Information Technology Management
Resume:
Priyadarsini Kannan Krishnamachariar 716-***-**** *************@*****.***
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO,
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Master of Science in Management Information Systems
May 2017 GPA: 3.97
ANNA UNIVERSITY
TAMILNADU, INDIA
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology June 2011 Graduated First class with Distinction, CGPA: 3.85
Relevant courses– Technology Risk management (ISACA CRISC curriculum), IT Audit (ISACA CISA curriculum)
CORE SKILLS
●IT governance risk and compliance(GRC), Process Compliance Audit, Quality Assurance, Threat & Vulnerability Assessment, Change Control and Management, Information security, SQL, JAVA, Test Planning and Management, Agile, Six Sigma
●Basic knowledge of COSO, SOX and COBIT
●Tools: MS Excel, Word, MS Visio, Tableau, JIRA, PowerPoint, SAS E miner, Firebug, SOAP UI, Quality center, Eclipse
●Domain Knowledge: Healthcare, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Oracle Primavera PPM
CERTIFICATIONS
●Passed Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification December 2016, & member of ISACA.
●ISTQB Certified in Quality Assurance
●Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
●Received ‘Excellence Award’ for my proven analytical skills in providing innovative process improvement ideas for Cognizant.
●Received ‘Spot Award’ for performing diligent root cause analysis on UAT issues for Cognizant.
●Got appreciation from EP-Director, US for identifying business cases for a critical requirement issue in payroll product.
●Received Recognition from AMEX for excellent demonstration of ownership and performance of risks and PM tasks.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Sarbanes Oxley IT Audit Case Study: Planned a detailed audit of IT controls over financial reporting using Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for an organization “Software Programs Inc.”
COBIT Industry Case Study: Strategic alignment of IT and business for a corporate entity, YNG Grocers, based on the COBIT framework, and suggested recommendations on streamlining IT infrastructure as per COBIT principles
IT Risk Assessment: Performed Risk Assessment for Smithsonian Bank – ISACA Case’, suggested technical and operational risk management controls for web security risks.
Threat, Attack & Defense Modeling Case Study: Performed analysis on the network infrastructure of Rocky Summit University, a mid-sized university and modeled Cyber Security Threat-Attack patterns and performed Defense Modeling
Finance/Accounting: Performed financial statement analysis for Caterpillar Inc. and identified the assets, asset financing options and analyzed inventory and cost allocation methods
Project: Identified & demonstrated stages of design thinking for ‘reducing readmitting patients ‘, risk of value based healthcare
RESEARCH/ PUBLICATIONS
Research paper to be published in a month, on “Swimming Upstream in Turbulent Waters: Risk based Auditing of Agile Methods” as a chapter in the textbook, ‘Information Technology Risk Management and Compliance in Modern Organizations’.
EXPERIENCE
Entertainment Partners, Phoenix, Arizona, US Quality Analyst, January 2016-April 2016
●Implemented SDLC and STLC processes in designing & testing modules for the client using Agile processes in a project setting.
●Managed agile dev squads focused on the delivery of products from design to release; communicated status and risk areas
●Performed process compliance audit, release audit and identified vulnerabilities of EP payroll system
●Analyzed project burndown charts, generated dashboards and visual reports using tools such as Excel, Tableau
Oracle, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Analyst-II Prod Dev, February 2015 – October 2015
●Performed business case development for Oracle Primavera CM14.2 and analyzed the feasibility
●Prepared Causal Analysis Report (CAR) & coordinated Defect Prevention activities for the account on fortnightly basis to identify causes of the defects and take efforts to eliminate those in future.
●Carried out IT risk impact assessments on the Quality Assurance process for client as a part of SDLC audit to identify major risks in the Quality Control activities to business operations of the client.
●Developed and modified SQL queries to resolve business problems and issues.
●Responsible for performing change, release management procedures and documented release notes & manuals for PCM 14.2.
●Managed a log of customer defects and other critical incidents for effective resolution and identified key risk scenarios.
●Prepared project plan and SOP’s for project management processes such as change management, configuration management.
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai & Hyderabad, India Quality/Risk Analyst, January 2012 – January 2015
●Led Risk management engagements, ensured compliance by evaluating the internal controls of key IT processes.
●Audited controls on Segregation of Duties to ensure authenticated & authorized user access for client IT infrastructure.
●Conducted project on-boarding training for analysts on technology, banking domain which improved team productivity by 15%.
●Audited IT Change Management process to reduce the production errors being faced by the client. Completed testing and documentation of IT Change Management Controls and reported issues to management.
●Performed Gap Analysis on custom IT process workflow requests, conducted facilitated sessions with client to understand the requirements of the requests and carried out impact assessments of the proposed solution in response to change requests.
●Facilitated meetings with clients and other important stakeholders to identify opportunities for new process improvements for a critical financial project.
●Planned, coordinated, and supported the user acceptance test activities and worked on root cause analysis of issues raised.
GRADUATE COURSEWORK
IT Risk Management, Advanced IT Risk Management, IT Auditing for Managers, Health Information Technology, IT Project Management, Introduction to Business, Systems Analysis & Design, Technology Management and Innovation, Predictive Analytics and Process Analytics
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