N i k h i l P r a k a s h A t k u r i (520) 208-0327 1701 N. Tyndall Avenue, #R1S nikhilatkuri@email.arizona.edu Tucson, AZ 85719

I T C o n s u l t a n t Business Consultant & Analyst & Operations Management

Passionate, Creative, and Methodical IT Professional demonstrates a consistent track record of surpassing standards and goals at various organizations. Motivator and detailed problem-solver who takes pride in

meticulous work. Continually strives to expand professional knowledge and responsibilities.

Resourceful and versatile leader possesses vast knowledge in implementing innovative IT solutions, resulting in significant improvements and rationalization of processes.

Proven record of success in providing consultative services and facilitating the usage of advanced technologies, new tools or enhanced processes to enable growth and innovation; thrives in demanding

team environments, and excels under pressure.

Strategic Technology Planning Agile Methodologies & Quality Assurance Management & Leadership Skills Strong Communication & Analytical Abilities Project & Risk Management Process Improvement & Problem Solving

C a r e e r H i s t o r y Microsoft Corporation August 2016 – Present Team Lead, Supply Chain Business Consulting Redmond, WA Supervised and led a team of four MBA students that worked on a Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

project, and developed the server and network infrastructure crucial to support fast growing demand for Microsoft’s cloud services; multi-tier project directly influenced the strategy and competitive capabilities of Microsoft's global supply chain.

Conducted interviews with cross-functional stakeholders to determine key suppliers and components at risk; enhanced supply chain monitoring system with the collection of missing data and proposing methods to merge multi-tier supplier data.

Nationwide Insurance May 2016-August 2016 IT Analysis Intern Scottsdale, AZ Provided expert support and thorough guidance, managing and training teams how to improve

processes and reduce defect ratio by 93.4% using Lean Implementation, A3 problem solving method. Facilitated the establishment and alteration of complex application programs providing detailed

specifications, preparing requirements, scope documents and logic flowcharts; completed user requirements research that incorporated scope and contextual evaluation for changes to claims 70% of which were Mission Critical, Financial and Regulatory for Nationwide’s Excess and Surplus Lines.

Incorporated changes that significantly enhanced financial control and regulatory compliance for processing of claims; facilitated effective validation of complex requirements, including IT and business validation and consensus building for changes to the Nationwide E&S Specialty Guidewire ClaimCenter application and related applications.

Xerox Corporation December 2014 - March 2015 Data Management Specialist Noida, IN Facilitated document processing for Xerox Litigation Services and aided customers with e-Discovery

solutions utilizing automation and advanced Special Processing technology; Supplied law firms and global corporations with a variety of services and software solutions that

provided them with streamlined and improved end-to-end e-Discovery. Undertook detailed evaluation of multiple forms of electronic data that enabled effective estimation of

possible outcomes; utilized the results from the undertaken analysis and performed the necessary improvements to make them successfully pass through the pipeline.

IGATE Global Solutions September 2011-September 2014 Senior Systems Engineer Mumbai, IN Developed innovative process/script for performance monitoring and capturing in Quality Assurance

(QA) environment; the implementation of the script reduced application downtime by 20%. Solved any appearing impediments during performance monitoring of critical applications, resulting in

incredible 60% reduction of environment downtime; implemented 250 critical patches that decreased the defect ratio per line of code by 30%.

Reconstructed the onsite-offshore working model using tools and automation in order to improve and simplify processes; managed and guided a team of 9 Release Engineers for an asset class management application and evaluated requirements from the aspect of functional specifications and client needs.

E d u c a t i o n , C e r t i f i c a t i o n & T e c h n i c a l S k i l l s

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ, (Aug 2015 - May 2017), Master of Business Administration Candidate with a focus on Operations and Management Information Systems

Nagpur University, Maharashtra, IN, (July 2007 - June 2011), Bachelor of Engineering with Major in Electronics and Telecommunication

Certification: Enterprise Security Certificates: CNSS 4011-Information System Security Professionals

CNSS 4012-Senior Systems Managers CNSS 4016-Risk Analyst

CNSS 4013-System Administrators

SQL Linux/UNIX Perl Solaris Tableau R SPSS MS Visio MS Project Advanced Excel Data Mining SharePoint RRC RTC Cucumber

A w a r d s

Recipient, “iEvolve”, 2014, Value Innovation in the Release Engineering Project “Pat on the Back”, 2014, Continuous Improvement in the Release Engineering Project

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