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Sai charan - Power Bi /Power Platform

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Location: Houston, Texas, USA

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SAI CHARAN [email protected] | 508-535-2503// Ext 102 Microsoft Certified Senior Power BI Developer with 9+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale business intelligence solutions across energy, healthcare, and technology domains. Specialized in designing scalable semantic models, optimizing complex DAX calculations, and building high-performance dashboards that translate operational data into measurable business impact. Proven track record of improving reporting performance by 35% and enabling multi-million-dollar data-driven decisions through advanced analytics. Extensive experience architecting end-to-end BI solutions using Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Databricks, and SQL Server. Strong expertise in data modeling (star/snowflake schemas), calculation groups, incremental refresh, composite models, and implementing Row-Level Security (RLS/OLS). Hands-on with Deployment Pipelines, CI/CD integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub), and governance frameworks to ensure secure, scalable analytics environments. Additionally experienced with the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps (Canvas & Model-Driven) and Power Automate, to streamline workflows and extend analytics into business processes. Adept at leading the full BI lifecycle in Agile environments and establishing Power BI Centers of Excellence (CoE) to drive governance, adoption, and self-service analytics maturity. Technical Proficiency Programming & Querying: SQL, T-SQL, Python, KQL, DAX, M Query (Power Query) Databases: Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, MySQL, BigQuery, Dremio, Cosmos DB BI & Visualization: Power BI (Desktop, Service, Gateway, Fabric, Dataflows, Deployment Pipelines, Semantic Models, RLS, Paginated Reports), Tableau, SSRS, Domo BI, Adobe Analytics ETL & Data Warehousing: Azure Data Factory (ADF), ADF Mapping Data Flows, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, SSIS, SSAS, BIDS, MS Data Tools Power Platform & Automation: Power Apps (Canvas, Model-Driven), Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop Flows, Approvals), Power Platform CoE, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Integrations Version Control & DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Power BI CI/CD Pipelines, Deployment Pipelines, Source Control for PBIX & Dataflows Data Modeling & Governance: Star & Snowflake Schema Design, Semantic Model Governance, Dataflows Management, Workspace Governance, Power BI Center of Excellence (CoE), Security (RLS/OLS) Methodologies & Productivity: Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, Microsoft 365 (Excel, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint), Jira, Confluence Professional Experience Lurie Children s Hospital Houston, TX (Remote) | BI Developer | Dec 2025 Present Architected and delivered enterprise Power BI analytics solutions within a regulated healthcare environment, integrating Snowflake and SQL datasets to support data-driven decision-making across 10+ clinical departments. Designed and implemented complex parameter-driven DAX and time-intelligence logic to automate dynamic status classification across large healthcare datasets, reducing manual reporting effort by 30%. Designed scalable star-schema semantic models to ensure governed and performance-optimized reporting architecture. Implemented Power BI Deployment Pipelines to manage DEV/TEST/PROD promotion and enforce structured release management. Integrated GitHub version control for Power BI artifacts, enabling collaborative development, source tracking, and change governance. Applied Row-Level Security (RLS) and data access controls to enforce HIPAA-compliant reporting across multiple user roles. Implemented incremental refresh and dataset optimization strategies, reducing report load times by 35%. Collaborated with data engineering and compliance teams to align data modeling standards with governance and audit requirements. Enterprise Products Houston, TX | Senior BI Developer & Data Analyst | Sept 2022 Nov 2025 Designed and deployed interactive Power BI dashboards for midstream oil & gas operations, delivering real-time visibility into pipeline volumes, product movement, and storage levels. Acted as the Power BI Subject Matter Expert (SME), driving best practices in data modeling, DAX optimization, and performance tuning to ensure scalable reporting solutions. Designed DAX-driven KPI dashboards to monitor API gravity, sulfur content, and blend margins; enabled simulations that improved blend ratio decisions and delivered $2.3M in annual gains. Created custom visuals and drill-through reports (tank inventory, tank-turn metrics, contango/backwardation economics), supporting storage strategies that increased revenue by 12%. Built optimized star/snowflake data models enabling scenario-based forecasting and self-service analytics across operations and finance. Developed ETL pipelines with SQL Server, Python, Azure Data Factory, and Snowflake, automating crude and NGL scheduling workflows and reducing manual reporting effort. Applied data profiling, cleansing, and Power Query M transformations to standardize inputs from SQL Server, Excel, Dremio, and flat files, ensuring accuracy and reliability. Delivered mobile-ready insights by embedding Power Apps with SQL/Dremio backends, extending access for field and trading teams. Implemented Fabric-based lakehouse integration for blending crude and NGL datasets, improving data refresh reliability and reducing processing time by 25%. Leveraged Microsoft Fabric s OneLake architecture to centralize operational and trading datasets, ensuring unified access and reducing data duplication across Power BI workspaces. Managed Power BI Deployment Pipelines and workspace governance to streamline the DEV/TEST/PROD lifecycle and ensure consistent version control. Created parameterized paginated reports for regulatory submissions and daily scheduling summaries, enhancing transparency and compliance tracking. Introduced performance tuning standards (query folding, incremental refresh, composite models) to improve report load times by 35%. Partnered with IT governance and data architecture teams to establish a Power BI Center of Excellence (CoE) defining standards for data modeling, DAX best practices, workspace organization, and semantic model governance. Led the full BI lifecycle (requirements gathering development testing stakeholder presentations), ensuring adoption across business and technical teams. Microsoft Redmond, WA | Sr. Power BI Developer | Dec 2021 Aug 2022 Led the full BI lifecycle from requirements gathering to design, development, release, and post-production support delivering high-value reporting solutions for enterprise sales and marketing teams. Built self-service data marts and advanced Power BI models using KQL and DAX, improving lead conversion and sales efficiency by 15% through automated insight delivery. Designed executive dashboards with drill-through, bookmarks, conditional formatting, and role-based KPIs to enable C-level visibility across global sales operations. Integrated diverse data sources T-SQL, Snowflake, KQL/Kusto, SSAS Cubes, Adobe Analytics, and SharePoint applying ETL and cleansing pipelines to ensure high data quality and consistency. Developed and optimized ETL pipelines with Azure Data Factory, T-SQL, and Python, automating ingestion and transformation across enterprise data warehouses and SharePoint environments. Migrated legacy reporting platforms to Power BI Desktop, Report Builder, and Paginated Reports, driving a 40% increase in user adoption and standardizing visualization frameworks. Implemented Power BI workspaces and data lake connectors for centralized data access and improved refresh performance across enterprise semantic models Developed enterprise-wide semantic models and implemented consistent calculation groups, relationships, and hierarchies to ensure KPI alignment across business units. Automated data refresh and distribution pipelines using Power Automate and Power BI deployment pipelines, reducing manual reporting effort and improving reliability. Integrated GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Power BI workspace version control, dataset promotion, and automated testing. Collaborated with engineering and architecture teams to define Power BI governance and workspace security standards, including RLS/OLS, naming conventions, and access management. Delivered hands-on training sessions for analysts and product owners on DAX optimization, query performance tuning, and Power BI dataflows, accelerating Power BI adoption across global teams Humana Louisville, KY | Sr. Power BI Developer | Nov 2019 Nov 2021 Designed and deployed interactive Power BI dashboards that improved operational efficiency by 10%, providing leadership visibility into claims turnaround, utilization trends, and compliance KPIs. Built ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, SQL Server, and Python, integrating multi-source healthcare data with validation and normalization rules that reduced data errors by 15%. Developed model-driven and canvas Power Apps integrated with Dataverse and secured with Row-Level Security (RLS), enabling mobile and HIPAA-compliant access to healthcare data. Created advanced DAX measures, calculated columns, and drill-through reports to enable self-service analytics for care management and finance teams. Implemented cloud-to-on-prem integration strategies using ADF and SSIS, reducing data exchange latency by 30% and improving reporting timeliness. Managed and optimized large-scale datasets (2TB+ claims, provider, and policy data) ensuring accuracy, scalability, and HIPAA compliance. Integrated FHIR data models and designed KPI scorecards using Power BI bookmarks, tooltips, and performance cards for provider trend analysis. Conducted data quality audits and implemented validation scripts using Python and ADF Data Flows, increasing regulatory data trust and audit readiness. Automated daily refresh schedules using Power Automate and Power BI APIs, reducing manual refresh time by 50%. FedEx Memphis, TN | BI Developer | Aug 2017 Jul 2019 Developed and scheduled SSRS and Power BI reports to automate delivery of operational and executive insights across logistics and finance. Built and published SSAS Tabular Cubes, enabling dynamic drill-down analysis in Power BI and Tableau for operations and finance teams. Partnered with business users to improve data quality, KPI accuracy, and report performance, enhancing decision-making for supply chain analytics. IBM India | SQL BI Developer | Jun 2016 Jul 2017 Designed and maintained SQL Server schemas, stored procedures, views, and triggers to support enterprise reporting solutions. Built SSRS reports (tabular, matrix, parameterized, drill-through, sub-reports) to deliver operational and financial insights. Developed ETL workflows in SSIS to integrate and transform data from Excel, Access, and SQL Server into enterprise data warehouses. Supported full SDLC activities including unit testing, regression testing, and UAT, ensuring accurate and reliable BI delivery. Education Masters in IT & Analytics Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Dec 2020 Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology, JNTU- July 2017 Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate (Power BI) Keywords: cprogramm continuous integration continuous deployment business intelligence database information technology trade national microsoft mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Texas Washington