Fordham University

Program Analyst

• Analyzed reports and proposed recommendations to increase penetration rate (p.rate) of lifecycle and digital services by .5% to $125M
• Estimated revenue growth forecast by three folds and p.rate by 2.03% for SMB customers by computing market forecast and IT spending
• Interviewed 57 product managers and market leaders in eight markets worldwide to collect key issues and possible resolutions
• Devised 8P marketing model to revamp Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy of two digital services for niche customer segment in EMEA region • Built a custom-fit model for incentive structure of channel partners within North American markets targeting 9.6% increase in revenue

Worldwide Channel Partner

Infosys Consulting

•	Planned and managed end-to-end development, testing, and deployment of Oracle Cloud General Ledger Module as part of a Digital ERP transformation project for a telecom giant
•	Facilitated workshops to familiarize 40+ users with the new product, diagnosed issues, and designed remediation steps on new configuration change requests
•	Led a four-person team through a Fixed Asset enhancement project; Developed proposals and proof-of-concept scenarios and prepared effort estimation to suit the client’s budget and align with its financial guidelines
•	Orchestrated the alignment of critical stakeholders, configured design solutions, and provided key deliverables while managing risk and issues related to the Fixed Asset enhancement project

Program Manager - Oracle Cloud Finance

Pay1

•	Conducted market and competitive landscape analysis for payment systems in tier 2 or below cities and developed financial models to forecast earnings of eight products by 400K+ retailers in 230 cities across India
•	Prepared unaudited financial projection statements through 2021 and presented to the CFO in the final review report
•	Built fit-for-purpose spreadsheet models, forecasted expense sheet, and performed gap analysis with remediation steps to optimize overall operating cost
•	Worked cross-functionally with marketing and business development teams to prepare go-to-market and channel strategy; Developed business case and product-line plans to launch three new products for FY 2019-20

Financial Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

•	Managed an eight-person team spanning India and Mexico for a BI tools platform project of a Fortune 500 client
•	Led the Mumbai team on monthly and quarterly close calls with the client; Liaised with staff and client management to align on expectations, obtain critical evidence and data, raise issues/questions, and plan for issue resolution

Technical Lead

•	Conceptualized and built environments and executed processes to keep the BI Platform healthy within Service Level Agreement timelines
•	Developed custom delete program for redundant tasks of client log files saving $24K per year; Received multiple awards for exceeding client expectations
•	Collaborated with tooling vendor support team for resolution of mission-critical problems and engineered evaluation criteria for configuration changes and data validation

Achievements
•	Special Initiative award for Oct 2014 in GE Healthcare
•	Received certificate for top 10 projects in ZETA 2014 at ILP Hyderabad

BI Production Support Specialist

Studio Five

•	Script writing and post production work – film editing and VFX of corporate movie for AFDIL
•	Script writing for documentary movie titled “Escape from Chinchpokli”

Assistant Director

Experienced Technology and Finance Consultant involving end to end implementation of consulting project, financial reporting, business requirements, fit-gap analysis, UAT Testing, go-live and cut-over planning.

Certification: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | Generative AI Fundamentals | Project Management Professional (PMI) | Oracle Financial Cloud General Ledger (Infosys) | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (TCS)| ITIL

Competencies: Digital Transformation, Program/Project Management, Business Impact Analysis, Cross Functional Team Management, Budget management, Stakeholder Management, Data Visualization, Agile methodologies, Financial Forecasting, Change Management, Risk/Failover Management

Technical Skills: SQL, Tableau, Python, Power BI, Informatica, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Monday.com, AWS Cloud, Google Cloud, Oracle Fusion Cloud GL/AR/AP/Asset, Essbase, Cognos, Unix, Advanced Excel, Hyperion, Coupa, ServiceNow, IBM SPSS

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