Product Management, Cognos, Business Intelligence, Work-flow and Revenue Cycle Optimization, Clinical measures reporting, Healthcare Compliance reporting.

Tutoring MBA students in statistics.

Researching on Collaborative Supply Chain.

IT Vendor Management OfficeRe-negotiated IT hardware, software and service contracts resulting in discounts up to 40% through multi-year contracts while mitigating risk through termination for convenience clause.Performed various RFQs and RFPs. Sent out the requests to incumbent and competing vendors to increase Blue Cross's leverage and get better rates resulting in savings of almost $250,000. Used the reporting functionality of the contracts system to create a workload summary for the team to strengthen the case for an additional resource.Created a workload forecast for the IT Vendor Management Office for the remaining quarters of the year and created a prioritized work plan which reduced workload fluctuations.Streamlined projects using process excellence methodologies, such as batch processing to deliver more efficient solutions.Worked on two major RFPs which reduced costs and put disaster relief measures in place.Volunteered to get information from various team mates as well as locate information from archived files to create a master vendor list which eliminated information gaps. Ran the cellular RFP analyzing the proposals by the four major cellular carriers and presenting the pricing analysis to the upper management and recommending the carrier mix. Created recommendations based on strong financial justifications and risk mitigation.

Researching on the rate of change of technology.

Managed pens manufacturing company accounts in India, Brazil and China.Acted as a liaison with the company's counterpart in China.Defined clients' requirements for the product.Analyzed market and developed products according to the needs of the market while shortening the turnaround time for delivering the new products to the clients.Built strong relationships with prospective and existing clientèle as part of the team which resulted in a significant increase in the size of Cello Pens India Ltd. account.Worked with the R&D Department, helping the development of new products according to market trends.Planned shipments to reduce freight costs.Participated in the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis; resulted in organizational changes which distributed responsibilities and created a more efficient operation.Part of the team that upgraded the company website to embrace the 'Dell model'.