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Meghana Avula

A professional engineering leader with over a decade of experience working with a multitude of IT platforms. Extensive experience with SaaS applications, ERP applications, Data analytics, login integration SSO, cross-functional collaboration, and team leadership. Proven ability in leading teams to new levels of performance by utilizing business acumen and targeted leadership of highly- matrixed environments that drive alignment and achievement of Institutional goals.

Management Skills
Business leadership & Acumen
Strategic Vision/Tactical Execution
Roadmap Design
Project Management
Change Implementation
Critical Thinking
Budget Management
Technical Skills
Product Management
Technology Development
Data Warehousing
Data Analytics
Business Intelligence
Data Visualization
Professional Experience

Sr. Business Analyst

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • •Instrumental in setting global strategy for IT infrastructure and software applications for current and future St. Jude Global needs.
    • Jan 2020 – present
  • •Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the St. Jude Global Alliance Online Community with over 3000 global users from 56 countries.
  • •Collaborated with program units and directors to ensure all system requirements and needs are met and maintained on an ongoing basis. Develop trusted relationships with global partners to increase engagement and awareness of St. Jude Global tools
  • •Implement and maintain the St. Jude Global CRM application which houses information on 750 current and prospective Global Alliance institutions with over 6000 contacts
  • •Identify, maintain, monitor KPIs, and evaluate results to ensure that St. Jude Global and GPM objectives are met and are in line with the needs and mission.
  • •Ability to effectively manage internal, remote, and outsourced resources via appropriate task assignment and delegation of responsibilities on projects.
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    IT Project Co Ordinator

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • •Provided technical expertise in systems, technical infrastructure, tools, modeling, external interfaces, and other areas.
    • Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
  • •Planning, coordinating, and technical execution of several projects like MS project, Jive, CRM, and Cx process.
  • •Worked with other technology teams on campus to implement and maintain required technologies and services
  • •Administrated MS project and other Microsoft 365 tools.
  • •Provide value-added input on business strategy, implementation approach options, and creative solutions to problems.
  • •Developed Several Apps for the internal ticketing system and for data capturing using Power Apps.
  • •Automated several internal processes with Power Automate and other APIs.
  • •Helped determine different KPIs as the Department size and vision grows.
  • •Develop dashboards and reports with data from several data sources.

    • Sr. Data Analytics Developer

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • •Developed Strategic and operational Reports for St. Jude Leadership for decision-making and to provide insight into various aspects of the institution (Grants, Financial Reports, Patient Housing, SRM, TRACKS, etc.).
    • Apr 2014 – Jan 2018
  • •Responsible for Project coordination on assigned projects to Scope (deliverables and requirements) based on Project Plan, project start and end dates, critical path, milestones, dependencies, % complete, risk management, and Mapping out resources requirements.
  • •Experience in SDLC project management principles
  • •Serve as primary client interface on projects and translate requirements into technical specifications for the architects.
  • •Proven track record of quickly adapting to, and flexing with, changing priorities on an engagement.
  • •Provide value-added input on business strategy, implementation approach options, and creative solutions to problems.
  • •Responsible for all systems administrative functions including installation, maintenance, upgrades, security, and troubleshooting issues for Cognos Servers and Tableau Servers. Developed and maintained around 200 reports/ Dashboards.

    • Program Analyst

    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • •Translate business requirements into Technical Solutions
    • Mar 2013 – Jul 2013
  • •Designing Database systems, queries, and procedures in SQL server 2012 environment
  • •Designing complex SSIS packages to extract, Transform and load data from various operational systems to the data warehouse
  • •Develop reports and graphic Illustrations of the Data results using SSRS
  • •Responsible for data integrity checks, reporting anomalies, and coordinating with development teams for resolution.
  • •Develop queries and provide Adhoc reports to internal and external clients/vendors.
  • •Provided technical solutions to streamline and automate manual processes, operations services, and continuous improvement activities.
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    Data Analyst

    United States Steel Corporation
  • •Functioned as Data Analyst in organizing, analyzing, and maintaining the data collected from diverse data sources.
    • Jul 2011 – Feb 2013
  • •Responsible for the monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of complex organizational data with business intelligence tools to identify variances, trends, and problem areas in the business data
  • •Extensive experience in directly supporting or functioning in a key user / functional support role in an Oracle Applications environment.
  • •Estimated and analyzed the given data crisis and examined the root cause using data analyzing practices in Inventory and CRM modules in ERP
  • •Day to day Error Handling and Customer support for CRM Module in ERP.
  • •Migrated data from legacy database to EBS using ETL tools
  • •Data mapping various tables in the different databases and creating proper documentation
  • •Worked on Analyzing data in different database
  • •Identified Major defects and worked with the RICE team closely in fixing the defects to maintain the data quality
  • •Maintained the data from different sources and helped in transferring the data from the Legacy system to the ERP system
  • •Proven experience in multiple successful start-to-end supply chain modules Order-to-Cash (OTC)
    • Education

    Master of Science in computer science

    Texas A&M University
    Dec 2010

    Bachelor of Technology in Computer science

    JNTU
    May 2008
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