Nasir Arafat
Glasgow,Scotland
Summary
Microsoft Certified Data Engineer with a strong background in harnessing Big Data & Analytics to fuel innovation and efficiency in the Renewable Energy Sector. Expertise in Data Analytics, Technical Leadership, and continuous improvement of Data-Driven Strategy making. Proven track record of implementing advanced analytics solutions and business intelligence tools, with 8 years of experience in the data domain. Committed to delivering top-notch Data Products and implementations, and streamlining data culture to achieve strategic objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Engineer - Renewables CoE
ScottishPower
04.2023 - Current
- Leading a team of data analysts & consultants to implement advanced analytics & reporting solution.
- Working on data/object migration, data modelling, requirements gathering as well as report and schema development.
- Responsible for supporting the implementation of Business Intelligence tools (Power BI and MicroStrategy) for all the stakeholders.
- Developing reporting capabilities & supporting the implementation of Power BI & MicroStrategy across the Scottish Power.
Technical Lead - Big Data & Analytics , DigitalHub (UKIT)
ScottishPower
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Developing and managing plans that drive continuous improvement for Data and Analytics Products and Services.
- Working to improve how we implement KPIs to drive best value for our businesses and streamline processes by using automation.
- Developing concepts that improve efficiency and performance, such as self-serve reporting and analytics.
- Serve as an approver for various change requests & support liaison for MicroStrategy.
- Engaging with Audit Control & Disaster recovery projects as Project Manager.
- Working on Agile Development methodologies by leading stand-up meetings & by participating in Project Scrums.
- Contributing to digital engagement strategy and team vision by advocating data literacy through microsite / trainings.
Data Scientist & Process Analyst
Mordor Intelligence
09.2020 - 03.2022
- Lead Data Science Projects and be a part of the team that builds an anomaly detection engine, lead and sales classifier engine and any other ML projects.
- Strategies about the data and explore the science behind making things work. Come up with self initiatives that have a direct impact on the revenue of the company.
- Scouting technological solutions and finalizing the one that is apt for a particular project.
- Assisting the team leads in setting up the design, architecture, and execution steps and necessary documentation for any process from a tech standpoint.
- Understanding various tech challenges during and post-execution, communicating the same with developers, the stakeholders and iteratively making the process seamless.
- Setting up necessary training documents & monitoring mechanisms that evaluate progress while achieving objectives.
Data Scientist
Mordor Intelligence
09.2018 - 09.2020
- Use predictive analysis and build models using historical data that can find patterns in revenue shifts and forecast the business performance.
- Product Development - Set up metrics and find patterns that can give us quantitative insights about the performance of our products.
- Map the customer journey from end to end, find gaps and suggest ways to increase the number of visitors, set up brand identity and better our marketing activities.
- Quantitatively suggest ways to improve the internal operations of the company. Identify areas where automation can be used for process efficiency.
- Produce, track and report performance metrics of an individual, a team, a department and the company as a whole.
- Lead objective oriented mini-projects from end to end that will directly impact the revenues of the company.
Associate Business Analyst
Mordor Intelligence
05.2017 - 09.2018
Summer Internship
Jamia Hamdard
07.2014 - 08.2014
Summer Internship
HCL Technologies
06.2013 - 08.2013
Education
Master of Science - Big Data (Computing Science & Mathematics)
University of Stirling
01.2016
British Council Global Leaders Programme - Leadership and Strategies for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Coventry University
01.2021
Bachelor of Technology - BTech - Information Technology
Jamia Hamdard
01.2015
Higher Secondary School Certificate - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science
Kalka Public School
01.2010
Skills
- Azure SQL
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure DevOps Services
Websites
Certification
- Amazon Redshift Essentials
- Whitehall Media Big Data Analytics Europe Conference
- Introduction to Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics
- Data Engineering Foundations
- AWS Essential Training for Developers
Honors And Awards
- British Council GREAT Scholarship Award, 2015-16
- Credit in Science
- Annual Appreciation Award for Collaboration
- Superior Performer
- King's Award for Voluntary Service (MBE for Volunteer Group)
Timeline
Data Engineer - Renewables CoE
ScottishPower
04.2023 - Current
Technical Lead - Big Data & Analytics , DigitalHub (UKIT)
ScottishPower
04.2022 - 03.2023
Data Scientist & Process Analyst
Mordor Intelligence
09.2020 - 03.2022
Data Scientist
Mordor Intelligence
09.2018 - 09.2020
Associate Business Analyst
Mordor Intelligence
05.2017 - 09.2018
Summer Internship
Jamia Hamdard
07.2014 - 08.2014
Summer Internship
HCL Technologies
06.2013 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Big Data (Computing Science & Mathematics)
University of Stirling
British Council Global Leaders Programme - Leadership and Strategies for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Coventry University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech - Information Technology
Jamia Hamdard
Higher Secondary School Certificate - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science
Kalka Public School