About

Chirag Karkera is a Business Intelligence Engineer II at Amazon with over 4.6 years of relevant experience in the information technology and services industry. He holds a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication from FR Conceicao Rodrigues Institute. Chirag is a change agent with a vision to see what others might miss. He enjoys joining the dots and making a comprehensive story from completely disparate things or information. He believes his interest in working with data-driven technologies comes from his passion for building stories using data. He is an experienced Database Developer with a demonstrated history of working with the IBM Netezza appliance and managing and manipulating data. Chirag's daily activities depend largely on clients' interaction, eliciting their requirements, and providing them with innovative solutions. He is responsible for creating KPI dashboards using Tableau and developing machine learning models to predict financial growth. He is a highly motivated team-player who loves putting heads together to yield results while learning and having fun along the way. Chirag's technical skills include programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, C, Java, Shell Scripting, and Scala. He has experience working with databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redshift, Teradata, and Netezza. He is proficient in cloud technologies such as AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS Kinesis, AWS EMR, AWS Elasticsearch Service, Azure Virtual Machine, and Azure Blob Storage. He also has expertise in business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Microsoft SSRS, Microsoft SSAS, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and KPI Dashboards. Chirag has experience working with big data technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Hive, Pig, HDFS, Cloudera, and Spark. He is proficient in DevOps tools such as Jira, Git, Bitbucket, Agile Methodologies, Scrum and Sprint planning, and Docker. Apart from his technical skills, Chirag is a sports enthusiast with a particular interest in cricket. He enjoys reading books and exploring new places. Chirag is currently seeking full-time opportunities in Data Analytics, Data Science, and Data Engineering starting May 2021.