Phaneendra Sai

Male, 25
EDUCATION
Year Degree Institute %
2018 - 2020 PGDM IIM Lucknow -
2010 – 2014 B. Tech (ECE) JNTUCE Kakinada 61.38
2010 Class XII, AP Board Sri Chaitanya Jr College, Eluru 93.10
2008 Class X, CBSE Green Fields Public School, Eluru 81.00
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
 Special recognition from HOD for academic project “GPS-GSM Public Transportation” 2013-14
 Among top 0.2% at state level in AP-EAMCET-2010; ranked 588/220000 test takers 2010
Scholastic
 Received scholarship of ₹50,000 for securing 1st rank out of 900+ students in EAMCET 2010
Achievements
 Awarded “Best Outgoing Student” out of 33 students for all-round performance in class X 2008
 Ranked 1st in school in Class X CBSE examination & received scholarship worth ₹10,000 2008
Google Analytics Beginners & Advanced Inbound Marketing by Hub Spot
Certifications
Agile Project Management, Mphasis Learning Portal Google AdWords Fundamentals & Display
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
ERT Head,  Devised and documented 10+ standard procedures to ensure safe hardware configuration
Cerium Systems  Conducted 4 mock safety drills for 80+ employees about emergency evacuation procedures
CSR-Head,  Raised funds worth ₹100K+ from 60+ employees for Mphasis CSR for Prime Minister Relief Fund
Mphasis-2015-17  Organised Blood donation campaign twice & successfully sensitized 100+ employees to donate blood
Head of Events,  Led ECE department sports teams to win Overall Sports Championship; 1st time in 8 years
ASSET-JNTUK-  Organised 5 state level technical workshops attended by 100+ participants from 25+ colleges
2013-14  Optimally handled operations with a total budget allocation of ₹70000+ for 20+ events at JNTUK
Hospitalities Head,  Raised funds worth ₹12+ lakhs, an year on year increase of 33%, by partnering with 4 new sponsors
Tech Fest-2013-  Led team of 30 in hospitality vertical to facilitate food & accommodation for 900+ students for tech fest
14  Managed fund worth ₹6 lakhs+ for tech fest and saved 25% by cross department resource sharing
CR, Class XII-  Acted as liaison between 120+ students & 10+ lecturers to facilitate lectures and exams scheduling
2008-10  Organized an inter junior college science exhibition attended by 250+ participants from 8 schools
School Pupil Leader,  Won 4 prizes in 3 state level interschool competitions by representing 10+ sports & cultural teams
Class X-2007-08  Captain of Agni House & led 100+ students to win Overall Sports Championship on School Annual day
WORK EXPERIENCE
Team Lead, Senior Software Engineer Cerium-Systems, Bangalore Oct '17 – Apr '18
 Led a team of 10 to setup end to end automation testing system for a Fortune 200 Client
Project  Saved ₹7 lakhs by optimally managing hardware resources to complete automation testing setup
Management  Forecasted cost estimation of SSDs & servers worth ₹2 Crores required for test execution in 6 months
 Played pivotal role in improving the product quality by increasing issue resolution rate by 20%
 Ensured Quality Assurance to client by notifying issues within stipulated time to avoid escalations
Process
 Conceptualized a knowledge management system for Scaled Agile & reduced process constraints
Optimization
 Maximised utilization by optimally allocating project hardware resources to 40+ team members
Team Lead, Software Engineer Mphasis Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Feb '15 – Sep '17
Part of Project Hiring Process FastTrack Promotion thrice in 2 years 6+ Awards and recognitions
 Handled a team of 15+ for resource management & inventory allocation of project deliverables
Product Delivery  Analysed 4 testing tools and suggested 5 features for firmware testing; implemented by client
 Designed 20+ test plans as per product requirements & directed 15+ colleagues in test execution
 Reduced attrition in team by 25% in 3 months by identifying reasons & implementing solutions
Achievements
 Minimized defect backlog by 40% by communicating appropriate planning & prioritization of issues
 Part of project hiring process of 10+ entry-level engineers by conducting 10+ tests & 25+ interviews
Leadership  Mentored 15+ colleagues on process & technical aspects of project for improving productivity
 Delivered 20+ critical firmware issue resolutions per day by leading a team of 10 employees
 Received $500 reward from HPE for consecutive two years for effectively leading a team of 12
Awards &  Felicitated with “Monthly Summit Award” employees for firm initiatives taken within the team
Recognition  Recipient of Mphasis quarterly award for timely resolution of critical customer issues & suggestions
 ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from Client for effectively managing team with qualitative deliverables
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Tutored and guided 20+ disabled children for competitive exams as part of Mphasis CSR 2015-17
Social Service
 Organized 6 medical camps & health awareness campaigns in 4 villages in West Godavari 2009-10
Toast Masters  Member of IIM Lucknow Toastmasters, a club for Leadership & Public Speaking 2018
 Captain of winning Cricket Team of Mphasis Premium League participation of 20 teams 2017
 Winner of gold medal in Table Tennis singles at JNTUK participated by 60+ participants 2014
Sports
 Secured 1st place in Ball Badminton attended by 10+ teams at JNTUK in college sports day 2014
 Won Cricket Tournament participated by 8 teams at JNTUK organized of college sports day 2012
Email: placecom@iiml.ac.in Ph: +91 522 273 4013 PCOM No: 259