Sydney, NSW · Available for hire

UMANG KOCHAR

Available for hire · Full Working Rights · Sydney, NSW
50+ staff trained
40% manual reporting cut
15% data accuracy gain
MSc Data Science · MQ
40%Manual reporting cut
50+Staff trained
15%Data accuracy gain
25%Response time improvement
20%Turnaround time reduction
1,500+CRM records administered
15%Invoicing accuracy increase
10 hrs → 6 hrsReporting effort
50+Monthly expense reports
82% → 98%Dashboard accuracy
40%Manual reporting cut
50+Staff trained
15%Data accuracy gain
25%Response time improvement
20%Turnaround time reduction
1,500+CRM records administered
15%Invoicing accuracy increase
10 hrs → 6 hrsReporting effort
50+Monthly expense reports
82% → 98%Dashboard accuracy
About

The person behind the work.

Umang Kochar
Sydney · 2026

I'm a Sydney-based Administrator specialising in CRM database integrity, reporting frameworks, and change management — with experience driving organisations scaling 4–5x their constituent base.

I've delivered a 40% reduction in manual reporting, 15% gains in data accuracy, and trained 50+ staff across Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and SharePoint ecosystems. I combine corporate-grade systems discipline with lived experience in Indigenous sector operations to bridge business needs and technical solutions.

Industries covered: Not-for-profit · Indigenous sector · ERP systems · Education. I hold a Master of Data Science from Macquarie University and full working rights in Australia.

Looking for an Administrator, Change Management, or Reporting role in Sydney where I can own CRM systems, drive reporting rigour, and build staff capability.

RoleAdministrator · Change Management · Reporting
Experience4+ years · NFP · Indigenous Sector · ERP Systems
EducationMSc Data Science · MQ | BEng IT · GPA 8.5/10
LocationSydney, NSW
StatusFull Working Rights · Actively seeking
— measured outcomesreal numbers, real projects, verified by stakeholders
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Manual reporting cut
10 hrs → 6 hrs / week
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Staff trained
Power BI · Dynamics 365 · SharePoint
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Data accuracy gain
structured entry & audits
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Response time improvement
Aurora reporting workflow
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Turnaround time reduction
expense & scheduling ops
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CRM records administered
MS Dynamics 365 · Aurora
03 · active.processes

Things I've shipped.

USER PID %CPU %MEM COMMAND umang ★001 97.4 8.2 /bin/projects --count=8 --status=live --sort=impact
Professional work · Kochar & Co.
SQLPower BIDAX

Carrier & Vendor Spend Analyser

SQL reporting framework tracking carrier KPIs, procurement spend, and contract renewals across the family transport business in Nepal. Power BI semantic layer on top for self-service exploration; replaced a stack of weekly Excel workbooks the team was hand-rebuilding.

weekly
Excel rebuilds eliminated
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Personal research · published Mar 2026
PythonSQLStats

Job Market Data Analysis — 1,047 Applications

Self-generated dataset of 1,047 job applications during my own AU job hunt. Logged source, response time, recruiter behaviour and outcome for every application; ran the analysis, published the findings on LinkedIn. Full methodology + dataset are public.

1,047
applications logged & analysed
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Personal project · live
PythonFastAPIReact

ApplyMate.AU

Side project I built during my own job hunt. Pulls roles from public AU job boards on a schedule, scores them against my resume with a deterministic Python rule-set (no per-match LLM cost), and uses Claude on demand for cover-letter drafts.

side
project · personal use first
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Coursework · MSc Data Science
Azure FabricPythonPower BI

Azure Fabric ETL Pipeline

End-to-end ETL on Azure Fabric for an MSc unit. Ingests a ~100k-row tabular dataset, validates schema, trains a sklearn classifier, lands scored records into a Power BI semantic model. Built to a marking rubric — not a production deployment.

~100k
row dataset · coursework scope
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Learning project · reference repo
KafkaDockerK8s

Kafka Streaming Pipeline

Reference implementation of a streaming stack: Kafka broker, Dockerised Python producer/consumer, K8s manifests, schema validation, Streamlit monitor. Built to learn the moving parts end-to-end; documented so someone else can clone and run it.

reference
implementation · public repo
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Personal utility · reusable
PythonStatsJupyter

Statistical Analysis Helper

A small Python library I wrote for myself: takes a dataframe + a hypothesis spec, routes to the right test family based on assumption checks, returns a structured report with effect size and CI. Saved me re-hand-rolling the same boilerplate per dataset.

reusable
hypothesis-testing utility
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Personal project
JavaScriptD3.jsCanvas

Interactive Mindmap Profiler

Resume-to-mindmap web tool: paste a structured resume (JSON or guided form) and get an interactive mindmap with drag-drop, zoom, and PNG/SVG export. Built mostly to scratch my own itch — a flat PDF buries structure.

public
tool · zero install
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Open-source utility
JavaScriptSVG

jSontoMindmap

Small zero-dependency JS library that turns nested JSON into an interactive SVG mindmap with Bezier-curve edges and context menus. The renderer that powers the Mindmap Profiler, extracted so others can drop it into their own pages.

0 deps
library · drop-in
VIEW CASE STUDY →
Experience

Where I've made an impact.

Business AdministratorCurrent
Inovus Labs — ERP Systems, Macquarie Park
Sept 2025 – May 2026 · Full-time
Excel (Advanced)Microsoft Office 365Calendar ManagementExpense ReportingInvoicingCross-functional Coordination
  • Streamlined administrative workflows by managing complex calendars, booking travel, and processing 50+ monthly expense reports, resulting in a 20% reduction in turnaround time and improved scheduling efficiency
  • Standardized invoicing and purchasing procedures across teams using Excel and internal systems, leading to a 15% increase in accuracy and ensuring full compliance with financial and E&O policies
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Consulting and Operations to centralize data entry and reporting in Marsh IT Applications, enhancing data integrity and enabling more effective resource allocation and forecasting
Technical Business Analyst
MQ Centre of Applied AI — Not-for-Profit, Education Sector
Jan 2025 – Sep 2025 · Concurrent Contract, Macquarie Park
Power BISQLPythonETL PipelinesStar SchemaJiraConfluence
Administrator
Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation — Not-for-profit (Indigenous Sector)
March 2024 – Dec 2024
Microsoft Dynamics 365AuroraSharePointPower BIChange ManagementTraining & DevelopmentSOP Development
Education
Macquarie University · MIT Pune
2018 – 2025
Master of Science in Data ScienceBEng Information TechnologyGPA 8.5/10
05 · skill.constellation

The skill map.

CRM & Systems
Microsoft Dynamics 365AuroraSharePointMicrosoft Office 365Power AutomateERP Systems
Reporting & BI
Power BIPower QueryExcel (Advanced)SQLDashboard DeliveryKPI ReportingReporting Framework Design
Change Management
Change ManagementTraining & DevelopmentSOP DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementProcess ImprovementDocumentation
Administration
CRM Database ManagementData Analysis & ReconciliationFinancial ReportingCalendar & Travel ManagementExpense ReportingInvoicing & Purchasing
Project & Delivery
Project ManagementJiraConfluenceUser StoriesUAT FacilitationSDLCBacklog Management

▸ Top endorsed: MS Dynamics 365 · Change Management · Power BI · Reporting Frameworks · SharePoint

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Opinions that will
start arguments.

Click AGREE or DISAGREE. Votes are local — just for fun. Tag me on LinkedIn if you want to argue.

01

Most 'data-driven' decisions are gut feelings with a chart on top.

The chart was built after the decision was already made.

02

Your data governance framework is a PDF nobody reads.

Governance that lives in a shared drive is not governance. It's documentation.

03

The most dangerous dashboard is the one everyone trusts but shouldn't.

A wrong dashboard people distrust costs debates. A wrong one they trust costs decisions.

04

Data quality is a business process problem. Not a data team problem.

85% of the DQ issues I've fixed were caused upstream by a manual process, not bad code.

05

Data literacy training doesn't work. Painful consequences do.

People learn data quality when a wrong number reaches the CEO. Not from a workshop.

Votes reset on reload · Share your disagreements: linkedin.com/in/umangk01

07 · data.feed

Recent writing.

55K+ viewsCareer

I Applied to 1,047 Jobs. Here's the Data That Changed Everything.

The data-driven breakdown of my job search that went viral. What recruiters really look for — and what's killing your application before anyone reads it.

Mar 2026 · 12 min read
Data Governance

Nobody Told Me This About Data Governance (Until It Was Too Late)

Every data governance framework I've seen fail failed for the same reason — and it has nothing to do with tools, technology, or budget.

Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Career

I Modelled My Career as a Star Schema. Here's What It Revealed.

A data modeller who can't model their own career is a cobbler with no shoes. So I tried. The results were uncomfortable.

Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Data Governance

I Asked 50 Analysts What 'Data Governance' Means. I Got 47 Different Answers.

The term is everywhere. The definition is nowhere. This is a problem — and it's costing teams real money.

Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Power BI

The Most Dangerous Dashboard Is the One Everyone Trusts But Shouldn't.

A wrong dashboard that people distrust costs you debates. A wrong dashboard that people trust costs you decisions.

May 2026 · 7 min read
Bus. Analysis

I Write a Business Case for Every Data Project. Even the Small Ones.

Most data projects fail not because the analyst was wrong, but because nobody agreed on what success looked like before it started.

May 2026 · 5 min read
Data Governance

The 5-Minute Data Quality Check I Run on Every New Dataset

You don't need a full DQ framework to catch 80% of problems. You need five questions and fifteen minutes.

Apr 2026 · 6 min read
Data Governance

Your Data Catalogue Isn't a Catalogue. It's a Graveyard.

Every org I've joined had a data catalogue. None of them had one anyone actually used. Here's the pattern — and the fix.

Apr 2026 · 6 min read
Power BI

Your Power BI Dashboard Is Lying to Your CEO. Here's the Proof.

After auditing 50+ enterprise dashboards, I found the same 5 critical errors everywhere. Any one of them can cost you six figures in bad decisions.

Feb 2026 · 7 min read
06.5 · business.case

A business case for
hiring me.

I'm a BA. I present things as business cases. So here's mine.

FIELDVALUE
Problem statement
Your team has data no one trusts, reports that contradict each other, and a growing backlog of 'just give me a quick number' requests.
Proposed solution
Hire a data governance + business analyst practitioner who has done this before — built the catalogues, fixed the lineage, shipped the dashboards, and kept the stakeholders in the loop.
Success criteria
Dashboard accuracy ≥ 95% · Data quality issues documented and resolved · Stakeholders able to self-serve · No more Monday KPI rebuild meetings.
Evidence of fit
MQ Centre of Applied AI: 82% → 98% accuracy, 12 DQ issues resolved. Kochar & Co: $280K+ costs surfaced, reconciliation cycle 3 days → 1 day.
Risk of not acting
You keep paying downstream for bad data. Every wrong decision made from a broken dashboard is a cost that doesn't show up in any report.
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Location Sydney, NSW
Relocation Open (South/Western AU)
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No KPIs were harmed in the making of this business case.

08 · initiate.connection

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