Adarshan Nagara Anthal

Lazaridis School of Business & Economics | Waterloo, Canada

Business Solutions Developer | May 2025 – Present

Partner with HR, Payroll, and Finance to analyze business processes, identify opportunities, and deliver busines technology solutions aligned with institutional strategy.
Architect end-to-end digital systems integrating Smartsheet Automations, conditional logic, and smartsheet dashboards to improve visibility, operational efficiency, and compliance.
Implement intelligent workflow automations that replaced manual tracking, reducing effort by 70% while improving accuracy by 35%.
Design automations for data manipulation and reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with audit standards.
Apply Agile and rapid prototyping methods to iterate designs based on feedback and deliver solutions within short sprints.
Deliver comprehensive documentation and change management support to increase adoption and promote continuous improvement.

Key Projects:

Student Hiring Automation: Automated multi-department approvals via low-code workflows, replacing manual routing and improving process transparency.
Midterm Compliance Tracking: Built analytics dashboards and automated alerts to enhance oversight and accountability, cutting non-compliance by 50%.

HCL Tech | Chennai, India

Software Engineer | August 2021 to June 2024

Developed data-driven PowerBI dashboards and web applications for global clients in the clinical research and pharmaceutical domains.
Delivered solutions using Excel VBA, PowerBI, and custom scripting for advanced data manipulation.
Collaborated with business analysts to define user requirements, perform gap analysis, and transform them into functional specifications.
Conducted UAT and quality assurance testing, improving usability and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Enhanced performance by integrating REST APIs and applying basic programming principles to streamline workflows, achieving 30% faster load times.
Supported AI and automation initiatives within client projects to optimize reporting and insight generation.

Key Projects (Client: Covance):

Clinical Trial Data Management Platform: Built React.js dashboards integrated with REST APIs, cutting analyst data retrieval time by 45% and scaling to 500+ concurrent users in clinical trial oversight.
Pharmaceutical Research Collaboration Portal: Delivered a centralized compliance portal using React.js + PowerBI, reducing reporting cycles by 30% and streamlining collaboration for 100+ global research teams.

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