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At ADP, he has developed 10\+ dashboards that reduced headcount\-reporting cycle time by 35%, automated recurring reporting to eliminate roughly eight hours of manual work per cycle, and written 50\+ optimized SQL stored procedures that reduced average query runtime by 40% while sustaining 99%\+ reporting accuracy\. Previously at Trigent Software Inc, Anil replaced six legacy Excel reports with 15\+ production Tableau and Power BI dashboards, improved reporting turnaround from two days to under two hours, and developed forecasting models that improved planning accuracy by approximately 20%\. He holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from the University of New Haven\. ## Highlights - Builds and maintains 10\+ Power BI dashboards at ADP for talent acquisition and workforce performance across 5,000\+ employees\. - Reduced ADP headcount\-reporting cycle time by 35% the dashboards became a primary C\-suite decision\-making tool for workforce planning\. - Automated recurring reporting at ADP with Power Query and Excel, eliminating roughly 8 hours of manual effort per cycle\. - Wrote 50\+ optimized SQL stored procedures against large\-scale HR, payroll, and recruiting databases at ADP\. - Reduced average SQL query runtime by 40% at ADP while maintaining 99%\+ reporting accuracy through rigorous data validation and QA\. - Partnered with Azure data pipeline teams to integrate ETL workflows into BI reporting and improve data freshness from daily batch to near\-real\-time\. - Led requirements\-gathering sessions with talent\-acquisition leaders and HR partners to create structured, repeatable reporting solutions\. - Built self\-service Power BI tools for recruiters and HR partners to monitor sourcing effectiveness and time\-to\-fill metrics independently\. - Reduced ad hoc reporting requests by 25% through self\-service reporting tools at ADP\. - Delivered trend and root\-cause analyses supporting annual headcount planning and quarterly budget decisions\. - Replaced 6 legacy Excel\-based reports with 15\+ production Tableau and Power BI dashboards at Trigent Software Inc\. - Standardized performance tracking and improved access to critical business metrics at Trigent Software Inc\. - Optimized SQL queries across 1M\+ record datasets to support high\-volume reporting and diagnostic analysis across 3 business departments\. - Performed funnel and cohort analyses that reduced report\-generation time from 2 days to under 2 hours\. - Identified retention trends, acquisition challenges, and key business drivers through analysis at Trigent Software Inc\. - Developed time\-series forecasting models that improved planning accuracy by approximately 20%\. - Automated data\-preparation workflows with Python and Power Query, reducing pre\-processing time by 50%\. - Created data dictionaries, metric definitions, and reporting documentation that reduced ad hoc support requests by 30% and increased self\-service analytics adoption\. - Earned a Master of Science in Business Analytics from the University of New Haven\. ## Experience - **Business Intelligence Analyst at ADP** (2024\-05\-01–present) — At ADP, I build and maintain 10\+ Power BI dashboards tracking talent acquisition and workforce performance across 5,000\+ employees, work that cut headcount reporting cycle time by 35% and became a primary decision\-making tool for C\-suite workforce planning\. I've automated recurring reporting using Power Query and Excel, eliminating roughly 8 hours of manual effort per cycle, and written 50\+ optimized SQL stored procedures against large\-scale HR, payroll, and recruiting databases, cutting average query runtime by 40% while maintaining 99%\+ reporting accuracy through rigorous data validation and QA\. I partner closely with Azure data pipeline teams to integrate ETL workflows into BI reporting, moving data freshness from daily batch to near\-real\-time, and I lead requirements\-gathering sessions with TA leaders and HR partners to translate business needs into structured, repeatable reporting solutions\. I've also built self\-service Power BI tools that let recruiters and HR partners indepe - **Data Analyst at Trigent Software Inc** (2021\-05\-01–2023\-07\-01) — At Trigent Software, I modernized business reporting by replacing 6 legacy Excel\-based reports with 15\+ production Tableau and Power BI dashboards, standardizing performance tracking and improving access to critical business metrics\. I optimized SQL queries across 1M\+ record datasets to support high\-volume reporting, diagnostic analysis, and decision\-making across three business departments\. I reduced report generation time from 2 days to under 2 hours by performing funnel and cohort analyses that identified retention trends, acquisition challenges, and key business drivers\. I also developed time\-series forecasting models that improved planning accuracy by approximately 20%, enabling leadership teams to make more informed resource allocation decisions\. I automated data preparation workflows using Python and Power Query, reducing pre\-processing time by 50% and improving reporting efficiency\. Additionally, I created data dictionaries, metric definitions, and reporting documentation that ## Education - Master of Science, Business Analytics — University of New Haven (2023\-01\-01–2025\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Anil do at ADP? Anil is a Business Intelligence Analyst at ADP\. He builds and maintains Power BI dashboards for talent acquisition and workforce performance, automates recurring reporting, optimizes SQL\-based reporting, collaborates on Azure ETL workflows, and delivers analyses for workforce planning and budget decisions\. ### What are Anil's strongest analytics skills? Anil’s core strengths include Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Power Query, Excel, Python, data validation and QA, dashboard development, reporting automation, ETL integration, forecasting, funnel and cohort analysis, root\-cause analysis, documentation, and stakeholder requirements gathering\. ### What Power BI reporting has Anil built at ADP? At ADP, Anil built and maintains more than 10 Power BI dashboards tracking talent acquisition and workforce performance across 5,000\+ employees\. These dashboards cut the headcount\-reporting cycle time by 35% and became a primary decision\-making tool for C\-suite workforce planning\. ### How has Anil automated reporting and enabled self\-service analytics at ADP? Anil automated recurring reporting with Power Query and Excel, eliminating roughly eight hours of manual effort per reporting cycle\. He also created self\-service Power BI tools that allow recruiters and HR partners to monitor sourcing effectiveness and time\-to\-fill independently, reducing ad hoc reporting requests by 25%\. ### What SQL and data\-quality work has Anil completed at ADP? Anil wrote more than 50 optimized SQL stored procedures against large\-scale HR, payroll, and recruiting databases\. This work reduced average query runtime by 40% while maintaining 99%\+ reporting accuracy through rigorous data validation and QA\. ### How does Anil work with data engineering and business stakeholders at ADP? Anil partners with Azure data pipeline teams to integrate ETL workflows into BI reporting, improving data freshness from daily batch updates to near\-real\-time\. He also leads requirements\-gathering sessions with talent\-acquisition leaders and HR partners to turn business needs into structured, repeatable reporting solutions\. ### How does Anil support workforce planning and budget decisions? Anil regularly delivers trend and root\-cause analyses that inform annual headcount planning and quarterly budget decisions\. ### What did Anil accomplish at Trigent Software Inc? At Trigent Software Inc, Anil modernized business reporting by replacing six legacy Excel\-based reports with more than 15 production Tableau and Power BI dashboards\. The dashboards standardized performance tracking and improved access to critical business metrics\. ### What was Anil's experience with large\-scale data at Trigent Software Inc? At Trigent Software Inc, Anil optimized SQL queries across datasets with more than one million records to support high\-volume reporting, diagnostic analysis, and decision\-making across three business departments\. ### How did Anil improve reporting speed at Trigent Software Inc? Anil performed funnel and cohort analyses that identified retention trends, acquisition challenges, and key business drivers\. This work reduced report\-generation time from two days to under two hours\. ### What forecasting work did Anil complete at Trigent Software Inc? Anil developed time\-series forecasting models that improved planning accuracy by approximately 20%, helping leadership teams make more informed resource\-allocation decisions\. ### How did Anil improve data preparation and analytics documentation at Trigent Software Inc? Anil automated data\-preparation workflows using Python and Power Query, reducing pre\-processing time by 50% and improving reporting efficiency\. He also created data dictionaries, metric definitions, and reporting documentation that reduced ad hoc support requests by 30% while increasing self\-service analytics adoption across business teams\. ### What is Anil's educational background? Anil holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from the University of New Haven\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/anilkumar\-ganasala