Roshan
Business Information Specialist Consultant, Chicago Office
Education
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
M.S. in Management Information Systems, 2002
Activities at UIC: Teaching Assistant for Courses on Operation management and C++, worked as a Research Assistant and helped create a Faculty Evaluation Reporting System for the College of Applied Health Sciences
Memories of UIC: What I miss about UIC and school life in general are the late nights and the really late mornings!
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
B.S. in Engineering, 1997
Hometown
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ZS Career Path
Business Information Specialist, 2002
Business Information Specialist Associate Consultant, 2004
Business Information Specialist Consultant, 2006
On the work
"A large pharmaceutical company wanted us to tell them their current sales force for a group of products was the optimal size. They wanted us to identify synergies between the products to enable them to decide an optimal team structure. I helped create a presentation after weeks of analysis using concepts learned both at school and at ZS. Our clients were very pleased with the results.
"The same company wanted to present monthly sales trends in a visual format that was easy to understand. I designed and implemented the process to create such a report. This report is widely circulated within the client’s organization and the report is currently in its 14th month of production."
On ZS values
Treat People Right: "The ZS work culture is pretty unique compared to other organizations I have worked with. Here, people go out of their way to help others. There are many instances where people have stayed back to help me meet deadlines. Although the people here are highly competitive I have yet to see an occasion where a person would step over another to get ahead."
On life outside work
"I like reading and I could probably watch anything on TV. Other than these sedentary hobbies I enjoy biking and am currently trying to learn rollerblading."
On the Chicago office
"Chicago has all the trappings of a big city minus the congestion. Severe winters make the summers all the more enjoyable and there is always stuff to do in the numerous parks and restaurants that dot the city. The ZS office has an awesome view of the city and makes working at ZS all the more worthwhile."