Parth Rajwade Email & Phone Number

Boston

• Led project management for multiple remediation efforts addressing regulatory findings at 2 major US banks; also led quality review of work performed and prepared documentation for federal regulators and internal auditors• Directed resource-management for 400+ analysts at a banking client, including technology rollouts, vacation scheduling, and timesheet reviews, to optimize resource allocation and increase resource efficiency• Led effort to synergize asset inventory and metrics reporting across both organizations following the acquisition of an online trading platform by a major investment bank, to comply with regulatory reporting requirements

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Parth performed a current-state analysis of a major insurance provider’s fraud detection and prevention technological capabilities, and assisted in the development of a strategic roadmap to reach an ideal-state fraud technology architecture that would align with the provider’s overall enterprise strategy.He worked closely with a major insurance company’s banking division to create detailed process maps of their credit card processes, mapped legal requirements for consumer protection, drafted risk statements based on regulatory requirements, and identified mitigating controls and control gaps. This included locating the appropriate subject-matter experts across the enterprise and obtaining relevant information in a timely and efficient manner.Parth investigated financial advisors suspected of sales malpractices at a major investment bank; the investigations included analyzing patterns of behavior, nuances of their communication with their clients, and the motivations and incentives for committing these malpractices. He also used his data analysis expertise to help the client tune their data models to appropriate thresholds, for targeting high-risk financial advisors every month. In this staff-augmentation role, Parth worked directly with the client.

Boston

Parth specializes in working with his team to propose technological solutions to address his clients’ business needs; activities performed for various clients from the financial services industry include the following:• Developed a roadmap to assess the readiness of applications for cloud migration by comparing the client’s current cloud maturity with industry trends; formulated a business case for potential cost savings by analyzing vendor data and the client's annual IT expenditure• Conducted extensive interviews and detailed financial analysis to identify opportunities for potential annual synergies of ~$10M by integrating the client’s technological functions with those of its subsidiaries• Performed a critical data assessment for an asset management company by identifying the pivotal aspects of data security in the client’s current environment, in order to analyze the sensitivity level of each element• Devised a test suite to validate the configuration of an end-to-end loan processing software for a large bank; also acted as the liaison between the configuration and testing teams to ensure synchronization of test cases with current system specifications• Contributed research and project management duties to a cross-functional team of industry experts tasked with developing a new service offering targeting clients impacted by changes to FDIC guidelines• Led efforts to analyze a client’s existing test coverage for their AML Case Management and Transaction Monitoring System and to identify potential areas of improvement; formulated strategic roadmap to help the client conduct such analysis for every release of the system in the future

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Analyzed and suggested improvements to the company’s existing software and procedure for product relocations, which led to a 40% reduction in the manual effort required for the process • Trained user groups across three continents to use new functionalities added to the company’s global supply chain module, resulting in effective change management under a week from its implementation• Developed the business logic for enhancements to the company’s customer restrictions system, which empowered Customer Service users to perform tasks originally requiring IT intervention, thereby improving processing speed and reducing human effort• Formulated test cases and proctored their execution for the system testing of multiple projects, ensuring strict compliance with the IT Audit guidelines of the healthcare industry• Researched best practices for adherence to product identification guidelines in the healthcare industry and suggested alterations to the current procedure at the company after performing a gap analysis, resulting in improved conformance with the global standards

Mumbai Area, India

• Developed an Inventory Management System using Image Processing to sort hardware• Gathered project requirements by analyzing company needs and interviewing industry leaders• Created project blueprint and allocated resources to individual project modules• Mapped project requirements into application development platforms • Designed algorithms for the different processes involved, on the appropriate application platforms like MATLAB and Arduino• Integrated the hardware and software components of the project to function seamlessly throughout the cycle of the project; from the identification of the hardware to the sorting of the parts

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Master'S Degree, Enterprise Systems

MS in Information Systems

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: Editor of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers