Project Manager Engineer

SOWMYA B. QURESHI

***** ***** **** ** *** *** • Raleigh, NC 27614

+1-206-***-**** • ********@*****.***

PROFILE

Duke MBA graduate and Analytical problem solver with extensive international experience in cross-functional teams, analysis and

presentation of complex information to senior management. Strengths in process improvement, strategy and operations.

EDUCATIO

DUKE U IVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business, Durham, C

Master of Business Administration, May 2007. Emphasis in General Management. Outstanding student and Teaching Assistant for

Information Management (Course on Advanced Excel) Consulting Club Vice President (Events).

BA GALORE U IVERSITY, DSCE College, India

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Aug 1999. First Class with Distinction. Ranked 3rd in a class of

70. Elected College Committee Chair 1995 – 1999. Fund-raiser and Chief Spokeswoman for Annual Symposium.

EXPERIE CE

Feb 08 - Aug 09 K ÜRR AG, Division of EMERSO ELECTRIC CO. (NYSE: EMR) Arnstorf, Germany

Strategy Planning Specialist

• Assist CEO and CSO in special strategy projects, related to high-level product and business strategy, along with

building an online comprehensive competitive intelligence database from scratch.

• Project Manager for Vendavo, 0.5 million USD B2B pricing tool. Planning, and organizing extensive resources in

identifying key elements for developing the platform for software implementation.

• In depth pricing analysis for Knürr’s premium product offering by analyzing market and competition data,

coordinating focus-group studies cross-functionally to recommend a price-band.

• Annual market sizing to estimate Europe, Middle East and Africa market size including competition growth, and

diverse product areas to identify new opportunities, develop market focus and increase overall revenue.

• Assist Planning Manager and Executive Management in special projects, ad-hoc strategic analyses and

presentations. Coordinating and working closely with Senior Emerson’s Analysts and Managers on various projects

related to market and customer segmentation studies, and corporate strategy.

Aug - Dec 2007 SE IOR SERVICES, I C. Winston Salem, NC

Volunteer - Finance & Fundraising

• Assist Finance Director in setting quality control measures and Assist Director of Development in grant

research, fundraising, creating grant proposals and manuals.

Summer 2006 LOWE’S COMPA IES, I C. (NYSE: LOW) Mooresville, NC

Strategy & Operations Intern - E-Commerce/ Special Order Sales

• Conducted in-depth analysis to identify root causes for low e-commerce tool utilization in Lowe’s retail

outlets. Analysis included extensive data mining and research, and working closely with different divisions.

• Developed a nationwide strategic plan to accelerate utilization from 20% to 50% by analyzing industry

standards, understanding user requirements and recommending changes; conducted cost-benefit and sensitivity

analysis to identify the recommendation’s efficacy.

• Conducted competitive analysis and interfaced closely with the merchandising team to increase product

offerings by old and new vendors on online catalog. Designed and implemented surveys to study emerging sales

pattern and understand consumer perceptions.

• Designed implementation strategy to include team structures, timelines and to address execution challenges;

presented findings to senior management.

2003 - 2005 RELIA CE I FOCOMM, Mumbai, India

Senior Engineer - Plan Event Management

• Managed India’s largest optical and wireless network with more than 10 million subscribers; created and

implemented strategies for streamlining the operation of processing requests, which reduced processing time by

80% and allowed the team to process 400% as many requests.

1999 - 2003 MULTIPLE START-UPS, Bangalore, India

etwork Engineer/ Associate Sales; Software Engineering Consultant

• Created Design documents for large telecom players; conceived corporate seminars; marketed and conducted

hi-tech training programs to increase revenue by 10%; identified and interacted with potential customers to

generate long-term business. And built online portals for automating processes and interfaced with non-profits to

develop customized software solutions.

ADDITIO AL I FORMATIO

(Professional references will be made available on request) Knowledge of Basic German and Mandarin. Avid writer and blogger;

Author of MBA related articles in newspapers and education magazines. Singer on All India Radio. Worked with orphans, physically

challenged and organized health camps in rural India. Interests - Cooking, and International Travel.

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