Business Analyst

Professional Summary

With over 15+ years of IT industry experience, I have helped transform many businesses and industries, through engineering (software development) and in later part of my career with Product Management.
With my Masters Degree on Business Analytics, I now take on understanding Data and generating key insights, providing confidence to decision makers across industries.
To learn more about my professional experiences please find me on LinkedIn: Vikram Ramesh Avadhaani.

Project showcase

Forecasting Transportation Cost Trends with Macro factors
Industry: Supply Chain, Transportation, Retail
Tech Stack: Python, Statistical Methods: Forecasting

I built a time-series forecasting model to predict CPIETRANS using a SARIMAX framework with three external drivers: consumer confidence, average car loan rate, and crude oil price.

The purpose of the project was to test whether macroeconomic indicators could improve transportation cost forecasting beyond a simple historical trend model. This is especially relevant for supply chain, procurement, and budgeting decisions where transportation inflation can affect margins and planning.

Education

MS in Business Analytics @ University of Dallas, Irving TX (2025)
BE in Electronics & Communication @ VTU Karnataka, India (2006)