VIREN PATEL
ATTN: Human Resources
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am very interested in obtaining a position with an organization that can benefit from the skills developed
through my past experience and education. Enclosed please find my resume for your review and
consideration.
While you will find most of the necessary background information contained in my resume, I would
like to mention that I have broad knowledge and skills in management, software development, technical
support, systems administration and office administrative support. I believe that you will verify, that I
exhibit intelligence, common sense, initiative, maturity, stability, and possess a tenacious drive to succeed
in order to make a positive contribution to your organization.
I am available for immediate employment and continue exploring the job market to obtain a position with a
firm that will appreciate my strong management skills, hard working approach, and ability to accept
challenging and demanding tasks.
The chance to speak with you further would be a privilege and a pleasure. To arrange for a convenient time
where we can discuss our mutual interests in detail I can be reached at 615 260 – 8578.
Sincerely,
Viren Patel
2209 Maricopa Ct. Nolensville, TN 37135. Tel: 615-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.***
VIREN PATEL
CAREER OBJECTIVES
To obtain a challenging and demanding position in the healthcare/logistics industry, utilizing my academic background
and building on my work related experience.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Highly developed skills in management, technical aptitude, systems administration, and customer relations
both internal and external
A decision maker; well-organized, resourceful and work well independently and in a team
Exceptional analytical, investigative and problem-solving capabilities
Task and Goal oriented individual always seeking solutions to optimize BPM
Superior communication and interpersonal skills; relate effectively with people generating trust and rapport
Exhibit common sense business acumen and approach
Honesty, integrity and respect characterize my personal and professional life
Excellence in relational leadership skills at all levels of management, peers and associates
www.linkedin.com/in/virenkumarbpatel
EDUCATION
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Ontario 1997
Business Administration
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Ontario 1994
Mechanical Engineering Technology
DevelopMentor, Los Angeles California 2007
Essential BizTalk – Software development
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Certificate of Achievement – Crystal Reports/Design/Implementation
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Visual Studio 2005/2008 EDI X12 Ver. 5010, 4010, 3030
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MS Team Foundation Server EDIFACT Ver. 95, 91
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MS SQL Server 2005/2008 BMC Service Desk Express
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MS BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Crystal Reports
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MS SharePoint VMware
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MS Office Suite Lawson
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Softshare ECS Unix/Novell Netware
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AS400 – RPG/Cobol Sarbanes Oxley
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200, 300, 400 & 800 series EDI Trusted Link EDI
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ABI, AMS, ACE, ACH & CTPAT IBM MQ & IBM iSeries
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RMS, RVI, Strategi, MPLUS Cargowise – EDI Enterprise
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Cherwell Incident Report Mgmt. Citrix Server/Client
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ITIL Knowledge Sterling Integrator and Map Editor
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Cloverleaf Edifecs Specbuilder
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HL7, XML
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2209 Maricopa Ct. Nolensville, TN 37135. Tel: 615-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.***
VIREN PATEL
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
MedSolutions Inc.
Data Integration Manager May 2013 - Present
Execute initial pre-setup for new customer implementations based on contractual agreements
Develop project plans and effectively manage time with multiple and simultaneous implementations
Act as the technical and business liaison while delegating requests through Cherwell tracking system
Lead weekly client data exchange meetings, driving functional requirements gathering and milestone tracking
Derive key and critical data components for establishment of mapping requirements including 278, 834 & 837
X12 transactions set.
Utilization of Specbuilder for validation of EDI transactions
Create weekly agenda and meeting minutes to monitor and report project status. Identifying stop gaps and
prioritizing tasks.
Collaboratively work with internal IT and business defining system scope and data exchange deliverables
Perform data integrity reviews by identifying gaps in for multiple data formats including and not limited to
delimited, positional, X12 & XML
Design and develop EDI Maps and mapping requirements specifications outlining data definitions for pre and
post translations. Currently establishing a foundational 278 Companion Guide
Perform individual unit testing on multiple sets of data validating before front end processing using moderate
to complex SQL stored procedures.
Develop crosswalk tables and data grids for validation of Healthcare Provider Specialties and Type Codes.
Execute VS solutions to verify client data confirms to system requirements to avoid pre-processing failures in
test environment. Generate reports for customer to conform to established data guidelines
Actively seek solutions to enhance the implementation process by scrutinizing customer data and soliciting
viable solutions
Effectively manage change control process within the lifecycle of the Implementation process
Generate reports to determine KPI’s on quality of data reporting back to client with solutions/options
Develop and derive logic to process customer data based on commercial, state and federal run healthcare
programs
Optimize current implementations process by refining and fine tuning program specifications
Ozburn Hessey Logistics – OHL
Sr. IT Manager – Global Logistics Feb 2012 – Nov 2012
Manage local and remote staff in addition to lateral IT personnel for other Sr. IT managers
Perform quarterly reviews and performance improvement plans based on set expectations for staff
Maintain and support the legacy brokerage and freight forwarding applications and systems
Delegate tasks to internal IT support personnel and lateral IT departments for issue resolution per SLA’s
Optimization of systems and application performance for business continuity
Manage existing production issues reporting to key executives and oversee new project implementations
Derive key metrics and KPI’s on systems, applications and staff to identify and eliminate deficiencies
Develop and report on KPI’ s against issue tracking, escalation and resolution
Verify all incoming customer EDI data to applications from B2B and Integration teams
Support to EDI, Windows & Networks for solutions with minimal impact to customers and/or vendors
Oversee application codes changes via weekly change advisory board meetings
Approves changes, deployments and rollbacks via Quickbase change management utility
Define and establish SOP’s for increased visibility and uniformity between NA, UK and Asia Pacific
Act as technical liaison to EVP producing system outage reports, root cause and resolutions/actions
Manage and delegate first response (24/7) with IT support for US Customs connectivity issues
Maintain monthly budget for accruals, P&L, vendors and contracts ensuring invoices are paid on net terms
Provide ‘How To’ docs to level 1 support to transition critical support for faster customer response times
Delegate tasks to staff while governing policies and procedures adhering to strict SOX IT controls
Plan and coordinate projects as they flow through the work stream and administering LOE(s) for ECD’s
Present QBR’s focusing on current projects and high priority issues
Establish roadmaps and forecasting of application enhancements remain under IT budget
2209 Maricopa Ct. Nolensville, TN 37135. Tel: 615-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.***
VIREN PATEL
Ceres Terminals Inc. 2007 to 2012
Applications Manager – Information Technology
Effectively manage team of programmers and developers including staffing, schedules and performance
reviews
Maintain timelines, assuring tasks and projects are completed and customer objectives are met
Translate vendor business requirements into technical specifications and documentation
Ensure the smooth and effortless EDI data flow between customers, vendors and terminals
Assist staff and helpdesk with problem solving techniques and documents while following best practices
Provide internal and external customers with trouble ticket solutions through Service Desk Express application
while maintaining high levels of service and communications against affected parties
Develop and implement data monitoring tools in order to assess and resolve issues before customers become
aware of situations
Work closely with systems and networks engineers to maintain hardware specifications and communications
including but not limited to disaster recovery
Review and research code/data via SQL server. Perform and execute SQL queries from AS400 for multiple
objects and libraries for data validation and migration
Continual support of AS400 legacy system while maintaining migration projects to .Net Terminal Operating
System
Maintain and manage a mirrored QA environment with productions systems ensuring that all changes are
tested and logged when/if code rollbacks are required.
Work exclusively with IT Auditors ensuring set company policies and procedures are compliant with Sarbanes
Oxley
Enhance customer and client relations with steamship lines/partners accommodating their needs with minimal
downtime and quick turnkey solutions
Effectively relate and work closely with all levels of employees including Chief Executives, Vice Presidents,
Directors and Team leads
Continue education on EDI standards both X12 and EDIFACT, marine terminal operations, logistics, US
Customs and Homeland Security
Travel on-site to terminals for extended periods of times and provide round the clock support as issues arise
Cross training of internal helpdesk to provide customers with 1st level support and resolution
Mitsui Steel Inc. 2006 to 2007
EDI Developer – Contract/Consultant
Assist New York and local office with migration of EDI to Northrup Grumman
Assess legacy EDI maps and schemas in Softshare E-Commerce engine
Manage existing EDI 850 purchase orders and EDI 810 invoicing
Document EDI practices for Sarbanes Oxley
Laboratory Corporation of America 2002 to 2006
EDI Support Analyst/LAN Admin – Information Systems
Provide interface development, installation, support and troubleshooting for electronic data interfaces between
Labcorp and client systems
Analyze code and determine resolution(s) for clients and lab personnel. Provide developers and senior level
programmers with specific requirements based on individual client needs
Manage assigned projects to ensure successful completion in designated time frames
Work with managers, supervisors, end-users, developers and programmers to determine priorities of assigned
projects and maintenance requirements
Documents assigned projects following established documentation standards while providing weekly reports
to management
Provide lab contacts and end user’s details on progress of open issues, updates and continual support problems
are resolved
2209 Maricopa Ct. Nolensville, TN 37135. Tel: 615-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.***
VIREN PATEL
Assist with the integration and co-ordination of support database. Providing feedback and detecting errors for
future enhancements while troubleshooting issue resolution with corporate services for divisional labs and
personnel.
ACHEIVEMENTS
Ozburn Hessey Logistics 2007 to Present
WMS Implementation
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o Tasked to R&D WMS for Miami Warehouse within 90 day window
o Established communication with warehouse personnel to determine business requirements
o Published BRD to multiple vendors with pre-defined budget
o Procured and established Magaya WMS cloud based Saas
o Established local WMS administrators for direct support with Magaya
Extremely beneficial for the local Hispanic community
o Implemented project within 90 days and under budget
High $$$ & Volume customer ‘The Limited’
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o Multiple House Bills under Master Bill were missing or not found
o EDI files were confirmed delivered by customer
o Files in route to legacy app were being over-written
o Traced issue back to BizTalk EDI Server
o File naming variable was set to %HHMMSS%
o Identified if more than 1 file is created within a minute, they would be overwritten
o Requested EDI team to change variable to %HHMMSSMS%
o Since change no files have been overwritten
Ceres Terminals Inc. 2007 to 2012
Successful completion of system migration from AS400 to .Net Terminal Operating System
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o Fairview Cove Terminal. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada
o Napoleon Avenue Terminal, New Orleans, LA
Outstanding Performance Reviews (Available at request)
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Saved company $7 K a month by eliminating third party vendor and established direct comm. with clients.
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o Previously established VAN with GXS
o Fixed rate for maintaining I/O EDI messages.
o Contacted trading partners and established secure FTP protocol with internal Networks
o Tested data transfers in parallel with existing protocol
o Seamlessly transitioned all trading partners and eliminated the need for 3rd party
LPS of USA 2009
Volunteer Youth/Adult Coordinator
Non profit organization preserving culture and community
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Successfully administered and managed a 3 day convention with entertainment and educational youth
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seminars
Coordinated the attendance of motivational speaker from Zig Ziglar
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Received an award from LPS for my extensive participation and interaction
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TBA – Tennessee Business Association 2010 to Present
Volunteer Chairman – Information Technology
Responsible for managing organizations IT goals and objectives
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Design and maintenance of website
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Administration of member database
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News and Events
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Regular updates and/or enhancements
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Received LOR from CIO from Ceres Terminals Inc.
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2209 Maricopa Ct. Nolensville, TN 37135. Tel: 615-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.***
VIREN PATEL
REFERENCES
Jeff Fajgenbaum Project Manager – Implementations. MedSolutions Inc.
104 Sloan Road.
Nashville, TN. 37209.
Tel: 615-***-****
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Years Known – 1
Kelly Schwartz Director IT Service & Delivery Ozburn Hessey Logistics.
Tel: 615-***-****
**************@*******.***
Year’s Known – 8
Dave Heinz: Director of Network Operations. Ceres Terminals Inc.
565 Marriott Drive. Suite 400.
Nashville, TN. 37214.
Tel: 615-***-****
********@*****.***
Year’s Known – 8
Jessie Turner: Senior Network Engineer. Ceres Terminals Inc.
565 Marriott Drive Suite 400.
Nashville, TN 37214.
Tel: 615-***-****
********@*********.***
Year’s Known – 7
George Parthenakis: Project Manager. Mitsui Steel Inc.
149 Bill Stewart Blvd
Lavergne, TN 37086
Tel: 615-***-****
*.***********@*******.***
Year’s Known - 9
Vallree Womack: Sr. Interface Implementation Project Manager. Laboratory Corporation of America
5200 Maryland Way. Suite 200
Brentwood, TN 37027
Tel: 615-***-****
*******@*******.***
Year’s Known – 12
Kirrit Bhikha: VP Marketing & E-Commerce. KNA Hotels & Hospitality Adv.
600 Ermac Drive.
Nashville, TN 37214
Tel: 615-***-****
******@*****.***
Year’s Known – 13
Rhonda Clark: Manager, Market Conduct and Compliance. John Hancock Retirement Plan Services.
200 Bloor Street East.
Toronto, Ontario. M4W 1E5
Tel: 416-***-****
************@********.***
Year’s known - 20
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