, MATLAB
Tools and Utilities: Power BI, HP ALM, MS Office Suite, QC, WinSCP, Advanced Excel
Good Knowledge in Data Analysis with Python
Experience in building machine learning and predictive models
Experience in analysing, extracting, and presenting data and reportsCollaborated closely with developers, product managers, and support engineers toCorrectly identifying, prioritising and resolving issues
Familiarity with data visualisation and dashboarding skills using PowerBI
Requirement gathering and transforming them into technical and non-functional requirements
Sound management expertise in Waterfall and Agile methodologiesHigh energy, dynamic and a quick learner
Extensive documentation and training experienceExpertise in AWS Services (EC2, S3, EBS, Snapshot etc)Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Possessing a comprehensive skill set covering each element of data science life cycle
Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capability of successfully managing multiple tasks either as an individual or as a team
Accomplishments
- SQL and Python
- Power BI
- MATLAB Onramp and Machine Learning Onramp
- Cloud Computing 101
- Research Paper on Price Forecasting: - I have implemented a research paper on forecasting the price of a food product using the historical data values present from 2009 to 2021.This keenly followed the data science lifecycle from data mining to predictive modelling with an evaluation of all the implemented models using the python programming language.
Timeline
Career Break
Primary Carer
08.2015 - 12.2020
Test Lead
Sainsbury’s - Colleague Portal
08.2014 - 07.2015
Software Tester
Sainsbury's- Proteus and Volumetrics
12.2011 - 11.2014
Junior Developer
Sainsbury's UK - Proteus
03.2011 - 12.2012
MSc -
University of East London
B.E -
Vivekanandha College of Engineering For Women (VCEW)