Rachana Kishore Khorjuwekar

• Lead multiple projects (4-5 projects at a time) with clients in the UK and the US.
• Manage a team size of 35-40 team members, including functional managers based in India, the US, and SA.
• Understand client requirements, provide solutions, and build client relationships.
• Responsible for project margins, project revenue projections, and expense tracking.
• Closely involved in project estimations, team building, capacity planning, project risks, project monitoring, tracking, project success, and escalations.
• Identify training needs among team members, and arrange appropriate courses or seminars accordingly.
• Create project status presentation for client and senior management.
• Drafted status updates for upper-level management regarding the progress being made on various projects.
• Create detailed reports outlining progress, budgeting, timelines, and deliverables. for senior management review.
• Monitor project progress, and identify potential risks or issues that could affect the outcome of the project.
• Lead cross-functional teams in developing innovative solutions for complex problems.

• Understand project requirements, identify the project team, define the project process, and initiate project setup activities.
• Identify project risks and their mitigation and contingency plans.
• Develop project schedule, project workflow, project plans, tracking sheet, acceptance criteria, and other supporting documents.
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints.
• Built and established strong partnerships with clients, teams, vendors, and contractors.
• Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
• Work on project margins, project revenue, and expenses.
• Lead status calls with the team, the client, and senior management.
• Actively sought out feedback from stakeholders throughout the duration of a project in order to identify areas needing improvement or adjustment.

• Understand client requirements and provide solutions. Develop effort and cost estimations for projects of varying sizes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, project schedules, and project documents.
• Determine project process and identify project team.
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Coordinate resources across multiple departments and teams, as needed, for the successful completion of projects.
• Monitor the progress of each project to ensure the timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
• Present the project status report to the client and internal stakeholders.
• Identify project risks and their mitigation and contingency plans.
• Facilitate the resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary.
• Lead meetings with internal team members, client, consultants and contractors.
• Built and established strong partnerships with team and client.

• Manage learning and development projects for universities, colleges, and training institutes in India, the US, and the UK.
• Manage a team size of 25 to 30 people across India and the U.S.
• Collaborated with senior management and team members to outline project processes.
• Develop and implement project plans, schedules, WBS, and budgets.
• Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Assign tasks to team members, and monitor progress.
• Managed multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closure phases.
• Performed risk assessments, identified risks, developed mitigation strategies, and monitored risk status on a regular basis.

• Taught Java, C++, and HTML to higher secondary.
• Provided instruction and guidance to undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom setting.
• Developed and implemented innovative teaching methods that enhanced student engagement and learning outcomes.
• Edited course materials such as syllabi or lecture notes prior to their distribution.
• Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum development initiatives to ensure academic excellence.
• Attended meetings with administrators, deans, and other key stakeholders regarding curricular matters.
• Conducted exams, evaluated student progress, graded assignments, and provided students with feedback.

• Led the marketing team in CBM.
• Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
• Monitored team performance against targets, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Resolved escalated customer complaints or queries promptly and efficiently.
• Assisted the manager in setting achievable goals for the team while monitoring progress towards them.
• Collaborated with other departments to develop effective solutions that meet customer needs.

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• Developed and tested user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Collaborated with other developers on design specifications and coding tasks.
• Implemented bug fixes to improve application performance.