Ajay Nair

About Ajay Nair

Experienced Business Intelligence, Data Science, Analytics and Database Marketing leader with a successful track record of building BI, Analytics and Target Marketing teams and helping organizations improve business performance with reporting, analytics and data driven automated solutions. Specialties: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Reporting, Analytics and Data Science, Target Marketing, Targeted Offers, Database Marketing, Predictive Modeling, Dimension Modeling, Digital MarketingSkills: Tableau, SAS, R, Hadoop, Enterprise Miner, Microstrategy, SQL

Experience

1. Business Intelligence, Analytics and Targeted Marketing

   Carnival Cruise Line

   Apr 2013 — Present · Miami, TX, US

   Responsible for advanced solutions, tools and strategy for Enterprise BI, analytics, database marketing, targeted offers and lead prioritization at Carnival Cruise Lines.Responsible for selection and implementation of BI and analytics tools, defining enterprise reporting standards and managing the BI Center of Excellence. Evaluated and rolled out data visualization tools. Converted manual, error prone reporting into standardized, automated dashboards and advanced visualizations for multiple business units. Implemented advanced exception reporting and alerting solutions for revenue management analysts. Responsible for support and management of several reporting and analytics tools and data platforms at Carnival Cruise Lines.Responsible for database marketing programs and targeted offers communicated via email and direct mail to millions of past guests and prospects. Implemented models and solutions for prioritizing lead sources for outbound call centers.Hired and coached BI managers, Database Marketing managers and developers to develop a highly effective, business focused BI, analytics and target marketing team.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Bachelors, Computer Science

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  MBA, Finance, Information Systems

Skills

• Software Development
• Software Project Management
• Data Warehousing
• Business Intelligence
• Microstrategy
• Business Analysis
• Ssis
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Sql
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Teradata
• Data Integration
• Program Management
• Hyperion
• Dimensional Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Application Development
• Business Management
• Etl
• Pmp
• Dashboards
• Analytics
• Ssas
• Strategic Planning
• Agile
• Sql Server
• Process Improvement
• Team Leadership