Project Management

RAMONA SIDHARTA

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EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Marketing

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2007

GPA: 3.69/4.00

Honors: 2 semesters of 50% MBA Scholarship from College of

Business, 2 semesters of 25% MBA Scholarship from Virtual Reality

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Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Marketing and Management Information

Systems

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2004

GPA: 3.73/4.00

Honors: 8 semesters of College of Business Dean's List, 4

semesters of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society,4 semesters of ISU Golden

Key International Honor Society, 5 semesters of The National

Collegiate of Scholarship

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

IT Project Administrator, Performance Management Associate, November 2007

- October 2010

Client: Nationwide Insurance Company, Des Moines, IA

Successfully worked with teams to manage projects and meet various

deadlines and implemented multiple large-scale IT projects with

individual budgetary scope of up to $5M.

Worked with Project Managers to develop and regularly update detailed

project and sub-project work plans using input from various sources

(management, development and operation) via Clarity/ Open Workbench and

MS Project

Managed projects remotely that are located in Ohio and Arizona from

initiation to implementation phase successfully

Worked with Business area to assist in defining the scope and

requirements of the IT Program and projects

Applied Project Management concept and Systems Development Lifecycle

process to complete IT projects from the original concept through the

final implementation.

Created and maintained master database application environment for

projects using MSAccess, SQL and Visual Basic for reporting purposes.

Monitored and controlled resources and project activities to ensure

proper allocation of approved budget on a weekly and monthly basis,

including developing weekly project financial report

Coordinated project meetings, resources, and project status report

delivery.

Editorial Assistant of Journal of Advertising, Iowa State University,

August 2006 - May 2007

Supported the Editor in all activities leading to a publication of

Journal of Advertising

Negotiated, and monitored timescales for stages in the publishing

process by liaising with reviewers, authors, editor and the publisher.

Initiated and responded to correspondences with all parties regarding

material published or being considered for publication.

MIS Analyst Intern, Blue Sky Creamery, Ames, IA, June 2006 - August 2006

Created a database application using combination of MS Access, SQL and

VB to simplify order processing, delivery routing, and store visit

scheduling resulting in increase of efficiency and productivity by 50%.

Assisted senior management in setting up online store to increase

prospective sales

Effectively managed all database activities by ensuring minimal

downtime

MIS Analyst, Citigroup, Inc., West Des Moines, IA, October 2004 - April

2005

. Developed, and managed database applications to improve management

reporting process using web apps (PHP and SQL) and MS Access with SQL

and VB.

Provided technical input and support for senior management

. Designed and coded screen layouts, graphical user interfaces, and

printed outputs

. Assisted in training client(s) to promote an understanding of the data

available

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP

Applications: Microsoft Office (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint),

VISIO, MS Project, Mindet MindManager,

Programming Languages: COBOL, C++, SQL, ORACLE, VISUAL BASIC

ACTIVITIES / INTERESTS

. Member of MBA Association, Ames, IA August 2005 - May 2007

. Event Coordinator of Indonesian Student Association, Ames, IA, June

2004 - May 2005

. Treasurer of Student Body Group, Ames, IA, June 2001 - May 2004

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