Project Manager Management

Kunal

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EDUCATION

UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Los Angeles, CA

M.B.A., Finance (GMAT - 740) Jun 2010

. Leadership: Coach, Anderson Career Team (Investment Banking); Mentor,

Riordan Fellows; Student Representative, MBA Admissions; Organizer,

International Food Festival; Captain, Case Competition; Founder,

Martial Arts Club

. Membership: Management Consulting Association, Healthcare Business

Association, Entertainment and Media Association

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Calicut, India

Bachelor of Technology: Electronics & Communication Engineering Jun

1998

Rank 1 out of 80 students in 4 out of 8 semesters, Proficiency award

for academic excellence, Rank 43rd (out of 20,000) in all India

entrance exam, Class President - Pioneered computer based student

council election; "National Talent Search" Scholar

EXPERIENCE

ServiceMagic at IAC (A market leader in online advertising for small

businesses) Denver, CO

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance/Financial Planning

Jun 2010 - Present

. Performed financial benchmarking exercise for ServiceMagic for

accurate valuation of the subsidiary of IAC; valued the subsidiary and

presented the findings to the executives of the parent company, IAC.

. Developed and maintained excel based quarterly forecasting model;

created weekly reports to assess business performance with respect to

forecast.

Ultraviolet Devices, Inc (A market leader in healthcare equipment

manufacturing - www.uvdi.com) Valencia, CA

Corporate Development Intern (Growth Strategy Project)

Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

. Conducted a study on the healthcare equipment industry; analyzed

industry demand and customer preferences to evaluate the organic

growth option; developed competitive landscape and built a plan to

grow the company revenue by 30% annually.

. Evaluated the inorganic growth option by performing initial strategic

due diligence; identified potential targets, calculated synergies and

developed pro forma statements for valuation of the selected target.

Anderson Strategy Group (Academic Internship) Los Angeles, CA

Manager Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

. Developed a financial model to project cash flow until 2014 for a

proposed new product

Infosys Consulting India; NJ

Sr Consultant (Sr Project Manager) Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

. Interviewed functional VPs of Hess Energy, gathered Meter to Cash

process pain points, modeled "As is" process and re-engineered the

process to eliminate pain points; improved process efficiency by 13%.

. Evaluated several Billing packages for Meter to Cash process and

recommended one for Hess Energy, developed IT blue print and helped

client in the vendor selection process.

Infosys Technologies Ltd (www.infosys.com) India; Los Angeles, CA

Finance Manager (Tech area) Jun 2003 - Aug 2006

. Performed DCF analysis for a potential target.

. Led a 5 member team to construct an energy demand forecasting model

for Southern California Edison's Energy Efficiency program to forecast

same day and next day events; the model improved forecasting accuracy

by 13%

. Developed a budgeting model to manage project financials effectively,

improving project management efficiency and revenue projection

accuracy by 15%

. Led a team of 5 analysts to build a revenue forecasting model to

project unit's revenue in short and long term; improved the accuracy

of projection by 7%.

. Collaborated with Corporate Finance of Southern California Edison to

make changes in the accounting process to make it compliant with

Sarbanes Oxley Act.

Project Manager Aug 2001 - May 2003

. Program Managed implementation of Hyperion system of Baker Hughes;

designed the work flow and functional requirements and oversaw

software implementation; improving the financial reporting efficiency

of the company.

Team lead/System Analyst/Software Engineer Aug 1998 - Jul 2001

. Reconciled account receivable and billing information with the general

ledger reports of an energy client by developing reconciliation

software with a team of 15 consultants; improved the accuracy of the

reconciliation process

. Optimized marketing mix of a software product - Comprehensive Customer

Service System; improved sale by 90% in a year

ADDITIONAL

. Certifications: Project Management Professional ( Project Management

Institute), CFA level II candidate

. Social Impact: Chairman, Rotary Intl. (Built homes for 50 displaced

families by Tsunami); Founder, Friends of Tree Club

. Hobbies: Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, fusion cooking, traveling,

reading, movies, sports - Cricket, Golf and Soccer.

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