Ankur Chopra

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Technical Writer @ Medium
Toronto, ON, CA
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๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅWelcome to my digital canvas, where each pixel of data tells a story of innovation, strategy, and boundless curiosity. With over 8 years experience in Data Engineering, Big Data Development, and Data Visualization, my career is a testament to turning the complex tapestry of data into a clear narrative. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž: My professional saga spans roles as a ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ, ๐๐ข๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ, where I've partnered with various clients to navigate the vast seas of data. My expertise shines brightly for businesses eager to unlock the true potential of their data and a passionate pursuit of exploration in the vast universe of data.๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ: My technical repertoire extends beyond ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐๐‹, embracing the rich possibilities of ๐‡๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐€๐ข๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š๐›๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐€๐–๐’ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ, ๐’๐Ÿ‘, ๐†๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž, ๐’๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž. This diverse toolkit allows me to sculpt data workflows, optimize big data processes, and deploy scalable solutions.๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง & ๐„๐“๐‹ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ: At the heart of what I do are my skills in automating data processes and expertise in PySpark and Python, allowing me to refine and prepare data for its final use. My journey has taken me through complex data challenges, improving performance and streamlining processes, making sure that data excels.๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: My narrative extends to creating blueprints for success through comprehensive technical documents and data flow diagrams. My approach ensures a foundation of precision and excellence, turning data visions into reality.๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: Collaborating closely with clients, I've transformed business needs into dynamic reports and dashboards in Tableau, weaving data into the fabric of decision-making. My dual role as a leader and hands-on expert has been instrumental in demystifying data modelling and warehouse design.๐Œ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž:My journey with data has taken me across the exciting worlds of social media, payments, retail banking, and investment banking.๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ:Beyond my technical acumen lies a fervent passion for elevating data from mere numbers to powerful narratives. My belief in data's transformative power fuels my mission to unlock new horizons for businesses, crafting data-driven strategies that illuminate paths to success.

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Ankur Chopra Work Experience Details
  • Medium
    Technical Writer
    Medium
    Toronto, On, Ca
  • Capgemini
    Data Engineer @ Pinterest
    Capgemini Apr 2023 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    โžผ Developed scalable and maintainable data pipelines using Apache Spark, Hadoop, and other Big Data technologies, resulting in improved data processing efficiency and performance.โžผ Successfully transformed complex analytical models using PySpark, Python, and SQL into scalable, production-ready solutions, enhancing the overall data processing capabilities of the organization.โžผ Led the development of scalable Databricks pipelines, leveraging Delta Lake for improved datareliability in a 10TB lake, enhancing query performance by 40%.โžผ Extensive experience in ETL/ELT automation of data extraction, data cleaning and data preparation using Pyspark, Python, Spark SQL, AWS Glue, Airflow.โžผ Collected, cleansed, and provided modeling and analysis of structured and semi-structured data used for business initiatives which resulted in $1M+ annual savings.โžผ Developed a complete automation framework using Python that led the migration of over 500+ Spark jobs from Spark 2.4 to Spark 3.2, ensuring compatibility, optimizing performance, and overall savings of over $1.5 million.โžผ Developed a comprehensive automation framework utilizing Python, designed to dynamically optimize 3000+ Spark Jobs across multiple parameters. โžผ Excelled in debugging complex data pipelines, resolving issues that led to a 50% reduction in downtime and significantly enhancing data flow efficiency between production and analytics environments.โžผ Developed a complete automation framework using Python on Databricks that led the migration ofover 500+ Spark jobs from Spark 2.4 to Spark 3.2, ensuring compatibility, optimizing performance,and overall savings of over $1.5 million.
  • Medium
    Technical Writer
    Medium Sep 2023 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    Pnc Bank: Big Data Engineer (Anti Money Laundering)
    Tata Consultancy Services Jun 2017 - Jan 2023
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
    โ€ข Implementing the Data pipeline architectures in big data for multi-vendor datasets with the help of Pyspark and Cloudera HDFS services.โ€ข Extracting, cleaning and filtering the required data from the raw formations into the warehouse.โ€ข Writing Pyspark scripts for the transformation and ingestion loads of warehouse data, along with scripts for creation of datamart/API tables. โ€ข Performed end-to-end ETL automation of data extraction, data cleaning and data preparation using Pyspark, Python, and Spark SQL.โ€ข Increased the efficiency of data pipelines that processed over 100 TB of data daily.โ€ข Refining the existing workflows with optimization techniques and best code practices.โ€ข Wrote scripts in Hive SQL for creating complex tables with high performance metrics like partitioning, clustering and skewing. โ€ข Using Git 2.x for maintaining the code versioning with data scientists, data engineers and analystsโ€™ teamsโ€ข Getting & preparing requirements from Business Users.โ€ข Implementing the Data pipeline architectures for multi-vendor datasets with the help of pyspark.โ€ข Extracting, cleaning and filtering the required data from the raw formations into the warehouse.โ€ข Refining the existing workflows with optimization techniques and best code practices.โ€ข Understanding the input list of accounts provided by Business.โ€ข Writing acceptance criteria for analysis and development stories. โ€ข Preparing high level design documents and low-level documents for ETL.โ€ข Preparing complete end to end data flow architecture & design. โ€ข Engagement with Application Support and administrators to validate the design for architectural approval.โ€ข Suggest alternative solutions to learn that involve best practices, development and performance standard.โ€ข Mapping the source and target hive tables against the columns. โ€ข Generation of analytics-based reporting for tableau dashboards. โ€ข Involved in building reports in multiple views, Dashboards and Storyboard using Tableau
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    Rbc Bank: Big Data Engineer / Analyst
    Tata Consultancy Services Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
    Pune Area, India
    โ€ข Translated business needs into technical specifications to deliver customized reporting systemsโ€ข Designed, built, and maintained 100% of automated systems for reporting, analysis, and analytics.โ€ข Used Python and pyspark scripts to reconcile statement and ledger files. โ€ข Getting & preparing requirements from Business Users.โ€ข Automated the manual process of reconciliation which saved 25 hours of manual work. โ€ข Writing acceptance criteria for analysis and development stories. โ€ข Preparing high level design documents and low-level documents for ETL.โ€ข Preparing complete end to end data flow architecture & design. โ€ข Engagement with Application Support and administrators to validate the design for architectural approval.โ€ข Suggest alternative solutions to learn that involve best practices, development and performance standard.โ€ข Generation of analytics-based reporting for tableau dashboards.โ€ข Writing end-to-end pyspark scripts that consists of loading data from a file to hive tables or staging table to partitioned hive table, transforming Data frames into the intended results, application of all the Business Validations and dump the data Frames into the hive tables. โ€ข Mapping the source and target hive tables against the columns. โ€ข Configuring the property file and configuration file with the pyspark file in order to make the functionality flexible with respect to the different environments and input arguments. โ€ข Developing data pipelines for various data sources.
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    Morgan Stanley Bank: Rules Developer / Analyst
    Tata Consultancy Services Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
    Pune Area, India
    This project deals with the client onboarding process in Morgan Stanley firm. Whenever any new client onboard, it should evaluate against certain rules. Rules are applied on the basis of various norms applied by Client.Environment: Java, Xml, Unix, SybaseWork:1) Analyzing Business Requirement for Rules project.2)Creating and implementing Rules by analyzing and inspecting the requirements given. Coding whole rules by Rule3) Authoring internal tool with the help of Unix and Database4) Supporting and maintaining the whole UI by using angular and Java skills efficiently.
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    C++ Developer
    Tata Consultancy Services Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
    Hyderabad Area, India
    PROJECT: Mapple (Training Project)Brief: Mapple was basically an application to depict Mobile store just like Apple store where you can select and buy anyproduct from the store.Environment: Unix for UI, C++ for backend code, Oracle (Storage)Work:1) Designed an application to create mobile store for buying any phone.2) Requirement gathering3) Lead and actively participated in team discussion

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Ankur Chopra attended Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Kanpur University, Kanpur, Guru Nanak Dev University.

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