Veerendra Virkar
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Experience
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Strategic Insight | ISS Market Intelligence
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager, Data and Research
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Jul 2012 - Present
New York Manage fee and expense research to make sure all mutual funds and variable annuity annual reports are researched Contribute to other major projects in the company from customized Merrill project to monthly testing of Simfund Sub-Advisory Quoted in the Wall Street Journal (Sep 4, 2013, Dec 5, 2011) http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323477604578654362791633762 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203499704576625343248337576
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Research Analyst
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Nov 2011 - Jun 2012
New York City Thorough analyses of Simfund Sub-Advisory application to prepare for launch Fee and expense research
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FRC
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Research Analyst
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Aug 2010 - Oct 2011
Boston • Co-authored detailed report and quarterly publications providing data analysis on alternatives along with Portfolio Manager interviews and latest trends. • Analyzed the mutual fund industry using SQL and other proprietary tools to provide market sizing and competitive landscape research. • Conducted data analysis using SQL queries for ad-hoc client requirements. • Quoted in Wall Street Journal (Oct 29, 2010), Ignites (Sep 28, 2010, Oct 19, 2010, Oct 26, 2010, April 20, 2011 and May… Show more • Co-authored detailed report and quarterly publications providing data analysis on alternatives along with Portfolio Manager interviews and latest trends. • Analyzed the mutual fund industry using SQL and other proprietary tools to provide market sizing and competitive landscape research. • Conducted data analysis using SQL queries for ad-hoc client requirements. • Quoted in Wall Street Journal (Oct 29, 2010), Ignites (Sep 28, 2010, Oct 19, 2010, Oct 26, 2010, April 20, 2011 and May 4, 2011), Dow Jones newswire (Oct 27, 2010), Investment News (Dec 12, 2010 and Dec 30, 2010), RegisteredRep (Jan 6, 2011 and Jan 26, 2011) (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304316404575580352080299666.html)
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Data and Technology Analyst (Intern)
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Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
• Integral part of data team to tie loose ends during transition of IT vendor. Further took ownership of the technology component during IT vendor hiatus and clearly documented the processes.
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Tata Consultancy Services
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Leader
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Oct 2007 - Jul 2008
• Led full life-cycle project working with teams in the Netherlands (5 members) and India (20 members) through active communication resulting in on-time delivery with quality output. • Synthesize complex and contradictory information into concise, readable, unambiguous written requirements at multiple levels of detail • Take primary ownership of the requirements specifications and ensuring change management processes for updates. Clearly articulated the scope of the… Show more • Led full life-cycle project working with teams in the Netherlands (5 members) and India (20 members) through active communication resulting in on-time delivery with quality output. • Synthesize complex and contradictory information into concise, readable, unambiguous written requirements at multiple levels of detail • Take primary ownership of the requirements specifications and ensuring change management processes for updates. Clearly articulated the scope of the project. • Interface with the client and multi-disciplinary internal teams to support the solution delivery process. • Quality coordinator in the project responsible for internal review of documents in line with the Total Quality Management (TQM) processes. • Accurately document requirements and acceptance criteria to get client approval • Led IBM WebSphere Commerce suite implementation. Cross functional work integrating IBM WebSphere Commerce with third-party application Yantra.
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Technology Leader
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Mar 2005 - Sep 2007
• Expertise in SQL and Java to resolve unexpected changes in client requirements. Received ‘Star of the Month’ award for problem solving effort. • Admin for Oracle Discoverer. Ensured creation of important reports as well as smooth integration with custom Java applications. • Ensured compliance of standard procedures for coding standards and documentation while also implementing advanced technology like digital signature for multi-lingual applications. • Worked on team building to… Show more • Expertise in SQL and Java to resolve unexpected changes in client requirements. Received ‘Star of the Month’ award for problem solving effort. • Admin for Oracle Discoverer. Ensured creation of important reports as well as smooth integration with custom Java applications. • Ensured compliance of standard procedures for coding standards and documentation while also implementing advanced technology like digital signature for multi-lingual applications. • Worked on team building to move from forming to performing stage.
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Team Member
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Jul 2004 - Feb 2005
• Responsible for creating low level desing and coding of various applications. • Worked on Oracle RDBMS, Oracle ERP and Oracle Discoverer. • Quickly grasped the technologies and went on to become highly proficient.
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Education
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Boston College - Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management
MBA -
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics -
St. Xavier's Technical Institute
Diploma, Electronics and Video Engineering