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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Courseprojects
Activities
Awards
Volunteer Experience
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Hur Raza Kapadia

Houston,Texas

Summary

Motivated and detail-oriented Business Administration student with a strong foundation in Management Information Systems and Management, complemented by hands-on experience in project management, IT support, and data analytics. Proven ability to manage complex projects, enhance operational efficiencies, and develop data-driven solutions. Adept at leveraging technical skills in programming, data management, and visualization to solve business problems. Demonstrates excellent leadership through roles such as President of the Pakistan Student Association, securing significant sponsorships and organizing large-scale events

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Junior Project Manager

Raw Canvas Lab LLC
05.2021 - Current
  • Managed project risks, contingency, and mitigation plans, enhancing project delivery efficiency
  • Developed positive relationships with associates and clients, leading to improved project outcomes
  • Reduced payroll costs by 30% through strategic outsourcing
  • Implemented a work management platform, streamlining project tracking and workflows
  • Collaborated with team members to solve business problems, improve performance, and generate value for clients.

IT Support Specialist

Merchants Group Inc
08.2018 - 03.2021
  • Conducted technology assessments and audits, recommending strategic IT solutions to enhance efficiency and security
  • Troubleshooted technical issues for customers and internal clients, ensuring minimal downtime
  • Provided technical support for servers and back-end network systems
  • Managed and fixed bugs, protecting the network from external attacks.
  • Delivered onsite technical support for 26 employees.

Assistant Manager

Millennium Entertainment (PVT.) LTD
01.2017 - 07.2018
  • Negotiated terms and prices with suppliers and freight companies, achieving an 8% savings on costs
  • Analyzed data to identify issues and implement alternative plans
  • Monitored and assessed performance, maintaining cost-effective practices.

Management Trainee

Millennium Entertainment (PVT.) LTD
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • Conducted research to enhance profitability and minimize risk
  • Supported managers in performance analysis, report writing, and data evaluation.
  • Managed approximately 30 incoming calls, emails and faxes per day from customers
  • Assisted supervisors in setting clear goals, establishing priorities, and monitoring progress to ensure successful completion of tasks.
  • Acted with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote culture of company.

IT Technician and Junior Network Administrator

CTTC
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Managed vendor accounts, employee payroll, and inventory control
  • Assisted in IT technical support and network administration.
  • Provided remote technical support, resolving issues quickly without requiring onsite visits whenever possible.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems and Management

C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
Houston, Texas
12.2024

Associate of Arts in Business -

Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
06.2021

Skills

  • Agile/Scrum
  • Waterfall
  • Python
  • R
  • Bash
  • C
  • C#
  • AWS
  • Snowflake
  • Firebase
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • NoSQL (MongoDB)

Courseprojects

  • Customer Segmentation and Buying Behavior Predictive Analysis, Fall 2023, Utilized SMOTE to address data imbalance. Employed PCA and VIF for feature extraction and selection. Segmented customers into 4 groups using K-means clustering, achieving the highest silhouette score. Predicted campaign acceptance rate with 88% accuracy using Random Forest.
  • RShiny Application: Analysis of Traffic Stops in Charlotte (2020-21), Spring 2023, Developed an RShiny app to analyze officer attributes and demographics.
  • Tableau Dashboard: Analyzing Global Energy Resources & Consumption, Spring 2023, Created a Tableau dashboard to visualize global energy consumption and carbon footprint.
  • Airline Satisfaction & Retention Analysis, Fall 2022, Conducted K-means cluster analysis for feature engineering and outlier detection. Modeled satisfaction scores using decision tree and logistic regression. Utilized SAS Miner Guide, SAS Client, and R Studio.
  • Rating Mechanism for Campus Eats, Fall 2022, Deployed a relational database and created a rating system using functions, stored procedures, views, and indexes. Used MySQL Workbench 8.0.

Activities

Pakistan Student Association, President, Fall 2023, Present, Secured $32,500 in event sponsorships through relationship cultivation., Organized successful events, including Dinner with Mayor, Counsel General farewell, and PSA show., Raised over a million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.

Awards

  • Dean's List: Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020
  • Transfer Excellence Scholarship, 2021 – 2023

Volunteer Experience

  • Collected pledges for school fundraisers.
  • Led volunteer efforts for the groundbreaking ceremony of a community mental clinic.

Timeline

Junior Project Manager

Raw Canvas Lab LLC
05.2021 - Current

IT Support Specialist

Merchants Group Inc
08.2018 - 03.2021

Assistant Manager

Millennium Entertainment (PVT.) LTD
01.2017 - 07.2018

Management Trainee

Millennium Entertainment (PVT.) LTD
08.2016 - 12.2016

IT Technician and Junior Network Administrator

CTTC
01.2015 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems and Management

C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

Associate of Arts in Business -

Houston Community College
Hur Raza Kapadia