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Rene Skariah

Bridgewater,USA

Summary

  • 12+ years of experience in various industries including Education, Software Sales, and US Immigration Services. Knowledgeable and inclusive US Immigration Consultant with 8+ years of domestic immigration and visa experience. Demonstrated understanding of immigration and work authorization laws and regulations. Flourishes in fast-paced high-stress environments with sensitive information that requires a high degree of confidentiality. Area of expertise includes Client Management, Process, and People Management. Responsible for end-to-end project execution of ad hoc projects – Initiation, Planning, Implementing, Execution, Monitoring, and Closing. Excellent communication and presentation skills with demonstrated abilities in monitoring motivated teams toward achieving organizational goals.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Tax Senior (Senior US Immigration Consultant)

EY Global Delivery Services India LLP
07.2022 - 04.2023
  • Managed the U.S. immigration lifecycle for all the U.S. hires and foreign national employees to obtain U.S. Work visas and permanent residencies. Prepared petitions/applications for various immigration-related matters (PERM, I-140, CP, AOS, Naturalization, H-1B, L, E-1/2, TN, O-1, J).
  • Managed international immigration applications and facilitated information and document collections internally and externally between the Company and service providers
  • Assisted manager in immigration and mobility policy and process analysis projects and led to identifying process, policy, and service gaps
  • Liaised with coworkers and immigration candidates to answer questions, resolve issues, and explain immigration policy.
  • Monitored progress for all U.S. Immigration cases in conjunction with external immigration counsel, identified long-term sponsorship issues, and communicate risk to talent acquisition/hiring manager
  • Coordinated recruitment process for U.S. Permanent resident applications, in conjunction with the sponsoring manager and external immigration counsel
  • Handled daily administration of mobility-related, tasks (review of vendor invoices, record keeping, tracking and updating databases, etc.)
  • Partnered with stakeholders to resolve exception requests and escalations.
  • Illustrated green card and immigration processes and managed communication channels to provide a high level of service and consultation to immigration inquiries.
  • Drove continuous improvement in day-to-day process and transformation initiatives that resulted in impactful evolution.
  • Maintained public access files to facilitate compliance, documentation, and execution of immigration policies and procedures.

Business Immigration Consultant (Team Lead)

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
01.2021 - 06.2022
  • Client Service Management: Partnered with clients to understand their business, culture and identify opportunities for improving their business processes
  • Facilitated communication and engagement between the client and practice teams and ensured adherence to client timeline, protocols, and SLA
  • Project Management, Strategy & Innovation: Advised clients on strategic issues related to service delivery, immigration compliance and risk
  • Collaborated with clients, and colleagues to launch innovative solutions to immigration challenges
  • Played an active and central role in the implementation and management of projects
  • Leveraged client data to provide valuable business insights and incorporate business intelligence and data analytics into business and operational solutions for clients
  • Responsible for new processes and new client transition
  • Presented dashboard reports on the current processes, business value, project statistics, future opportunities, and client issues
  • Researched, prepared, and formulated advice for queries from employees on all immigration-related matters
  • Identified key issues that may impact immigration formalities and addressed these issues with the client
  • Managed and stabilized relationships with both internal and external clients of the organization
  • Risk identification and mitigation
  • Ensured accurate, complete, and technically correct visa applications were submitted
  • Managed casework effectively within agreed time frames
  • Followed internal policies on risk management, use of Fragomen Connect, best practices, and IT usage
  • Kept clients well informed on any issues or changes to regulations or visa processes as required
  • Participation in conflict resolution and management of client expectations
  • Attended to reporting needs of clients update firm’s case management system and maintenance of client files by agreed practice protocols
  • Escalation handling conducted Root cause Analysis methodologies
  • Team Management, supervision, and guidance to team members.

Senior Business Immigration Analyst

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
11.2017 - 12.2020
  • Oversee, managed and coordinated team members in all aspects of the Immigration Service, ensuring that the process runs smoothly within the team
  • Mentored, guided, and trained new team members and review their performance
  • Oversaw the completion of all relevant visa and immigration documents and ensure that they are received within the time limit set by the government
  • Coordinated, prepare, and assembled applications/petitions in a timely fashion, preparing and checking all legal documents
  • Responsible for all Immigration issues and operations, remaining up to date with any changes to legislation
  • Coordinated, prepared, and assembled applications/petitions in a timely fashion
  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance repository of all visa-related documents for various clients
  • Communicated with different stakeholders including clients, vendors, and partner offices
  • Understand the procedures and documentation required for cases to be filed successfully and ensure compliance, documentation, and execution of immigration policies and procedures
  • Consistent updation of databases and utilization of case management tools effectively and efficiently to monitor cases and track deadlines and expiration dates.

Associate Consultant

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
12.2014 - 10.2017
  • Prepared Visa applications and work permit-related documentation
  • Assisted different stakeholders like clients, vendors, partner offices, and consular offices
  • Maintained a repository of all visa-related documents for different clients
  • Prepared monthly and weekly dashboards on the Visa status
  • Prepared protocols, documents, templates, etc., as appropriate
  • Recommended process improvements; participated in activities related to sustaining the Quality Management System, closure of action items identified during audits, and conducted Root Cause Analysis as necessary for the team.

Senior Business Development Coordinator

Orell Technosystems (India) Pvt Ltd.
12.2011 - 09.2012
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Coordinated sales marketing and tech support activities
  • Assisted with the development of proposals for new business opportunities
  • Quintessential marketing and negotiation skills, responsible for generating business from a designated area
  • Identified potential Customers and making cold calls to potential customers
  • Prompt response/follow-up to e-mail inquiries
  • Thoroughly research client potential and identify/speak to the right person (decision maker)
  • Plan/itinerary/finance and travel of Regional Managers, Business Development Executives, and Technical Support Executives well in advance
  • Managed the team of marketing executives and fixed demo/appointments with potential clients
  • Closed the deal quickly, efficiently, and effectively
  • Ensured product processing/ dispatch/ installation/ training is completed as per schedule
  • Ensured that the Technical Support Executive collected installation reports and recorded client comments
  • Meticulously follow up client service calls/ Annual Maintenance Contract/ reminders and answer all queries related to the products.

Project Coordinator and Senior Faculty

Advanced Bioinformatics Centre
05.2007 - 09.2009
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
  • Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
  • Communicate research results through presentations, scientific publications, or project reports
  • Responsible for the continuing education, training, and certification of new and experienced employees
  • Prepare training materials and presented over 20 training courses
  • Assisted manager with hiring procedures, screening of candidates, coordinating interviews
  • Developed and implemented annual business plans.

Project Coordinator and Faculty

Center For Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
03.2005 - 05.2007
  • Maintain and operate commercial and open-source bioinformatics software tools
  • Utilize software methodologies and computational tools as needed by research projects
  • Train students, post-docs and faculty in the use of software tools
  • Generate reports and briefs of sequencing analysis and experiments
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.

Education

MBA - HR

NACELL
India
01.2009

Master of Science - Bioinformatics

Bharathiar University
India
01.2004

Skills

  • Immigration Inquiries
  • Visa Applications
  • Immigration Case File Strategies
  • Global Immigration Filings
  • Compliance
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Attention to detail
  • Project management
  • Team collaboration
  • Confidentiality maintenance
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Client relationship building
  • Application processing
  • Document preparation
  • Strong communication skills
  • Continuous Process Improvement
  • Case management expertise
  • Critical thinking
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Networking capabilities
  • Legal Document Preparation

Tools Known

  • Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint and MS Office tools
  • Visio and Power BI
  • Basic knowledge of HTML Coding, C and C++
  • Immigration Software: INSZoom & Connect

Contact

+91 8547278264, +1 214-940-4886 / +1 908-507-0492

Course Certification

  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Completed PMP training
  • Awarded - Kaizen Champ certificate

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 02/20/82
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Tax Senior (Senior US Immigration Consultant)

EY Global Delivery Services India LLP
07.2022 - 04.2023

Business Immigration Consultant (Team Lead)

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
01.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Business Immigration Analyst

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
11.2017 - 12.2020

Associate Consultant

Fragomen Immigration Service India (P) Ltd.
12.2014 - 10.2017

Senior Business Development Coordinator

Orell Technosystems (India) Pvt Ltd.
12.2011 - 09.2012

Project Coordinator and Senior Faculty

Advanced Bioinformatics Centre
05.2007 - 09.2009

Project Coordinator and Faculty

Center For Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
03.2005 - 05.2007

MBA - HR

NACELL

Master of Science - Bioinformatics

Bharathiar University

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