ANITA MAHINDROO

**** **** ****** ***** *******, Michigan 49024 269-***-**** ac7u1v@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• Experienced Engineer with proven ability to generate new ideas and their application in project development. Worked on test equipment and project lead on fiber optic tester. Extensive experience in knowledge engineering to facilitate and implement test equipment software and avionic sensor integration on a graphics application.

• Result-oriented professional able to utilize strong analytical and organizational skills to calculate risk factors and generate effective resolution to problem scenarios; a can do attitude.

• Articulate communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills to draw out, identify, and address problems and cultivate solutions.

Salary Requirement: $49,000.

EXPERIENCE

Consultant for Niles and Associates, as Mahindroo Group, Portage, Michigan 2011-2014

Maintain and manage website environment including web content and daily uploads. Troubleshoot customer questions, retain and preserve the business base and administer the customer interface of email addresses and contact info.

Communicate via email and phone with customers and businesses’: present business sales reports via email and layout of previews via email/ web; resolve any issues. Skillful use of CRM software packages: Access and ZOHO.

Software Consultant, with WMU, Kalamazoo MI, 2006 -2008

• Initiated a Collaboration with WMU faculty to develop nutrition project ideas – culminated into successful grant application and approval.

• Designed and encoded a Visual Basic program for a healthy eating questionnaire and interface.

Engineer, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, Civil Service, U. S. GOVERNMENT, NJ 1983 - 1992

Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, NJ

• Specifications and Standards group: Updated and reviewed naval specifications for components, metals and alloys.

• R&D Group: Team leader on fiber optic tester, technical leadership to provide and obtain necessary information on prototype study for fiber optics testing. Initiated technical forum; to advance test equipment concepts through users and experts on fiber optic testing. Brainstorm ideas on an electrical/optical tester. Created project plans and funding projections for Fiber Optic Resource for Test Equipment (FORTE) R&D 2-5 out years. Implemented a fiber optic diagnostics laboratory with signal generator system designed by Hughes Aircraft and test equipment. Set milestones and manage timelines to meet both internal and external dates

• Lead as Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) on the R&D project for FORTE. Technical oversight over a Hughes aircraft contract to design a prototype tester. Set up an optical testing lab at Lakehurst.

• Visiting Scientist Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Naval Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence. Lecture given on, ”Top down view of the software developed for testing electronics”.

• Knowledge Engineer on contract award on avionic system testing software using AI. Developed technical design recommendations for Test Generator with Inferred Reasoning (TIGR) project.

• Organized and Chaired Seminar Session: AI in diagnostic testing of electronics, at IEEE workshop, Atlantic City, NJ

Army R&D, Fort Monmouth, NJ

• R&D Program lead on Integrated sensor systems into single graphical outputs

• Oversaw operational field test of integrated sensor system software

• Specified the acquisition and installation of a Sun micro system computer and software at army R&D center

• Designed a graphical modeling Interface with Fortran math functions

Presentations on: Future of AI in R&D of Avionic Diagnostics (Autotest conference); Artificial Intelligence applied to Test Program Sets (Naval Research Laboratory); R&D of Avionic Fiber Optic System Tester (Autotest conference); Multi Sensor Integration (Fort Monmouth)

Banking EXPERIENCE

Loan Specialist, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, Kalamazoo, Michigan 2002-2003

Prepare and complete loan closing packages, provide pre HUD calculations for Title Co closings.

Sole Proprietor, ANNS Lending Service, Portage, Michigan 2001-2002

Provided mortgage loans through a correspondent lender, coordinate and attend closings at Title Co’s.

Personal Banking Officer, OLD KENT BANK, Northbrook, Illinois 1999-2001

Managed branch operations and teller training, resolved irregular transactions to client satisfaction and achieved a 25% increase in goal for motivator points assessed on sales and cross-sales.

Generated home equity loans in excess of 175% of goal ($525,000) for February 2001 and business loans in excess of $500,000 collaterally per clients seeking business growth.

Advised and maintained wire transfer log with a seven-year retention period, verifying inclusion of all necessary signatures and information and updating associated documentation.

Conversant in all aspects of banking and transaction operations: including savings, checking, CD, IRA, home equity loans, business, Internet banking, foreign currency and ATM applications.

Served as signature guarantor and bonded notary.

Personal Banker, HARRIS BANK, Lincolnwood, Illinois 1997-1999

Increased mortgage applications by 20%: performing follow-ups to notify clients when rates were at optimum levels, and administered all retail sales functions, including client issue resolution. Facilitated home equity application process with underwriters, coordinated document requirements and conducted loan closings.

Audited monthly log of CD secured loans for branch; cross-referencing loan maturation against CD hold amount.

Teller, LASALLE BANK, Skokie, Illinois 1996-1997

Processed various financial transactions, including opening and closing accounts and ATM cards: consistently maintained a balanced drawer.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Volunteer, COMMUNITY AID ACTIVITY – Church and Rush North Shore Medical Center. 1990-1996

EDUCATION

M.S., Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Thesis: Synthesis of Microcrystalline Metallic Bismuth

B.S., Engineering Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

TRAINING

Coursework, Programming in C Language, Monmouth College, New Jersey, 1991

Total Quality Management, TQM, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1987

Assertiveness Training; American Management Association, New York, 1986

AI Learning Systems, AAAI Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1986

AI Systems essentials, Washington, DC, 1985

Effective Briefing Techniques, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1984

HONORS

Elected Treasurer of the Material Science Club. Earned an American Chemical Society Certificate. Winner of the Ceramic Society Speaking Contest. Elected Vice President of the International Club. Graduate student Teaching Assistantship with stipend.

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