Rizwan Dhanidina Email & Phone Number

• Member of the initial research team that founded Akamai• Manage a team to develop EdgeScape, Akamai’s premiere geo-location product• Conceptualized EdgeScape in 1999; designed, architected, and developed EdgeScape into one of Akamai’s most profitable products, used by hundreds of customers for applications ranging from targeted content to security, with annual revenue in the millions of dollars• Provide expert advice and training on selling and supporting EdgeScape, working closely with sales and customer care teams and participating in customer integration calls• Developed code used in multiple parts of the organization, spurring the early growth of Akamai as one of its first employees

New York City Metropolitan Area

AFAA-certified Masala Bhangra instructor at the following locations:- PMT Dance Studio, 14th St and 6th Ave. Mondays from 6-7PM- Athleta Studio, 18th St and 5th Ave, Wednesdays from 6-7PM- NYHRC Whitehall, Thursdays from 6:15-7PM

• Designed and implemented online i-Procurement system, using PHP and MySQL

(Ongoing volunteer position)• Assessing the IT needs of JMC’s programs and developing technologies to address them• Developed policies addressing Internet security, social-networking sites, and the use of online groups• Developed a long-term strategy for using Internet technologies and created web-based tools to gather, report on, and archive all data associated with JMC’s programs, resulting in an efficient, more widely accessible system

• Developed a high level work-plan for projecting and scheduling upcoming milestones to provide more efficient and on-time planning of national meetings and orientation/training events• Managed all documents, materials, and tools provided to Local Project Teams for guidance on planning, marketing, and implementation of Camp Mosaic• Revised and updated entire knowledge library to present a more professional and consistent face to The Mosaic Project

• Supervised the planning, budgeting, implementation, and team development of three camps across the country, each with budgets over $20k • Coached local project managers on policy, logistics, and team development/management