ABHISHEK RANJAN
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL
Candidate for Masters in Technology Management, July, 2014 3.60/4.0
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, CSJM UNIVERSITY Kanpur, India
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, June, 2008 3.74/4.0
EXPERIENCE
CAST SOFTWARE INDIA PVT LTD Bangalore, India
Project: AT&T, Product Consultant February 2012 – July 2013
Oversaw day-to-day activities of a project/team, ensured consultants are on task and milestones are achieved and
assisted with analysis and recommendation
Worked with the sales team to convert 2 major pilot projects into fully functional accounts generating revenue
worth US $1.6 M
Coordinated requirements for POC’s (proofs of concept) with product management/product development;
prepared for meetings and tailored communications to address business needs of potential clients as part of the
pre-sales process
Project: Consulting
Developed and implemented projects for customers ensuring a high level of satisfaction by delivering on-time,
within budget and quality, and helped them increase their software development efficiency by more than 15%
Planned and performed on-site installation of standard core product code modules and configuration of systems,
customized the dashboard reports and presented results to the clients
Provided technical support including product technical workshop/training onsite, as well as via telephone
INDUS VALLEY PARTNERS INDIA PVT LTD Noida, India
Software Engineer May 2011– January 2012
Delivered technical POC’s to customer’s for different technical aspects of the product offerings; worked on
performance tuning on database code and code migration changes during the schema migration from other
databases
Performed designing, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting database components and systems
Mentored junior team members and managed the project in the assigned modules
CITRIX R&D INDIA PVT LTD Bangalore, India
Software Engineer September 2008 – October 2010
Led a team of 5 members to develop an automation framework and increased the efficiency by 25%
Coordinated multi-located, multi-disciplinary teams and managed change control process to ensure scope,
schedule, timely maintenance and communication of changes
Analyzed solution for virtualization, management and control for all support activities; to incorporate varied
service packs and server releases
Provided the virtual environment hosting provider evaluation according to the client’s specific requirements
SKILLS
Computer Skills : Proficient in Oracle, SQL, Virtualization, Microsoft-Excel
Language Skills : Proficiency in English and native speaker of Hindi
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES
Top performer award, Cast Software India Pvt Limited, 2012-2013
Spot award, Indus Valley Partners India Pvt Ltd, 2011-2012