Data Analyst · BI Analyst

Mitaali
Patel

I turn messy data into decisions people actually act on. Whether it's a Power BI dashboard, a SQL pipeline, or a geospatial analysis, I care about making the output clear, useful, and impossible to ignore.

20%
Efficiency improvementData-driven ops optimization at PetBacker
50K+
Records analyzedIoT network traffic, cybersecurity threat detection
98.6%
Classification accuracyInsurance document pipeline, 14 categories

yes, I used AI to help build this — I'm a data scientist, it would've been strange not to.

about

I'm drawn to the moment when a messy spreadsheet or a raw data dump becomes something a stakeholder can actually use to make a decision. That's what got me into data analytics — and it's still what gets me excited about the work.

My background spans SQL querying and data wrangling, building Power BI dashboards for real operational teams, GIS-based geospatial analysis, and writing PySpark pipelines that process data at scale. I care about clean outputs, clear visuals, and making sure the insight actually lands — not just that the query ran. I also paint — detailed, intricate work that needs the same patience as getting a dashboard right. I think that shows up in how I approach data too.

tech stack

Power BI Tableau SQL Python PySpark ETL Pipelines GIS · Geospatial Streamlit Scikit-learn Data Wrangling · EDA NLP · Document Classification OPT Authorized

Projects

dashboards, pipelines, and analyses
BI · Analytics · 2025

Cyber Threat Detection Dashboard

Built an end-to-end analytics pipeline processing 50K+ IoT network records using PySpark. Designed Power BI and Kibana dashboards that translate complex threat patterns into clear, actionable visuals for non-technical stakeholders.

Power BI PySpark Kibana ETL SQL
NLP · Analytics · 2025

Insurance Document Classification Pipeline

Built for a real manager's workflow — an ML pipeline using sentence-transformers and Logistic Regression to automatically sort P&C insurance PDFs into 14 categories (policies, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, and more). Achieved 98.6% accuracy, cutting manual document triage time significantly.

Python NLP Scikit-learn sentence-transformers
Data Quality · 2025

Data Trust Engine

Automated data quality auditing engine that scores datasets for missingness, outliers, and feature leakage. Produces a trust score (0–100) with risk labels so analysts can catch upstream problems before they corrupt reporting or decisions downstream.

Python Data Quality EDA Analytics
Geospatial · Analytics · 2025

Baltimore Crime Data Analysis

Exploratory data analysis and geospatial mapping of Baltimore crime data to identify patterns by district, time, and crime type. Surfaced actionable trends through visual analysis and data storytelling.

Python GIS EDA Data Visualization

Experience

where I've worked
Jun 2026 → Present

Data Analyst Intern

UMBC Transportation Services · Baltimore, MD

Descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for campus transit operations. Building dashboards for real-time monitoring, GIS-based geospatial route analysis, and defining KPIs to track on-time performance and service coverage.

Mar 2024 – Jul 2024

Customer Support Executive – Analytics

PetBacker · Ahmedabad, India

Analyzed customer interaction data to identify response bottlenecks, driving a 20% operational efficiency improvement. Built Power BI dashboards tracking user behavior and engagement metrics used in cross-functional decision-making.

Dec 2022 – Jun 2023

Data Analysis & Machine Learning Intern

(n)Code Solutions · Gandhinagar, India

EdTech analytics internship — built a predictive model achieving 92.9% accuracy on student performance data. Processed 50,000+ IoT records via PySpark ETL pipeline and presented findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Education

academic background
2024 – May 2026

Master of Professional Studies in Data Science · GPA 3.822

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) · Baltimore, MD

Capstone: FEMA Disaster Resource Allocation — analyzed 3,611 county-year records, built a live Streamlit dashboard, and surfaced a key policy finding on how disaster relief actually gets distributed. Coursework in data analytics, big data systems, SQL, visualization, and applied ML. OPT authorized.

Apr 2023

B.Tech in Information Technology · GPA 3.36

Institute of Advanced Research (IAR) · Gandhinagar, India

Undergraduate degree in Information Technology covering programming, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering fundamentals.

Contact

let's work on something that matters

Open to new roles.

Looking for full-time Data Analyst and BI Analyst roles where the work has real impact. I love turning raw data into dashboards and decisions that stakeholders actually use. Open to remote, hybrid, or on-site in the U.S. OPT authorized, no sponsorship required to start.