Basharat Nizam

About Basharat Nizam

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Leader with 10+ years of experience transforming legacy reporting into cloud-based, insight-driven ecosystems. I specialize in BI modernization, data governance, and cloud data architecture using Power BI, Sigma, Snowflake, and AWS to deliver scalable analytics platforms that improve speed, reliability, and cost efficiency.At Moder Solutions, I lead analytics modernization for a U.S. mortgage-automation client—migrating 150+ reports from Tableau to Power BI & Sigma, improving dashboard performance by 40% and reducing BI licensing spend. Earlier at Freedom Mortgage, I delivered large-scale data strategy and governance initiatives recognized with multiple High Flyer and Champion awards for driving operational efficiency and analytics adoption.Passionate about bridging business strategy, analytics leadership, and AI-driven analytics, I focus on enabling organizations to achieve AI readiness through robust governance, modern BI architecture, and measurable business outcomes.

Experience

1. Data Lead

   Moder

   May 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Remote for U.S. Client: Xpanse)About:Leading the analytics transformation for Xpanse, a U.S-based mortgage technology and AI automation client. Driving BI modernization, governance standardization, and cloud analytics adoption across global teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and actionable insights.Key Achievements: • Migrated 150+ enterprise reports from Tableau to Power BI and Sigma, improving dashboard performance by 40%, reducing BI licensing costs by $500K annually, and accelerating analytics adoption company-wide. • Established governance and release frameworks to ensure delivery consistency — achieving 100% on-time releases and raising stakeholder satisfaction by 40%. • Earned three enterprise awards for leadership and transformation excellence: • Consistent Champion Award (Q4 2024) — BI modernization success • Consistent Champion Award (Q2 2025) — automation excellence • WoW Award (Q2 2025) — delivery excellence • Ongoing: Developing AI-powered Sigma, Power BI and WebFocus dashboards to monitor model drift, improve rule precision, and cut manual review cycles by 25%. • Ongoing: Advancing BI governance adoption by standardizing development frameworks and data stewardship practices to ensure enterprise-wide consistency and trust in analytics.

Education

• KL University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2009 — 2013

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  Master’s Degree, Financial Engineering

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Office
• Ibm Blueworks Live
• Data Modeling
• Datawatch Monarch
• Matlab
• Fiserv
• Sql
• R
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Financial Engineering
• Portfolio Management
• Data Analysis
• C
• Regular Expressions
• Business Analysis
• Datastage
• Barra Portfolio Manager
• Python
• Financial Analysis
• Webfocus
• Microsoft Excel
• Jira
• Workfront
• Microsoft Word
• Quality Assurance
• Simulink
• Knime
• Predictive Analytics
• Perl
• Bloomberg Terminal
• Business Objects
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Tableau
• Sas
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Microsoft Visio
• Business Process Design
• Capital Markets