Rajalakshmi Murugan
Project Coordinator
Cary,NC
Summary
Versatile Project Coordinator with background successfully executing diverse project tasks to meet deadlines. Highly skilled at communicating with colleagues, monitoring status and achieving key milestones. Enthusiastic problem solver and talented team player with superior planning and decision-making skills. Demonstrated success in coordinating team resources, identifying discrepancies to the project manager, troubleshooting project risks and increasing project efficiency through process improvements and automations. Adept at reviewing, negotiating and maintaining timelines of contracts, developing quality assurance tests, coordinating and managing collaborations and project meetings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Project Coordinator (Recruitment Projects)
ESift Ltd.
London, London, UK
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Arranged travel and accommodation for team members and project partners.
- Tracked hours and expenses to keep project on task and within budgetary parameters.
- Maintained database and spreadsheets with accurate inventory and status.
- Created job files for each project and maintained current data in each file.
- Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Project Coordinator (Recruitment Projects)
SidTech Ltd.
London, London, UK
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
- Wrote technical narratives to document processes and design changes.
- Kept corporate and client information confidential, adhering to data safety measures.
- Created job files for each project and maintained current data in each file.
- Assisted with onboarding newly hired staff members and coached on task prioritization.
- Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Technical Recruiter
Urban Engineer
Novato, CA
03.2019 - 02.2020
- Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals.
- Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
- Onboarded new hires and set up training.
- Interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
- Wrote and posted technical job descriptions
- Sourced and selected applicants for technical positions within company.
- Cultivated in-depth understanding of IT, Finance and Retail industry trends and hiring desires.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Utilized various online and offline sources to find talented technical candidates and prepare for screening process.
- Collaborated with HR leadership regarding candidate salary determinations.
- Referred candidate resumes to customer account managers for evaluation and submission.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
- Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
09.2009 - 04.2012
- Troubleshot business logic and performance issues in existing mainframe applications.
- Monitored code and overall application to drive seamless performance.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
- Collaborated with business lines to understand business requirements and participate in development for SDLC documentation.
- Identified causes of issues within applications and determined which modifications needed to be made.
- Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
- Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality prior to release.
- Maintained existing applications and designed and delivered new applications.
- Responded to and remedied critical issues to limit downtime.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
Software Engineer
Birlasoft Limited
Noida, Uttarpradesh, India
08.2007 - 04.2009
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using COBOL, JCL and SQL.
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
- Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Application
PSG College of Arts And Science
Coimbatore, India 09.2004 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Madurai Kamarajar University
Krishnankovil, India 06.2001 - 04.2004
Skills
Search Engine Optimization
Timeline
Project Coordinator (Recruitment Projects)
ESift Ltd.
03.2022 - 01.2023
Project Coordinator (Recruitment Projects)
SidTech Ltd.
07.2021 - 03.2022
Technical Recruiter
Urban Engineer
03.2019 - 02.2020
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
09.2009 - 04.2012
Software Engineer
Birlasoft Limited
08.2007 - 04.2009
Master of Science - Computer Application
PSG College of Arts And Science
09.2004 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Madurai Kamarajar University
06.2001 - 04.2004