Alka Bhavsar
Owner- Director at aaRna journeys
Travel specialist and destination consultant for India, SE Asia and Maldives. Partnering with organizations to curate unique travel itineraries for immersive experiences.
Experienced IT project manager with focus on implementing third party software for business growth and streamlining AP- AR processes. Currently, managing a travel agency to India and and SE Asia. Experience with detailed trip planning and execution. Negotiating best rates with vendors. Market exploration. Creation and maintenance of company website.
aaRna journeys
Owner- Director
Sealed Air Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sealed-air-corporation
Managed and delivered IT implementation projects on time and within budget as per the corporate goals. 
Projects included:
•	Taulia vendor portal installation to improve supply chain and accounts payable processes. 
•	Global implementation of OCR technology to improve accounts payable through put. 
•	IXOS upgrade for global template for Infrastructure requirement
•	Accounting process and IT tools separation for Diversey separation. 
•	Implemented BoFA supply chain finance program for Sealed Air EU and NA regions, resulting in successful completion and recognition with an excellence certificate award. 
•	System upgrade for India GST rollout on time delivery by working closely with local India team.
Duncan, SC
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Sr Project Manager
Sealed Air Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sealed-air-corporation
Global position as a Value Improvement Specialist for Finance with the business partners and sponsors in identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing request.
•	Posted significant hard and soft savings through process improvement activities. 
•	Mitigated demands, overcoming constraints, justifying financial decisions, and preparing value propositions. 
•	Led various small projects to completion, effectively applying changes resulting in significant cost saving to the company. 
•	Successfully rolled out Taulia and Readsoft software as the IS Functional lead. 
•	Served as Winshuttle liaison for 5 years, working closely with the vendor as well as users within Sealed Air. 
•	Provided license management, training, and technical scripting.
Greenville, South Carolina Area
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Finance Process Improvement Specialist
Sealed Air Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sealed-air-corporation
Coordinated rollout strategy, testing, and training activities for the global T&E project. 
•	Prepared documentation as well as maintained strict testing schedules. Involved in SAP global rollouts for testing and data staging. 
•	Identified various requirement in accordance with country specific T&E policy. 
•	Handled T&E related IT tickets, user training and testing after go live. 
•	Contributed on the global organizational structure project as a developer of SAP HR module.
Duncan, SC
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Business Analyst Finance & HR
Sealed Air Corporation
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Managed month end closing process on SAP. 
•	Reviewed intercompany accounts, income statement and balance sheet accounts. 
•	Enhanced accounts payable processing of past due items, improving lost vendor discount process by analyzing Gr/Ir account balance and clearing.
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Accounting Analyst
Gunjan Academy of Dance
Owned and managed Indian Classical Dance academy. Taught ancient dance art form of India to young children, adults and various ethnic groups. Participated in local Indian community, international festivals.  Competed at national level competitions.
Owner - Dance Instructor
Bachelor of Business Administration
Accounting
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University of South Carolina Upstate
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MA
Economics
M.S. University Baroda, India
IT and Business Collaboration: Increasing Business Value of Internal Processes
June 6, 2014
IT and Business Collaboration: Increasing Business Value of Internal Processes
Winshuttle User Group
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PMP Boot Camp
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Scrum Master Training
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Six Sigma Green Belt
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Sister Cities International
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sister-cities-international
Initiated and managed Sister City relationship between Greenville SC and Vadodara, India. Sister City International (Nonprofit) creates opportunities for cities to connect on economic, cultural and educational basis.
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Greenville City Liasion
Upstate International
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Upstate International welcomes people from all nations in to this region to share their culture and talents. Provides information, programs and services to benefit the community.
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Board Member
Education
Furman University, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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Duncan, SC
Ron Freeman
Project Coordinator at Sealed Air Corporation
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Spartanburg, SC
Mandy Phillips
IT User Engagement Professional
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Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area
Matt Cox
Advisor, Program Management at Ingram Micro
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Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Caroline GARROS
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Charlotte Metro
Nagesh Galivity
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI)
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Greer, SC
Manoj Bajaj
Director - Solutions Architecture
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Preston
Steven Waterhouse
Managing Director at Diecut Global Limited
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Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Area
Michael Woods
Executive Team Leader at Target
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Orlando, FL
Celebrate Life RichArks
Certificate at Ecom Club Online Training
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachglenn
Denton, TX
Zach Glenn
Hotelier, Travel Advisor at Fairytale Journeys by Zach
https://in.linkedin.com/in/dushyant-aghera-6a3110123
Vadodara
Dushyant Aghera
Student at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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India
Digisha Sinvhal
Architect
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Oak Creek, WI
Satish Kothari
Worked as Lead Process Engineer at Scott Electronics Inc.
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Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Sanhita Bhargva
Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development Consultant
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Kaithal
Balvinder Gureta
Politician at INC-Indian National Congress
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Vadodara
Vibhuti Chaudhary
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Ottawa, ON
Aakriti Kaul
Architect | BIM Enthusiast | Project Management student | Captain at MPWR
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Ahmedabad
Vaishal Patel
Teaching Associate at CEPT University
https://in.linkedin.com/in/shwetang-dhanani-a99532a
Valsad
Shwetang Dhanani
Architectural Projects Manager at Meril Life Sciences India Pvt Ltd
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Travel & Tourism Industry Professionals Worldwide
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The Toolbox Exchange
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M. S. University of Baroda Alumni
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Travel Employees Networking Group for Airline-, GDS-, Tour Operator- and Travel Agency staff
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Tour Operator / Travel Agent
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SAP Community
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Sealed Air Alumni and Employees
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SAP Consulting America
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Travel Bloggers
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