Shailesh Otari ** Lorraine Terrace Apartments Apt#1 Allston MA 02134 617-***-**** ablnsy@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION BOSTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Boston, MA

MS (Information Systems)-MBA dual degree, May 2010

• GMAT 750 - Recipient of Dean’s Achievement Scholarship and MS-MBA Summer Scholarship

• Vice President BU Entrepreneurs

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI – Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) Mumbai, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer), June 2003

EXPERIENCE SRAMANA MITRA ON STRATEGY – Forbes Columnist and Technology Entrepreneur Boston, MA

Research Assistant and Guest Author Dec 2009 – To date

• Researched and profiled Indian start-ups with $1M in revenues on sramanamitra.com

PANDEMIC LABS – Viral and Social Media Marketing Agency Boston, MA

Summer Associate May 2009 – Aug 2009

• Recommended marketing strategy for growth by identifying above average profitable client segments

• Devised novel approach to business development by introducing direct ROI measure for clients

• Identified partners in vertical integration strategy

SYNTEL CONSULTING INC Northbrook, IL

Consultant – Allstate Customer Communications (CC) 2007 – 2008

• Strengthened Syntel-Allstate liaison and built trust by establishing an efficient software development model

resulting in 50% cost and resource savings to the client

• Migrated modules of old IT infrastructure to advanced technology platforms; worked closely with internal and

external team members to ensure successful deployment leading to increased system performance

• Proposed and implemented a change management practice for the project team that significantly reduced

software defects; educated team members on new practice and monitored implementation for effectiveness

• Determined clear prioritization of implementation issues based upon understanding of constraints,

dependencies, costs, resources and customer benefits

• Performed due diligence, risk analysis and project negotiation with the client for 3 critical customer

documentation applications

Project Lead – Allstate Encompass Claims Technology Services (CTS) 2006 – 2007

• Managed multi-cultural geo-diverse project teams from USA, Ireland and India

• Upgraded system’s run-time performance and efficiency by diagnosing inefficiencies in present payment

system and implementing innovative solutions

• Improved traceability of funds by conceptualizing and building a new accounting application between Allstate

and JPMorgan Chase

• Streamlined testing procedures resulting in 40% reduction in turnaround time of user problem requests

• Devised quality assurance strategy and implementation plan for Allstate SOX compliance audits

SYNTEL INDIA LIMITED Mumbai, INDIA

Programmer Analyst - Allstate Encompass Claims Technology Services (CTS) 2004 – 2006

• Recognized as ‘Syntel Performer of the Year 2005’ award for overall performance and contribution to Allstate

• Enhanced an in-house IT application that helped Allstate save over $700,000 in fees to third party vendors

• Headed a team of 8 professionals for 9 quarterly projects ensuring effective resource allocation, planning,

status tracking and quality deliverables

Software Trainee - Allstate Encompass Claims Technology Services (CTS) 2003 – 2004

• Saved 70% cost of project coding by designing an automated code-generation tool

• Reinforced client confidence by reducing project execution time by 30% by devising automated testing tools

for improving reliability of software build and test

• Mastered the key elements of IT Project implementation, software development life cycle methodology,

guidelines of software quality assurance

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COMMUNITY Organized annual ‘Republic Day Helping Hands’ for child welfare since 2006

SERVICE

• Successfully established YOGA business venture in 2005

• Organized outdoor team building event for corporate teams to enhance collective focus

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