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Raja Narayanan

Raja Narayanan

Business Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Manager | Engineer

  • Education

    • University of Hartford

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Communication Communication and Media Studies

      Researching listening skills. Built strategies to educate the importance of listening.

    • Anna University Chennai

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical and Electronics

      1. Lead a team and won state entrepreneurship award for designing and building an electric car that uses solar energy that has 2X acceleration.2. President, department of engineering: lead the department to organize symposiums that was attended by more than 1000 students across the country – a first for my college.3. Presented my research paper in more than 100 universities across India.

  • Experience

    • HCLTech

      Aug 2011 - Jul 2014
      Business Analyst

      1. Managed requirements for product modernizations that transacts premium of $5.3 billion for specialty insurance.2. Lead a team of innovation project that resulted in 30% increase in the innovation index.

    • Accenture in India

      Jul 2014 - Mar 2016
      Senior Business Analyst

      Built the requirements for Policy Management system that resulted in faster speed to market.

    • Accenture

      Mar 2016 - Aug 2022

      1. Built first in the industry self-service digital application and integrated it with three products, that resulted in increasing users from 80,000 to more than 500,000.2. Conceived and built an easy to consume digital insurance audit results that led to 20% increase in customer retention.3. Owned an internal demo tool for training and knowledge sharing that saved estimated 600 hours per training cycle and two-fold increase in training effectiveness. 1. Lead a team of business analysts to redesign policy system, which resulted in estimated 25% faster processing.2. Drove development of enhancements and regulatory changes that achieved twice speed to market rate of delivery.

      • Product Manager

        Jan 2018 - Aug 2022

      • Lead Business Analyst

        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

    • FINRA

      Aug 2022 - now
      Product Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified practitioner of Human-Centered Design

      LUMA Institute
      Dec 2023

    • FINRA Data Analytics- People and Culture

      Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
      May 2023
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    • Associate in General Insurance (AINS)

      The Institutes
      Feb 2015

    • Machine Learning

      Stanford University
      Feb 2021
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    • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)

      FINRA
      Dec 2023

    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      May 2022
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Raja Narayanan
      Public Speaking Evaluator Toastmasters International Mar 2020 Evaluate the technique, analytical quality of the speech and provide recommendations for the speaker. Won 3rd place across the state of NY, CT and MA.
    • Awarded to Raja Narayanan
      Winner of Insurtech Hackathon 2018 InsurTech Feb 2018 Upward Hartford & InsurTech Hartford hosted a Digital Health Hackathon Weekend, a 48-hour event designed to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business ideas in the field of digital health. The weekend -long startup marathon featured top regional developers, designers, coaches, entrepreneurs, mentors, and judges. Participating teams competed to create innovative prototypes that demonstrate artful coding and design skills driving the next generation of digital health… Show more Upward Hartford & InsurTech Hartford hosted a Digital Health Hackathon Weekend, a 48-hour event designed to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business ideas in the field of digital health. The weekend -long startup marathon featured top regional developers, designers, coaches, entrepreneurs, mentors, and judges. Participating teams competed to create innovative prototypes that demonstrate artful coding and design skills driving the next generation of digital health applications. I pitched my idea and formed a team which took home a $5,000 cash prize sponsored by Cigna.Link to magazine articles- https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/hackathon-winners-laud-diversity-ingenuity-for-alexa-driven-customer-service-technologyhttp://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-ugc-article-upward-hartford-insurtech-hartford-announce-2018-02-21-story.html Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Photographer

      Issued by Paws 4 life CT on Aug 2018
      Paws 4 life CTAssociated with Raja Narayanan

    • Communication Trainer

      Issued by Department of Correctional Services on Mar 2019
      Department of Correctional ServicesAssociated with Raja Narayanan