Salomi Gandra

Turning raw data
into clear decisions.

Data Analyst — SQL, Python, Power BI. I design the data model, run the analysis, and turn it into a decision someone can act on.

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9-question quiz
Calibration validated with 9 archetypes in Python
4 stages live
After 10th · 12th · Graduation · Vocational
78 courses
833 career roles, 4-band salary data — audited in SQL
Data ModelingSQL · PostgreSQLProduct Analytics

Pathsy — the data model & analytics behind a career-guidance platform

Millions of Indian students finish Class 10 and 12 each year with no structured way to compare what comes next. I structured the decision as data: a 12-table PostgreSQL schema — courses, specializations, career roles, entrance exams via junction tables, 4-stage salary bands — with 78 active courses curated from official board and exam-authority sources. Every relationship is queryable; every recommendation is explainable.

On top sits a transparent weighted-scoring quiz engine: 9 questions carrying per-path JSONB weights — no black box. I validated its calibration in Python with simulated student archetypes, found a real bias toward academic tracks, and redesigned the scoring so high-stakes paths need an explicit commitment signal — 9/9 archetypes now land in the top 3.

Solo: schema design → curation → analysis12 tables · RLS · full-text searchLive at pathsy.org
Data Stories
Live Data
₹96.62/$
Live rupee · 2026-07-27
~68%
Modelled pump shock
2.6×
Bottom vs top burden

The Iran Shock: How an Oil Crisis Reaches Indian Household Budgets

Bottom income quintile carries 2.6× the relative fuel burden of the top. Built a crude-to-pump price transmission model with live rupee data.

Price TransmissionQuintile Analysis
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Data Story
1.67M
Deaths/year
9 of 10
Polluted cities
5.3 yrs
Life years lost

104,300 Premature Deaths: India's PM2.5 Air Pollution Burden

Closing the NAAQS–WHO gap could prevent ~27,000 additional deaths per year. Transport and industry are the primary levers.

Public HealthEnvironmental
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Data Story
$12,555
US per capita
2.24×
Over Medicare
100M+
In medical debt

U.S. Hospital Price Audit: 2.35× Above Global Benchmarks

Federal reference pricing reform projected to save ~$180B annually. 44% of hospitals non-compliant with price transparency rules.

Healthcare PolicyPrice Analysis
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How I Work
01
Question

Start from the decision the analysis has to serve — not from the dataset.

02
Data

Source it or model it, and document exactly where every number came from.

03
Clean

Normalize, deduplicate, and state every assumption out loud.

04
Analyze

SQL first; Python where SQL runs out.

05
Visualize

One chart per claim. No decoration.

06
Recommend

End with what to do next, not just what happened.

Experience
Oct 2023 – Jul 2024
Web Developer· Church Life Apps
  • Shipped production features in React/Next.js on PostgreSQL — owned the data model, the queries, and Docker-based deployment end to end.
  • Diagnosed data-consistency bugs between application state and the database; the same discipline now drives how I validate analysis inputs before trusting them.
Sep 2022 – May 2023
Graduate Assistant — Web Team· Cleveland State University
  • Owned data accuracy across university web content and produced recurring reports for the web team and department stakeholders.
  • Ran Mailchimp campaign workflows end to end — audience segmentation, scheduling, and open/click-rate performance reporting.
Mar 2022 – Sep 2022
Web Design & Research Specialist· Cleveland State University
  • Researched and structured departmental content — turned unstructured academic material into organized, publishable web pages.
  • Supported data collection and content accuracy for university web projects.