Priti M.

Desai
1458 Huron Road
North B runswick, NJ 08902
Home-732-565-1947 Cell-848-228-9686
E-mail: priti07307@yahoo.com

Objective:
Seeking a challenging position in the field of insurance. Team player with proven training,
organization, demonstrate strong analytical ability, quick learner, independent with strong
problem solving and customer service abilities.

Education:
Bachelor in B. S. with Accounting and Auditing
QA Software Testing & QA Management & Analysis Study, NJ
IIA College of Insurance New York, NY- Diploma: Ins 21 Diploma course. Principle of
Property and Casualty.
S.C.S Business and Technical Institute, North Bergen, NJ- Diploma: Computer Entry
Operator.

Technical Skill:
Computer Skill: MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, COVERALL,
IMAGERIGHT,AS400, CAAMS, CLAS, MAINFRAME,
Languages: SQL 3.2, PL/SQL 2.2, UNIX Shell , HTML
Operating System: MS-Dos 7.0, MS Window 3.x/95/NT 4.0, UNIX
GUI Tools: Power builder 5.0, Visual Basic 5.0
Database: Oracle 7.2, Sybase, MS SQL Server, MS Access 2.0,
Test Tools: Win Runner (Mercury Interactive Tool)

Executive Summary:
• Knowledge of System Testing ISO 9001 (Quality System Model for Quality Assurance
Analyst.) With UNIX (HP 9000 and Sun Solaris 2.x) and RDBMS (SYBASE, ORACLE).
QCE (Expertise in Quality Control Engineering):
• QA Methodology: Familiar with Unit, Integraion, System, UAT, Positive, Negative,
Regression Testing.
• SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle): Knowledge of Software Cycle, 1) Analysis &
Design 2) Coding 3) Testing 4) Implementation 5) Maintenance.
• Baseline Process: Involved in Review again open items or action items is solved. Review
tracking sheet from all Team members for Test Plan in each release.
• Defect (MR) Analysis: Analysis of defects in MUT, PT and Field. Classify MR, involved
in Root Defect Analysis and demonstrate cause of key repeating MR to team.
• Document Control: Involved to finalize Internal & External Documents for QA.

Team and Testing:

• Team spirited, self-starter, dedicated, positive attitude and ability to interact with Developer
and User community in case of MR resolution and Field MRs. Team work with cross-
functional Team like: Planning Engineering, requirement Engineering, process
Engineering and Technical Installation and Field engineering to achieve Quality Goal.
• Client Server Testing: Knowledge of Testing of different screen flow testing includes Date
Testing, Object and Functional Testing as per SDR. Testing of Datafile, BULKLOAD as
per Test Cases.
• TEST PLAN: Knowledge of Design & Document Test Plan in each release from
requirement, Review with Stack holder and Baselined and Execute document and Maintained
MR in MR LOG with Severity (1,2,3).
• Leadership & Testing Knowledge of Project Kick-off Meeting, Release Management
Meeting, weekly status meeting,

Professional Experience:
A.M. BEST COMPANY, OLDWICK, NJ Jan 2007-Sept 2009
Lead Production Coordinator
• Involved in all Phases of an online insurance state rates filing service.
• Involved duties includes analyze forms, rates , rules, and/or loss cost for commercial line
and personal line of insurance, ISO circulars, NCCI and SERFF.
• Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of state insurance department
property/casualty rate filings from a variety of sources, including extensive internet research.
• Duties include editing and proofreading of rate filing submissions from insurers in 45
states.
• Requires interacting and managing data submitted by external information providers in
multiple states and maintenance of production schedules.

PRESERVER INSURANCE COMPANY, PARAMUS, NJ Nov 2004-Dec 2006

Underwriter Technical Assistant
• Responsible for the processing on AS400,COVERALL ,IMAGE RIGHT& workflow systems
of all transaction for new business, renewals, cancellations, reinstatements, and endorsements
for Commercial Package, Auto, Business owner, Property, General Liability, Workers' Comp
and Umbrella coverage.
• Upon request from underwriters Ordered D&B, loss history, MVR, and loss control reports.
Risk investment service survey, UPFRO survey, A & C survey and MIR Surveys.
 Accept or decline risks within authority limits .
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL COMPANY (HANOVER), Piscataway, NJ Nov 2003-Oct 2004
Specialist Commercial line Rater
• Responsible for rate, prepares quotes and issuing policies for all commercial line business
property General liability, Auto and Inland marine for new business and renewal on manual
system. Also duty including refer to insured’s Accounts to underwriter team if any advise
needs.
• Applied rules and rates to unique rating situations involving new and renewal policies,
endorsement and cancellations and applies this criteria to accommodate the commercial line
manual system.
• Handled verbal and written correspondence with agents and/or insured's as required
• Inputs understanding information regarding new or renewed policies on appropriate manual
system and utilizes other available manual system efficiently and effectively.
• Completed all new business, renewals, and endorsement in the assigned in time frame.
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, Trenton, NJ April 2002-Oct 2003
Underwriter Technical Assistant
• Responsible for rate policies and/or prepares quotes as required for all commercial lines of
business.
• Maintained and updates appropriate manuals to ensure prompt and accurate service.
• Assisted underwriting unit in obtaining and analyzing reports regarding risks.
• Maintained and ensures the flow of work in absence of underwriter.
• Understand and applied unique underwriting criteria in his/her area an answers questions or
resolves problems regarding underwriting issues.
CRUM & FORSTER INSURANCE CO., Morristown, NJ March 2000-Feb 2002
Premium Coder
• Responsible for coding direct premium entry for new policies, renewal, endorsements and
cancellations on vax Hyper system for all commercial lines of business, multi lines and
personal lines of business.
• Responding to “prompts” appearing on the computer keys in data relating to specific product
lines and transactions in a predetermined sequence. Refer occasionally to statistical plans for
code, interprets certain information on source documents and translates it to predetermined
numeric of alphabetic codes.
• Refer illegible, in accurate or incomplete source documents to immediate supervisor for
necessary action to complete the entry of the transactions.
• Verified code sheets against source documents and refers any inconsistencies to immediate
supervisor. Maintains assigned code manuals, statistical plans and other associated listings
and schedule in a current condition.
MARKEL GRYPHONE INSURANCE CO., Hoboken, NJ Aug 1996-July 1999
Underwriting Technical Assistant
• Assisting in the resolution of rating and issuing policies for all commercial lines such as
property, casualty. auto and package for new business, renewal, endorsement, and
cancellation on automatic rating system.
• Responsible for ordering underwriting reports, underwriting assisting duties and supports to
the underwriting team.
• Responsible for coding all commercial line and Multi lines business policies on IBM AS/400.
• Assisting with underwriting team and processing input data policies.

Status: US Citizen