Krishna Kanth B — Career Timeline

The Profile

An analyst who makes data speak.

Expert at turning messy, complex datasets into clear, actionable stories — with Excel, SQL, Python and Tableau.

Eight-plus years spanning data management, analysis, visualization and storytelling across healthcare, e-commerce and EdTech. I extract, transform, analyse and report — pairing rigorous data quality with automation that frees teams from manual work and delivers measurable FTE savings.

I thrive in fast-paced teams as a strong communicator and presenter, translating analytical findings into decisions stakeholders can act on with confidence.

The Timeline

A decade in the data trenches.

Nine roles, newest first — from analyst to specialist to open-source lead, each measured in outcomes.

Jan 2024 — Present Now

Project Lead Developer

Amplenote · Freelance & Open Source

Plugin web development — built & published 20+ open-source plugins for the Amplenote note-taking app (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, in-app API & AI), now used by 500+ active users · Plugins List ↗
Personal branding & web presence — designed and shipped a professional online résumé ↗ hosted on GitHub, with detailed docs for community use.
Digital garden & data projects — built and maintain a public Digital Garden ↗ (Obsidian → GitHub → Vercel) and shipped Data Projects ↗.

API
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
AI Tools
Unit Testing
Documentation

Sep 2022 — Oct 2023

Technical Support Engineer Specialist

PowerSchool · via GlowTouch

Enhanced ticketing & knowledge-base usage 40% across Salesforce, JIRA & Confluence via streamlined processes.
Database management with Aqua Data Studio, SSMS & Snowflake; secure remote admin via MobaXterm, SSH Putty & Jump-box.
Monitored PowerSchool Unified Insights builds; resolved data-structure issues with product & dev teams.

Comprehensive view

Managed customization, storage & connection issues by raising JIRA tickets and coordinating with Services, Cloud Ops & Hosting teams.
Delivered exceptional customer support, aligning solutions with customer needs to maintain high satisfaction.

Jul 2020 — Aug 2021

Management Information Systems

Amazon · 3D India team

Automated 95% of manual KPI calculations, transforming Stack Report publishing.
Cut latency 99% with a single-source data approach — roughly 118 hours/month ROI.
Built 30 stored procedures + 20 events; added an event/step log table for fast troubleshooting.

Comprehensive view

Went live for Operations (Week 34, 2020) saving 6+ lead hours/week; extended to Support-QA (Week 38) for 5+ more.
Re-engineered manual Excel / Quip / email workflows into automated SQL-driven KPI reporting. Accolade — Bravo for Ownership (Mar 2021).

May 2017 — Jan 2019

Strategic Analyst

Optum

Automated General Ledger Validation & Org Hierarchy via SQL stored procedures — 90% latency reduction, 50% reliability gain, 60% less validation time.
Data mapping & integration for Health Quest and Atrium Health.
Multi-level classification (Type / Group / Category) with robust quality checks.

Comprehensive view

Streamlined U.S. insurance proficiency 20%; reduced manual validation time 60% across GL, Payroll, Billing & Personnel datasets.
Best Hackathon Project (Mar 2018) — General Ledger Validation Automation across internal product layers.

Mar 2015 — Feb 2017

Analyst I / II / III

Johnson & Johnson · via GVW Technologies

Custom MS Excel macro lifted review efficiency 70% and accuracy 20%.
Configured LabWare LIMS V6 for McNeil & Janssen; built/tested master-data objects for Canada & Italy sites.
Ensured GDP compliance & CAPAs; curated a 75+ data-visualization chart reference for health informatics.

Comprehensive view

Standardized HPLC-CDS reports into a unified format; trend analysis with Spotfire, Tableau & Minitab; explored regression & Hadoop.
Best Beginner Award (Apr 2015) — Excel VB macro that sped up final-report processing.

Dec 2013 — Feb 2015

Content Analyst

Premier Inc. · via Medusind Solutions

Healthcare master-data management — data mapping & validation across vendors, sites and catalogs.
UNSPSC taxonomy classification; ANSI UOM validation; HIPAA compliance.
Built a custom Excel interface tool (VLOOKUP / Query + automation) linking columns to client software.

Comprehensive view

Validated packaging strings & units of measure (inner / exterior) to ANSI standards for healthcare master data.
Multi-field product attribution (46 & 210 fields) with rigorous QA, data cleansing & HIPAA compliance.

Jul 2013 — Dec 2013

Customer Care Voice — Sr. Representative

Dell · Conifer Health Solutions

Healthcare claims processing & eligibility verification.
Verified benefits with Aetna, AARP, BCBS & Cigna; AAPC codes; Medicare / Medicaid; HIPAA-compliant.

Comprehensive view

Built a classification system to prioritize inquiries by urgency and capture complete information in a single mail / call.
Calculated deductibles, co-insurance & co-pays in real time. Best Employee of the Month (Sep 2013).

Apr 2011 — Jul 2011

Product Support Analyst

Symantec

Norton security support — downloads, installation, configuration & troubleshooting on Windows.
Removed viruses / spyware / malware via advanced safe-mode techniques; contributed knowledge-base articles.

Comprehensive view

Resolved installation, configuration & update errors for Norton products on Windows platforms.
Identified & fixed software-compatibility issues, ensuring Norton ran smoothly alongside other apps & OS configs.

Sep 2010 — Mar 2011

Customer Service Professional

Sitel India · Dell-On-Call

Technical support (inbound / outbound) for laptops, desktops, networking & printers.
Named “Resolution Expert of the Month” (Jan 2011); drove warranty upsell.

Comprehensive view

Supported Dell & non-Dell customers across laptops, desktops, routers, LANs, docking stations, printers & consoles (Dell-On-Call).
Increased customer lifetime value via warranty extensions & upgrades; routed unsupported issues to the right teams.

The Side Quests

Data, turned into stories.

Self-initiated analyses and a living digital garden — data → analysis → visualization → storytelling.

Oct 2025 · Data Project

H-1B Analysis — 2025

A fresh look at 2025 H-1B visa filings — sponsors, roles, wages and geographies, visualized.

Explore

Oct 2025 · Data Project

H-1B Analysis — Historical

Long-run H-1B trends across years — how demand, employers and approvals have shifted over time.

Explore

Oct 2025 · Data Project

Arattai Trend Analytics

Tracking the rise of Arattai — search interest, adoption signals and the story behind the trend.

Explore

Hub · 101 Data Projects

Data Projects 101

The home base for every data quest — an evolving collection of analyses and visual stories.

Browse

Always growing

Digital Garden

A public, evolving knowledge base — notes, ideas and resources, versioned in GitHub, hosted on Vercel.

Wander in

20+ plugins · 500+ users

Amplenote Plugins

An open-source suite for the Amplenote note app — utilities, visualization, task & time tools, and AI.

See the list

Off the clock — Basketball · Carrom · Painting · Cooking · Movies · and five languages.

The Foundations

Where the rigour began.

2011 — 2013

M.Sc Biotechnology

Vellore Institute of Technology · VIT Vellore · 8.62 CGPA

Postgraduate

Dissertation: Expression of the CD36 Gene in Type-1 Diabetic Rat Kidneys.
Presented 3 papers at international SET conferences.

2007 — 2010

B.Sc Biotechnology

D. G. Vaishnav College · University of Madras · 62.80%

Undergraduate

2007

Schooling — PCB + Mathematics

St. Mary's A.I.H.S.S.

Higher Secondary

The Toolkit

Domains & instruments.

Domains Where

MIS / Org Hierarchy
SIS / EdTech
LIMS / Pharma
SCM / Healthcare

Data & BI How

SQL — SSMS
MySQL
Aqua Data Studio
Snowflake
Tableau
Spotfire
Looker
Power BI

Engineering Build

Python
Advanced Excel — Macros
Excel Automation
Stored Procedures
ETL & Data Mapping

Systems With

LabWare LIMS
Salesforce
JIRA
Confluence
UNSPSC Taxonomy
HIPAA / GDP

Credentials

Certified, and still counting.

Spanning 50+ credentials — multiple Snowflake certifications plus an ongoing roster of professional licenses. The full, dated list lives in the detailed résumé.

Snowflake — Achievement Wallet→ LinkedIn — Licenses & Certifications→ Full list in the résumé→