Monil Chheda 3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Apartment # 1006 Philadelphia, PA 19104. monil.chheda@drexel.edu | 508-333-9330 EDUCATION MBA Candidate - Finance and Health Care Management Drexel University, LeBow College of Business September 2008 M. Sc. (I) – Information Technology, Rank: First University of Mumbai, India 2006 B. Sc. (Information Technology) - GPA: 4.0 University of Mumbai, India 2004 EXPERIENCE Drexel University, LeBow College of Business - Marketing Department. Teaching Assistant/ Research Assistant: 2007 - Present * Conduct “Introduction to Marketing Management” recitation, grading and project evaluation for multiple student sections. * Conduct surveys to evaluate the reaction time of subjects using DirectRT which require specialized coding skills in Microsoft Excel. * Assist professors in research and presentations. eLiteral, A Web-Hosting Company, Mumbai, India Co-Founder and Web Consultant: 2001 - 2006 * Successfully implemented “Lead management” to identify trends which developed potential customers * Managed Cash Flow and the Accounting process. * Analyzed and projected the financial status at month’s end closing for critical cost centers. * Developed business process automation methods to enhance the performance and profitability of the business by 150%. Patni Computer Systems Ltd., India (Client: Guardian Life Insurance Company, USA) Associate Software Engineer: 2004 - 2005 * Collaborated with users to increase understanding of business requirements. * Developed system architecture and deployed it using Oracle 9i. * Conducted peer-to-peer review of code and performed unit-testing on the reviewed code. * Prepared, executed test plans and performed quality assurance to ensure that the application development was in sync with the business requirements at all times. * Analyzed defects reported by users. In response, generated Pareto Charts and Fish-Bone diagrams which decreased fatal bugs by 27%. Direct Information Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India Senior Client Executive: 2002 - 2003 * Provided telephone assistance for escalated, level III support issues to end users. * Deployed and troubleshot hardware running Linux and Windows web servers. * Improved the corporate website ranking to #1 by using Search Engine Optimization. Competed against 234,000 websites. TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite, Database Management, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), DirectRT, Web Application Development using PHP/ MySQL and Oracle PL-SQL. CERTIFICATIONS National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., India. NSE’s Certification in Financial Market (NCFM) – Dealers module. [2003] NSE’s Certification in Financial Market (NCFM) – Derivatives module.[2004] PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS * Vice President, Entrepreneurship Club, Drexel University. 2007-2008 * Web Administrator, Pragathi (Graduate Student Body - Drexel University) 2007-2008 * American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) August 2007 * Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) June 2007 * American Finance Association (AFA) June 2007 * American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) International June 2007 * MBA Association, Drexel University September 2006 EXTRA CURRICULARS * Chairman, BYTE-IT (Inter-collegiate festival), Sathaye College, University of Mumbai. * Developed online event management system using PHP/ MySQL, Sathaye College, University of Mumbai. * Founder: KSHANA (Social Organization), Mumbai, India. * ‘Open Source’ and ‘Free Software Foundation’ supporter.