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Pavan Kumar Pedapudi

@pavankumarpedapudi

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I streamline finance, procurement, and data operations through automation, vendor governance, and analytics.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for opportunities where I can improve finance, procurement, vendor, or project operations through automation, analytics, stakeholder coordination, and data-driven process improvement.

I've delivered finance and procurement operations at the University of Houston, managing a $500,000 vendor portfolio, 50+ active contracts and POs, and onboarding 300+ partners through VMO systems. I reduced procurement lead times by 4–6 weeks, automated reporting workflows that reclaimed two days per week, and built Oracle/SAP cost-center databases for multi-million-dollar fund tracking.

Previously at UC San Diego and Tata Consultancy Services, I coordinated concurrent client projects, translated stakeholder requirements into operational improvements, and built Python, SQL, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI reporting solutions. I bring hands-on experience in vendor operations, contract administration, financial reporting, quality assurance, Agile delivery, and data-driven process improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Analyst Finance & Procurement Operations

university of houston

Mar 2025 - Mar 2026 (1 year)

Result-driven Portfolio Manager with a proven record of delivering $500K vendor portfolios & optimizing operations. Led a team of 5 to cut procurement lead times by 4-6 weeks scale capacity by onboarding 300+ partners. Automated workflows to reclaim 2+ days/week, engineered Oracle/SAP databases, and built SQL dashboards.

Project Analyst

University of California San Diego

Jun 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Managed 10+ concurrent client and vendor projects worth $200,000 in aggregate delivery, coordinating agile teams of 10+ to hit 100% of deadlines. Removed operational bottlenecks to cut project and procurement lead times by 3-6 weeks across the portfolio, compressing time-to-delivery org-wide.

Project Management Agile Stakeholder Management Vendor Management Process Automation Risk Management Resource Allocation Quality Control Requirements Gathering Communication Skills

Program Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

Jan 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Re-engineered data integration pipelines in Python and SQL, improving data accuracy by 30% and cutting migration time by 20%. Drove QA and testing phases, built CI/CD pipelines, and created dashboards for leadership visibility.

Python SQL Pandas CI CD Jira Agile Data Integration Dashboarding Stakeholder Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California San Diego

Master of Business Administration, Strategy and Business Intelligence Analytics

Pursued a Master of Business Administration (STEM MBA) with a specialization in Strategy and Business Intelligence Analytics, awarded a 100% scholarship.