Khurram Tahlilkar

• SME for the conversion team.
• Acting as referral point in system migration
• Assisted in developing training materials used to educate new hires on essential job functions, contributing to their successful onboarding and integration into the team.
• Developed comprehensive training program for new underwriters, significantly improving team skill levels.
• Review policy when risk is substandard and specify applicable endorsements to ensure profitable distribution of risks.
• Communicate with brokers to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.

• Collaborated with development teams to identify, track, and resolve software defects in a timely manner.
• Conducted comprehensive test scenarios to decrease downtime and elevate user satisfaction.
• Collaborated closely with development teams to clarify requirements, resulting in more efficient bug resolution process.
• Identified and documented discrepancies between expected and actual outcomes, contributing to overall software quality improvement.

• Provided excellent customer service by addressing inquiries promptly and offering comprehensive explanations of underwriting decisions.
• Made approval and denial recommendations by determining accurate risk levels.
• Mentored junior underwriters, providing guidance on best practices and improving overall team performance.
• Enhanced policyholder retention with personalized underwriting approaches tailored to individual needs.
• Boosted team productivity by leading workshops on advanced underwriting principles and practices.

• Contributed to development of research proposals, aligning with strategic objectives and securing project approvals.
• Implemented rigorous quality control measures, elevating standard of research outputs.
• Managed research databases with utmost diligence, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Coordinated with external research partners to ensure seamless integration of collaborative projects.
• Participated in research projects by designing and executing experiments.
• Analyzed results using analytical software and created reports.
• Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute experiments.
• Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
• Design and setup of the only Polysomnography laboratory in the country.
• Setup of Electrophysiology laboratory specializing in Patch Clamp Techniques; I was involved in isolating smooth muscle cells from the pulmonary artery.
• Setting up the Cell culture laboratory; I have thorough knowledge of cell culture techniques as I was closely involved in culturing cells from neocortex of postnatal rats.