Vinu Shankar

Current

• Business Analyst at Cognizant
• Business Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Past

• Consultant at A newswire company
• Consultant at Dun & Bradstreet
• Trainee Engineer at IMC Ltd

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Education

• University of Madras

Recommended

3 people have recommended Vinu

Connections

56 connections

Industry

Information Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Vinu Shankar’s Summary

I started my career with a short stint in a liquid warehousing company and later moved on to software services & consulting. I have worked in the complete range in IT systems cycle including development, testing, Scope and Requirements management.

My interests include business analysis, development and pre-sales activity.

Vinu Shankar’s Specialties:

business analysis, requirements gathering

Vinu Shankar’s Experience

• Business Analyst

  Cognizant

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CTSH; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Full range of IT systems experience: Development, Scope, Requirements management and pre-sales efforts

• Business Analyst

  Cognizant Technology Solutions

  (Public Company; Information Services industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

• Consultant

  A newswire company

  (Online Media industry)

  March 2009 — August 2009 (6 months)

  This traditional PR company had an old, frame-based designed website and the marketing team wanted to implement a content management system. My responsibilities included building a good knowledge showcase section where content can be easily updated. I worked, as part of the BA team, on the project that went live successfully this September.

• Consultant

  Dun & Bradstreet

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DNB; Information Services industry)

  May 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  Working on credit management solutions for enterprise, middle market and small businesses to delivered on a web-based platform. Role includes product, feature development through requirements gathering and coordinating with development and other support teams.

• Trainee Engineer

  IMC Ltd

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Import and Export industry)

  June 2004 — November 2004 (6 months)

Vinu Shankar’s Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Engineering , Electrical , 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Event management team, Debate team

Additional Information

Vinu Shankar’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Vinu Shankar’s Interests:

marketing, business development, branding, blogging, reading, classical music, professional networking, Knowledge management

Vinu Shankar’s Groups:

•    Cognizant Technology Solutions
•    Business Analyst Professional
•    BA forum [Business Analyst forum]
•    ProjectWorld & The World Congress for Business Analysts
•    Media & Entertainment Professionals
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    Use Case Professionals

Vinu Shankar’s Honors:

Blogger of the year 2006-07 (Cognizant, Technology star award (D&B)

Vinu Shankar’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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