Sudhir du Plooy-Naran

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Microsoft Certified Data Engineer (MCSE: Data Management & Analytics) with 8+ years of expertise in SQL-driven solutions, ETL optimization, and enterprise BI development. Founder of SAML, a startup delivering custom Power BI connectors for niche industries. Proven success in reducing data pipeline costs by 35%+ and enabling data-driven decision-making through scalable SQL architectures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Solutions Developer

Genasys Technologies (Johannesburg, SA) May 2019 – Dec 2021

Optimized SQL data warehouse ETL pipelines using SSIS, reducing runtime by 35% and costs by 20%.
Developed Power BI dashboards for Oracle EBS supply chain modules, improving inventory forecasting accuracy.
Modernized legacy COBOL/VB.NET systems by integrating AS/400 data via ODBC for real-time analytics.

Associate Consultant (Microsoft Solutions Expert)

PEARS Trust (Hogsback, SA) Sep 2017 – Dec 2019

Migrated 50+ TB of legacy data to SQL Server 2016 using SSIS, enabling self-service BI for clients.
Automated SSAS cube processing (multidimensional models), reducing manual effort by 50%.

Business Development Intern

WYG Advisory Services (Pretoria, SA) Jan 2016 – Oct 2016

Streamlined proposal workflows using SharePoint 2013, cutting bid preparation time by 25%.

PROJECTS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Founder & Lead Developer | SAML

2020 – Present

Built custom Power BI connectors for agriculture/healthcare sectors, serving 15+ clients with niche data integration needs.

Supply Chain Analytics Platform

Genasys Technologies

Architected end-to-end BI solution using SQL Server 2016 and Power BI, reducing reporting latency by 40%.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database & ETL

SQL Server (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) T-SQL Oracle PL/SQL Apache Spark Data Vault 2.0

BI & Visualization

Power BI DAX Power Query Tableau

Cloud & DevOps

Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Docker Git

Programming

Python JavaScript C# VB.NET

CERTIFICATIONS

MCSE: Data Management & Analytics

Microsoft | 2018

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer

Microsoft | 2020

Power BI Data Analyst Associate

Microsoft | 2021

LANGUAGES

English Native

Afrikaans Fluent

Zulu Basic

Solutions Developer | SQL & Power BI Specialist | Data Engineer