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Albany, New York, United States

More recently, Chandra strengthened her focus on MPW business needs, customer delivery, support, and satisfaction by implementing new processes and tools for customer engagement and inquiries. She has recently helped stand-up a complete CRM system thru Zoho for all AIM Photonics Technology users, which now effectively processes, on average, 30 leads per month. By validating inquires and offerings through customer discovery and recommending different GTM strategies and value propositions… Show more More recently, Chandra strengthened her focus on MPW business needs, customer delivery, support, and satisfaction by implementing new processes and tools for customer engagement and inquiries. She has recently helped stand-up a complete CRM system thru Zoho for all AIM Photonics Technology users, which now effectively processes, on average, 30 leads per month. By validating inquires and offerings through customer discovery and recommending different GTM strategies and value propositions, Chandra is able to research, analyze and recommend solutions to meet business and technology needs and partner with technology development teams to operationalize current and future offerings. She continues to accomplish this while effectively managing a portfolio of multidisciplinary projects. Show less

Albany, New York Area

Chandra was recruited by SUNY Polytechnic Institute to join the Program Management team for the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics). AIM Photonics was set up as part of a strategy to revitalize American manufacturing and is just one of sixteen Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) nationwide that enhances their impacts and further strengthens America's global competitiveness.In her role on AIM Photonics, Chandra manages a significant portion… Show more Chandra was recruited by SUNY Polytechnic Institute to join the Program Management team for the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics). AIM Photonics was set up as part of a strategy to revitalize American manufacturing and is just one of sixteen Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) nationwide that enhances their impacts and further strengthens America's global competitiveness.In her role on AIM Photonics, Chandra manages a significant portion of the non-technical Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) support and is responsible for leading, organizing, and coordinating project management activities in support of AIM Photonics’ MCE program activities as they pertain to AIM Photonics technology offerings and MPW runs. Chandra provides SUNY Poly with leadership, organization, and coordination in support of SUNY Poly’s key program activities; encompassing program planning, program management, and program governance thru the Program Management Office. Show less

Albany, New York Area

In 2014 Chandra started her career in nanotechnology by joining the Program Management Office for SEMATECH, a consortium of semiconductor manufacturers. She led working teams comprised of technical experts from within SEMATECH and its member companies and coordinated with business support teams, and external stakeholders to ensure project success.

Johnstown, Ny

In 2011 Chandra was recruited to public service and hired as the City Engineer for the City of Johnstown, NY. In this role, she served as head of the Department of Public Works and oversaw the proper and efficient conduct of all public works within the City, and any such other engineering or technical services and duties for city government as may be required by the Common Council or the Mayor. This includes the management, maintenance and operation of all the physical properties of the City;… Show more In 2011 Chandra was recruited to public service and hired as the City Engineer for the City of Johnstown, NY. In this role, she served as head of the Department of Public Works and oversaw the proper and efficient conduct of all public works within the City, and any such other engineering or technical services and duties for city government as may be required by the Common Council or the Mayor. This includes the management, maintenance and operation of all the physical properties of the City; including streets, sidewalks, parks, lands, buildings, and utilities. Chandra provided technical and professional project management and advice on all projects or contracts of an engineering or public works nature undertaken by the City, while also supervising 25 employees. This role further improved Chandra’s leadership and management styles as well as her ability to navigate difficult people and situations by using effective conflict resolution strategies and stakeholder management processes. During her time at the city, Chandra’s passion for the community went above and beyond her role as City Engineer by her interest and active participation in the City Planning Board and Community & Economic Development strategies and initiatives - helping to secure multiple grant funded opportunities during her time there. Show less

Albany, New York Area

Chandra started her career at Turner right out of college and spent most of her time there as a Project Engineer. In this role she primarily assisted project teams in managing field operations on various construction projects within the New York’s Capital District with project volumes ranging from $2.5MM to $45MM. Responsibilities included maintaining budgets, schedule & document control, managing on-site offices, organizing project meetings and meeting minutes, managing subcontractors to… Show more Chandra started her career at Turner right out of college and spent most of her time there as a Project Engineer. In this role she primarily assisted project teams in managing field operations on various construction projects within the New York’s Capital District with project volumes ranging from $2.5MM to $45MM. Responsibilities included maintaining budgets, schedule & document control, managing on-site offices, organizing project meetings and meeting minutes, managing subcontractors to ensure work was completed in conformance to contract documents and specifications. Chandra gained valuable experience by interfacing between engineering, technical & construction trades while also managing risk for the Client/Owner and working with project team members and public officials to overcome any issues that may affect project outcomes.Chandra also gained experience as a Purchasing Agent for a time, in which her responsibilities included reviewing and writing contracts, drafting statements of work for contract award & assisting the Purchasing Manager in day-to-day activities.Lastly, Chandra moved into a more financial role as a Project Management Control Systems (PMCS) Engineer. In this role, Chandra performed cost analysis and audits on over 20 construction projects within the northeast. She also forecasted, budgeted and analyzed cost reports, prepared reports for submission to upper level management and assisted the project team in reporting financials to Clients and Owner’s Representatives. Show less

Endicott, New York Area

Assisted Project Manager of environmental engineering and construction project field office with daily tasks. Responsibilities included updating and maintaining project data using MS excel, preparing weekly/monthly reports to clients, scheduling/assisting field activities, and entering and managing project records in a database management system (Prolog).

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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