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.
• 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.

• 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