Somya Das

Flat no. 302, Plot No. 16&17,

D.O.B: 8th January,1983
Om Namah Sivah Apartment
Mobile: +91 98702.51542
Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai-91 Email:
somyadas@gmail.com

Solutions-oriented IT Consultant with notable success directing a broad range of

corporate IT initiatives while participating in planning and implementation of
information solutions in direct support of business objectives. Presently looking for
openings in Management and Strategic Consulting.
 Track record of taking responsibility, systems analysis and development, and
full lifecycle project management.
 Demonstrated capacity to implement innovative programs that drive aware-
ness, decrease exposure, and strengthen organization maturity to handle IT
Security policies.
 Hands-on experience leading all stages of system development efforts, in-
cluding requirements definition, design, architecture, testing, and support.
 Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to coordinate and direct all phases of
project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and leading project teams.
 Experience of all phases of Software Delivery Life Cycle, from requirements
analysis, design, implementation, transition to support.

CORE COMPETENCIES & AREA OF INTEREST: IT Governance, COBIT, ISO, Business Impact Analysis;
Regulatory Adherence; License Compliance, Data Integrity/Recovery; Research &
Development;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (2 and half years)

02.2008 – Present Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd.

Consultant

Worked on License Compliance Projects for Two Major software vendors in the world.

• Successfully completing license compliance review from end to end for multiple
clients.
• Helping client to build IT policies and procedures around Software and Hardware
inventory and compliance.
• Researching and developing audit methodology for individual product families.
• Responsible for all decision making process for key activities, budgeting re-
sources and planning strategies to complete license review successfully.
• Handling the license compliance issues, educating the client and increasing
awareness among the clients.
• Handling the responses of clients, understanding their needs and delivering sat-
isfactory solutions.
• Handling client queries on Products and informing them about various licensing
schemes of the product.
• Working along with the team to ensure proper timely delivery of the reports and
reporting regular updates to product on time.
• Coordinating and communicating with Client and helping the client to reach com-
pliance.
• Sharing knowledge, conducting training for team members and motivating the
team to work intelligently.

01.2006 – 06.2006 Padam Sugar & Co., Vishakhapatnam

Junior Developer

• Reported to Team Leader. Worked in a group of 5.

• Took active part in project management, gathering requirements and
understanding the scope of the project.
• Selected appropriate technologies and understood the network architecture for
the development approach.
• Provided technical guidance/support to the project management team.
• Created synergy and acted as a liaison between the software development, busi-
ness development and customer service departments, improving relationships
and communication between the groups.
• Mapped critical business processes reducing turnaround time and improving
team efficiency.
• Handled key issued related to MIS.

06.2005 - 11.2005 IntraSoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

(www.123greetings.com)
Junior Internal Project Coordinator

• Reported to the Team Leader. Worked in group of 6.

• Assigned to lead one high-profile project for internal working of the organization.
Met aggressive target dates while satisfying quality standards and ensured
timely communication with the stakeholders.
• Handled query sessions with the stakeholders to understand their scenario and
performed requirements elicitation.
• Coordinated with Software development team and guided them to design and
build the software for the internal purpose.
• Identified key growth areas for improving the current as-is situation of the ongo-
ing process for Library Management System.
• Conducted workshops and training sessions for the internal employees of the or-
ganization.
• Worked on live database system, MySQL.
EDUCATION
2006 – 2007 University of Manchester, Manchester Business School,
Manchester, U.K.
MSc in Business Information Technology
(MBA equivalent with a focus Information Management,
System Design and Consulting)
2001 – 2005 AIUMT, Irvine, USA
BSc in Electrical, Electronics and Computer
Engineering
GPA – 3.32 on a scale of 4.0

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully completed Microsoft Certification on Software Asset Management.
• Successfully completed Harvard Business School e-learning course on
Management Training Program.

TECHNICAL SKILL:
• Operating System: Windows 95/98/XP, Windows NT 4.0,Windows 2000,
Windows Vista Business
• Familiar Languages: VB,JAVA
• Backend Tools: MS-SQL Server 2000/2005, MS-Access 2000
• Office Packages: MS Office 2000/2003/2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Presently have the work permit to work in United Kingdom (U.K.) for any
employer till 13th February, 2011.
• Fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali. Know beginner level German.