Pragnya Sahoo3 Brabham court, 39 central road, Worcester Park, KT4, London +447438401970 ǀ ǀ mailpragnya@gmail.com

An innovative, dynamic and highly energetic IT consultant with a proven ability to identify and capitalize on business opportunities. Previously achieved rapid progression in major projects from the planning stage through to implementation and completion.  A self-driven individual, comfortable in handling key accounts whilst exceeding service expectations and is willing to work in a challenging and friendly environment to make business that impacts and changes lives.

I am a graduating MBA student in London looking for internship with a vision to implement process that delivers high customer satisfaction and a high impact on people.

Key Achievements

Scholarship MBA student, London Above 4 years of experience in IT consulting and mobile application development, Automation and

testing A successful IT consultant for Lloyds Bank UK Recognized for Recognized for strong relationship building abilities with co-workers, clients and managers alike International experience working with multinational companies on products based on Android OS Adept at implementing business strategies while managing organizational change management processes

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Broadcom, Bangalore, India (July 2013-Sept2014):

Automating the test cases for android application MOBACAT tool. Integrating all the automated features under one roof and validate the stability of the device Created Python scripts for executing overnight stability Designed Test cases, test scripts and testing procedure manuals for products and application on android

OS Provided training on debugging and using various testing tools like DDMS

Senior Software Engineer at Motorola/ Google, Bangalore, India (Jan 2010-June 2013):

Customization of mobile applications on Intel chipset and QUALCOMM chipset Automation of android features using Python Scripting and apython Framework Implementation network simulation for Verizon ,ATT, emara and latam network using the Anritsu

server and Aspect simulator Worked with all levels in the organization to convert business requirements into functional and technical

ones Created & executed test cases for Unit Testing Mentored the rest of the team Reviewed and quality assurance of my teams’ code – as a Defect Prevention Prime was involved in Defect

prevention planning, DP orientation, review and defect tracking, defect analysis, Statistical Process Control and report generation

Conducted brainstorming and knowledge transfer sessions

IT Consultant at TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, Bangalore, India (Jan-2009-Jan 2010): Client –Lloyds Bank, UK

Assessed business requirements, analyzed potential technical issues and proposed suitable solutions Liaison between the business and technical teams. Converted business requirements into functional and

technical requirements Lead progress meetings with client to keep them apprised of the project. Trained new employees in the induction process Conducted knowledge transfer sessions.

Software Engineer at TATA ELXSI PVT LTD, Bangalore, India (Nov-2008-Jan 2009).

Employed as a software engineer, received training in mobile application development and there by worked with major clients like Binatone, TCS and Polycom.

With Binatone:

Designed the UI layout for the applications like settings, Radio, contacts and weather. Customization of android framework

With Polycom:

Designed the web UI on android OS. Involved in Bug fixing and designing few applications.

Education

MBA – Global Management, Kingston Business School London, UK, Sept 2014– Oct 2015

Working on final dissertation Active member of the Kingston University Entrepreneurs Club Problem Solving Module – As a part of Global Management, Berlin School of Economics and Law , Berlin,

Germany, May 2015 Worked in O2 as a part time retail advisor

B.Tech – Computer science Engineering, SRM University of Science and Technology, Chennai, India, 2004-2008

Key Skills

SDLC Relationship Building Manual testing Business Case Analysis Agile Methodology Requirements Analysis Business Strategy Microsoft PowerPoint and

excel Automation UAT

IBM SPSS Google Apps Customer Service Testing Debugging Scripting

Areas of Knowledge

Operation Management Management consultancy

Corporate Social Responsibility

Inventory Management

Asset Management Operation Strategy

Business Analysis Strategic execution and implementation

Business forecasting Industry Analysis

Additional Information

Organized Team building activities in Motorola mobility, India Organized and hosted product launch parties Been a part of the cultural society in Motorola and have conducted many blood donation camps Organized education camps for the underprivileged children in Bangalore Owns a webpage for promoting tourism in Varanasi, India Passionate blogger and internet researcher with a keen interest in digital marketing, web and mobile

technologies