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| Date: |
Friday, January 11, 2002 |
| Job Type Preferences |
Marketing |
| Job Title |
Business Analyst
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| Salary Range |
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| Position |
fulltime, contract |
| Areas Prefer to work |
City of San Francisco, Peninsula/South Bay Area, East Bay Area, New York City |
| Specific Location |
San Francisco
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Resume |
Akash Jain
614 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-819-5239
akashtjain
Education:
Michigan State University, Class of 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Marketing
Minor in Finance
Eli Broad College of Business
Experience:
12/00 – 10/01 netdecisions – Business Analyst
Worked with multi-national Fortune 500 companies to create innovative, sustainable business models ranging from new product offerings to various e-initiatives. Projects included several B2B initiatives:
Created business model and go-to-market strategy for new supply chain visibility product being offered by UK’s largest telecommunications provider. Conducted primary and secondary research to justify creation of new product, which resulted in additional sales of $300 million in first year. Activities included: market definition, competitor evaluation and customer needs assessment.
Worked with U.S.’s largest logistics provider to create leading edge, web-based supply chain visibility application. Managed three-person team that analyzed the design, look, feel and navigation of the application to create positive user experience. Also responsible for defining the application’s business requirements which developers utilized to create front-end and database design
Worked with large multi-national telecommunications equipment provider to integrate new solutions-oriented business model in India. Spent 3 months time in India researching potential partnerships, forming relationships with India’s largest banks and financial institutions to define vendor financing strategy as well as building financial models displaying the cost savings to be realized by centralizing support services in India.
Managed implementation of initial phase of U.S. version of company intranet. Activities included: maintenance of project plan, definition of business requirements, creation of relevant content and management of user testing process
Assisted in defining internal business development strategy for the U.S. Activities included: writing of proposals for potential projects, creating compelling customer and business partner presentations, researching potential partnerships, cultivating relationships with perspective clients and creation of internal campaign plan for financial services vertical
5/99 – 11/00 Heller Financial, Inc., Corporate Asset Quality – Portfolio Analyst
Analyst for distressed asset portfolio consisting of loans and assets of under-performing small, and middle market businesses. Activities included:
Analyzed client’s financial statements to assist in restructuring debt to best meet their financial needs and capabilities
Worked with clients to create quarterly budgets to assure adherence to loan covenants
Manage daily loan accounting and operational activities using asset based finance system
Control and reconcile all receivables, payables, and cash accounts for Corporate Asset Quality and all of Heller’s subsidiaries
Created disaster recovery plan and oversaw assurance of Y2K compliance for business unit
8/97 – 4/99 Ford Motor Credit – Wholesale Auditor
Inspect inventory and audit financial records of Ford dealers and Ford van conversion companies throughout Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan regions. Traveled daily to dealer locations, activities included:
Assess financial stability of these organizations to make certain Ford Motor Credit’s investments are secure and profitable
Analyze payables and receivables of dealerships ensuring balance of general ledger
Report results of audits to Ford Motor Credit management for review; results of audits impact the dealerships line of credit
11/95 – 7/97 Core Technology Corporation – Marketing Internship
Designed and wrote promotional material for new software releases; including brochures and press releases
Assisted in marketing company products to potential clients at software expositions
Analyzed sales figures from software expositions; reported on profitability, and tracked and maintained sales leads from expositions
Researched on-line advertising and/or marketing opportunities on the Internet; increased company’s exposure via search engines and sites dedicated to software development
Gathered data on homepage users and used this data to determine which sites to target on the Internet
Skills: Working knowledge of Windows 2000, Microsoft Office, Adobe PageMaker, and the Internet
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