Hello! My name is Archana Saykar. I’m originally from Mahad, Raigad, India and I’m currently pursuing my MS in Information Systems at the University of Cincinnati (Fall 2025).

I love bridging technical execution with business outcomes—especially around automation, analytics, and scalable systems. Outside of academics, I’m a foodie who enjoys exploring nature and trying new adventures like kayaking and paragliding.

Academic Background

  • B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering — MIT Pune (GPA: 3.7/4)
  • Key coursework: Computer Networks, System Design, Databases, Statistics
  • Current focus areas at UC: Data Wrangling, Visualization, Generative AI for Business, Big Data Integration

Professional Background

  • Technical Consultant / System Administrator, Finastra
    • Automated deployments with Ansible & Azure DevOps; reduced setup time from 4 hours to 35 minutes
    • Built shell scripts for post-maintenance service restarts; cut manual effort by ~80%
    • Created a monitoring guide for 70+ Python plugins; helped speed critical incident resolution by ~20%
    • Drove 99.97% uptime across environments via proactive monitoring (Prometheus, OTEL, Grafana)
  • Operations Lead (Retail Pharmacy)
    • Managed 17 staff, improved processes, increased monthly turnover from ~$22K to ~$40K

Experience with R

I’m comfortable with R for data exploration, wrangling, and basic visualization. Below is a small example using a built-in dataset.

Experience with Other Analytic Software

  • Python (pandas, matplotlib), SQL, Power BI, Excel (pivot tables, lookups), Grafana, Prometheus
  • Comfortable with Git/GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Linux tooling