Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Data Analytics Portfolio
Certification
Accomplishments
Interests
Other Data Anlysis Projects
Languages
Timeline
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BALACHANDAR KALIAPPAN

BALACHANDAR KALIAPPAN

Data Analyst
Haar

Summary

I am a detail-oriented analyst skilled in data-driven business initiatives. Proficient in evaluating data to identify patterns for informed decision-making. Passionate about solving complex challenges through data analysis and modeling. Strong communicator and collaborator with a successful track record in cross-functional teams.

Data analysis professional prepared to deliver impactful insights and drive business decisions. Adept in data visualization, statistical analysis, and database management, with strong focus on teamwork and adaptability. Known for reliability, analytical thinking, and results-driven approach. Skilled in Python, SQL, and Excel, ensuring robust data solutions and strategic recommendations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Founder, Freelance Data Analyst & Lecturer

Beelabs
11.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Beelabs is a comprehensive research management platform.
  • I handle marketing, analytics, and fundraising.
  • Under my leadership, we created the MVP within three months and also received $25.000 Google Grants for Startups.
  • Beelabs is a comprehensive research management platform.
  • At EUBS, I teach the Business Systems Analysis course, focusing on the use of SQL and database design.
  • At Plant-A Insights as a freelance data analyst, I analyzed survey data using R programming and MS Excel. My data analysis supported two main ranking projects that were published at Newsweek, USA.
  • Produced daily and monthly reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions and R programming to support the decision-making of the Plant-A Insights CEO.

Research Assistant & Lecturer

Technical University of Munich
05.2019 - 10.2023
  • Conducted over 20 quantitative studies on consumer decision-making and the selection of sustainable cars.
  • Furthermore, I cleaned, analyzed, and modeled large eye-tracking datasets using the R programming language.
  • Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
  • Actively participated in internal meetings and contributed to research design and data analysis.
  • Presented my research work at the European Association of Consumer Research and SPUDM conferences.
  • Supervised 7 master's thesis students in the area of choice architecture and decision making. I guided them on experimental design and data analysis.
  • Received the best teaching award for teaching data analysis using R programming.
  • Taught courses: Online Marketing, Consumer Analytics and Big Data

Assistant Professor

Sona College of Technology
12.2011 - 04.2019
  • I taught SPSS, Marketing, Data Analytics, Online Marketing, and Consumer Behavior courses at the master's level.
  • During my tenure, I also guided more than 50+ master's theses and project work.
  • Designed course curriculum for online marketing and data analytics courses.
  • Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
  • Designed and delivered two data analytics and research development workshops to educate budding researchers.

Education

Data Analytics Immersion Bootcamp -

CareerFoundry
11.2024 - 3 2025

Consumer Psychology with Business

Bangor University
12-2018

MBA - Business Administration

Anna University
Chennai
05-2010

Bachelors - Horticulture

Tamil Nadu Agriculture University

Skills

Data cleaning and wrangling

Data Analytics Portfolio

Instacart - Retail Data Analysis 

Python & Juypter Notebook 

  • Extracted, cleaned, and wrangled data using Python using numpy and pandas.
  • Created insightful data visualizations using matplotlib and seaborn.


Influenza Death Rate - US 

Excel & Tableau 

  • Extracted, cleaned, and wrangled data using Python using numpy and pandas.
  • Created insightful data visualizations using matplotlib and seaborn.


Rockbuster Online Streaming 

PostgreSQL, & Tableau

  • Developed a data dictionary and ERD for the project.
  • Wrote SQL queries, CTEs, and Views to address hypothetical questions.

Certification

Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate, 01/01/25, A2488-W3E5A

Accomplishments

    Best Teaching Award 2022 from the Technical University of Munich

    British Council Great Scholarship

    Bangor University - International Scholarship

Interests

Reading

Other Data Anlysis Projects

US Influenza Death Rates

Instacard - Retail Data

Rockbuster - Movie Rental

Gameco - Gaming data

Pig E. Bank - Forecasting

Languages

Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Founder, Freelance Data Analyst & Lecturer

Beelabs
11.2024 - Current

Data Analytics Immersion Bootcamp -

CareerFoundry
11.2024 - 3 2025

Research Assistant & Lecturer

Technical University of Munich
05.2019 - 10.2023

Assistant Professor

Sona College of Technology
12.2011 - 04.2019

Bachelors - Horticulture

Tamil Nadu Agriculture University

Consumer Psychology with Business

Bangor University

MBA - Business Administration

Anna University
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