Swaraj Acharya Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Led the technical consulting engagements for the Security and Information Governance suite of products in all stages including analysis, design, installation, configuration and testingDeveloped the architecture and deployment strategy for both on-premises and cloud implementations of the product Developed the integration between the Document Management System and Records Management system using Python, REST API, and SSIS ( SQL Server Integration Services) that enabled the customer to sync data across the systemsLed the pilot project for implementation of a new product ( RAVN ) which indexed and searched metadata within the Records Management System using Machine Learning that provided powerful searching capabilities to the end-usersProvided training to over 15 client-site personnel on the techniques to customize the product by leveraging built-in capability and following best practices in the implementationCollaborated with support and engineering teams to resolve product issues in a timely manner and incorporate the fixes in future product releasesInstalled, configured, and deployed the Threat Manager product using Docker containers that provided protection of sensitive data from internal and external threatsDeployed a new product as part of a Proof of Concept(POC), performed end to end testing, and collaborated with support and engineering teams to resolve product issues promptlyDeveloped API scripts to assist the customer in integrating their legacy system with the Security Policy product that enabled them to secure sensitive dataTriaged complex requirements and devised custom solutions that enabled the customers to enhance existing product functionality

Toronto, Canada Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Configured and implemented the Huron Research Suite as per the needs of the clients by leveraging the existing framework(using Javascript and HTML/ CSS); Tasks included requirements analysis, business process design, UI forms design, workflow design and configuration, testing, deployment and post go - live supportLed the design sessions with end users to gather and evaluate the requirements and validate the design decisions, while ensuring that customization is minimal thereby leading to lower maintenance costsDesigned and implemented the integration of the Huron Grants/Financial Management solution with 4 other modules using SOAP based Web Services which improved the regulatory compliance for the clients.Co – ordinated efforts with the team members and the client site developers spread across the US to deliver a working product in a timely mannerWorked independently with minimal supervision ; Handled multiple client requests simultaneously and prioritized the tasks as neededDeveloped reports in SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) for multiple clients that provided key research metrics and helped them make data driven decisionsLed the UAT (User Acceptance) testing effort by developing a comprehensive test plan and analyzed the downstream impact of issues which cut the number of development iterations in half Formulated, developed, and executed data conversion strategies and work plans to migrate data from the legacy system to new systemImproved business processes of the clients by closely aligning it with product functionality and advised them from both functional and technical perspective which resulted in savings of approx. $20,000Conducted training sessions for the client-site personnel to configure the product by following best practices in implementation

Chicago

Graduate Student at University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

Evaluated the current business processes in the organization and identified key risk areas affecting revenue realization Performed data analysis and provided recommendations to streamline the moving processes and thereby increase revenues by 20%Analysed data to identify trends and patterns in spending and reported to the managementEstablished the implementation plan and timeline to ensure process compliance which improved the efficiency and enabled the organization to serve larger client base

Greater Chicago Area

Performed the analysis, design, development and implementation of a new automated quote systemAnalyzed the existing quote request process (Vtiger CRM) and implemented enhancements for the automation of the current workflowAnalyzed the database schema and queried the respective tables in the database to prepare the quotes

Greater Chicago Area

Gathered the requirements by interacting with over 100 internal clients to implement a new initiativeAnalyzed the requirements and created business requirement document (BRD)Developed workflow diagrams using Visio for the existing and the new functionalities in the system Communicated the requirements to the developers and QA teamPerformed UAT testing for the changes made to the systemArranged training sessions to assist the clients in on-boarding their applications to the system Followed up with all the clients to make sure that their concerns were addressed and resolved critical issues by consulting with higher management

Pune Area, India

Worked in the ‘Financial Services and Insurance’ vertical, J2EE platform for ‘Bank of America’ as the clientDeveloped enhancements for the billing module of the bank portal (CashPro Online, Bank of America) in Java to incorporate billing changes which led to improved efficiency in the entire invoicing process; tasks included feasibility study, analysis, design, coding and testingCollaborated with the clients, analyzed business requirements and translated them to technical specifications ; Documented the requirements specifications and prepared technical design documentsDeveloped test plans and executed the test cases using various test scenarios; Performed necessary modifications to the code to resolve any issuesAnalyzed excel files consisting of thousands of records pulled from the database; Manipulated the data and inserted the records into appropriate tables in the database in order to sync the data between the production and the lower testing environmentsDeveloped a web application in Java platform for extracting information of the back office users, archiving it in files and transferring them to the respective applications via FTP; Designed the schema for the database , populated the files by querying respective tables in the databaseMigrated existing applications to a new server using Web Sphere Application Server as part of an effort to free up space on existing servers for load balancing purposesAnalyzed the code for the web portal written in Java with limited documentation and debugged several issuesProvided module specific training to new members in our team

Masters, Management Information System, 4.0/4.0

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology