Sumedha Uppal

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Professional

Los Angeles, California

Education

California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology | Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
  • GPA: 3.71
  • Honors: Dean's List (6 semesters) | Associated Students Scholarship Recipient
  • Leadership: Vice President of Finance, Management Information Systems Association – Managed $5K budget and reduced reconciliation time by 40% using Power BI dashboards

Technical Skills

Data Analytics & BI

Power BI (Certified), Tableau, SSRS, Advanced Excel (PivotTables, Power Query, Data Modeling)

Data Management

SQL (MySQL, SSMS, BigQuery), Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), ETL/ELT, Data Cleaning

Cloud & Platforms

Google BigQuery, AWS, Amazon Redshift, CRM Systems, Azure DevOps, ERP Systems, Vertex AI, Salesforce

Marketing Analytics

Campaign Performance Tracking, Account-Based Marketing (ABM), Customer Segmentation, Predictive Analytics, A/B Testing, RFM Analysis

Relevant Experience

Data Research Assistant

CSUN Institute for Sustainability | Northridge, CA | Sept 2024 – Present
  • Engineered Python-based data preprocessing pipelines to clean and validate 200+ complex records, increasing data quality by 32% and eliminating 12 hours of manual work weekly.
  • Created SQL-driven analytical reports and documentation supporting data-driven presentations for 6 regional conferences and university stakeholders.
  • Implemented automated validation scripts that reduced historical reporting errors by 18%, ensuring data integrity for strategic initiatives.

Technology Project Management Intern

SANDAG | San Diego, CA | Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Designed and deployed 8+ interactive Power BI and SSRS dashboards, reducing cross-departmental reporting cycle by 45% and enabling data-driven decision-making for 30+ operational teams.
  • Built SQL-based data transformations and canonical views for enterprise datasets, centralizing critical reporting logic and improving data accessibility.
  • Developed automated C#/.NET data pipeline reducing manual processing time by 35% while maintaining 100% accuracy for financial records.

Radio Frequency Engineering Intern

TeleWorld Solutions, Inc. | Remote | May 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Developed Python anomaly detection framework analyzing performance metrics across 100+ network entities, increasing root-cause identification efficiency by 25%.
  • Built executive-level Power BI visualizations translating technical performance data into actionable insights for cross-functional leadership teams.
  • Reconciled data discrepancies between legacy and modern systems, improving overall reporting reliability by 20%.

GitHub Projects

Interactive Tree Pruning & SQL Engineering 🔗

Jupyter Notebook Python SQL DuckDB
  • Developed an interactive decision-tree pruning playground (pre/post pruning) with SQL feature engineering in DuckDB.
  • Integrated Plotly widgets and deployed the application as a shareable Streamlit app.

Housing Price Prediction 🔗

Jupyter Notebook Python Machine Learning
  • Built a predictive machine learning model to estimate housing prices based on property features and historical data.
  • Performed data exploration, preprocessing, and model evaluation utilizing Jupyter Notebooks and Python libraries.

Food Waste Prediction 🔗

Python Data Analysis
  • Developed a Python-based project aimed at analyzing and predicting patterns in food waste.
  • Implemented data-driven techniques to provide insights on food consumption and waste reduction strategies.

Certifications

  • Power BI Specialization – LinkedIn Learning
  • SQL (Advanced) – HackerRank
  • AWS Cloud Foundations – Amazon Web Services
  • Tableau Desktop (Academic)