Donald Muller
About Me
Introduction:
I am a resident of Hyderabad in India and am an avid reader. I love the English language and strive to speak and also teach others including my son to speak the language correctly. My passion is to teach spoken English to those who are not as fortunate as I am because I have had an excellent English education. My favourite authors are PG Wodehouse, James Herriot, Jack Higgins, etc. I am proud of the fact that my English is very close to that spoken in England and my aim would be to propagate this version of English.
Even though I grew up in India and continue to live here, my interests are all a little too English. I am also a musician and I play the guitar. My guitar idol is Mark Knopfler and my musical influences range from Dire Straits to Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and so on. I would love to experience living and teaching in a foreign land.
Education
Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
September 1992
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
MBA in Marketing Management
May 1995
i to i , Leeds, UK
Certification
June 2016
Experiences
Administrative Officer
LEPRA India
December 1997 to March 2005
o Managed the day to day activities for smooth operations of the project and vendors
o Project Planning: Managed books of accounts, payroll, effectively utilised the approved budget and oversaw the bi-annual audit process by the Auditors and in the process helped senior management to plan for future funding of the project for an additional 2 years.
o Designed and Operated Annual Budgets of about Rs. 1 crore in partnership with field teams
o Generated regular financial reports to the head office for consolidation to validate the success and impact of the project
o Drafted project proposals for International Funding Agencies like Blue Peter and European Commission and the likes. As a result, Lepra India projects were funded for an additional two years.
o Rolled out key health education policies in Orissa which increased the number of new leprosy cases detected per month by 20%
o Rolled out financial processes in Orissa and Hyderabad which validated the success of the project
Data Analyst/Project Management Officer
Satyam Computers Services Ltd
April 2005 to December 2009
· Designed weekly confidential reports for the executive management and influenced effective resource strategies - Revenue management, bench management and manpower utilisation
· Analysed all internal resource requests across 1000 projects to enable senior management to take data driven decisions on project delivery, project cost and revenue.
· Partnered with the Finance team of Satyam and successfully managed monthly billing requirements for 7 GE global projects within tight timelines
· Handled the project management tool to help PMs and senior management with real time project status for appropriate action
· Was responsible for the running of the project tools of 7 GE projects under the vertical GEGDC - Revenue management, bench management and manpower utilisation
· Was responsible for the maintenance of all the projects on the tool regarding updating of the project details like duration, billable man hours, closure or extension of the projects as the case may be.
· Was responsible for sending weekly headcount and other reports for the perusal of the GE management as well as the project management.
· Was a part of the weekly calls with the GE management with information pertaining to the project status.
· Was responsible for the successful implementation of a pilot project of the new all-encompassing project tool.
Founder and Proprietor
Fingerpick Music Studio
August 2009 to Current
Provide clients with,
Audio recording services
Musical arrangements for their compositions
Exclusive audio mixing and mastering services
Play bass, rhythm and lead guitar
Work on Cubase, Nuendo and ProTools
Use Fishman Tripleplay midi guitar system