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SIPHINDILE THETHWAYO

Johannesburg,Gauteng

Summary

Data Analyst with practical experience in data quality, business intelligence, and continuous improvement. Proficient in SQL, Excel, and Power BI for data cleaning, analysis, and visualization. Familiar with ETL pipelines and data engineering concepts to support scalable data solutions. Strong communication skills with a focus on delivering accurate insights for decision-making.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work history

Data Analyst

Hollard Insurance
Johannesburg, Gauteng
05.2022 - 06.2025

Continuous Improvement:

  • Gathering business requirements for data analysis project to ensure alignment with the business and meet stakeholder needs.
  • Perform gap analysis to identify data discrepancies.
  • Implement data mapping for data accuracy and transformation process.
  • Maintain stakeholder Communication.
  • Process documentation.
  • Microsoft azure board monitoring

Business Intelligence:

  • Develop report using Power BI.
  • Power BI report enhancement.
  • Report request: Grant access to user who requested access to Power BI reports.
  • Extract, Analyse, Develop and maintain SQL queries.

Data Quality and Data Governance:

  • Data quality month-end report regulatory.
  • Data quality report development.
  • Check quality of the data and analyze data to resolve data issues.
  • Communicate with stakeholders.
  • Measuring data quality metrics with key dimensions Accuracy, Completeness, Validity, Timeliness, Consistency and Integrity for ensuring reliable, accurate.
  • Redgate data masking
  • Data dictionaries
  • Microsoft Purview data classification

Data Engineering:

  • ETL
  • SSIS
  • Attended Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics training; familiar with dedicated SQL pools, ETL pipelines, and integration with Azure services.

Data Science Intern

Digital Academy
Johannesburg, Gauteng
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Collected and cleaned data from multiple sources
  • Performed EDA using statistical methods and visualization tools (matplotlib, seaborn)
  • Engineered features to improve model performance
  • Built ML models for classification, regression, clustering, and recommendations
  • Created dashboards and visualizations in Power BI
  • Wrote Python scripts for data processing and model development
  • Researched emerging trends in data science and machine learning

Business Analyst Intern

ICEP
Pretoria
06.2021 - 11.2021
  • Brainstorming and collecting non-functional and functional requirements of a system.
  • Analyzing requirement data flows to support system design and ensure integrity.
  • Creating process models, flow charts, and diagrams to visualize business processes.
  • System testing support: assist with UAT testing validating that system functionalities meet business requirements.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma In Informatics -

Tshwane University of Technology
Gauteng, Pretoria
01.2025 -

Advance Diploma In Informatics -

Tshwane University of Technology
Gauteng, Pretoria
01.2022 - 04.2024

National Diploma in Information Technology - Business Applications

Tshwane University of Technology
Gauteng,Pretoria
01.2017 - 04.2021

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • C
  • T-SQL
  • SQL
  • P/SQL
  • Visual Basic
  • ETL, SSIS
  • Power BI
  • Red gate
  • Agile
  • SDLC
  • Unified Modelling
  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • Problem-Solving
  • Analytical skills
  • Communication Skill
  • Teamwork
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Time management
  • Adaptability
  • Leadership Skills

References

  • Godi P, Project Manager, ICEP, Godipi@icep.co.za, 0723156461
  • S Phakathi, Team Lead, Digital Academy, phakathi@thedigitalacademy.co.za, 0615449366
  • Sizwe Mkhize, Hollard Insurance, sfmkhize@gmail.com, 0783087546

Timeline

Postgraduate Diploma In Informatics -

Tshwane University of Technology
01.2025 -

Data Analyst

Hollard Insurance
05.2022 - 06.2025

Advance Diploma In Informatics -

Tshwane University of Technology
01.2022 - 04.2024

Data Science Intern

Digital Academy
11.2021 - 05.2022

Business Analyst Intern

ICEP
06.2021 - 11.2021

National Diploma in Information Technology - Business Applications

Tshwane University of Technology
01.2017 - 04.2021
SIPHINDILE THETHWAYO