SUSHANT SHRIDHAR KULKARNI
Address: **** ******** **** *** **, Mercerville, NJ - 08619
Phone: 972-***-**** E-mail: *********@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sushantkulkarni10/ EDUCATION
M.S. in Information Technology and Management Aug 2013 - May 2015 Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Mining University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Relevant Coursework: System Analysis and Project Management, Social Media and Business, Software Project Management, Business Data Warehousing, Web Analytics, Advanced Business Intelligence, Operations Management, Quantitative Analysis Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science Aug 2008 - Jun 2012 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Relevant Coursework: Data Mining and Warehousing, Advanced Database Management, Object Oriented Software Engineering, Web Engineering, Human Computer Interaction TECHNICAL SKILLS
Database & Programming Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Python,, Oracle 10g, Java, HTML, Visual Basic Application Tools: SAS Enterprise Miner, Tableau, MySQL, R Studio, MS Excel(Macros, Pivot Tables, Data Analysis Plus), Crystal Reports, MS Project, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Weka, Omniture SiteCatalyst, MS Visio, MS SharePoint PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate, Wipro Limited, Mumbai, India Aug 2012 - May 2013
Interacted with customers of British Telecom Vision, Infinity and Broadband to record technical issues with their products
Implemented ETL processes on a Oneview database to map schemas and increase the efficiency of data usage
Loaded and analyzed the data from Resolve for tackling the customer’s issues regarding the British Telecom products
Managed the database of customers, issues, and solutions to optimize the turnaround time for technical support requests CERTIFICATIONS
Google Analytics Individual Qualification May 2014 - Nov 2015 Google Fundamentals and Advanced Search Certification Jun 2015 - Jun 2016 ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Marketing Management: Vegan Bliss Restaurant Business Plan Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
Determined the need for a new business plan to open Vegan Bliss, a Vegan restaurant, by identifying the target clientele
Performed SWOT analysis and financial analysis to recognize key competitors, stakeholders and areas of profitability
Researched market strategies and popular tools to survey all the stakeholders and understand their requirements
Drafted a proposal which described various strategies and highlighted the most efficient approach to open the restaurant Data Visualization: Analysis of English Premier League data Jan 2014 – May 2014
Analyzed EPL data from the past 15 seasons to provide an insight into the relationship of the entities
Generated charts and dashboards using Tableau Desktop for visualization of the analyzed data
Successfully validated an existing hypothesis, explored speculative relationships & found unanticipated relationships SEO in Business: Google Online Marketing Challenge Jan 2014 - May 2014
Consulted with McCallum Communities, an apartment leasing firm, to gather requirements for online marketing
Developed a marketing strategy for the client by following best practices for Search Engine Optimization
Implemented an Ad words campaign by observing intelligent keywords and improving market recognition for the business Business Intelligence Project: Airplane Bird Strikes Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
Studied the impact of bird strikes on airplanes in United States from 2001-2010 to reduce monetary losses to airplanes
Analyzed and mined the data using SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 to predict the overall trend in the bird strikes
Predicted accurately the region and the time for the pilots to be cautious with flights to reduce monetary costs from impacts Software Project Management: Fissure Simulation Apr 2014 - May 2014
Operated as a Software Project Manager for an online simulation of a virtual company, ABC Corp.
Performed various combinations of task scheduling, resource allocation and work analyses to avoid obstacles in simulation
Expedited the project completion to 10 weeks and with the budget of $42,000 instead of 12 weeks and $50,000 Database Management Project: Data insertion and retrieval for E-Voting System Aug 2010 - Nov 2010
Gathered system requirements and constraints to automate the process of election in the country of India
Implemented a desktop application to encourage the concept of E-Voting using Visual Basic and MS Access
Guaranteed a faster and easier election and decision process as compared to the existing manual process LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Events Team Officer, Indian Students Association, UT Dallas Mar 2014 – Mar 2015
Organized various events like Holi, Diwali, etc., to showcase Indian cultures and festivities to students and faculty
Arranged temporary accommodation for 600+ newly enrolled students, and got them acquainted with university processes Treasurer, National Service Scheme (NSS), Mumbai, India Aug 2009 – May 2010
Handled the finances and prepared the annual budget for NSS cell of Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering