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Akshay Pande

Akshay Pande

Berlin

Summary

Data Engineering specialist with extensive experience in crafting and optimizing data solutions that drive substantial business value. Recognized for designing innovative data pipelines and tools that have delivered multimillion-dollar value, and for leading initiatives from conceptualization to deployment. Expertise spans across data products, analytics, and performance optimization, with proficiency in Apache Spark, Databricks, Azure, and SAP ecosystems.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Zalando SE
Berlin
2023.04 - 2023.09
  • Steered enhancement and management of an Airflow DAG pipeline dedicated to measuring ROI incrementality as part of performance marketing team.
  • Developed a pivotal Databricks tool that empowered marketing managers to oversee steering types more effectively, elevating clarity of marketing performance reports.

Senior Data Engineer

Shell
Bengaluru
01.2022 - 02.2023
  • Architected and implemented dimensional models, advanced batch processing algorithms, and ADF pipelines within Azure, leveraging parquet sources and CI/CD infrastructure. This innovation powered a supply chain analytics product, enhancing visibility into stock disruptions, contributing over US $1.2 million in value, and securing a place among the top 1% of Shell's most-viewed reports
  • Conceptualized and defined an AI use-case, delivering critical data to AI teams focused on optimizing inventory replenishment through Reinforcement Learning for Lubricants Supply Chain.
  • Led on-boarding for the product team, interviewing and mentoring 20+ new data engineers. Additionally, played pivotal role in establishing comprehensive on-boarding documentation and protocols.

Software Engineer (Data)

Shell
Bengaluru
09.2017 - 12.2021
  • Developed end-to-end business logic and data layer for a global B2B Lubes profitability app within Shell's Lubes Supply Chain. This solution offered granular insights into COGS and delivery costs and resulted in time savings of 7000+ hours annually, yielding over US $15 million in value.
  • Orchestrated data scheduling and integration using Azure Data Factory and Databricks, successfully ingesting two years' worth of real-time inventory and forecasting data from third-party systems, generating value of over US $19 million.
    Seamlessly consolidated and blended data from over 50 SAP sources using Alteryx, enhancing accuracy of monthly financial reports encompassing 10 million+ records.
  • Implemented a re-networking opportunity screen to suggest optimal routes for excess supply chain stock. Moreover, designed Python algorithms to identify unit conversion discrepancies within the product portfolio, automatically updating logs to SharePoint.
  • Crafted SQL procedures to identify supply plant routes and compute unit logistics costs and tariffs, catering to 300+ plants and over 10,000 products sourced from high-volume transactional databases.
  • Led intricate ETL solution migration from SAP HANA to Azure, specifically targeting the North American iteration.

MI Developer

Shell
Bengaluru
10.2016 - 09.2017
  • Modeled, tested, and refined reporting dashboards using Web Intelligence, further enhancing data warehousing capabilities through creation of calculation views in SAP HANA.
  • Delved deep into legacy SAP (ABAP) transactions, documenting their underlying logic. This initiative enhanced visibility into stock and pack/bulk shipments within Trading and Supply, contributing added value of over US $1.5 million.
  • Championed knowledge-sharing by conducting insightful sessions on topics such as DevOps, as well as fostering a more inclusive environment through Autism & Disability Awareness seminars.

Application Developer

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
09.2012 - 10.2016

Major Energy client

  • Successfully executed over 20 change requests spanning diverse functional areas, including asset manufacturing, procurement, and materials management. As ABAP programmer and SAP BW developer, these contributions were instrumental for a global SAP implementation.
  • Crafted specialized interface in ABAP, enabling generation of XML invoices directly from a transactional SAP BW cube. This innovation addressed a critical legal and fiscal requirement.

Education

EMBA -

Quantic School of Business And Technology
(online)
03.2021

B.Tech & M.Tech - Biochemical Engg. And Biotechnology

IIT Delhi
New Delhi
08.2012

Skills

3 years or more

  • Python, Apache Spark/Databricks, Git
  • Microsoft Azure: SQL DB, Data Factory, CI/CD
  • Alteryx Designer, ADLS Gen1

1 year or more

  • Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI

5 years or more

  • ETL, Data Engineering, SQL
  • Data Modeling, RDBMS, OLAP
  • SAP: HANA, BW 7x, BO, ABAP
  • RevTrak, HP QC, HALM, Azure DevOps

Languages

Hindi
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
German
Upper intermediate
B2

Certification

  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Construx Software Developer Bootcamp
  • Data Engineering, Big Data and Machine Learning on GCP (Coursera)
  • SAP Certified Application Associate - BI with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Accomplishments

  • Executive Choice Award Runner-Up (2021)
  • “Analytics and Insights” Award (2019)
  • VP CIO Award (2017)
  • Outstanding Contributor Awards (IBM)

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Zalando SE
2023.04 - 2023.09

Senior Data Engineer

Shell
01.2022 - 02.2023

Software Engineer (Data)

Shell
09.2017 - 12.2021

MI Developer

Shell
10.2016 - 09.2017

Application Developer

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2012 - 10.2016

EMBA -

Quantic School of Business And Technology

B.Tech & M.Tech - Biochemical Engg. And Biotechnology

IIT Delhi
Akshay Pande