Syed Saif Rahman02032020

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SYED SAIF RAHMAN, 28 Phone: +91 973 967 1086

Email: [email protected]
Work Experience ~4.5 Years

CONSULTANT(STRATEGY), DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP – London/Bangalore/San Francisco, May ‘18 – Present


● Blueprinting Strategy of IT platforms for a UK-based Satellite Telecommunication start up using a product and feature based approach:
Program management and governance for greenfield IT program, sales and commercial negotiations, executive reporting, discovery of new
business models, operating model design using service design and delivery of program using Scaled Agile principles
● Strategy for Smart Campus Operations for a US Higher Education client: Identified a set of Revenue generating and Cost Saving use cases
using technologies like AI/ML, Analytics and IoT and developed business cases for a set of prioritized scenarios for implementation (quick wins)
● Program Management and Governance for Enterprise-scale digital transformation post M&A: Managed IT landscape stabilization program
for a leading technology giant post migration of entire technology stack to SaaS based applications; involved managing multiple IT vendor teams
across APJ, EMEA and AMS time zones
● ERP vendor assessment Strategy for global cloud-based communications and collaboration provider to enable growth and market differentiation
● Developed TCO calculation tool for a Bay-Area Based Cloud Service Provider: Built a calculator to estimate the TCO costs of migrating a
workload (e.g. SAP Workload, Data Warehouse workload) to client’s cloud platform
● Responsible for Sales pursuit content for Proposals across IT Infrastructure assessment, greenfield projects, and CIO conversation starter decks

INTERN – MARICO LTD – Mumbai, Aug ‘17 – Oct ‘17


● Explored the applicability of Blockchain technology across the value chain of Marico; Collaborated with internal & external stakeholders to map
business processes to Blockchain use cases; Benchmarked vendors and provided analysis based on technical capabilities & relevant experience
● Collaborated with Indian Blockchain start-ups to create a live demo and demonstrated fitment of blockchain on exchange of smart assets process
in an identified Freight management system use case

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER, INFOSYS LTD. – Bangalore, Oct ‘13 – May ‘16
● Enhanced usability on dealer facing POS application for a leading German Auto client by executing code enhancements based on change requests
● Revamped the existing POS & Contract-Originating Systems to make them compatible with HTML5 improving turnaround time at sales;
improved customer satisfaction at ~100+ dealerships in US, Canada and Mexico
● Spearheaded implementation of Automation testing on POS application leading to ~24% reduction in man hours in subsequent testing cycles
● Conceptualized and implemented the Single-Sign-On functionality providing a unified sign-on experience for the truck and cars applications

Education

Institute Degree Year


S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai PGDM, Information Management 2016 – 18
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata B. Tech, Information Technology 2009 – 13

Certifications & Courses

● Scrum Alliance - Certified Scrum master (CSM) ● LinkedIn – Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
● IBM Certified - Blockchain Essentials ● LinkedIn - Strategic Thinking

Academic Projects

● Tepper School of Business, CMU: Studied advanced courses in Strategy and Digital Economy, Human Centric Design and Data Analytics
● Analyzed IT Strategy and recommended future IT roadmap in consultation with Head- Strategy & Corp. Comm. for Bombay Stock Exchange
(BSE); Reviewed vendor management policy, IT infrastructure policy and performed Stakeholder Analysis using Importance-Influence matrix
● Design Thinking – Developed wireframes for stress relieving mobile app after performing initial market research and modified it after UX testing
● Explored the applications, use cases, deployment examples, challenges & impact of Virtual Reality (VR) in the tourism industry

Achievements

● National Runners Up, P&G CEO Challenge; Developed Brand Strategy and channel strategy for Gillette and presented to CXOs of P&G India
● National Finalist (Top 3), Marico Case Study challenge; Presented an STP & Marketing Communication plan for Saffola Masala Oats to the CMO
● Winner, Consultomania OJAS; Designed the Business Strategy, the GTM and Communications Strategy for a Retail Store franchise
● Winner of UGCA competition, SPJIMR; Created prediction model by mining 6k+ posts from depression and suicide forums with 89% accuracy
● Awarded the Applause Awards twice during the tenure at Deloitte Consulting for Outstanding performance & commitment towards client
SYED SAIF RAHMAN, 28 Phone: +91 973 967 1086
Email: [email protected]

Extra-Curricular Interests

● Quizzing: Represented Infosys at an Inter-Corporate Quizzing event (Runners-up) and was also part of the SPJIMR Quiz team
● Cricket: Represented SPJIMR at multiple cricket championships winning 2 trophies along the way for the SPJIMR Cricket team

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