Vandana Shastri

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SUMMARY: MBA graduate with strong problem solving and communication skills, passionate about

analysis, finding insights and providing recommendations to business stakeholders for effective decision making

EDUCATION:

Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, California State University Fullerton, CA

MBA, Business Analytics

2015 2016

Key Academic Projects:

Marketing Analytics: Forecasted Ford hybrid car demand, and recommended short and long term

strategies to enhance sales. Analyzed potential customer segments perception towards Blackberry Pearl

and proposed expansion strategies to target the customer segments

Data Mining: Predicted academic grades based on students behavior, social activities and

characteristics utilizing logistic regression, and further classified students attributes using cluster analysis to

identify underlying patterns

Corporate Finance: Calculated Verizons cost of equity, debt and WACC for financial valuation of

Verizon using free cash flow and dividend payout techniques. Conducted ROI analysis of Kelloggs

financial statements and evaluated its prospective growth using discounted cash flow method

Marketing Management: Recommended a comprehensive marketing plan, encompassing product,

pricing, promotion, placement strategy and financial breakeven analysis for positioning Portola Coffee Lab

in a new market

Business Strategy Capstone: Consulted early stage incubator in developing strategic business plan

and provided actionable recommendations in finance, operations and marketing. Presented growth

opportunities by conducting comprehensive market research of other incubators in Orange County

Data Warehousing: Designed a star schema database model for key call center data attributes,

allowing business users to create aggregate views for key performance measures across different

dimensions

Visvesvaraya Technological University Bangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication

2005 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Alcatel Lucent India Limited Bangalore, India

Senior Software Engineer 2010 2014

Conducted quantitative analysis of key business metrics to identify opportunities for improving

performance of cellular networks and support a rapidly evolving mobile customer base

Improved data packet transmission rates by analyzing cellular tower data of multiple regions across

US and recommended strategies to improve efficiency of cellular networks by 15%

Instrumental in successfully implementing agile process framework into wireless network projects,

thereby improving overall speed to market of new initiatives and reduced delivery time by 50%

Collaborated with cross functional teams situated in multiple geographical areas for deploying

advanced functionalities in wireless cellular networks

Proactively created automated defect reporting tools for network simulator, which resulted in early

detection of issues and improved the overall product quality of the Network Controller by 30%

Robert Bosch Eng. and Business Solutions Limited Bangalore, India

Associate Software Engineer 2009 2010

Developed firmware for hybrid motor cars by anticipating the needs of customer and thoroughly

validated the electronic control system

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Proficient in C, C++ programming languages, PERL scripting and MS Office Suite (Excel, Word,

PowerPoint); Basic knowledge in Python, Tableau, R, SAS, SQL

Authorized to work in US for any employer, do not require any visa sponsorship

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