AJU THOMAS
1323 Greenwood Ave, Apt 209, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Cell: 269-270-6001 e-mail: ajuthomas@live.com website: www.thomasaju.com
 PHP PROGRAMMER  WEB DEVELOPER  SAP R/3 PROGRAMMER  OLAP DEVELOPER
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
 More than 1 year of CIS experience, including managing strategic CIS implementations
 Led college e-Firm projects and subsequent presentation at the IT Forum
 Professional, result-oriented webmaster managing personal and informative websites
 Strong SAP skills
 Exceptional academic talent demonstrated by a GPA of 3.75
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
 Master in Business Administration (Computer Information Systems) Present
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
 B.S. in Electronics with Computer Hardware April 2006
Mahatma Gandhi University, India
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
 Operating System : MS-DOS, Windows (9x, 2000, NT, 2003, XP, Vista), Linux, Mac OS X
 Programming Language : BASIC, C, C++, JAVA, J2EE, HTML, xHTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript
 ERP : SAP R/3
 RDBMS : mySQL, SQL Server 2005, SharePoint Server 2007
 Process Management : SPSS, MS Office Suite 2007, Visio 2007, Project 2007
 Web Design : Expression Web 2.0, FrontPage, Publisher 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007,
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate IT Manager, A. E. G & Co, Kerala, India Sep 2006 – Dec 2007
 Collaborated with multiple vendors to bring new technology in-house
 Designed, Developed and implemented application solutions.
 Evaluated new software/hardware to determine its compatibility with existing systems and its potential to
automate processing
 Formulated, staffed, and evaluated information systems security policies, processes, and procedures
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of BIS, Western Michigan University Jan 2009 – Present
 Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the head teacher
 Carry out Lab sessions and assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the direction and
guidance of the Dept. Head
 Implement Individual Education programs for students and help monitor their progress
Web Master, www.techmagus.com May 2008 – Present
 Owned and operated personal and informative websites
 Analyzed, designed and tested software & CMS to eliminate errors, increase efficiency
 Designed, developed, debugged, installed, configured and maintained software in support of IP-based services
 Wrote, modified, debugged and installed PHP plug-ins to simplify the site administration
Lab Assistant, Business Lab, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Sep 2008 – Present
 Scheduled use of the systems in the computer lab, provided users with basic assistance in using software
applications and refers them to self-help materials when appropriate
 Troubleshoot problems with hardware and software. Communicate other problems to Computer Services
 Monitored inventory of computer paper, printer toner cartridges and associated supplies

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PROJECTS
Team Leader (OLAP Modeling), BlueGranite, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI Jan 2009 – May 2009
 Develop database based on logical and physical data modeling theory, and conduct implementation using SQL
Server Management Studio
 Scan the OLAP cube and include additional measures or attributes, if required
 Implement and tune OLAP cubes & ensure performance goals are met
 Collaborate with Dashboard design team and ensure successful communication with the iDashboard
Team Leader (OLAP Cube Designing), Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI Jan 2009 – May 2009
 Develop database after ETL and conduct implementation using SQL Server Business Intelligence Development
Studio and SQL Server Management Studio
 Create information Cube for a data warehouse employing Microsoft SQL Server
 Conduct OLTP/OLAP for generation of BI reports
 Realize and tune OLAP cubes & ensure performance goals are met
 Ensure the Cubes’ proper communication with the dashboard software, “idashboard”
PRACTICAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
SAP Project: Marshall Muffler Manufacturing, Inc. July 2008
 Configured the SAP R/3 system to support the purchasing, manufacturing, financial and managerial (controlling)
accounting and sales and distribution business processes of Marshall Muffler Manufacturing, Inc
 Configured SAP system that can manage the purchase of raw materials and production and sale of mufflers
Bank of India, Cochin, India May 2007
 Worked with the Specialist IT Officers to understand the various software and technologies used by the bank for
their day to day transactions
 Analysed the established security features between data transfers including ATM Banking
 Conducted Interview sections, collected customers review through questionnaires followed by their analysis and
comparison with the industry standards
NeST Cyber Campus, Trivandrum, India Feb 2006 – March 2006
 Team Leader for a project on Embedded Systems
 Worked with the embedded systems and Software Engineers on the project
 Designed, Coded and implemented the project
RELATED EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
 Landscape Forms Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan. June 2008
A workshop on Strategy & Corporate Culture
 Sturgis Molded Products, Sturgis, Michigan. May 2008
A workshop on Corporate Culture
 Rajagiri School of Management, Cochin, India April 2007
A workshop on the SPSS module
 CCS Technologies, Kottayam, India March 2007
A workshop on SAP practices
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
 ERP System Configuration  Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
 ERP Architecture Design  Business Process Management
 Information Technology Management  Data Communication
 Advanced Computer Architecture  Internet Programming
HONORS’
 Team Leader - IT Expo, College of Applied Science, Kerala, India March 2006
 Placement cell coordinator, College of Applied Science, Kerala, India May 2005 – March 2006
 Magazine Editor, College of Applied Science, Kerala, India May 2004 – March 2005