Ashwin Arab

Ashwin Arab

Financial Analyst

location of Ashwin ArabCentene Corporation

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Technology Consultant | Pega CSSA | Pega CBA

  • Education

    • Schoolcraft College

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    • Wayne State University

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Accounting and Finance
  • Experience

    • Rithtech Systems

      Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
      Financial Analyst

      - Implemented new time-sheet program that prevented 20 consultants from being fired due to time and payment discrepancies between vendors and clients - Built an efficient database in Quickbooks that highlights available consultants and their related cash inflows in order to build better relationships with primary vendors- Created info dumps in Excel, using Pivot Tables and Macros, for vendors to search for consultants based on availability, years of experience, and software field. - Managed payroll, profitability analysis, reconciliation of vendor accounts, preparation of financial statements, billing, processing of purchase orders- Effectively took charge by teaming up with the business aspect to understand the needs of the company and the consultants that it has placed. Show less

    • Cognizant

      Aug 2013 - now
      Senior Software Developer

      - Development and production support on PEGA call-center application with support for 700+ users across the country- Development and production support on PEGA ACA-compliant insurance-quote rating application that has generated > $2 Million in billings- End to end software development life cycle for multiple upgrades of Federal call-center applications for sensitive Department of Defense healthcare information- Reduced average handling time in call center through development and production support of Pega RDA (Robotic Desktop Automation) and Pega Chat modules in the federal environment- Technical writing experience: requirement and solution documentation from direct-capture-of-objective (DCO) sessions - Project sizing and estimation experience- Managing multiple development teams both onsite and off-shore Show less

    • SkillStorm

      Sept 2021 - now
      Lead Software Developer

      - Lead operations developer (production support and minor enhancement) for debt management and disbursements system for internal government and external users - Utilized Agile methodology with JIRA to plan work, project completion dates, storypointing, and document development effort- Lead a team of up to 6 junior developers, juggling their growth and team building with regular work duties- Strove to create a well documented and welcoming environment for all devs, new and old Show less

    • Centene Corporation

      Jan 2024 - now
      Senior Application Dev Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ashwin Arab
      National Novel Writing Month 2019 NaNoWriMo Nov 2019 Personal - Finished NaNoWriMo. Challenge to complete 50k words in one month. Genre: science fiction
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Advocate

      Issued by United Way for Southeastern Michigan on Aug 2012
      United Way for Southeastern MichiganAssociated with Ashwin Arab