Sai Akash Thota

About Sai Akash Thota

I am a Data Engineer and Analytics professional with experience building data pipelines, analytics dashboards, and machine learning systems that drive measurable business impact.Currently working as a Product Analytics Engineer, I focus on SQL based data modeling, KPI design, ETL validation, and translating data into product and revenue insights. Previously, I worked as a Business Analyst where I partnered with cross functional teams to define BRDs, build forecasting models, track DAU, retention, ARPU, and improve reporting accuracy.

Experience

1. Data Analyst

   Community Dreams Foundation

   Feb 2026 — Present

   Analyzing user behavior across 3+ programs serving users, identifying engagement patterns to guide workflow changes and capacity planning.• Designing and running A/B experiments to test project structure changes, with early results showing improved feature adoption and reduced early drop-off.• Building ETL pipelines and Snowflake-backed data models in Python and SQL to move data delivery from weekly to daily and enable self-serve reporting for cross-functional teams.• Setting up automated data quality checks with anomaly detection to improve metric reliability across all programs.• Working with engineering and ops teams to define data contracts, schema standards, and KPI definitions to reduce integration rework.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Master's degree, Computer Science

• CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Information Technology