Prafful Patel

Experience

• 

  Dell Technologies

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2011

  • Co-ordinated successfully for 15 projects worth ₤150K over 3 different phases representing an offshore team of over 40 people.• Redefined the “estimation template” which resulted in increased revenue for my company.• One of the youngest on-site coordinator at client-site in the UK at the age of 26 years. • Prepare project estimates, work packets and change requests.• Responsible for developing the test strategy, test plans and impact analysis of business requirements. • Led a 7-member team successfully to deliver a critical project with direct savings of ₤62K. The effort also helped secure major projects worth ₤100K. Received the highest Employee recognition award from client.

  • Onsite Coordinator | Software Development Senior Analyst

    Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Software Development Senior Analyst

    Mar 2010 - Sept 2010

  • Associate

    Oct 2007 - Feb 2010
• 

  JDA Software

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2014

  As Senior Business Consultant, I served as functional liaison solving customer queries and issues for implementations spanning seven Business Releases worth $450K. I was awarded for my contribution and outstanding performance. I served as subject matter expert across multiple product areas, leveraging functional knowledge and leading team to help create business flows from which over 100 test scripts were created, resulting in the reduction of defect rate by 35%.

  • Senior Business Consultant

    Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  • Business Consultant Intermediate

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  • QA Engineer Intermediate

    Sept 2011 - Mar 2013
• 

  Poster Imposter Inc

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  Proprietor

  As Owner and Proprietor, I led the business development efforts for my entrepreneurial venture “Poster Imposter Inc” which designed minimal posters; securing over 500 poster orders resulting in revenues worth $7000. I developed and executed immediate and long-range business plans, and networked with multiple E-commerce sites, brick and mortar stores, event management groups, and restaurants to market my products.

• 

  Nationwide

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Project Manager Intern

  As Intern, I led the initiative for building and managing Nationwide IT Strategy information portal that would help the entire Organization better understand & build knowledge of Nationwide’s IT Strategy. I conducted vendor analysis for the implementation of the Gamification platform on information portal to increase user engagement, and facilitated design meetings with all the stakeholders to define the end state for the implementation of the information portal.Serving as an integral team member, as a Requirements Analyst Intern on a Tier 1 Guidewire implementation transformation project worth $207 million, I contributed to capturing more than 100 complex technical requirements and revamped the company’s IT strategy portal for 32,000 employees. Show less

• 

  HM Health Solutions

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2019

  Consultant - Healthcare Reform

  As Consultant at HMHS, I drove strategic initiatives across the organization, managed key stakeholders and business leaders, provided effective operational and strategic support, scoped and translated defined requirements into proposed solutions and value propositions. In addition, I identified opportunities for improvement and implemented solutions to improve business processes. I successfully reduced onboarding time for new hires from five weeks to two weeks through the design of process guides and the improvement of orientation materials. I drove operational cadence and cross-functional leadership across internal and external teams on key projects, captured client requirements and synthesized inputs from cross-functional technical teams to design complex business/technology solutions worth $7.2M for seven projects valued at $9.5M. I was also responsible for communicating project status regularly with director-level leadership and C-suite executives, managing a total of 10 projects valued at $6.75M, delivering all projects within scope, budget, and timeline. Show less

• 

  Highmark Inc.

  Jul 2019 - now

  Senior Business Solutions Consultant - ACA and CHIP

  As Senior Business Solutions Consultant, I collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage technology requests through to decision and work cross-functionally on strategic projects, managing full lifecycle delivery of complex, large scale, multi-million-dollar cross-functional programs. I consistently communicate program status with executive leadership, and recommend solutions in helping the executive team make well-informed portfolio decisions. I am successful in meeting set deadlines and budget constraints to deliver projects with a total value of $6M+ promptly and cost-effectively. Show less