Deeksha Salame

Versatile data analyst experienced in analysis and curation roles, delivering data-driven insights to inform business decisions. Technical strengths include Power BI (DAX, Power Query, Data Modelling), SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL), Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib), and Advanced Excel for dashboarding and automation. Proven ability to build ETL pipelines, perform data cleaning and transformation, and produce KPI reporting and MIS reports to support stakeholders.

Data Analyst at The HIRD Services (2025-02 – Present)

• Designed and deployed 200+ Power BI dashboards using DAX and Power Query for 50+ users across 4 locations.
• Reduced manual reporting time by 30% by consolidating dashboards and automating data models.
• Automated MIS reports and variance analysis using Advanced Excel (INDEX-MATCH, Pivot Tables), increasing reporting frequency from weekly to daily.
• Cleaned structured and unstructured datasets in Excel and Google Sheets to produce actionable performance insights for senior stakeholders.
• Performed ETL, trend analysis, and data transformation to ensure data accuracy and consistency across reporting systems.
• Collaborated with operations and HR to define KPI frameworks, standardize metric definitions, and build self-service reporting tools.

Data Curator & Analyst (Contract) at Excelra Knowledge Solutions (2021-05 – 2025-02)

• Performed end-to-end ETL workflows: extracted key data from PDF research documents using document parsing.
• Transformed semi-structured content into standardized relational formats and loaded results into downstream research databases and pipelines.
• Applied systematic data quality checks and validation protocols to curated bioinformatics records, reducing downstream data errors by 25%.
• Converted unstructured scientific literature into structured, queryable datasets using Excel-based transformations and parsing techniques.

M.Sc. in Chemistry – Barkatullah University (2019)

B.Sc. in Physics, Mathematics & Chemistry – Barkatullah University (2017)