Gautam Kanaparthi
Master of Science in Information Systems from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (2004), Candidate for Master of Business Administration at University of Virginia, Analyst at SSInfotek Inc. (2007-2009).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, University of Virginia |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | SSInfotek Inc. |
| Position: | Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2009 |
| Description: | •
Laid out solution architecture, strategy and best practices, created Proof of Concept demos by collaborating with business consultants and functional experts; enabled faster and easy adoption of Cognos technology platform for the first time at Michigan State University • Developed best practices for implementing IBM Cognos with PeopleSoft, optimized & consolidated business requirements to reduce software development costs by 20% for Northwestern University |
| Employer: | Cognizant Technology Solutions |
| Position: | Associate/Programmer Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2007 |
| Description: | A SEI-CMMi Level 5 Certified Global Information Technology Solutions Provider
Associate, Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence (DW & BI) •Managed a nine member team on a project executed using Agile development methodology to create a Business Intelligence solution for Key Bank, generating $800,000 in revenue •Led a five member team to implement a nascent technology to create a reporting infrastructure, generating $85,000 in revenue with profitability of 55% (40% is benchmark for DW & BI group) •Led idea development and successful implementation of two new tools to automate software development process; reduced development effort by 15%, testing effort by 25% and resulted in monthly savings of $15,000 •Wrote proposals and statements of work for two projects; presented weekly and monthly status reports to clients Programmer Analyst • Promoted to Associate in 18 months, faster than the average of 2.5-3 years •Designed and developed two critical modules, managed change requests, performance optimization, impact analysis for the Java based Data Management System that resulted in earnings of €6.5MM •Identified new workflow process for the Ireland Central Statistics Office's business critical surveys including Consumer Price Index, Quarterly Industrial Inquiry, and Census of Population; increased the scope of consulting assignment and brought in additional revenue of €1.5MM for Cognizant •Received Cognizant's Appreciation Award (2005), DW & BI Scope Award (2006) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani |
| Time period: | 2004 |
| Degree: | Information Systems, MSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Enjoy playing cricket and tennis. |
| Hobbies: | Photography enthusiast. |
| Awards: | Won “Young Scientist of the year” award for developing a prototype model to reduce industrial air pollution. |
