Project Management

RUCHIKA ISRANI

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EDUCATION

Master of Science Information Management, School of Information Studies,

Syracuse University, NY, Dec 2010 (GPA 3.84)

Specialization: Information Management, Project Management, Database

Management

Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science, University of Mumbai, India

May 2006

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Understanding Financial Statements;Accounting for Managers;Business Info.

resources & Strategic Resources;Database Administration Concepts & Database

Mgmt; Introduction to Information Mgmt; Management Principles for Info.

Managers; Survey of Telecommunication and Info.;Risk Management;Managing

Info. Systems Projects;Open Source Operating Systems & Applications

WORK HISTORY

iVenture, Syracuse University General Manager

Jan 2010 - Present

. Identifying revenue opportunities with clients, analyzing the

requirements and scoping projects

. Managing functional areas of responsibility including operations,

finance and marketing

iVenture, Syracuse University Web

Admin Aug 2009-Dec 2009

. Web Design, Development and Content Writing

. Designing database schema and tables as well as maintaining the back-

end for the website

. Implementing Search Engine Optimization techniques for the best

performance of website on Search Engines

TGschwender and Associates, Inc, NY, U.S Database Intern

June 2009-Aug 2009

. Analyzed problems with the current data and proposed solutions to

increase efficiency of the database

. Modified and optimized database design

CrystalView Consulting Group (CVCG), CA, U.S Web

Development Intern Jan 2009- June 2009

. Assisted with research in Information and Records Management

. Created and maintained website and newsletter and instructed CVCG

staff on how to maintain website and newsletter

. Analyzed traffic and performance reports of website; performed SEO for

website

Center for Natural Language Processing, Syracuse University

Software Developer Aug 2008-Aug 2009

. Object Oriented Analysis and Design for project Free/Libre Open Source

Software (FLOSS)

. Developing and maintaining databases; Coding and development of

business logic

HSBC Software Development (India) Pvt. Ltd (HSDI), Pune, India. Software

Developer Aug 2006-June 2008

. Developed business logic and conducted peer code reviews for numerous

projects

. Prepared unit test plans, unit test reports, performed unit testing and

provided link and system testing support

. Managed weekly reports, project status reports, minutes of meetings,

project plans, project repositories

. Analyzed the requirements and User Centered Documents for numerous

projects

. Worked as a Software Configuration Manager for project KISS (Keep it

short and simple).

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

. Database for Argon Traders, India Designing an Information System

including gathering business requirements, defining project scope,

developing an ERD, writing business rules, designing forms & reports,

writing queries ETL of data

. Project Management for iVenture JobBoard Developing Project Charter &

Scope, Work-breakdown structure (WBS), WBS dictionary, project plan,

project schedule

. Real world risk study Office of off-campus living, Syracuse University

Conducting an enterprise-wide risk assessment, measurement and

management collecting data by conducting interviews, creating and

analyzing surveys, formulating a risk framework customized for the

organization

. Financial Statement Analysis of MasterCard, Inc Analysis of liquidity,

activity, coverage ratios, financial leverage and profitability of the

organization in conjunction with its strategy along with a competitive

financial analysis with Visa, Inc

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages : Java, C, C++, and PHP Sun

Technologies : J2EE

Web & Application Server : Web Sphere, Tomcat, IBM WSAD, IBM RAD

Operating Systems : Windows, UNIX

Client Side : MVC Architecture, Struts, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Content Mgmt. Systems : Joomla, WordPress

Database & Design : SQL, DB2, UML, Postgres, Access, XML, MySQL

Tools Used : MS Sharepoint, Adobe Photoshop & Dreamweaver,,

Eclipse, Intellij Idea, Microsoft Office, MKS,

Subversion, MS Microsoft SQL Server, Mercury Quality Center, DomDoc, MKS

Source Integrity 8.6

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

. Awarded medal and certificate from Phi Beta Delta - Honour Society for

International Scholars

. Awarded "Excellence in Project Process Adherence" by HSBC Software

Development India (HSDI), Pune, India

. Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Projects

. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for Java 2 platform 1.5

ACTIVITIES

. Webmaster and Curriculum developer in the Bolstering Original

Opportunity and Self through Technology

(BOOST) Initiative

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