Sandhya Mohan
**** ****** ****** . *** **** . CA 95129 . *******.****@*****.*** . (408)
SUMMARY
. I am an MBA educated, tech savvy individual looking to exercise my
technical, business and marketing skills in the internet marketing
field.
. Possess hands-on experience with SEM, PPC campaign management, Mobile
Paid Search, display marketing and web analytics.
. Proficient with SQL, data analysis, Microsoft Excel & Reporting.
. Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to
communicate appropriately in business and technical situations at all
levels.
EXPERIENCE
eBay Inc.
San Jose, CA
Paid Search Manager (6 month contract)
Dec 2010 - Present
. Managed the Paid Search portfolios for eBayclassifeds.com and
kleinanzeigen.ebay.de(Germany) with annual Paid Search budgets of 2+
Million USD
. Managed the Mobile/Smartphone search marketing campaigns for US & DE.
Reporting, data analytics and providing recommendations
. Campaign Management: Keyword Sourcing, Bid Management, Optimizing
campaigns to increase conversions, funnel analysis. Conducted A/B
tests on creatives and LPs: SRP project led to over 11% increase in
conversions
. Interfaced with the country managers/ marketing teams on a weekly
basis
WinMax Systems
Milpitas, CA
Client Relations Manager
Sep 2010 - Nov 2010
. Responsibilities include managing the company's largest revenue
generating Cisco Systems account
. Defined business, IT, operations goals and gathered user requirements
by conducting interviews and translated it to internal teams
. Saved the company USD 96,000 through negotiation in my first project
. Liaised with Cisco's vendor management: Performed data analysis,
metrics evaluation and reporting. Led strategy discussions with
vendors to focus to improve key metrics
Amherst Survival Center
Amherst, MA
Management Consultant
Jun 2009 - Sep 2010
. Managed website revamp project: Created a Content Management System
based website and Integrated Web Analytics tools into decision making
. Targeted email marketing: launched direct mail campaign (Spring
Appeal) which resulted in over 15% increase in donations, Conducted
A/B testing and performance analysis.
. Migrated to new donor management system, Conducted training program on
the CMS and donor management system. Conducted a study of operational
inefficiencies aimed at identifying standardization opportunities and
eliminating process redundancies
Graduate Programs Office, Isenberg School of Management
Amherst, MA
Graduate Research Assistant
Sep 2008 - May 2010
. Developed an interactive multi channel marketing strategy spanning
print, email, online and social media
. Launched and coordinated the MBA student blog which resulted in high
prospective student interaction
. Created lists for targeted email marketing campaigns.
. Performed market research using data mining and trend analysis.
Performed competitor, gap analysis and assisted in implementing
recommendations
Sasken Communication Technologies
Bangalore, India
Software Engineer - Technical and Functional
Oct 2006 - Jul 2008
Sasken is a telecommunications research and development consultancy
specializing in wireless products and solutions.
. Interfaced with marketing teams to finalize feature requirements for
upcoming software releases
. Hands on experience in different stages of product lifecycle
(SDLC)from requirements and design to testing and debugging
. Interacted with clients from France, Germany and China; Collaborated
on and completed three projects
. Trained a team of fifteen engineers on the implementation details of
software features to support 4G
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Google Adwords & Microsoft Adcenter tools for campaign management
. SQL querying & Teradata. Data Analysis & Reporting.
. Web Analytics: Google Analytics and Unica's NetInsight
. C, C++ & Java programming; Microsoft-Office with expert skills in
Excel, and PowerPoint
. Unix, Linux and Solaris; Web development: HTML, CSS, PHP
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amherst, MA
Master of Business Administration (MBA), GPA of 3.8
. Majored in strategic marketing and technology management
. Recipient of the Isenberg award for excellence in combining technology
and management
. First place winner at the UMass Amherst Innovation Challenge &
Business plan competition, Fall'09
Anna University Chennai, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
. GPA of 3.6, Graduated with distinction
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
. Co-authored a technical paper on IP address lookup algorithms,
published by the IEEE Computer Society for CNSR'2006, New Brunswick,
Canada
. Organized and coordinated events including the Renewable Energy and
Entrepreneurship Forum, Being Green in Sports and the Business Ethics
Forum under the auspices of Net Impact.
. Public Relations Chair of local Net Impact chapter and fund raising
chair of Graduate Business Association
. Edited a team publication called the BCS (Base Core Services) Weekly
at Sasken
Other Projects:
. Collaborated with an Amherst area start-up technology firm to prepare
it for second-round fund raising, including the creation of a business
plan, which the firm used to solicit venture capital funding
. Operations Management consulting project including Kaizen and Lean
study at Hardigg Industries, based in Deerfield, MA. Performed
continuous improvement study and provided recommendations.
INTERESTS: Organizing events, painting, origami, badminton and culinary
enthusiast
REFERENCES: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhyam
1. Cheryl Zoll
Executive Director
Amherst Survival Center
Email: ****@***************.***
Phone: 413-***-****
2. William Diamond
Associate Professor of Marketing
Isenberg School of Management, Email:*******@****.*****.***
Phone: 413-***-****
3. Eric Berkowitz
Dean of Professional Programs
Isenberg School of Management, Email: ***@****.*****.***
Phone: 413-***-****