Ishan Vasandani

2806 Carrick Ct · Southlake, TX 76092 · (817) 682-1126 · ishan.vasandani@gmail.com

Recent graduate from Texas A&M University with a degree in Industiral Engineering and a minor in Computer Science


Experience

IT Applications Intern

Maverick Capital
  • Set up firm wide intranet utlizing Confluence
July 2019 - Current

Summer Advisory Associate

PwC
  • Worked with Application & Emerging Technologies practice
  • Assisted with Agile Transformation for large Utility company
  • Tailored SAFe best practices to ensure successful program delivery
  • Helped with restructuring of program to ensure demonstrable work was being delivered frequently.
June 2018 - August 2018

Software Engineering Intern

Fidelity Investments
  • Created automated tests using Selenium framework
  • Responsible for creating data reports and distributing to appropriate parties
  • Implemented nightly report generated through API calls in Groovy script and used SFTP to distribute to internal systems
  • Provided production support for certain tasks like sync issues.
May 2017 - August 2017

Software Engineering Intern

Fidelity Investments
  • Assisted with Functional Testing of application
  • Requirement gathering of Phase II of Client Appointment Setting system
  • Implementation of requirements via configuration changes.
May 2016 - August 2016

Education

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science
Major: Industrial Engineering
Minor: Computer Science
GPA: 4.00
August 2015 - May 2019

Keller High School

August 2011 - May 2015

Projects

myTesla
myTesla

Created an Alexa skill to help control set of features on a Tesla Model S

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Senator Match
Senator Match

Web Application to help users understand how their Senators have voted on issues that matter to them

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ETA
ETA

Alexa skill that makes the planning your trip to the airport as easy as possible. Calculates the time that you should leave for the airport and get a reminder text message

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Workforce Optimization
Workforce Optimization through Forecasting

Developed web applcaition for Pitney Bowes that utilized historical inbound volume data to fit various forecasting models. Displayed results using dynamic R Shiny, that allows the user to see different receipts types.


Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Software Development Life Cycle
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • SAFe SA Certifited
  • Project tracking with JIRA and AgileCraft
  • Hybrid project delivery with Waterfall and Agile

Interests

  • Continuously understanding the landscape of airlines and their partners
  • Enthusiast of the travel industry - specifically using airlines miles and credit card points to elevate the travel experience.
  • Outside of Work and School you can find me watching Football. Specifically the Dallas Cowboys!!

Awards & Honors

  • Winner of Best Aggie Challenge Team
  • Dean's Honor Roll - Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
  • Winner of Jack P. Covan Award - Highest honor given to ISEN graduating student
  • Recipient of the Hoff Scholarship - $1350