Farah Khalid
************@*****.***
Objective: To secure a position, which allows for the execution of my
technical and creative expertise, I seek a dynamic organization
wherein I may effectively contribute to long-term corporate
goals.
Education: California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Master of Education in Mathematics and Computer Science (GPA:
3.7) 2000
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Statistics 1994
Special Skills: Proficient in SDLC, LCM, Data Management, Microsoft Office
Suite, including Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access,
Graphs, Formulas, Pivot Tables.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
Testing Tool :Quick Test Pro 8.2/9.0/9.2/9.5, Quality
Center 8.2/9.0/9.2,
Win Runner, Load Runner 8.0/7.8,
Test Director 7.6
Platforms :MS Windows Server NT, 2003-2008, MS Windows XP 2000
Language :SQL, VB.
Internet Technologies :XML, HTML
Database Technologies :Oracle 8i/9i/11i, MS-SQL Server 2000, MS Office-
2010
Other Tools :Cognos, Itil V3, MS Excel, MS Access, SharePoint.
Experience:
DATA Analyst: Nov. 2010 - present
ANZ Enterprises Inc, Old Bridge, NJ
. Created and compiled reports for database and project management support
for the other members of the Project Management Team.
. Communicated with PM Team and clients for assessing business
requirements, business priorities, preparing presentations for business
partners to depict trends, interdependencies, and the correlation of up
and downstream impacts to the customer experience.
. Collaborated with the Management Team on operational initiatives to
maximize operations and operational effectiveness.
. Handled multiple projects, maintained appropriate documentation at a task
level, and monitored deadlines.
. Reviewed data for accuracy, redundancy and mining.
. Accumulated data in form of reports from different departments and
compiled them together to prepare a summarized Data Analysis report.
. Merged data (format spreadsheets, apply formulas, link spreadsheets,
etc.) collected from multiple sources into a single coherent workbook
using Excel.
Asst. Technical Writer April 2010 - Oct. 2010
Datascope Corp., Mahwah, NJ
. Technical writing, desktop publishing, and translation management for
project document requirements, including instructions for use (IFUs),
user's guides, service manuals, and Technical Communications collaterals
(electronic media CDs, quick reference cards).
. Created, revised, edited, and formated product documentation and graphics
using Adobe FrameMaker desktop publishing software, MS Word, and Adobe
Acrobat.
. Managed and coordinated all aspects of document development, including
participation on project teams.
System Admin. / IT Specialist June 2000 - Dec. 2009
Gateway Healthcare Ltd. Belleville, IL
. Provided system support to all users, participated in the planning,
development, implementation and support of clinical information system.
. Performed database analysis along with the testing and implementation of
procedures designed for the healthcare system.
. Developed testing strategies according to the system build requirements.
. Assisted in design systems and assessed the effectiveness of technology
resources already in use or new systems that were being implemented.
. Worked with external partners, including consultants, physicians,
agencies, and hospitals, to arrive at the most appropriate system or
integration of multiple systems.
. Updated clinical database.
. Developed and maintained all official documents, marketing or employee's
newsletters, medical magazines, brochures using desktop publishing system
- Adobe Photoshop, Publisher, FrontPage, HTML and PowerPoint.
. Assisted business management team in defining requirements, establishing
strategies and procedures.
. Updating patients' e-files, billing, insurances, appointments, schedules,
prescriptions and notes on daily and weekly basis.
Associate Analyst: April 1998 - May 2000
SAI, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
. Troubleshooting software/hardware.
. Installation/configuration of operating systems like Windows
95/98/NT/2000 in different scenarios.
. Network and printers setup, preliminary investigation, data collection
and feasibility study.
. Cost benefit analysis.
. Designed hardware and software specifications.
. Designed Web sites for different organizations including the
International Students Organization and Veterans Club.
Application Software: MS Office 97/2000 ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
MS Page Maker ), Netscape Composer, Internet Explorer 6.0, Lotus Notes,
Outlook, Norton Antivirus 7.x, FrontPage, Director, Adobe Premier, Adobe
PhotoShop, Quark, FrameMaker, Ventura, QuickTime, Macromedia Sound Forge,
Dreamweaver, Flash and Authorware, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Illustrator,
Photoshop, Acrobat Writer.
Multimedia Skills:
Web design: develop web pages and embed video and audio.
Digital Editing: edit movies using Adobe Premier and Quick
Time.
Multi-Media Presentations: develop PowerPoint presentations.
Scanning and editing photographs: with flatbed
scanner/PhotoShop.
Digital photography: compose/edit photographs; download to computer's any
applications, including web pages.
Film Photography: Composed and developed black and white photos.
Video Taping Editing: movies, musical videos, documentaries and
commercials.
Honors: Member of NCTM.
Graduate Certificate Diploma in Multimedia Technology 1999
Self-financed 65% of education with graduate assistantship
summer and
school-year jobs.
References: Available upon request.