kshitij chauhan
About Me
- Full Name:Kshitij Chauhan
- Phone:(201) 918-9300
- Email:kshitij03071997@gmail.com
Hey, Kshitij here!
I occasionally engineer data-driven magic ✨📊
Data engineer by day, foodie and movie buff by night. Currently I am mastering Big Data at Purdue University. I've been navigating the data universe for 5+ years—whether it's batch or real-time, I'm all about crafting efficient, value-driven solutions. From data pipelines to dashboards, I'm obsessed with making data meaningful. Oh, and I have a soft spot for dogs! 🐾🍕🎬
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Work Experience
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Senior Data Engineer
American Express Jun'21 - Jul'24- Built and maintained ETL pipelines and dashboards with Hive, PySpark, Tez, and CRON
- Automated reports in Tableau/PowerBI, saving 60+ hours monthly and optimizing workflows
- Mentored 8+ interns and 5 analysts, organized CSR and Speaker Series Programs
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Data Engineer
EXL Service Sept'19 - Jun'21- Contributed to a top US healthcare client's Data Engineering Team, managing provider-related data
- Automated 10+ OLAP data pipelines for weekly/monthly reporting using Tableau, shell scripting, Hive and PySpark on Hadoop
- Collaborated with Data Visualization team to create 15+ KPI dashboards on Tableau for various insurance plans
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Education
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MS (Business Analytics and Information Managment)
Purdue University, USA - Aug 2025Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree – Awarded to the top 20% of business students at Purdue University for outstanding academic achievement
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BTech (Mechanical Engineering)
NIT Hamirpur, India - Aug 2019
My Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Includes foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud concepts, services, and terminology
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core Azure services, plus Azure management and governance features and tools.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Demonstrate fundamental AI concepts related to the development of software and services of Microsoft Azure to create AI solutions.
Apache Spark (PySpark)
Includes the Apache Spark3 API with special focus on Data Frames and Structures Streaming
Python Programming
Includes Python programming basics, Object Oriented Paradigms and Algorithms
Python for Data Science
Covers Python fundamentals and essential data science techniques to analyze and visualize data effectively.