Badrinarayanan Prayagai
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EDUCATION
Columbia University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied
Science, New York, NY
Master of Science in Engineering Management Systems, Expected Dec 2010
Coursework: Introduction to Financial Engineering, Stochastic Processes,
Operations Consulting, Project Management, Supply Chain Management,
Entrepreneurial Business Creation for Engineers, Quality Management
Annamalai University, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai
Nagar, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Aug 2002-
May 2006
Honors: First Class Honors with distinction
Coursework: Engineering Mathematics, Numerical Methods in Programming
(C Quantitative management Techniques
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International American Supermarkets, Corp., Piscataway, NJ
Consultant Intern, Sep 2009 - May 2010
. Led a team of 7 student to work on the Customer Classification project
for IAS
. Liaised with the Management, Operations and IT teams to congregate
data on the business and operations of the company
. Analyzed the data and developed Customer Ranking System that relies on
a heuristic model to calculate the adjusted profit margin for every
customer
. Designed a benchmark tool to rank a new customer according to the
existing database of customers
HCL Technologies Limited, Chennai, India
Team Lead, Aug 2008 - July 2009
. Led the project module on a portion of a Flight Management System and
provided consistent support towards project-planning, development of
work product, financial/operational analysis, reviews, audits and
delivery to the customer
. Managed a team of six; trained and guided junior employees to perform
testing and analysis to support the certification of CCS SCOE software
to DO-178B aviation safety guidelines
. Completed CMMI certification, a process improvement approach
Configuration Controller, Mar 2007 - July 2008
. Performed Configuration Controller duties for the project and
collaborated with a team of three to frame the Work Instructions
. Earned a certificate of appreciation from the customer for my
contribution to the "No Defect" award achieved by the project
. Generated requirements for the core Operating System of the Boeing 787
Dream Liner called Software Common Operating Environment (SCOE)
. Developed Excel spreadsheet models to facilitate real time data
analysis by management
Developer, Aug 2006 - Feb 2007
. Developed PC side applications in C/C++ to interact with embedded
tools
. Proactively followed up on issues through discussion of solutions with
peers; contributed to productivity of team
SKILLS
Technical Skills: C, C++, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access,
PowerPoint)
Languages: Fluent in Tamil and Hindi
ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Event coordinator, Blood Donation camp, HCL Technologies Limited (2007-
2008)
Secretary, Institution of Engineers, Annamalai University (2005-2006)
President, Organizing committee, Technical Symposia, Annamalai University
(2005-2006)
Captain, Soccer team, Annamalai University (2002-2005)