Jinal Thosani
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
About
Digital Strategist with 8+ years of experience working for various industries like…
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1K followers
Experience
Education
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Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
3.85/4.00
Activities and Societies: Event head in technical and cultural festival, ACM member
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Licenses & Certifications
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Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
Coursera Course Certificates
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Python Data Structures
Coursera Course Certificates
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Introduction to Marketing
Coursera Course Certificates
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Introduction to Software Product Management
Coursera Course Certificates
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Software Processes and Agile Practices
Coursera Course Certificates
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Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling
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Courses
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Advanced Computer Networks
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Advanced Database Management System
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Analysis of Algorithms & Design
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Applied Data Science
IST 687
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Business Analysis
SOM 600
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Computer Graphics
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Computer Networks
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Computer Organization and Architecture
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Data Admin concepts and database management
IST 659
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Data Structures and Files
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Data Warehouse
IST 722
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Data Warehouse and Mining
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Database Management Studies
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Discrete Structure and Graph Theory
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E-Commerce
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Enterprise Risk Management
IST 625
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Human Computer Interaction
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Information Policy
IST 618
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Information Principles for Management Professionals
IST 614
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Information System Analysis
IST 654
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Information Visualization
IST 719
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Introduction to Information Management
IST 621
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Managing information Systems Project
IST 645
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Mobile Computing
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Object Oriented Programming
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Object Oriented Software Engineering
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Presentation and Communication Techniques
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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
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Software Architecture
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System Security
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Web Engineering
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Projects
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Risk Analyst - Sony Pictures Entertainment Security Breach Assessment
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• Identified the risks that led to security breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment by conducting SWOT Analysis.
• Researched the risk management approaches like Risk Map and Cost Benefit Analysis and suggested contingency plans
• Documented the strategies used to mitigate this low frequency risk event by studying the governance structure
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Database Management system for SU Ride Services
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- Conceptualized a database system for SU Ride Services for better transport facilities within SU
- Designed the Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagram using MS Visio and programmed it using Microsoft SQ queries
- Developed 12 User interfaces and 10 business reports using MS Access for analyzing the most frequent pickup and drop points, most frequent user and most common routes used by students -
Statistical Analysis for Hyatt Group of hotels
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• Extracted a million records from different sources to calculate the Net Promoter Score (NPS) as 69% for Hyatt Group
• Performed linear and non-linear regression analysis on the dataset using R to derive the factors affecting the score
• Provided recommendations to the client by generating visualizations using R packages (ggplot, ggmap, arules) -
Business Analysis for International Recruitment Strategy, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
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• Developed a marketing campaign plan to recruit students by identifying patterns from the past 11 years of data
• Analyzed the trends and patterns to estimate cost and cities for campaigning using Pivot tables and PowerPivot
• Used Google Analytics to measure the traffic by evaluating bounce rate, geographic locations, Google AdWords.
• Applied Cost Optimization techniques to reduce the campaigning costs by 10% by strategizing utilization of resources
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Student Enrollment Analysis for School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
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• Developed Data Warehouse solution for student enrollment data by forming a data model using star schema
• Implemented ETL process using SQL Server Integration services and built MOLAP cubes by following Bus Matrix
• Designed the dashboard by defining the key performance indicators (KPI’s) using Power BI to report the findings
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Daily Expenditure Analysis
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• Collected daily expenditure datasets consisting of over 1000 entries to determine the 10 basic key areas of expenditures of 2014
• Used analytical techniques like Pivot Table and Power Pivot using MS Excel to determine the expenditures from 2010-2014
• Performed basic computational scripting using R to generate visualizations to denote expenditures of US over age groups
• Created a dashboard to represent the visualizations using Tableau based on the key performance…• Collected daily expenditure datasets consisting of over 1000 entries to determine the 10 basic key areas of expenditures of 2014
• Used analytical techniques like Pivot Table and Power Pivot using MS Excel to determine the expenditures from 2010-2014
• Performed basic computational scripting using R to generate visualizations to denote expenditures of US over age groups
• Created a dashboard to represent the visualizations using Tableau based on the key performance indicators (KPI’s)
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Data Analyst for Daily Expenditure Analysis
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- Analyzed a dataset of 1000 entries over the globe to determine the 10 basic key areas of expenditures of 2014
- Used analytical techniques like Pivot Table and Power Pivot using MS Excel to determine the entity with the highest expenditures gender wise as well as age wise
- Coded using R to generate visualizations to analyze expenditures of US and defined the audiences and the story
- Created a poster to represent the visualizations using Watson Analytics and Tableau by plotting…- Analyzed a dataset of 1000 entries over the globe to determine the 10 basic key areas of expenditures of 2014
- Used analytical techniques like Pivot Table and Power Pivot using MS Excel to determine the entity with the highest expenditures gender wise as well as age wise
- Coded using R to generate visualizations to analyze expenditures of US and defined the audiences and the story
- Created a poster to represent the visualizations using Watson Analytics and Tableau by plotting tree maps and alluvial graphs
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Project Manager for Wealth Management System, Sun Trust Bank
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- Analyzed given requirements to document the Project Charter for the Middleware system for Sun Trust Bank
- Formulated Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to produce Gantt Charts using MS Project to determine project deliverables by following the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Documented the Risk Mitigation Plan by assessing the likelihood of various risks using the Risk Register
- Scheduled the entire project using MS Project thereby calculating Average % Complete, the budget and…- Analyzed given requirements to document the Project Charter for the Middleware system for Sun Trust Bank
- Formulated Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to produce Gantt Charts using MS Project to determine project deliverables by following the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Documented the Risk Mitigation Plan by assessing the likelihood of various risks using the Risk Register
- Scheduled the entire project using MS Project thereby calculating Average % Complete, the budget and the time frame of the project
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System Analysis for Pharma Care Limited
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- Proposed business canvas and business model for Pharma Care Limited thus defining its value propositions
- Created UML (Unified Modeling) Diagrams to depict the tracking system of individual components at Pharma Care
- Defined the cost required to build an IT system for products and services at Pharma Care thereby gaining ROI of 130%
- Formulated the Candidate matrix by defining the scores of various feasibility by comparing the cost of in-house vs. outsourced project.
-…- Proposed business canvas and business model for Pharma Care Limited thus defining its value propositions
- Created UML (Unified Modeling) Diagrams to depict the tracking system of individual components at Pharma Care
- Defined the cost required to build an IT system for products and services at Pharma Care thereby gaining ROI of 130%
- Formulated the Candidate matrix by defining the scores of various feasibility by comparing the cost of in-house vs. outsourced project.
- Performed Feasibility Analysis, Data Flow Modelling and Use Case Modelling to create an efficient IT solution
- Built the system by performing business data mapping and identifying all the business intelligence requirements
- Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) by creating the fish bone diagram followed by a 5 Why Analysis
- Documented various risks while developing the IT system using Risk Register and Performance Matrix
- Managed tasks associated with testing by developing test plans and writing test cases thereby performing cross impact analysis
- Communicated conceptual ideas and design rationale with the team and created 25 user interface mock-ups -
Credit Card Fraud Detection using Hidden Markov Model
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• Researched existing systems used for credit card fraud detection and presented a detailed comparison of techniques
• Designed and coded the system using Hidden Markov Model by proposing Fraud Detection System
• Applied the data mining technique of HMM to 500 datasets justifying minimum fault cases of overall 5%
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