ATHUL ANISH
Dubai South,UAE
Summary
Data Analyst with hands-on experience supporting 20+ academies across the West Midlands, turning complex education data into clear decisions for senior stakeholders. Skilled in end-to-end BI delivery — from data cleaning and modelling to dashboard design and strategic reporting. Comfortable working across the full pipeline: optimising data processes, uncovering patterns that aren't immediately obvious, and translating findings into language that drives action at leadership level.
Overview
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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience
Work history
Data Analyst / MIS Specialist
Aston University Engineering Academy
Birmingham, United Kingdom
12.2022 - 01.2026
- Built BI dashboards and KPI trackers using Power Query and Excel, enabling leadership teams to make data-driven strategic decisions.
- Designed and maintained data pipelines for student and staff datasets, enabling timely, accurate, and secure integration across MIS systems.
- Implemented data governance frameworks (GDPR-compliant) to strengthen data quality, consistency, and lineage tracking.
- Conducted root cause analysis of data quality issues, applying validation and reconciliation techniques to enhance reliability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to translate reporting requirements into scalable analytics solutions, improving accessibility of insights for decision-making.
- Key Impact: Reduced reporting turnaround by 40% through automation and streamlined ETL processes.
Data Manager
Futura Learning Partnership
Bristol
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Oversaw enterprise-level MIS platforms across 20+ organizations, standardising and ensuring accuracy and availability of critical datasets.
- Implemented data governance and compliance controls for sensitive datasets, enhancing data integrity and security.
- Developed reporting workflows and visualizations (Excel/BI) to monitor KPIs for operations, finance, and performance.
- Key Impact: Automated monthly performance reporting, cutting manual processes by 30%.
- Provided out-of-hours support for data operations, maintaining uptime and continuity of services during critical periods.
Data and Exams Manager
Eden Boys Leadership Academy
Birmingham
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Collaborated with senior leadership to analyse educational data and implement data-driven strategies to enhance student performance and academic outcomes.
- Generated insights from performance, attendance, and behavioural analytics to inform academic strategy.
- Streamlined resource allocation models (staff, timetables, classrooms) using data-driven scheduling.
- Centralised and validated student and staff data through management of multi-system MIS integrations (SIMS, NOVA-T, SISRA, FFT).
Data Officer
WMG Academy Trust
Coventry
11.2022 - 02.2024
- Delivered executive-level reports and BI insights that supported strategic leadership decisions.
- Developed 'One-Touch Analytics' dashboard solution, enabling self-serve reporting capabilities across organisation.
- Built data validation and cleaning protocols across HR and MIS systems, reducing error rates by 30%.
- Conducted admissions data analysis, uncovering demographic trends that improved recruitment efficiency by 25%.
- Additional Experiences: Business Development and Sales Executive at software and retail, robotics and data science engineer and trainer for clients, and various other part times supporting manufacturing and hospitality industries.
Education
Masters - Data Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough, UK 10.2021 - 10.2022
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University
Chennai, India 06.2014 - 07.2018
Skills
- Power BI visualisation
- Data visualisation
- Time series forecasting
- Big data handling
- Data quality audits
- Stored procedures
- Stakeholder reporting
- Prioritising urgent requests
- Resilience under high-volume workloads
Certification
- Certificate in GDPR and Data Protection (CPD Standards Office)
- Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI (Coursera)
- Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics (Imarticus Learning, Diploma certification)
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Timeline
Data Manager
Futura Learning Partnership
09.2024 - 11.2024
Data and Exams Manager
Eden Boys Leadership Academy
08.2024 - 09.2024
Data Analyst / MIS Specialist
Aston University Engineering Academy
12.2022 - 01.2026
Data Officer
WMG Academy Trust
11.2022 - 02.2024
Masters - Data Science
Loughborough University
10.2021 - 10.2022
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University
06.2014 - 07.2018