Meet Our Staff
Art Thomas
Director
apthomas@syr.edu
Art is the Co-founder and Director of the iConsult Collaborative at Syracuse University and the Executive Director for the Office of Microcredentials in the College of Professional Studies at Syracuse University. A specialist in Project Management, Art has co-authored the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Official Cert Guide published by Pearson Education in 2023. Thomas is also the director of the undergraduate and graduate Project Management programs at the College. Art has been teaching at Syracuse since 2001, and has been a Professor of Practice since 2009. Art directs the iConsult Collaborative at Syracuse University, a UNESCO-recognized experiential learning program where university students are engaged with client organizations in a diverse portfolio of projects. Prior to his current role with the College of Professional Studies, Art had been Associate Dean at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (the iSchool).
Positions on the corporate IT side of his career have ranged from Programmer to Chief Information Officer, and on the corporate training and development side, from Trainer to Chief Learning Officer. As CEO of IT Consultancy Counterpoint Holdings, L.L.C., he has assisted corporations and public school districts with strategic IT transformation.
Art earned his BA from the State University of New York College at Brockport. His Ed.M. in Curriculum Development and Instructional Media is from SUNY at Buffalo, where he also completed his Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation – Instructional Systems Design and Management. A lifelong advocate for accessibility, he is Chair of the Board of Directors of Gliding Stars, a charity that provides people with disabilities of all ages recreational opportunities through lessons in adaptive ice skating.
Allison Roth
Staff Advisor
amroth@syr.edu
Allison manages all operations for the Office of Microcredentials in the College of Professional Studies. Allison helps the schools, colleges and administrative units of the University to manage the process of setting up non-credit course registrations, records and digital badges/certificates for participants, and manages the external partner organizations that provide some of the courses. Allison also assists in the necessary logistics for the iConsult Collaborative Project Management team. Prior to starting her present position in 2021, Allison held positions, including Advisor for the Onward to Opportunity program, at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) starting there in 2012. She has her undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Information Management, as well as a Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science, all from the School of Information Studies at SU.
Shruti Kamath
Student Program Manager
Shruti recently completed her Master’s degree in Information Systems at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and is remaining with iConsult to help manage projects while seeking permanent employment. Over the past year, Shruti has served as a Program Manager for several projects. Prior to that time, she was a Research Associate on the iConsult Ecology Prime project. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from St. Francis Institute of Technology in Mumbai, India, after which she served as Data Analyst Intern at Danaos Software Project Solutions in Mumbai.
Tanu Rana
Student Program Manager
Tanu recently completed her Master’s degree in Information Systems at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and is remaining with iConsult to help manage projects while seeking permanent employment. Over the past year, Tanu has served as a Program Manager for several projects, and prior to that time, she was a Business Intelligence Engineer on our Albany Health Management iConsult project team. Prior to iConsult, Tanu was a software developer for just over two years with Publicis Sapient, Gurugram, Haryana, India. In that role, she worked in an agile project management environment, implementing DevOps practices, and she specialized in data- and technology-driven process improvement and automation solutions. She holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra, India.
Jay Doshi
Student Project Manager
Jay is a graduate student in the Master of Science, Computer Science program of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, with graduation anticipated for May, 2026. He received his Bachelors in Computer Engineering from the University Of Mumbai, Mumbai, India. He has served previous iConsult projects as a Software Developer, and was a Full-Stack Developer at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Mumbai for nearly four years.
Roshni More
Student Project Manager
Roshni is a graduate student in the Master of Science, Infomation Systems program of the School of Information Studies, with graduation anticipated for December of 2026. She received her Bachelors in Computer Science from Mumbai University in India. She has served iConsult previously as a Data Analyst, and comes to us with four years of prior experience as Senior Software Engineer at Capgemini India, as well as a Senior Data Analyst at P.P. Industries in India.
Samiksha Singh
Student Project Manager
Samiksha is a graduate student in the Master of Science, Applied Data Science program of the School of Information Studies, with graduation anticipated for May of 2026. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vishwaniketan’s Institute of Management Entrepreneurship and Engineering College in India. She has served iConsult previously as a Lead Data Analyst, and comes to us with about two years of prior experience as a Systems Engineer with Tata Consultancy Services and a Junior Data Analyst at PerpInsta in India
Shivani Kankatala
Student Project Manager
Shivani is a graduate student in the Master of Science, Infomation Systems program of the School of Information Studies, with graduation anticipated for December of 2026. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication from Pillai’s Institute of Technology in India. She has served iConsult previously as a Full-stack Developer and Team Lead, and comes to us with about four years of prior experience as Senior Software Developer at Capgemini India.
Vaishnavi Patil
Student Project Manager
Vaishnavi Patil is a graduate student in the Master of Science, Infomation Systems program of the School of Information Studies, with graduation anticipated for May of 2026. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University in India. She has served iConsult previously as a Data Analyst, and comes to us with about four years of prior experience as a Data Engineer and a Programmer/Analyst at Bitwise Solutions in India.
Smruti Chaudhari
Student Project Manager
Smruti is a graduate student in the Master of Science program in Engineering Management at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, with graduation anticipated for May, 2026. She received her Bachelors in Engineering from St. John College of Engineering and Management, Mumbai, India. She brings experience to iConsult from several prior internships in data analysis and data operations.
Soumya Mahalaxmikar
Student Project Manager
Soumya is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Marketing program of the Whitman School of Management, with graduation anticipated for May of 2026. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Mumbai University in India. She has served iConsult previously as a Social media Manager, and comes to us with more than two years of prior experience as an Account Executive for AdFactors PR in India.
Vaishnavi Kadam
Student Project Manager
Vaishnavi Kadam is a graduate student in the Master of Science program in Computer Science at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, with graduation anticipated for May, 2026. She received her Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Technology from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India. She brings her experience as a Software Engineer both with a current iConsult project, as well as with D&D Motor Systems, Inc. in New York.