PREETI R DESAI
Addr.:Hinjewadi,Pune. Cell: -. Email:-
OBJECTIVE
As an Engagement Manager, I would like to leverage my techno-functional expertise and interpersonal skills to bring in additional business from existing engagements for the growth of the organization.
Highlights
11 years’ experience in business analysis, software development, implementation and consulting
Worked as Engagement Lead at Cognizant Technologies, Pune
EPIC HIS Certification (Hospital ERP) in 2004-05 from Wisconsin
Worked across India, US, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland in Healthcare and BFSI domain
Technology focus: Java/J2EE. Databases: PL/SQL, Cache, Sybase, MySQL. OS: Windows/Unix
Led 3 projects with a peak team size of 9 valued over $1 million.
Retention rate of over 85% by focusing on career growth and opportunities for development
Last appraisal rating of “Exceeded Expectations”
Undergone PMP 4 day training. Pursuing PMP Certification
Topper across high school; district topper in state board (10th)
Employment History:
Organization
Period
Role
Location
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Feb 2014 – May-2015
Sr. Associate Team Manager
Pune
Infosys Technologies Ltd
Apr 2010 - Feb 2012
Sr. Associate Consultant
Pune
Apollo Health Street
May 2007-Dec 2007
Sr. Application specialist
Hyderabad
Capgemini
May 2005- May 2007
Sr. Software Engineer
Bangalore
First Consulting Group India
Apr 2004 - May 2005
Software Engineer
Bangalore
Gogate College of Engineering
Dec 2003 - Mar2004
Lecturer in C, DAA & SCM
Belgaum
Education History:
Institute/University
Period
Percentage
Remarks
B.E. Computer Science & Engineering
June 1998 - June 2002
80%
Project:Developed utilities portal on mobile
XII Board-%
X Board-%
Topped the District
SKILLS& EXPERTISE
Managerial SkillsPeople management, project monitoring and control, client engagement, stakeholder communication, interpersonal skills
Technology Skills Java1.6, JSP, Servlets
Databases MySql 5, Sybase, Cache, PL/SQL
Operating Systems Windows2000/XP/NT
Tools Eclipse IDE
Other C, C++, HTML,CSS
KEY PROJECTS ACROSS THE YEARS
Cloud IT- EDocs and IPortal for Barclays’ Bank, UK Aug 2014 to May 2015
Role: Engagement Lead
Project Brief: Cloud Migration of Traditional Paper based documents
Team Size: 13
Responsibilities:
Business Approval and Sign offs
Design facilitation
Track Internal Development and Testing team
Tri part interaction to understand requirements communicate issues and provide status for seamless business continuity
Weekly status tracks
Order and Quote Management “Agora” for Credit SuisseFeb 2014 – July 2014
Role: Java Development Engineer
Project Brief: Application enhancement for Stock Exchange Trading platform with focus on order and quote management. Work involved server availability and capacity analysis to enable assignment of trade for further processing.
Team Size: 22
Responsibilities:
Development of the enhancements based on requirements
Unit testing of the code
Interaction with client team for queries & clarifications
Weekly Status Reporting on progress achieved
Client issue resolution
Healthcare WebApplication Research & Development for US Government Dec-2012 – Feb-2013
Role : Researcher, Consultant, Developer (besides presales)
Skill Set : Core Java, JSP, Business knowledge of health insurance in US
Industry : Health Insurance
Team Size : 7
Project Brief: Accountable Care Organizations(ACO) are a group of HealthServiceProviders post Health care Reform in US in 2010.Medical Loss Ratio(MLR) is the amount of Dollars that compulsorily needs to be spent on the beneficiary as Part of amendment. The application takes into account of premium collected from each of small group, large group and Employers across all states of US and consolidating the data for the State Benefit Exchange. This information is then displayed in form of dashboard as well as reports of whether any particular ACO or State meets the requirement of 80% MLR.
Responsibilities:
Market Research
Solution Development for State Benefit Exchange
UI Mockups (Wireframes) & DB Development
Sales support (for concept selling)
CRM Application Enhancement for First Gulf Bank May 2009 - Jan 2010
Role: Development, Team and External Stakeholder Management
Project Brief: Application enhancement for call center users (credit card module, UI)
Skill Set: Java
Team Size: 8
Responsibilities:
Induction to new joinees (Knowledge Transfer)
Work Allocation to team
Involve in technical troubleshooting and complex code development
Communication with third parties to obtain non-discrepant interface data for analysis
Support the team for resolving their technical queries
Client interaction to understand requirements, communicate issues and provide status
Personal Details:
Date of Birth : 09-Aug-1979
Marital Status : Married
Passport : Valid till 2022
Hobbies/Interests : Driving, Cooking, Traveling, Writing
Personal Traits : Soft spoken, good grasping, sincere, adaptable, integrity, empathy, EQ,
listening