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General Management ProgrammeXLRI Jamshedpur

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Roles & OrganisationsSenior Marine Officer, Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd, Hong Kong. •Responsibilities•Led cross-functional and multinational teams in end-to-end ship operation across geographies. Managed logistically •complex, liquid cargo transfer operations at about 70 international ports, each consignment valued at about 40 million USD.Instrumental in implementation of quality, safety and environment management policies as well as risk assessment •system, to meet international standards (USCG inspections, ISM audits, vetting of oil majors as Chevron, Shell and BP).In charge of emergency communications. Regularly reported to company headquarters, shore and port authorities. •Implemented inventory control measures to reduce obsolete stock.Worked in international waters and ports of over 30 countries such as United States, Australia and Singapore.•

AchievementsTeam leader for national level paper presentation competition organized by AIMA and led team to top 8 positions •out of total 210 teams. Represent GMP as Sr. Executive Member in Student Affairs Council of XLRI.Facilitated the change management and integration of newly acquired vessel M.T. Morning Haruka to our •company’s operating procedures and guidelines. Completed Management Level First mate Phase (I&II) Course, approved by MMD Government of India.Received commendation from the management for saving huge cost to the company by dynamically optimizing •ship’s passage planning. Secured 4th rank in degree examination at T. S. Chanakya, College of Nautical Sciences.

6 years of International experience in Operation, Supply Chain and General Management in Shipping

AbhisekAge 30 yearsB.Sc. (Nautical Sciences), T.S. Chanakya

Roles & OrganisationsIT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesAnalyzed business architecture and requirements, led global resource teams to implement business solutions •spanning multiple domains and geographiesRequirement Analysis, Test Strategy & Planning, User documentation, Implementation, User training, Development, •Maintenance and Functional Testing for Banking and Financial Services (BFS) ClientsPrepared project cost estimates, schedule, resource loading, risk assessment and project status dashboards for •reporting to managementStatus reporting to project team, defect reporting and tracking, coordination with various third parties such as •Insurers, Investors and Credit Rating Agencies

AchievementsAchievers award at CIBC, Toronto for successful delivery of Strategic Risk Management Project•Team award from TCS for successful delivery of Crystal to COGNOS migration project•Top performance rating all through my work experience at TCS•

5.9 years of IT experience in Project Management and Delivery in the Financial Services Sector

Abhinav SinhaAge 28 yearsB.E. (Information Technology), I.E.T, D.A.V.V., Indore

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, Lear Corporation•Senior Design Engineer, Lear Corporation•NC programmer, Koganei Seiki Co. Ltd., Japan•

ResponsibilitiesManaged Complete Seat Engineering (RFQ to Launch) for Indian Auto Major (Export) and French Auto Major•Led team of 5 engineers, for Cost Technology Optimization for launched programs and Creation of Knowledge •Management SystemsEstablished and led the design team of 20 engineers for Design & Development of Automotive Interior •components for North American OEMs

AchievementsEnhanced the performance of CAD application by 10% which resulted in saving of $30000 and it was •implemented in Lear US office as wellAchieved net saving of $20000 through cost technology optimization which included VAVE activities for launched •programs of Domestic OEMsFiled a Patent in US for cost efficient De-latching mechanism for a South African client•

10 years of experience in Project Management, Product Design and Development in Automotive Domain

Abhijit NaikAge 33 yearsB.E. (Production), Shivaji University

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Roles & OrganisationsProcess Improvement Leader, Tata Consultancy Services•Project Leader, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesLed six sigma based process improvement initiatives and executed black belt project which saved $34000 for the •customerMentored six sigma green belt projects and imparted trainings on six sigma methodology•Managed enterprise level programmes such as data center migration and disaster recovery setup for a fortune top •50 clientCoordinated with clients and vendors located in seven countries across Europe•

AchievementsCertificate of recognition and delivery excellence award from customer•Six Sigma black belt certification•Diploma in French language (DELF A1)•

5.5 (including 1 year international) years of experience in IT Process Consultancy and Project Management

Abhishek SoniAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer Science & Engineering), Pt. Ravishankar University

Roles & Organisations Presales Support/ Bid Manager, Tata Consultancy Services•Business Development Manager, Innovation Lab, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesIdentified growth opportunities for TCS in telecom sector of European market and provided Presales support to •sales team.Acted as BDM for Enterprise Innovation Lab, TCS UK, designed GTM strategy for key business offerings from •innovation labs. Also, owned the end-to-end innovation cycle for European customers of TCS.Acted as BDM for Telecom Innovation Lab, TCS Chennai, promoted the concept of “Telecom as Horizontal” across •different Industry verticals of TCS.Collaborated with TCS customers to create customized business case for new telecom services such as Unified •Communication (UC), Virtual IT, Next Gen Mobile Payment (NGMP), Virtual Value Add Service (V-VAS),and Innovative Mobile Advertisement based Solutions.

AchievementsFinalist for TATA Business Leadership Awards - 2010•Successfully implemented 2 Innovation labs namely: Enterprise Innovation Lab (UK) and Telecom Innovation Lab •(India) for TCS

5.6 years (2 years International) of experience in Business Development roles at Tata Consultancy Services

Abhishek SethAge 29 yearsB.Tech.(Information Technology), UP Technical University

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Lead, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesEnabled and led delivery teams to deliver business critical projects such as launch of mobile services and coporate •telecom platform with good quality and on time schedule adherence.Worked in close coordination with client’s IT and business division to define requirements, prepare solution •agreements, do effort estimation and provide functional and technical solutions.Leveraged upon the technical and managerial skills to ensure customer delight in a multi vendor scenario.•Worked in multiple roles such as designer, analyst, consultant, developer both at onsite (Belgium) and offshore in •various projects of residential and wholesale telecom market.

AchievementsReceived “Platina Individual Award” in Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) Delivery Unit of Infosys in •2009Received “Most Valuable Player Award” in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Delivery Unit of Infosys in 2006•Gold Medalist in BTech (Information & Technology)•

6 years (2 years international) of experience in IT Industry in the Telecom domain

Abhishek JainAge 28 yearsB.Tech. (Information Technology) NIT, Jaipur

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Roles & OrganisationsManager, Programme Management NPI, TATA Motors•

ResponsibilitiesNew Product Development through phase gateway process, concept generation & evaluation, benchmarking, •business case preparation, time & cost estimation, complete project monitoring & management review till launch.Process Planning for new models. Bill of materials preparation.Sourcing of unique parts with strategic sourcing.•Design changes implementation.Closure with quality, service & production. Managing the CFT team for proving & implementation.Capital Expenditure Planning & Control, new assembly line set up with German consultancy, machine •procurement, process planning, six sigma & CpK proving .Training to operators for new technologies.Team Roles- Value Engg annual target, NPI index calculation, Incurrence & commitment monitoring for approved •budgets,departmental balance score card preparation.

AchievementsAssociate project manager for JNNURM Project. Total 10000 buses from concept to production in 9 months. First •BS4 Commercial vehicle development. Value engg savings of 10L for new vehicles.Indigenous development of Friction Welding Machine 2.75 Cr instead of 18 Cr.Cycle time reduction by 20 min for •Banjo Line. Implementation of lean concept. SAP PS Module & Delmia Implementation with TATA Technologies.Certification in operations management U21 Global.Ranked among top 5% performers of the department. TATA •Business Leadership Award 2008 Final Round. Third best prize for kaizen implementation.

6 Years of Experience in New Product Development & Corporate Planning

Amit KumarAge 28 yearsBSC ( Engg) Mechnical,N.I.T Patna

Roles & OrganisationsPrincipal Consultant, SAP Labs (India)•Senior Consultant, SAP Labs (India)•SAP Technical Consultant, Larsen & Toubro InfoTech•

ResponsibilitiesManaged a team of consultants in a focused business solution (FBS) project in the domain of SAP CRM and SAP •utilities for utilities (Electricity and Gas) industry in Germany,Austria and SwitzerlandCoordinated and delivered the biggest SAP project in Latin American region for world’s third largest brewery •company (SAB Miller) at Peru which resulted in a 20% reduction in order to delivery timeAnalysed, designed, implemented and tested business processes in SAP CRM domain for Coca Cola (USA) for •managing trade promotions and sales processes for bottler plants in USALed a team of 3 consultants and Implemented business processes in SAP customer services, sales and distribution •and material management domain for John Deere (A fortune 500 Company) at their manufacturing facility in India

AchievementsNominated and Featured on ‘Wall of Fame’ (top 3% performers) for exhibiting SAP’s core value of Excellence in •the year 2009(Q2)Awarded letter of appreciation from Thales Rail Signaling system (Canada) for outstanding contribution in SAP •solution manager implementation project in the year 2007Recipient of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Merit Scholarship for three consecutive years during graduation•

5.5 years of experience in SAP ERP consulting with focus on Customer Relationship Management

Ajitabh PradhanAge 28 yearsB.E. (Electronics), University of Pune

Roles & OrganisationsMember - Technical Staff, Juniper Networks•Testing Engineer, Conexant Systems•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesLed a team of testing engineers for qualifying the functionality of OSI Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols for Cisco and •Juniper Networks’ Routers and SwitchesProvided Subject Matter Expertise to client and in house functional, development and support teams. Acted as •a liaison between client’s testing team and company’s development team, proposing solutions and implementing them.Engaged in multiple roles of client interaction, training, mentoring and presentations for new hires and cross •functional teams, updating and proposing to senior management on client requirements and possible solutions to offer.Experienced in Project Management functions like planning, reviewing of roadmap for Testing Cycle, ensuring •successful project implementation. Provided customer support during critical customer’s live network problems.

AchievementsCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)•Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA- E)•

5.9 years of experience in Telecom and Networks industry in Quality Assurance & Project Management

Aditya GuptaAge 28 yearsB.Tech. (Information Technology), UP Technical University

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Roles & OrganisationsProject Lead, Cognizant Technology Solutions•

ResponsibilitiesBusiness Development - Advised clients in implementing overall strategy for business intelligence platform •for comprehending market intelligence securing engagements worth $1.5M .Collaborated with senior client management to understand business requirementLeadership Initiatives -Led cross functional team of 12 members for Fortune 100 clients .Represented client team •in Change Control, Release Management Boards. Also revived a project from an imminent closure by providing innovative design changesProject Management -Architected end to end solutions, managed project costs, effort estimation, delivery •schedules and responded to RFP worth $1M .Involved in milestone planning, budgeting, design estimation and resource allocationAnalytical and Communication Skills -Identified gaps, data dependencies, re-engineered existing processes through •workflow automation,liaised with client director to formulate risk assessment pertaining to contingency analysis and change management

AchievementsAwarded the coveted ‘Above and Beyond’ award in the North America region for outstanding contribution •beyond the call of duty, bestowed on one employee in the Insurance domain per quarterPromoted to the position of Senior Associate in 4 years as against the company average of 6 years•Bestowed with the prestigious Employee of the Month award and Client Directorate appreciation for outstanding •performance

5.8 years of experience in Relationship Management, Delivery and Solution Management in Business Intelligence

Ankhee DebdasAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), BIT Mesra

Roles & OrganisationsCity Head and Academic Anchor (South), Career Launcher India Ltd•Marketing Manager, S.P.A.R.K. Education Services•Project Leader, Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesForecasting top line, P & L (year and month wise) and sales planning for all products across all centers in Bangalore•Responsible for achieving sales target (Rs. 50 million) and market share objectives for the city and monitoring •regional targets and performances in comparison with leading market competitorsReview of Business Partner’s (BP’s) sale performance and highlighting potential/weak areas as regard to sales and •market shareInvolved in presales and sales of Healthcare Products. Managing projects entire lifecycle from requirement •gathering till customer acceptance

AchievementsGrowth of 40% in terms of revenue and growth of 33% in terms of market share during the financial year 2008 - •09Started operation of 12 centres across Karnataka and 2 across Bangalore duing the period - 2008- 09•Achievement of sales target (Rs. 50 million) within 10 months•

11.5 years in Education and IT Industry across Sales, Marketing, Design, Development and Academics

Anantha K AcharyaAge 34 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), BMS College of Engineering

Roles & OrganisationsAssociate Manager, Avanade Technology Group [Sales Support], Accenture•Manager (Application Integration), Morgan Stanley•Assistant Manager (Technology Integration), Deloitte Consulting•

ResponsibilitiesLed business development support efforts for global opportunities by leveraging expertise & assets. Architected •and shaped business solutions catering to Financial Services line of business during various sales stages.Created competitive estimates, worked with Subject Matter Experts, and designed proposals plus costs for pre-•sales opportunities in Europe and USAManaged development efforts of various desktop productivity tools that saved 23 man years of time for •investment bankers globallyConducted configuration management of mission critical projects to reduce costs and increase scalability•

AchievementsWorked collaboratively with global client partners to win project deals of over $15 million.•Won the annual ‘Best Support Team’ award (2008) and ‘Celebrating Performance’ award (2009) for directing high •quality work efforts and business value creation.Initiated & managed process control that increased quality of project deliverables by 40%.•

10+ years of experience in Business Development, Project Management and Solution Architecting of Technology Solutions

Amit TemurnikarAge 33 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), S.P.C.E., Mumbai University

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Roles & OrganisationsProject Lead, Tata Consultancy Services•Quality Engineer, Quark Systems Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for client engagement in North America & Europe over multi vendor setups•Responsible for project management in telecom CDMA development projects•Worked on pre-sales, responded to RFPs, and helped conduct trainings for internal and client teams at multiple •locations (India, US, China)Program managed green field deployments for US clients, and worked as a transformation partner to client’s •marketing team to help identify next generation solutions

AchievementsRecieved client appreciation for effective leadership in customer deployments. (Client being North American •telecom major)Recieved ‘Best Mentor’ award within account•

5.5 years of experience in IT Industry in Telecom domain

Anuj JainAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), Maharishi Dayanand University, Haryana

Roles & OrganisationsTeam Leader, HSBC Technical Service Global Technology•Senior Software Engineer, HSBC Technical Services Global Technology•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesNetwork Managed Banks in Global Transaction Banking. Interfaced with business representatives of HSBC and •partner banks and formalized requirements. Ensured payment processing from front end to HSBC back offices. Project Management activities & Client IntWorked with business experts at HSBC Group Headquarters, London to acquire product business knowledge for •HSBC Connect - Global Transaction Banking. Built Product COE at offshore. Interfaced with IBM consultants, re-designing payment applications for costWorked as a Mainframe Developer. Responsibilities included Design, Development Testing, Maintenance and •Production Support of HSBC’s Global Payment channels.WorkedasaMainframeDeveloper.Development,Testing,MaintenanceandProductionSupportofMember–•Insurance application for a US Insurance major client of Infosys.

AchievementsPayments and Cash Management level II certified associate at HSBC Technical Services. Outstanding Contribution •to Project Process in Defect Prevention at HSBC Technical Services.Star Award for Corporate Payment Channel Implementation for HSBC’s Latin American customers.•Educational Scheme for Defence Personnel (Graduation 2001- 2004). National Merit Scholarship (Senior •Secondary - 1998 and Higher Secondary - 2000). National Mathematics Olympiad Contest - 1998

5.8 years of IT Services/Consulting experience in Banking (Payments, Cash Management) and Insurance domains

Ankush GuptaAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer), Government College of Engineering, Pune

Roles & OrganisationsProject Manager, Comtel Infotech Pvt. Ltd•Assistant Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesLed a team of engineers while working on large scale IT projects in automated trading domain, offering end to end •support that included capital markets domain consulting, product development, multi-vendor coordination, and client relationship management.Worked on time-sensitive trading platforms catering to different geographies including a middle-east client •directing teams of diverse background. Supported internal sales team with pre-sales, proposals development, technology, and domain presentations.Directed a cross-functional team of technical support executives in a multi-cultural environment in Canada, and •delivered robust solutions on short notices from the customers.Have comprehensive software engineering, project management, and capital markets and debt markets knowledge, •and have conducted several in-house trainings in these areas.

AchievementsPlayed the lead role in getting a financial markets software approved by India’s leading stock exchange within 6 •months of joining the organization.Appreciated by the Director for getting 4 new clients, that helped the company to get business worth $5 Million.•Certified by National Stock Exchange as ‘NSE Certified Market Professional’ on successfully clearing NCFM •modules - Capital markets module, Derivatives markets module & Financial markets module.

5 years of IT experience (1 year International) in Banking and Financial Services domain

Ankit AroraAge 27 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Engineering), G.B. Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology

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Roles & OrganisationsTeam Lead, Mahindra Satyam•Programmer Analyst, Infosys Technlogies Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesLed a cross-functional team of eight individuals and sucessfully implemented critical reporting applications for a •large car manufacturer in United Kingdom.Played a crucial role in new projects conceptualization in reporting function and matched the customer’s needs •with Mahindra Satyam’s offerings.Acted as Business consultant for Data Warehousing project on the request of client and facilitated the team to •understand the business processes by bringing in the knowledge gained during my tenure.Led a team of five individuals to re-engineer the Order Flow management system of large Telecom Company in •North America. Sucessfully implemented the project on time, ensuring the roll out of Fibre optic services.

AchievementsConferred with ExtraMile award for the excellent contributions to the project through mentoring, Knowledge •Sharing & Innovation in Infosys Technologies LtdConferred with two Spot awards for outstanding contribution to the project in Infosys Technologies Ltd•

5.9 years of Project and People Management experience in IT Services

Aravindan JayachandranAge 27 yearsB.E. (Manufacturing), College of Engineering, Guindy

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Lead, Infosys Technologies Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesLed and managed a 15 member cross functional team on GPRS/EDGE (2.5G), UMTS (3G) and LTE 3GPP Wireless •Technologies development for Nortel Networks and Hitachi Communication & Tech Ltd, USA.Extensively worked on SW/HW Architecture, framework analysis, design patterns, prototype specification, high and •low-leveldesignfor3GPPwirelesspacketcorenodes–NextGen-SGSN,SGSN,GGSN,MMEandSAE/PDN-GWParticipated in the requirement elicitation process, RFPs creation, project estimation, staffing analysis, and •coordinated with the client for issue resolution in order to build and achieve high customer confidenceParticipated and collaborated with internal stakeholders on the R&D activities for the prototype development on •wireless technologies and applications in Wireless Center of Excellence (CoE) and build knowledge repositories for team’s collective knowledge.

AchievementsActively partipated in successful win of first Service Management in IT (SMIT) project worth $5M for a large UK •client, British Telecom (BT).Awarded “Team Achievement Award” for consecutive years in 2008 and 2009 for the LTE development and the •NG-SGSN product development. First recipient of “Employee of the fortnight” in 2010 for Hitachi accountReceived “Individual Excellence Award” in 2005 for excellent delivery of SGSN product. Awarded “Spot award” in •2007 for BT SMIT account.

6.7 years of Product Development/IT Consulting experience in Wireless Telecom Domain

Anupam AlokeAge 30 yearsB.E. (Information Technology), University of Delhi

Roles & OrganisationsProject Manager, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesClient engagement, business development and delivery management for U.S and U.K based Financial services •clients.Delivered multiple merger related transition projects within financial services domain.•Managed medium size teams spread across many different locations, on a large variety of projects ranging from •development, maintenance, production support, testing.

AchievementsReceived the ‘Most Valuable Performer’ award for H1-Y2009 by the Banking and Capital Markets division of •Infosys Technologies limited.

7.5 years of experience in Project management and Business development in IT services industry

Anuj JhawarAge 30 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Bhilai Institute of Technology

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Roles & OrganisationsTeam Lead, Accenture•Module Lead, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesManaged a development project worth 300 million Euros for a European Settlement bank based out of Belgium. •Involved in all phases of Software development life cycleManaged a multi geographical software maintenance project that involved co-ordination between stake holders •across EuropeInvolved in Business development and Client relationship Management•Initiated several process improvement programs which resulted in tangible benefits such as defect reduction, faster •delivery.

AchievementsReceived “People Developer Award” from Accenture for mentoring new talents•Received a leadership score of 4.53 out of 5(conducted by Accenture). The average geographic score was 4.12.•Brought down the defect ratio from 1.8 to 0.02 which was instrumental in winning the contract for Accenture, for •demonstrating exceptional software quality during the Pilot phase.

Around 7 years of Software development and Project Management experience in Capital Markets domain

Balaji ParthasarathyAge 28 yearsB.E. (Electronics and Communications), University of Madras

Roles & OrganisationsModule Leader, Wipro Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesLed project teams with peak size of 15 members in various functions such as budgeting and resource allocation, •execution, performance monitoring, delivery and post-delivery supportHandled overseas assignments, as the Single Point Contact for cross-cultural teams, across design and delivery •functions of access networking majors in US and UKEngaged in Business Development activities such as liaisoning with senior management on business possibilities, •business forecasting, writing business proposals, hiring and inducting new recruitsProficient in client engagement activities like building time efficiency, resource management and effective •knowledge transition.

AchievementsHandled a strategic offshore assignment of worth $ 0.75 million spanning all phases of SDLC, successfully, which •resulted in future business winsRe-aligned the offshore project team’s delivery processes and functions which resulted in annual cost savings of •$60000 for the customerReceived multiple awards and commendations for team leadership and key business deliveries, and recognized as •a top performer throughout the professional career at Wipro

5.8 years of diverse Project Management experience in Technology Services

Avinash SekarAge 27 yearsB.E. (Electrical and Electronics), University of Madras

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Application Consultant, IBM Global Business Services•General Manager (Marketing), Suryavanshi Spinning Mills Ltd•Manager (Technical), The Arvind Mills Limited•

ResponsibilitiesLed a 5 member team to manage development and deliverables for Roll-out and Support Project in SAP - Order •to CashManaged annual turnover of worth 200 crore as a Profit Centre Head•Steered diverse responsibilities pertaining to Business Development, Key Account Management, Relationship •Management, Customer Support Operations, Technical ServicesEfficiently liaised with Customers and Manufacturing Units and maintained client relations•

AchievementsCertifiedSAP–Sales&DistributionConsultant•Executed Six Sigma - Green Belt project to improve the operation efficiency resulting in annual cost saving of $1.6 •millionRecipient of State Level Scholarship, Integrated Merit & National Scholarship•

8.5 years of experience in ERP (SAP) Consulting, Business Development & Supply Chain Management

Ashish Kumar SrivastavaAge 30 yearsB.Tech. I.I.T. Delhi

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Roles & OrganisationsSenior SAP Techno-Functional Consultant, L&T Infotech•Graduate Engineer Trainee, Tata Motors•

ResponsibilitiesLed application development teams in End-to-End SAP implementations. Worked with clients across North •America and Asia Pacific mainly in the domain of Project and Portfolio Management, Project Systems and Business Process ManagementInteracted with clients for business process understanding and requirement gathering, provided estimates, tracked •functional and technical issues and coordinated the team activities to deliver the solutions within given constraints of time and budgetConducted peer reviews of work items produced at various stages of the project•Based on business requirements gathered from presales teams and industry experts, worked with vendor •teams to develop prototype solutions to integrate SAP with other technologies like Savvion BPM, Windchill and SmartOrg Portfolio Navigator

AchievementsLed a team of 3 consultants to develop a seamless interface between Savvion’s Business Process Management •solution and SAP’s Portfolio Management application, first of its kind.Successfully re-developed a ready-to-run SAP ALL-IN-ONE solution for the clients in Engineering and •Construction domainWon ‘Team Performance Award’ for the ‘First time implementation of industry specific solution’•

5+ years of experience as a SAP Techno-Functional Consultant in Designing and Delivering Business Solutions

Bhushan Vilas KaleAge 27 yearsB.E. (Electronics & Telecommunications)

Roles & OrganisationsTeam Lead - IT, Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd•Programmer Analyst, Infosys Technologies Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesManaged client relationship with Fortune 10 Telecom client for projects worth 0.5 to 1 million USD, 30 months of •international work exposure, Single Point of Contact for projects (consistently received 7/7 customer satisfaction ratings)Created RFP for project worth 1 million USD, RFP responses processing, vendor management for contract •resources, co-ordination with pre-sales team for RFP response creation (helped bag deal worth 0.5 million USD)Identified key problem areas and implemented optimization plan (resulted in annual savings of 90k USD for the •client), business requirements gathering and analysis, business requirements mapping to technical specificationsTechnology reviews and creation of client’s technology roadmap, system appreciation, design, development and •validation activities, project management activities

AchievementsWinner of 5 employee recognition awards including Best-of-Best award from SVP of Corp-IT unit in Eaton•Founder member of Toastmasters Club at Eaton and awarded Competent Communicator certificate from •Toastmasters InternationalWinner of SPOT Award for individual excellence at Infosys•

6.8 years of experience in Client Relationship Management, Business Analysis, and IT-Project Implementation and Management

Bharat ParikhAge 29 yearsB.E. (Computers), Pune University

Roles & OrganisationsAssociate (Projects), Cognizant Technology Solutions•

ResponsibilitiesManaged a client project of over $1 million, 18 member project on mainframe platform for a Fortune 500 •companySpearheaded the offshoring strategy with a successful target increase in work force, instrumental in winning new •projects by developing technical strategy and project proposals for banking clients.Single point of contact across delivery & sales function, responsible for key IT processes of business functions, •generating new revenue streams for Cognizant, led an overseas assignment across geographies based out of Switzerland and India.Extensive onsite-offshore coordination and client-relations experience, standardized practices and procedures of •the organization by means of benchmarking certain project activities. involved in induction and mentoring of new trainees.

AchievementsReceived ‘Star Performer Award’ for professional excellence.•Awarded with Client Appreciation award for outstanding contribution to the project.•

5 years (2 years International) of experience in IT Consulting and Client Relationship Management

Belal Bibhudutta PadhiAge 27 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

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Roles & OrganisationsPrincipal Engineer, IBM (India Software Lab)•Programmer Analyst, Syntel India Ltd•Software Engineer, Satyam Computer Services Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesAs an IBM Customer Advocate I propagated and leveraged the Lotus Software value proposition to solve business •problemsLed many business partner engagements for the Lotus Notes, focussing on product value-additions•Influenced Product strategy bottom-up via product innovations•Familiarity with Personal Productivity, B2B transaction support in e-business, Vendor approval in Retail and Quality •Project Tracking

Achievements“Best of IBM!” citations on multiple occasions•Worldwide IBM SWG (Software Group) Leaders Summit delegate and presenter•Intellectual Property Contributor (US Patent App No. 20090150450)•

10 years in Software Products and Services Development Management, Customer Advocacy and Intellectual Property Generation

Chinmay Subhash PanditAge 31 yearsB.E. (Telecom And Electronics), Pune Institute Of Computer Technology

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Technical Associate, Tech Mahindra•Asst. Manager (IT), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation•

ResponsibilitiesLed a team of 16 members providing IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) to a US client with strict •adherence to SLAsVast experience in client engagement involving client requirements gathering and preparation of SOPs. Key •member of Change Management team, authorized to assimilate and assign client change requests to the teamSPOC for vendors for design, implementation and testing of IT infrastructure projects in DMRC•StrongexpertiseinServiceSupporttechnologies–VolumeManagement(VxVM/SVM),ClusterManagement(VCS/•Sun Cluster), Virtualization and other related technologies

AchievementsAwarded GM Cash award twice at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation•Certified Sun Solaris System Administrator•

7.5 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Operations, Planning and Support

Chandan BhatiaAge 32 yearsMCA, G.G.S. Indraprastha University

Roles & OrganisationsProject Leader, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesManaged a team for maintenance and support services of IT systems for a USA based client worth $ 1 million •account.Proficient in People Management Activities such as recruiting, mentoring, training, developing project teams.•Planned activities for Business Continuity Plan, Knowledge Management and Risk Management.•Experienced in Project Management Reviews (PMR) and Final Inspection (FI) of the deliveries for Business Unit.•

AchievementsReceived 4 ‘On the Spot Awards’ from management for quality assurance & project management activities.•Conceptualized & streamlined the project process which reduced the entire effort spent in entire SDLC by 30%.•Improved Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) for Presales account by 10%; from 86%to 96%.•

6 years of experience in Project Management & Business Development in IT services industry

Brijesh BodlaAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer Science and Engineering), Apeejay College Of Engineering

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Roles & OrganisationsTechnical Solutions Consultant II, Hewlett-Packard GlobalSoft Ltd•Senior Technical Support Officer • 1, ConvergysCustomer Service Professional Trainee, Sitel India Limited•

ResponsibilitiesHandled IT Service Management, Operations & Support issues and developed the best procedures to meet the •HP IT expectationPerformed proactive management of IT infrastructure services using the ITIL Framework for Fortune 500 clients •such as BT, Vodafone ensuring quality and compliance on all transactionsResponsible for Service Improvement plans, Service Delivery reviews and reporting while supervising the offshore •teamWas responsible to meet the business compliance of all involved processes and own the end to end ownership in •customer escalations

AchievementsPromoted to work in prestigious Mission Critical project within 6 months of joining HP and bagged “Engineer of •Month” award 2-3 times for excellent performances in HPPromoted to Senior Technical Support Officer after • 1 Year of performance review in Convergys and was awarded the Star of Month Award for exemplary performance in ConvergysBagged the Pose Champion award for complete customer satisfaction in Convergys. Also authored technical •articles in HP.

6 years of experience in Managing IT Infrastructure Operations & Support

Giri ShankarAge 31 yearsB.E. (Electronics), Jiwaji University, Gwalior

Roles & OrganisationsTeam Leader, Stratify Software (an Iron Mountain Digital company)•Team Leader, SOAMatrix Software India Pvt. Ltd.•Individual Contributor, Sun Microsystems•

ResponsibilitiesProduct and project management, evaluation and selection of assistive and competitor technologies and products•Developing team towards achieving expertise in enterprise software technology•Customer evangelization and Change management•Collaboration with Marketing team in developing product promotion strategies, and providing training in handling •customer support issues

AchievementsEffected cost-savings to the tune of Rs30 mn for first client of nascent start-up company - SOAMatrix (which,at •that time, was 12-member strong)Conceived and led initiative of process improvement - setup automated delivery and testing systems for the •product-line at SOAMatrix, thereby reducing operating costs by Rs2 mnEstablished and led product development team in India for Stratify’s strategic enterprise Cloud e-discovery •product, meant to compete in the $3 bn e-discovery market

7 years with Enterprise Software Product majors and start-up in Product/Project management and development

Eric Nishant EkkaAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), I.I.T. Guwahati

Roles & OrganisationsTest Analyst, UST GLOBAL•Test Engineer, Maayoke Technology•

ResponsibilitiesLed a Quality Assurance team of 10 members, assigned and monitored task to the team on daily basis, reviewed •deliverables .Engaged in cross functional training of the team membersTo interact with Business Analyst & the Client through Scrum meetings thereby ensured through understanding of •the client requirements. To Prepare and review Test Cases, Test Plans, RTM, Test case Design DocumentsWorked as a domain expert for testing web and stand alone application for Fortune 500 Clients. Performed Unit, •Integration, System and Regression testing. Developed test scripts for automation using testing tools like QTP, SeleniumOrganized and successfully conducted recruitment drive of my company (for hiring engineering and non-•engineering graduated and was a Group Discussion Panel member

AchievementsReceived “Star Performer of the Account” while working for a Fortune 500 Financial Domain Client•Received “Certificate of Appreciation” for achieving Service Quality Assurance (SQA) rating of 5 out of 5.•Received “Certificate of Appreciation” for maintaining high performance standards while working for a Fortune •500 Healthcare domain client

5.5 years of experience in IT industry in Financial, Retail and Healthcare Domain

Deepak Kumar SinhaAge 30 yearsB. Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering),Cochin University.

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Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, Thermax Ltd•Operation Engineer, NTPC Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesWorked as Lead Mechanical Design Engineer in various captive power projects (worth up to 100 Crore) and led •team of 6-8 designers to manage entire activitiesCoordinated with client, consultants, project management team and site engineers to resolve technical and •contractual issues for timely execution of project.Ensured efficient operation of large capacity Thermal Power Unit (Asset value 1000Cr) and led a team of 20 •operators/supervisors. Coordinated with maintenance and planning departments on daily basis and during major overhauling of plant.Maintained Generation target, as per ABT(Availability Based Tarrif) norms and interacted with Western Region •load despatch centre for maintaining parity between supply and demand of Power.

AchievementsRecipient of Certificate of Merit in NTPC Limited (within top Six among 440 Executive Trainees) for overall good •performance.Recipient of University Medal for securing 1st position among students in Mechanical Engineering Department.•

5.7 years of diversified experience in Operations, Maintenance and Design of Coal Based Thermal Power Plant

Himadri Sankar SinghaAge 26 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Bengal Engineering and Science University

Roles & OrganisationsI.T Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesLed and mentored three teams comprising of 11 members and was the backup IT manager for multiple teams (45 •associates) in a project for a major North American bank.Experienced in extensive client-relation and onshore-offshore coordination, and was involved in gathering project •requirements, analysis, estimation and delivery.Selected to be on the Client Value Management / Operational Excellence team - Proposed and implemented •multiple process optimization procedures and cost/time savings initiatives.Was responsible for internal/external quality audits and billing for the project, and presenting the Project •Management Review and metrics to senior management.

AchievementsWas responsible for offshoring client’s Production Support operations. Managed offshoring of two applications on •a pilot basis. This model was later expanded across multiple modules within the credit card business.Worked on multiple process improvements / project specific utilities and cost saving initiatives, including a project •that saved $16 million for the customer.Awarded the ‘Star of the Month’, ‘Galaxy of Thanks’ and the ‘Star Player’ award from TCSL and the clients, for •contributions made to the project.

5 years 7 months of experience in the IT (Services) Industry

Harish KrishnamurthyAge 27 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology

Roles & OrganisationsManager (Business Development), Safaltek•Business Analyst/Project Manager, Ulysses Systems•Marine Engineer Officer, OMI Corporation•

ResponsibilitiesLed business expansion, gathered intelligence on competitors and managed existing client accounts•Analyzed business processes and worked closely with client to gather requirements and finalize scope of work•Travelled to over 20 countries, coordinated and collaborated with cross functional teams, clients, service partners •and surveyorsLed multinational-multilingual teams, coordinated crisis management and planned critical activities for end to end •operation of ship worth $100 million and cargo worth $150 million

AchievementsImplemented Inventory Management and developed Environment Protection Policy (ISO 14001) for entire fleet of •OMI CorporationCommanded Rescue Operation in Baltic Sea saving 3 lives•Awarded ‘President’s Gold medal’ for exemplary scouting work for social development•

7.5 years of diversified International experience in Consultancy (ERP) and Operations (Maritime Industry)

Gourav AgarwalAge 30 yearsB.E. (Marine), Marine Engineering and Research Institute

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Roles & OrganisationsAsset Security Manager, UBS•Major, Indian Army•

ResponsibilitiesFormulated and administered security policies, ensured security induction and training of staff in UBS. Formulated •and Conducted Standard Operating procedures and security induction programe.Responsible for security audit of UBS establishments in India and part of India BCP team•Commanded and managed Human Resources, Strategy, Training and Operations of a 120 member combat team.•Responsible for planning, forecasting, execution, goal achievement, operations including compliance and single point •contact for all activities of the battalion.

AchievementsChiefofArmyStaff ’sCommendationforgallantry–2004•‘VijayStar’–KargilWar•Commanderinchief’scommendationcardfordevotiontoduty–2001.RecommendedforShauryaChakra–•2005.

Army Officer,with 10 years of experience in Human Resources and Operations

James Jerry IssacAge 33 yearsP.G. Diploma Defence Studies, Indian Military Academy

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager - Value Added Services (VAS), Tata Teleservices Ltd.•Manager, Times of Money (Times Group)•Research Executive - Quantitative, Research International (WPP Group)•

ResponsibilitiesRolled out innovative Value Added Services (VAS) at Tata Docomo and Tata Indicom. Owned the business plan, •forecasting, pricing and marketing of the productWorked closely with cross-functional teams and managed the entire marketing communication (content, •collaterals, branding and positioning)Developed a pipeline of new opportunities for both new & existing markets through comprehensive understanding •of customer needs, trends and competitor strategiesManaged custom market research studies designed to address various marketing and business issues and provide •implementable suggestions for clients like Unilever, Kellogg’s, Godrej Consumer care, etc.

AchievementsCommercialized a social rural VAS application Fisher Friend -- provides lifesaving and life sustaining information to •fishermen. Acknowledged by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)Identified gap in product portfolio and created business case for launching a unique first of its kind VAS: Email on •SMS - ubiquitous email access on any mobile handsetSelected as a core member for a cross-functional team with NTT DOCOMO, Japan to roll out cutting edge 3G •VAS services.

6 years of experience in Marketing, Market Research and Sales in Telecom & FMCG domain

Hussein H. RassiwallaAge 27 yearsBachelor of Management Studies University of Mumbai

Roles & OrganisationsAssociate Functional Architect, JDA Software India Pvt. Ltd•Engineer (Plant Expansion), ABB Ltd.•Production Engineer (HV Motors), ABB Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesLead Functional Analyst/QA for New Product development (MRO) for Navair. Responsible for writing the •functional/feature specification based on the business requirement document and for writing the system and regression test cases for various business scenariosDomain QA for Products MRO, MTO, Procurement & CC. Involved in defect solving for clients like Boeing, Navair, •Lockheed Martin etc. Worked on various modules ranging from WO, PO, PR, MRP to GL & CMWorked on Capacity Enhancement project of HV Machines plant at ABB Ltd. Capacity of 100 motors/month •was achieved with an investment of Rs. 320 million. Was responsible for plant layout, new machines selection, procurement & installation.Production Engineer for assembly line, HV Motors, ABB Ltd. Achieved revenue target of Rs. 250 million for •year 2005. Instrumental in streamlining production process of HV Motors and in reducing total LT of motor manufacturing.

AchievementsCertified BSCM professional by APICS. Also Completed the second module MPR of CPIM certification•Received SPOT award twice for professional excellence in JDA Software India Pvt. Ltd•Attained highest performance rating all through•

5.8 Years of Experience in Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management and Functional Analyst in ERP

Hozefa BharmalAge 29 yearsB.E. (Production Engineering), N.I.T., Surat

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Roles & OrganisationsSenior Process Engineer, Foster Wheeler India Pvt. Ltd•Technical Services Engineer, Johnson Matthey Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd•Senior Projects Engineer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited•

ResponsibilitiesLed a 40 member multi center system engineering team in the development and delivery of piping & •instrumentation diagrams for a Saudi Arabia refining project. Managed 80000 manhours. Originated procedures and guidelines.Led a 5 member process engineering team in developing basis of design and designing utility units for grassroot •refinery and petrochemical projects. Led cross geographical client meetings to perform HAZOP reviews.Evaluated and recommended techno-commercial proposals to select technologies for Indian Oil’s Paradip •refinery project. Liaised with global technology suppliers and interacted with IOCL top management during the conceptualization phase of the project.Commissioned, operated and troubleshot secondary processing facilities comprising a Fluidized Catalytic Cracker, •Vacuum Distillation Unit, Flue Gas Treater and Product Treaters at Indian Oil’s Haldia Refinery.

AchievementsAwarded the “GEM 2009 - Going the Extra Mile” award at Foster Wheeler India for “leading the team admirably”.•Was one of only two process engineers to be nominated by the Indian Oil management to work on a large scale •reconstruction project after an explosion had destroyed a plant in 2005.Was among five engineers from Indian Oil to be deputed as shutdown engineers at Emirates National Oil •Company, Dubai in 2006.

12 years of experience in Designing, Commissioning and Operating Petroleum Refineries

K SrihariAge 34 yearsB.E. (Chemical), B.I.T.S., Pilani

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, Raw Material Handling Plant,Vizag steel plant, RINL•Junior Manager,Blast Furnace, SAIL•

ResponsibilitiesWorked as shift manager,overseeing blast furnace production,including planning, control & troubleshooting. •Prepared production loss analysis report. Managed cross functional teams during shutdownsFormulated plans for raw material procurement. Interacted with user departments for analyzing the required •material. Managed the inventory function in co-ordination with user department to curtail inventory holding expensesIdentified areas of improvement & recommended process modifications to enhance efficiencies of machine. Led •various cost reduction intiativesIdentified the areas of obstruction,quality failures in production processs, ensuring adherence to quality standards •& quality management system. Estimated the manpower requirement in accordance with the manpower rationalization and production norms

AchievementsInstrumental in achieving the best production performance among all the three brigades running the shifts in the •RMHP department of RINLSupervised a group of 50 highly unionized workers in shift operations.Supervised ‘Srujan Vikas’, a suggestion •scheme in RINL and thereby generated over 50 suggestions which resulted in substantial improvement in process & qualityLed a team in achieving the ‘highest ever tonnage hot metal production’ in SAIL. Achieved 10% reduction in tapping •time in blast furnace of SAIL,which led to substantial imrovement in overall plant output

6.5 years of experience in Production Planning and Control,Materials Management,process enhancement and Quality Assurance

K Sanmukha PatraAge 30 yearsB.E.(Metallurgical Engineering), N.I.T Rourkela

Roles & OrganisationsInformation Technology Analyst, TATA Consultancy Services Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesCaptured new business opportunities and established long term client relationship by unique blend of •management skills and engaged in pre-sales activitiesPerformed project management acivities such as project planning, estimation, execution, tracking and setting up of •quality processes.Initiated process improvements in different projects, which resulted in overall improvement of quality of the •deliveries and high customer satisfactionAuditing various client engagements across the organization from process perspective, to check the compliance •with internal process standards

AchievementsIT infrastructure requirements prediction using Artificial Intelligence - A white paper on Technology Infrastructure •requirementprediction,presentedatGlobalTACTiCS2009@TCS–WorldwideArchitectsConference-“HatsOff” award for service commitmentAwarded “Prakash Rao Memorial Award” for Best CGPA (M.TECH) in Electrical Dept @ IIT Delhi - 2004 - •Presented a research paper in IEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence in 2003 - Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaAwardedAndhraUniversitysecondrankforBachelorofElectricalEngineering–2002•

6 years of experience (4 years international) in IT Consulting, Business Development, and Project delivery/management

Jeevan Kumar ThanguduAge 29 yearsM.Tech (Power Systems), I.I.T. Delhi

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Roles & OrganisationsManager (Production), Matrix Clothing Pvt. Ltd•Executive (Quality Assurance), Omega Creation Pvt. Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesLedateamof500peopleintheareaofproductionoperations–Plannedandexecutedproductionplans,ensured•shop floor efficiencies to be in progressive state and maintained strict adherence to delivery timelines.Implemented international social compliance procedures of apparel industry for customers like A&F, Gap, Next, •Reebok, Timberland etc.Part of vendor management team- which was responsible for locating and developing vendors as per business •requirements.Conducted Quality Assurance audits of products and processes as per customer’s requirements, across four •vendors.

AchievementsSpearheaded inter departmental team to implement projects based on KAIZEN theme.•Reduced man-machine ratio from 2 to 1.75•Streamlined process of thread procurement and its utilization and reduced the wastage from 7% to 3%.•

5+ years of experience in Production and Vendor Management in Apparel Industry.

Kumar AnupamAge 31 yearsP.G. Diploma in Garment Manufacturing Technology, N.I.F.T, New Delhi

Roles & OrganisationsLead Database Administrator, Amerigas, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, US•Manager / Lead Data Architect, Sanofi-Aventis / Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, New Jersey, US•Manager, Ernst & Young Management Consulting, New York, US•

ResponsibilitiesManaged $2.1 million budget cost center for 20 person Data Analytics team to support warehouse and reporting•Managed Data management thread on custom systems implementation engagements for several Fortune 500 •clients in US and UK, in Financial Services, Telecom and Media sectorsManaged 24*5 database support for SAP implementation involving 80 onshore and offshore staff•Coordinated database, business intelligence support to PeopleSoft Payroll, Data Warehouse across three global •data centers

AchievementsManaged shutdown of ancillary office, staff hiring and knowledge transfer resulting in $1.2 million in cost savings•Led change management initiative to implement ITIL processes and streamline Help Desk operations with •projected annual savings of $0.5 millionCoordinated Data Guard implementation to meet high availability business requirements valued at $0.5 million. •Designed data extraction from Data Warehouse for revenue recognition and profitability analysis

16 years of experience in Consulting, Project Management, Process improvement and Data Analysis

Krishnan SubramanianAge 43 yearsM.S. (Computer Aided Engineering Design), University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Associate, Cognizant Technology Solutions•

ResponsibilitiesWas the Project Manager of a two Application Development projects of $ 1 million. Was the Project Lead, •Technical consultant and Technical lead, Business Analyst and Lead Developer of various projects involving cutting edge technologies and extensive client interaction.Worked on various methodologies and processes used in the Application Development and Application •Maintenance projects .Responsible for deliveries for all the life cycles of a software project in various role and capacities.Lead a team of 15-18 people and mentored 50+ project members over the 5 years for the account. Extensively •involved in people management and client Interaction.Worked in the Quality Metrics and Process Improvements of the project and in Pre-Sales and Account •Management Area within the account.

AchievementsWas promoted thrice in Cognizant in a short duration of 5 years. Was adjudged the Catalyst of the Quarter for •the 1st Quarter of 2010 in Cognizant.Managed the project which was adjudged the best on various Metrics in Cognizant Bangalore. Cognizant Certified •Microsoft Project Plan Professional.Was awarded a “Commendable Contribution“ certificate for the Project in 2007 which also won Project of Year •award in Cognizant. Received multiple appreciations from client and higher management in Cognizant.

5.25 years of experience in IT in Project Management and Software Development

Kapil GaurAge 28 yearsB.E. (Computer Science & Engg),Visveswaraiah Technological University

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Roles & OrganisationsBusiness Analyst, Mafoi Management Consultant•Personal Financial Consultant, Centurion Bank of Punjab•Centre Manager, Career Launcher•

ResponsibilitiesFacilitated Business Process Audits, managed organizational change for automation of recruitment process, •conducted engagement surveys, created forums and facilitated interactions between employees and management, provided recruitment solutions, maintained and analyzed various business reportsHandled operations for retail banking, facilitated branch audits, facilitated and conducted various training program, •provided branch level induction to new joinees and supervised their performanceDesigned and implemented HR programs such as orientation, performance management, rewards and recognitions •schemes, ensured effective cascading of HR policies and practices, provided inputs for incentive schemes to enhance employee motivation and retentionConducted awareness sessions, managed in-centre sales, inventory and training of sales force, implemented cost-•cutting measures, ensured quality management of all aspects of customer service, communicated and reinforced value proposition of the organization through various initiatives

AchievementsAppreciated for smoothly conducting business process audits for business units and for smooth implementation of •IT application for automation of recruitment processAwarded for best presentation by Centurion Bank of Punjab and appreciated for implementing and conducting •training programmes and facilitating branch banking audits

5.6 years of experience in HR Consulting, Finance, and Education and Research

Lavish Prakash PariyaniAge 28 yearsB.E. (Biomedical), Mumbai University

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Software Engineer, Ericsson India Ltd•Business Development Executive, Wipro Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesWorked on the designing/architecting product customizations. Involved in planning of resources and time by •analyzing product customizations and trouble reports inflowPerformed Farming (Market analysis, proto-typing, coordinate client visits, and product roadmap evaluations) & •Hunting (Demand generation, respond to RFPs) tasksLed multi-cultural teams spread across countries like India, Sweden and China and delivered a turn-key SNMP •solution (Project revenue: 368,640 USD). Lead the team in sustenance of various projects (worth 353,280 USD)Transitioned various software products from Ericsson, USA and from Aastra, Stockholm to India (Project revenues: •264,960 USD and 353,280 USD respectively)

AchievementsRunner-up award from the innovation council in Wipro for innovative prototype design, “Certificate of •Appreciation” from Ericsson for excellent performance, and three “Feather In My Cap” awards from Wipro for outstanding performanceResearch papers on Optical Networks were accepted in IEEE, ICON at Singapore and at APCC, Beijing. Secured •All India 18th Rank in IIIT-C entrance examTwo “People Champion” awards from Wipro for organizing events and team building activities•

5.9 Years of experience in Business Development (Pre-Sales), Solution Design, and Software Development in Telecom

Lalith Bhuvaneswar MAge 27 yearsB.E. (I.T.) from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Calcutta

Roles & OrganisationsTeam Leader, Treasury & Securities Services, J P Morgan Chase•Assistant Systems Engineer,Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesSuccessfully led a team of five to provide production support to JP Morgan Chase’s Payment Systems across •multiple geographies. Analyzed the business processes to identify the gaps and recommended solutions.Managed requirement and configuration change, and incidents. Liaised with multiple teams across geographies, •interfaced with the business and various technology teams. Instrumental in the setting-up of the Trade Finance team at Mumbai.Delivered business critical projects which involved end-to-end application of software development lifecycle. •Technical Lead for a crucial project which won high customer satisfaction rating ( 96%).Managed the knowledge base of TCS as a member of Knowledge Management Practice. Conducted technical •training sessions and induction for new project members. Involved in client-facing roles -understanding their requirements and providing solutions.

Achievements‘Risk Champion’ for the Trade Finance team of more than 50 people at JP Morgan Chase. Adjudged ‘Core Values •Star of the Day’ .Delivered multiple projects with high Customer Satisfaction Index of 96% and above.•Represented TCS at ‘Best Business Brains’ contest, NITIE Mumbai.•

5.8 years of varied experience in IT Consulting in Finance and Telecom domains

Kumar VikramAge 28 yearsB.Tech. (Mechanical), N.I.T Silchar

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Roles & OrganisationsSenior Software Engineer, PLM Product Implementation, Geometric Limited•Assistant Systems Engineer, Engineering and Industrial Services group, Tata Consultancy Services•Senior Engineer (R&D), Computer Aided Design Group, Subros Limited•

ResponsibilitiesBusiness process analysIs and Implementation of integrated custom PLM solutions, Product Management and •post go-live consultancy for major Aerospace (USA) and Automotive clients (Japan) Project coordination, Client relationship and stakeholder management.Client support and consultancy for production issues faced by the customer at APAC and Europe. Root cause •analysis and resolution of functional and technical issues pertaining to Custom PLM solutions.New Product Design and Development using Computer Aided Design. Internal review team for PDM •implementation and business workflow analysis. Field testing, reverse engineering and implementation of AC systems for leading automotive clients.

AchievementsPart of a core team that won the “Synergy” award for a crucial and one of the largest Siemens PLM •implementations at client site in Japan (2008).Won awards in different literary and cultural events in college such as Crosswords, Quizzing, TDH, Dumb •Charades Degree in Hindustani Classical Music (Tabla). General Secretary of The Leo Club, student’s chapter of The Lion’s International.

7 years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management (CAD/PLM) products and solutions

M Rishi MadhavAge 31 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Visveswaraiah Technological University

Roles & OrganisationsSAP Retail Lead Consutant, Cognizant Technology Solutions•Senior Consultant, SAP Labs (India)•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesLed the SAP Retail Center of Excellence (CoE) at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Conducted market research to •penetrate new accounts, business development. Conducted marketing and sales presentation to sell Cognizant’s solutions to prospective customers.Conducted seminars for Cognizant top management to showcase latest innovations. Created marketing collaterals •and accelerators in the area of SAP Retail. Key point of contact for any SAP Retail related requirement/activity.Led the team in proposing solutions for clients based on the Business Process roadmap. Imparted domain and •technical trainings on a regular basis (mentored around 80+ consultants). Key Recruiter for retail projects.Point of contact for global retailers at Christchurch, New Zealand and London, UK. End to end SAP services for •global retailers. Closely worked with German colleagues from SAP AG for due diligence and consulting.

AchievementsReceived an organization level award - “Guiding Light”- in Cognizant Technologies and also received VP •recommendation for outstanding performance.Helped conversion of 5 critical deals for Cognizant and was awarded Stock Appreciation Rights (STARs) under the •Star Allocation Plan in SAP. Architected a Retail solution for Cognizant Innovation awards, Sapphire.Research paper on Retailing under the guidance of Professor of Marketing and Research. Winner of Badminton •Tournaments througout academic and corporate career. Secured 32nd rank at the Joint Entrance for admission into N.I.T.

6 years of diverse work experience in SAP Consulting, Business Development, Presales in Retail domain

Lisa MohapatraAge 27 yearsB.Tech. (Mechanical), N.I.T. Rourkela

Roles & OrganisationsSales Engineer, Pennar Chemicals Ltd•Technical Advisor Junior, ABB Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesDeveloped new business projects, energy and emission reduction solutions for Indian Engine builders•Led the execution of product improvement projects in ABB India and handled all key Indian engine builder •accounts worth $20 million for business development projectsLed in conducting Customer Information Awareness & training, Service engineer training Courses•Led the customer complaint resolution process and allot job responsibilities for service engineers•

AchievementsRepresented ABB India to deliver presentation on Indian Power sector study in the ABB Global High Speed and •Traction meet in Baden, SwitzerlandReceived the position One of the 30 Technical Advisors representing 108 ABB service station•Received the inaugral ABB Process Automation Empower Gold award for best performance in 2010•

5.8 years of experience in Business Development, Customer Training and CRM in Power Sector

Lijo JacobAge 27 yearsB. Tech. (Mechanical), Government Engineering College of Thrissur

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Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Analyst, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesInvolved in technology consulting (analysis, evaluation and adoption) of e-commerce portals across emerging IT •markets such as Australia and CanadaConsulted as techno-functional analyst in strategic alignment of IT & Business from a technology adoption •standpoint. Emphasis on enterprise level SOA, cost optimisation and re-usabilityConsulted as techno-functional analyst for a Canadian Insurance major. Led the client team in online automation •of Mutual Fund contract process leading to an overall 23.4% reduction in contract-cycle timeInvolved in cost-estimation, proposal and development of web portal solutions•

AchievementsDefined the technology for e-commerce portals worth 8-10M AUD across Telecom, Insurance and Investment •Banking platforms in emerging IT marketsAwardedsecondprize–AsiaPacificExcellenceAward2007fromamongst2500employeesunderSystemsDesign•categoryAwardedthirdprize:Encore2007–InfosysAustraliaAnnualawardsinProgram&ProjectManagementcategory•

5 year ( including 1 yr international) technology consulting experience in e-commerce consumer domain

Manga Rajesh GaliAge 27 yearsB. Tech. (Mining Machinery), ISM Dhanbad

Roles & OrganisationsBusiness Manager, Global InnovSource solution Pvt. Ltd•Head Operations, Capricorn Human Capital Pvt. Ltd.•Internal & Statutory Auditor, Nair & Nair•

ResponsibilitiesManaged HR services as a profit center, catering to middle and senior level recruitment mandates, soft skills •training and staffing servicesLed a team of 52 recruitment and business development professionals deployed at 3 branches, serving 80 plus key •accountsInstalled performance appraisal mechanism using Balanced scorecard methodology & policies frameworks for •smooth functioning of operationsDeployed dedicated processes as per client’s need & improved relations with key accounts such as Wipro, GTL ltd, •WNS, MAX NY etc.

AchievementsAwarded by Wipro infotech for service excellence•Expanded Capricorn’s business from only servicing ITES to serving Telecom, IT and BFSI. Appreciated by ICICI •Prudential, GTL Ltd., SPANCO tech, SherKhan and othersCertificates in “Balanced scorecard based performance management system” and AMFI•

13 years of experience in HR Services, P/L perspective, Key account management, Recruitments, Entrepreneurship

Manav Sagar SharmaAge 34 yearsB.Com., Symbiosis

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Architect & Manager, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesWorked and led multiple pre-sales, proposals development, and lead pursuits for nearly 4 years by working •directly with client and account management teams in USManaged multi-vendor teams of diverse backgrounds working from different geographies to deliver cost effective •and value-added solutions to clients, and helped manage long term account relationships of some fortune 100 banking clientsDelivered results on multiple complex business/technology transformation assignments by bringing in various •industry best practices, in-house research methodologies and frameworksLed teams of various sizes (from 5 to 50) to develop information systems in such diverse domains as application •migration, business process reengineering, information security, IT governance, enterprise architecture & SOA, etc

AchievementsRecognized by Infosys as a most valuable player. Received multiple appreciations from Clients and account teams •(US)Helped sales team to clinch four sales deals each worth more than $400,000 (from year 2006 to 2010)•Recognized for helping a fortune 100 financial client to save around $500,000 by implementing optimization •measures in systems and business processes (year 2007)

10 years of IT Industry experience supporting clients from US (6 years) and UK regions

Malik Fairose IsmailAge 31 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), University of Madras

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Roles & OrganisationsBranch Manager, State Bank of India, New Delhi•Deputy Manager (Forex & Money Market), State Bank of India, Antwerp ( Belgium)•Deputy Manager (Advances), Commercial Network branches, State Bank of India, New Delhi•

ResponsibilitiesHandled Liquidity Management, Forex sales and purchases, borrowing and placement of Funds, administration of •Syndicated Loan, Incharge of Swift Operation and co-ordination with back office.Was responsible for appraisal and assessesment of loan proposal of mid corporate group customers. Dealt with •corporate banking products like working capital financing, term loan, project funding etc.Performed regular follow up of advances and risk mitigation through deal structuring, credit analysis and •monitoring at individual account level.Managed a branch having team of 18 members. Responsibilities included overall administration of the branch, •lending, deposit mobilisation and customer service.

AchievementsSuccessfully managed the liquidity position of SBI Antwerp branch having asset size of $ 1.5 billion during the sub •prime crisis and recession.Increased the advances of the branch in Delhi from Rs 40 crores to Rs 140 crores within a period of three •months.Garnered highest amount of mutual fund business among 50 branches of Delhi in the region.•

10 years Banking experience (2.5 years international) in Corporate Banking and Forex & Money Market

Manoj Kumar ChaturvediAge 34 yearsL.L.B; Diploma in Business Finance; CAIIB

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Product Assurance Engineer, Cognizant Technology Solutions•Lead Engineer, GE India Innovation Centre.•Zone Incharge, Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group).•

ResponsibilitiesDeveloped & Implemented test strategy for new products in SCADA and handled customer issues.•Developed and executed test plans as per the features of products like Controllers, I/O cards, SCADA and motion •modules.Initiated new projects in areas like Hot Rolling Mill and Remelt section, made preventive maintenance schedules, •ensured high equipment availability.Took care of Power distribution for whole plant and handled automation of the process system.•

AchievementsBy completing the Hot rolling mill upgradation in Hindalco, the mill capacity was increased from 45000 Tons/•Annum to 60000 Tons/Annum.Led the team on several products including New CPU redesign, and got applause from the manager.•Got the first grade during performance appraisal consecutively for 2 years in Aditya Birla Group.•

8 Years of experience in Industrial Automation Domain

Manoj JindalAge 30 yearsB.E (Electronics and Communication), M D University

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Manager (Quality Assurance), Telco Construction Equipment Co. Ltd (Telcon- A Tata-Hitachi JV)•

ResponsibilitiesAchieved business excellence in product and process quality management to provide world-class constructive •solution to the customer by leveraging TBEM, TPM, QMS, TQM, HHH and NPI tools.Achieved continuous improvement in product and process quality by leveraging principles of Kaizen, OPL’s (One •Point Lessons), OJT’s (On-the-Job Training Sheets), Poka-Yoke, PFMEA, Process Bench-Marking, APQP, HHH & QC Tools.Carried out Warranty & Defect Analysis using PDCA, 7QC, 8D tools. Improved Supplier product & process •quality by VHH (Vendor Hand-Holding).Member of several CFT’s, notably, Gameplan 2015 (CFT for Long-Term Strategic Planning), CCAT (Customer •Complaint Analysis Team), CRISP (Cost Reduction Initiative for Sustained Profitability), Quality Improvement CFT’s.

AchievementsContributed to the development and establishment of 9 new products as a member of (NPI) New Product •Introduction Team. Also implemented TPM-QM Pillar and OHSAS 18001 as a member of implementation teamImplemented QMS, SAP R/3- QM Module and QM Infrastructure in Telcon’s new plant at Kharagpur. Achieved 15% •reductioninproductioncostofdumpersandcompactorsasamemberofCRISP–aCFTforcostreduction.Devised VQRS (Vendor Quality Rating System) to evaluate supplier performance. Achieved silver level in Business •Excellence Leadership Program (BELP) and won award for contribution to Business Excellence in BE Nite.

7 years of hands-on experience in Quality Management of Automotive Industry

Manish KumarAge 32 yearsB. Tech. (Mining Machinery Engineering), I.S.M., Dhanbad

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Roles & OrganisationsEngineering Manager, Clearpath Technology•Project Manager, MTree Software•Senior Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for customer relationship building, long term strategic planning and ensuring quality deliverables •from entire Software Services Group at Clearpath Technology.Was instrumental in reviving testing department with annual revenue of approx. $1 million that was on the verge •of being scrapped because of poor quality deliverables at Mtree Software.Led process formulations and automation initiatives which resulted in up to 20% reduction in testing efforts and •Quality improvements, resulting in increased customer satisfaction at Mtree Software.Spearheaded the co-ordination with geographically distributed customer and cross functional teams at Microsoft.•

AchievementsSuccessfully launched Software Services group of Clearpath Technology and led revenue growth from 0 to approx. •$1 million within 1 year of joining.Introduced rigorous set of processes at Mtree Software which reduced customer complaint resolution time from •average 6.2 days to 2.4 days.At Microsoft, was consistently rated among top 15% performers of the company•

10+ years of experience in IT Project Management spanning various cross functional activities.

Mohit GoelAge 32 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Roles & OrganisationsSr Manager, Tata Steel•Assistant Manager, Steel Authority of India Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesHeaded Operation & Maintenance of Power Plant & Utilities at Tata Steel•Implemented energy optimization & energy saving initiatives (planning for Steam & Power generation at 10 MT, •Installation of Top Recovery Turbine for G & H Blast Furnaces) at Tata SteelSelected equipment and technology and oversaw commissioning of new plants under 6.8 & 10 MT expansion •program at Tata SteelManaged Mechanical Maintenance of Rolling Mills at Steel Authority of India Limited•

AchievementsLead the team of Power & Utilities Group for Deming Award Certification in Tata Steel•Successfully commissioned 45 MW Blower House & 120 MW blast furnace gas based Captive Power Plant during •6.8 MT expansion at Tata SteelRecognised by MD for successful revival of a sick plant, Indian Steel & Wire Products (closed for six years) taken •over by Tata Steel

Around 15 Years experience in Operations, Maintenance, Installation and Commissioning in Steel & Power industries

Mohd ShariqAge 36 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Jamia Milia Islamia University

Roles & OrganisationsAnalyst, Accenture•Subject Matter Expert, Convergys (Microsoft Vendor)•

ResponsibilitiesProvided consultation for Designing IT network architectures and upgrading to newer technologies, designed •Security Policies and Integration plans for newly acquired companies, administered the internal Accenture IT network of 180,000 employees.Managed the 3 member Billing Project for 2 years, developed the business case for automating the billing project, •used to bill email boxes & web file shared resources of 100,000 employees.Involved in the Audits for the Incident Management and Change Management processes for ISO2K7 Certification •Project and defined the SLA’s for Incident Management within my process.Handled non-premium client accounts and provided consultation for implementing and maintaining the Windows •Enterprise Platform Solutions. - Assisted clients in their efforts to reduce costs by fine tuning the existing network.

AchievementsDesigned and implemented ‘Continuous Improvement’ plans, leading to a 25% improvement in customer •satisfaction. I was awarded the DMOQ Award for this achievement. - Was awarded the “Certificate for Excellence in Performance” thrice.Developed a systematic improvement plan for my team which led to a 35% increase in efficiency (using incident •handling time as the metric).Acted in various plays for the Delhi Theater Collective group, including the play “Let’s agree to disagree” which i •also wrote and directed. - Developed the branding & publicity strategies for the group.

5+ years of designing, deploying, administering and consulting experience for IT network projects

Mohd JunaidAge 29 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), Pune University

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Roles & OrganisationsAssociate (Projects), Cognizant Technology Solutions•

ResponsibilitiesLed a team of 15 members in charge of a health insurance claims application - emphasizing focus on the customer •requirements, mentoring the team on business concepts, articulating future direction to the offshore teamProbed business development opportunities through analysis of existing business applications of the client - •proposal, presentation and win of new projectsPerformed the role of technical and business mentor for new joiners on the health insurance client’s claims •maintenanceapplications–Successfullyimplementedprojectsworth$200K

AchievementsProposed and won a project worth $500K to eliminate discrepancies in the health insurance member enrolment •system; single-handedly managed it for more than a year leading 5 offshore team membersManaged processes to organize the on- and off-boarding of human resources at the client location and effort •metricscollectionfromateamof250members–ResultedinhighercustomersatisfactionImplementedcasestudymethodologyfortraining–Presentingsimulatedreal-timeissuesfacedinbusiness•applications to team members in order to augment technical and business expertise of the team

6 years (2.5 years International) of IT experience in executing, implementing and managing Health Insurance projects

Narendran SanthanamAge 26 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Software Engineer, Accenture•Associate Manager, BALCO•

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for development of end-to-end business process improvement solutions in the form of Process •Flows, Key Performance Indicators, Capability Assessment Models, Integration Outlay Maps, Workforce Planning, Operating Architecture and Application ArchitectureExperienced in business process analysis for end-to-end supply chain processes and identificatoin of scope of •improvement in key process areas.Managed plant start-up activities and production team in achieving production targets in an Aluminium smelter and •integrated new manufacturing technologies for process improvement.Led a team of eight in designing and implementation of ARIS business process management tool.•

AchievementsHold an US patent for an invention, “Process for Online Power Cut Out of an Aluminium Reduction Cell”, Patent •Number 20100155259, at BALCO.Co authored a technical paper “Design Enhancements to GP320 Technology at BALCO”, published in Light Metals •2008 publications.

6 years of diverse experience in Business Process Consulting and Operations Management in Metals Industry

Narendra Kumar GudeAge 29 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), NIT, Durgapur

Roles & OrganisationsOffshore Component lead, Computer Sciences Corporation•Associate Consultant, Kanbay Software India Pvt Ltd•Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions•

ResponsibilitiesLed and managed a 5 member cross geographical team and ensured on time delivery to client maintaining quality. •Was involved in setting up this team from scratch.Have worked in all phases of SDLC. As a component lead, was involved in all projects in our application from •estimation to client acceptance.Was instrumental in strategizing and implementing a module of Riester products (pension funds) for Zurich •Financial Services(Central Europe).Was involved in project management activities of the entire account(Zurich Financial services). Including •estimating and forecasting efforts for various portfolios and reporting to the senior management.

AchievementsRecepient of ‘Life offshore Award 2009’ for defect free and timely delivery of a project.•Developed a testing tool for Zurich Financial Services that brought down the testing efforts by 40%. It was sold to •Zurich Financial Services for 1500 Euros.Recepient of ‘Best trainer of the Year’ award in CSC.•

6.5 Years of IT experience in BFSI domain in India and Germany

Mrigank Shekhar AdhikaryAge 33 yearsM.C.A. College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University

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Roles & OrganisationsAccount Manager, Hewlett Packard•Technical Lead, Hewlett Packard•Co-founder, Mindworks•

ResponsibilitiesAs an account manager at Hewlett Packard, I was responsible for managing two strategic customer relationships •end-endAs an account manager at Hewlett Packard, I was responsible for leading and managing cross functional teams•As a technical lead at Hewlett Packard, I was responsible for business analysis activities such as identifying new •features that need to be incorporated into HP’s flagship network management products. These activities directly lead to increased product salesAs the co-founder of Mindworks, I am jointly responsible for Business Development, Commercial & contractual •negotiations, financial control and formulation and implementation of strategy

AchievementsSuccessfully managed & grew 2 strategic customer relationships with Hitachi & NEC each worth over USD 2 •million annuallySuccessfully conceptualized and implemented the HP student program. This program has reduced the training time •for new joiners to HP by 70% whilst also increasing HP’s brand awareness in top engineering collegesIn 3 years of operations, Mindworks has grown to have revenue of over INR 10,000,000, is a strategic partner with •6 of the largest R&D organisations in South India and has a strong cash flow

6 years of Account Management and IT consulting experience; Co-founded a technical advisory firm

Nikhil UppalAge 27 yearsB.E. (Electrical & Electronics), BMS, Bangalore

Roles & OrganisationsChief Solution Architect & Product Strategist, FISERV, US•Senior Consultant & Lead IT Strategist, HEADSTRONG US•Project Manager, INTIQUA US•

ResponsibilitiesEstablished and managed strategic planning & partnerships for future business•Headed SOA & Cloud Computing COE. Headed Intellectual Product team. Product Strategist for products in •Investment & Commercial Banking domain. Program Management for BFSI clients like Morgan StanleyIndia lead for Managed services that consists of Business Development, Application Development, Support & •Vendor ManagementGlobal Account Management, responsible for managing multiple programs & Pre Sales. Managed 100 + diversified •team of Architects, SME’s, Developers & Quality Assurance

AchievementsBuilt business from non-profitable $1 million business to $12 million in revenue. Dramatically increased employee •retention and organizational stability. Led multi-discipline and multi-location (including international) teams in startup to fortune 500 comConceputalized, Developed & Sold Intellectual Products in areas of Private Wealth Management & Trading •Compliance area.Improved quality controls, changed organizational cultures, aligned & improved teams to provide deliverables on •time at substantial lower cost and met/exceeded all SLAs.

IT Professional with over 13 years of experience in Strategic Planning, Delivery & Management

Nikhil GoelAge 38 yearsM.C.A., K.N.I.T, Sultanpur.

Roles & OrganisationsManagementcadre–Planning&Budgeting(IT),Ultratech(GrasimIndustriesLtd.),AdityaBirlaGroup•Consultant - SAP, Igen Global Solution•Manager (Finance and Sales), Kunder Chemicals•

ResponsibilitiesWorked on Project appraisal, Project Finance, Corporate Planning and Financial Analysis. Assessed financial •feasibility of various projects and got them approved from the financial institutions.Worked on financial aspects of Merger and Demerger. Implemented Supply Chain Management, SAP and Support •Projects in the company. Successfully accomplished Change management. Demonstrated good leadership skills.Handled finance management, credit control, sale promotion, marketing and logistics in the entire value chain. •Initiated the concept of job work contributing to 50 % increase in market share.Uncanny interest in stock market. Possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills, multitasking skills, ability to •work under pressure and leadership skills.

AchievementsCarried out project appraisal of waste heat recovery project worth 793 Cr. and Wind Energy power generation •project worth 985 Cr. Received Far Exceed Expectation (Highest Rating) for two consecutive years in Ultratech.Managed Supply Chain Management (SCM) project that resulted in higher realization of 20 Cr per anum. Received •appreciation letter from CEO for SCM project.Worked as Project manager in Large scale SAP implementation having 3200 users.•

9 years of experience in Project Appraisal, Project finance, Corporate planning, Financial analysis

Navang Vinodkumar GandhiAge 31 yearsB.E. (Instrumentation), Mumbai University

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Roles & OrganisationsManager (Network Services), Idea Cellular•Project Engineer, ADA Cellworks•

ResponsibilitiesHandled RF (Radio Frequency) network planning and optimization for three districts of Maharashtra encompassing •700+ cellular sitesPlanned capacity upgradations for Idea’s Maharashtra network of 6000+ cellular sites•Managed vendors for cellular site surveys, network quality benchmarking testing and coordinated with other •departments such as Operations and MarketingAnalyzed network related customer complaints and provided solutions•

AchievementsAchieved more than 100% YOY growth in cellular sites over the period 2008-2009•Successfully planned and implemented “dual-band” capacity upgrade for Pandharpur Palkhi pilgrimage in 2009•Awarded the “Employee of the month” award at ADA Cellworks•

6 years of experience in GSM cellular Network Planning & Optimization

Pawan KaulAge 28 yearsB.E. (Electronics & Telecommunications), University of Pune

Roles & OrganisationsCustomer Relations Manager, P.C Jain & Co. Pvt. Ltd•Business Systems Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services•Account Training Lead, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesCustomer engagement and sales consulting for European and American clients in a diamond trading firm.•Project management, systems analysis and end-to-end test management to provide value-added solutions for •multi-million dollar projects for a major American Financial Services Company.Multi-vendor team management and coordination among 25 interfacing applications teams for critical high value •projects that earned various client appreciations.Customer relationship management and collaborations with senior leadership at client side which improved and •streamlined business processes and resulted in significant dollar savings.

AchievementsAwarded ‘Kudos Certificate’ for Conceptualizing Boot Camp Training, designing Training Material for entire •Account in 2002. Was the youngest PROPELer and Project Lead in Client Account.Completed Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs at IIM, Bangalore in 2009.•Successfully conducted over 10 Marrow Donor Camps at Phoenix in association with National Marrow Donor •Program, USA that resulted in over 700 donor registrations.

About 6 years of diverse experience ranging from Project Management in IT to Customer Engagement in the Gems Industry

Nisha DhadhaAge 27 yearsB.E. (Information Technology), Pune University

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Engineer, Zmanda Technologies•Senior Software Engineer-2, Tropos Networks•Software Engineer, Nevis Networks•

ResponsibilitiesCollaborated with top management in new product ideas, developed them and owned their implementations at •ZmandaFounded the test automation group in Zmanda and led it through multiple milestones.•Set up India operations of WiFi mesh company Tropos Networks along with 4 other engineers and managed 3 US •engineers from India.Started and groomed a new team of 7 people in network security startup Nevis Networks. Established all the •critical processes for this team

AchievementsAnalyzed marketing strategy for a Zmanda product while working as a part time consultant and helped the top •management in formulating the overall roadmap for the productImproved positioning of Zmanda product and thus contributed to a 200% QoQ rise in sales by bringing about •changes in website content, increasing online presence on multiple platforms such as Wikipedia and developing new technology marketing messagesCreated an innovative cloud computing based test automation framework at Zmanda which reduced testing •infrastructure cost by 50%

7 years of R&D, Presales and Technology Marketing Experience in High Technology Industry

Nikunj VermaAge 29 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), Government Engineering College, Bhopal

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Roles & OrganisationsProject Leader, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesWorked as a team-lead for the client Goldman Sachs at multiple locations (India & US), managing their entire •financial data-management system in the Investment Banking domainDesigned and developed several data-models/warehouses, to facilitate business-intelligence analytics and strategic •reportingConducted regular meetings & interactions with the senior managers for project-updates, discussions and •presentationsMentored team-members to handle various business and technical issues•

AchievementsDevised indigenously a patentable algorithm for the client Goldman Sachs to enable automatic mapping and •improved cross-referencing of different financial data which saved huge man-hours and cost ($150,000 annually) for the firmAwarded prestigious Infosys Engagement Management award for adept client-handling, leadership and team-skills.•Achieved the distinct feat of becoming the project leader just within four years of my experience.•

6 years of experience as a Technical Consultant in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets domain

Pradeep KhanAge 27 yearsB.Tech. (Electronics & Communications), Kalyani University

Roles & OrganisationsProject Manager, Tata Consultancy Services•Project Lead, Satyam Computer Services Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesManaged a relationship of over $1 million with peak team size of 20, spread across various geographies to support •the commercial lending, payments & risk exposure functions of a large investment bankHandled overseas assignment for 2 years as single point of contact for a large investment bank client across •delivery & sales function, handling key IT processes of the commercial lending group & generating new revenue streams for TCSLed Financial Services Solution Group in the TCS-Client relationship, which had a strength of 5500 associates •across geographies, and focused on initiatives to increase BFSI domain competencyKey member of the pre-sales team as a SME for Microsoft technologies & wealth management business in •TCS-Client relationship. Contributed & reviewed more than 20 technical & functional knowledge assets to TCS repositories

AchievementsLed the web-application module of a critical business process for the client which won the CIO 100 Plus One •award in 2007 for improved productivityReceived commendations from TCS ISU head & client Director for bringing about process improvements which •ensured a recurring annual saving of $50,000Received “Hats Off” from the CEO of TCS for dedicated contribution towards various CSR activities•

Experience of 7 years in providing Technology Consulting and Program Management services to banking clients

Piyush PatiAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Electrical), College Of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar

Roles & OrganisationsOperations Manager, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesManaged operations for $208 million SBU through a team of 10, built and rolled out new processes and fine tuned •or retired existing processes, to increase unit’s operational effectivenessWas responsible for annual business planning exercise for the SBU, its eight quarters rolling budget, unit revenue •and profit predictability, program managing acquisitions and internal investment projectsExecuted presales projects for banks in India, middle-east, South America, Africa and Europe which included •managing teams, preparing proposals, negotiating and closing deal along with sales- deal size varying from $0.7 million to $15 millionPlanned and executed Finacle solution implementation projects for banks in India, Africa, South America and •Europe for projects with budgets between $1 million to $25 million

AchievementsHelped Finacle(SBU) to become the most operationally effective SBU among 23 Infosys’ units, resulting in 2% •increase in profits; made Finacle solution quality a differentiator among core banking vendors by re-defining the solution deployment methodologyManaged the development of Infosys’ Financial Inclusion Solution(FIS) throughout the incubation period - FIS has •brought 2 million unbanked into the Financial systems in India and Colombia; Managed the merger of an Australian product companyWon 4 deals, greater than $1 million, against competitors such as Oracle and SAP in Tier-1 banks world-wide; •Led Finacle’s first banking transformation project in Latin America; established a service offering with $2 million revenues

8 years in technology-led transformations at universal banks and operational engineering at Infosys’s SBU

Pawan KumarAge 32 yearsB.E. (Civil), NIT Jamshedpur

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Roles & OrganisationsManager (Dealer), Global Markets, State Bank of India•Assistant Manager (Loans), State Bank of India, Bahadurgarh Branch•Assistant Manager, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Kochi•

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for quoting of merchant rates to customers/branches for local currency, cross currency and Gold. •Studying of markets and advising the customers regarding expected movement in currency and commodity ratesProvided hedging solutions to large and medium corporate with derivative products like options, swaps and •forwardsCoordinating with other departments like Back office, Risk Management, to ensure deals are carried out within •the established limit requirements and regulatory guidelinesProficient in handling a gamut of banking operations including treasury operations, retail banking, credit appraisals, •trade finance, high value portfolios & and other allied activities.

AchievementsInstrumental in setting up Regional Treasury unit Ahmedabad with infrastructure, capabilities, methodologies & •relationships in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in 2006Forex turnover at Regional Treasury unit Ahmedabad increased from Rs. 22000 crores in march 2006 to Rs.70400 •crores in march 2010. Remuneration earned increased from Rs.8.6 crores to Rs.28 crores in the same periodSuccessfully achieved budgetary targets in advances from Rs.14 crores to Rs.26 crores within a span of 1 year, •resulting in ‘A’ rating for the branch. Instrumental in migration of Branch from non-core to core branch

9 years of experience in Dealing, Treasury operations and Branch banking

Prashant SharmaAge 32 yearsB.Sc (Hons.),Hans Raj College,Delhi UniversityCAIIB, DTIRM

Roles & OrganisationsBusiness Development Manager, PRoV Infotech•Self Employed, Detech Pvt Ltd & ANZ Solutions LLC•Aces Global, Offshore Development Manager•

ResponsibilitiesInvolved in the delivery of complex project in multi-vendor environment using different methodologies like •Waterfall and Agile.Acted as a liaison between several groups within the business and technology to meet project objectives with •success.Involved in the sales and marketing of services through persuasive presentation and profitable negotiation.•Developed personnel, motivated staff to exceed goals, and improved customer experience.•

AchievementsAchieved breakeven in the first year of operation itself. Clocked overall annual revenue of 10 Million Rupees.•Acquired and retained fortune 500 clients like GE, Disney, NCR and Teradata•Six sigma green belt certified•

An entrepreneur with an overall experience of 6.25 years in IT across various verticals

Prasad DeshpandeAge 30 yearsM.S. (Electrical), University of South Florida

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Software Engineer, Cisco Systems•

ResponsibilitiesLed successfully critical R & D projects in the areas of mobile telephony and high speed ATM technology, involving •cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams to minimize inefficiency, while maximizing customer ROIHandled planning, execution and delieverables for the entire project as well as engaged with customers from •different networking segments to drive product deployment processes and consulted them on network efficiency and throughput issuesProvided Subject Matter expertise to marketing team, helping them in utilising engineering strengths to address •the ever growing customer requirements in the field and contributed key insights on them, resulting in customer satisfactionResponsible for design, development and project management of the software module in the domain of IP-RAN •for Base Transceiver Stations(BTS), providing consulting help to the hardware product team in terms of call efficiency

AchievementsWon the prestigious Cisco Pioneer award in 2009 for productivity innovation in a team environment as a part of •the software componentization related efforts across hardware productsConceptualized and implemented an initiative to improve resource utilization and achieve hardware usage •efficiency in a network environment via developing tools for resource monitoring, resource reservation and network inventory management, resulting in bA couple of my ideas in the areas of scalable networks and resource efficiency in video calls were rewarded for •their uniqueness and possible value addition to customer success in future product launches

5.5 years Work Experience in Telecom Product Development

Pranjal ChoudhuryAge 29 yearsB.E. (Computer Science & Engineering) from Gauhati University

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Roles & OrganisationsProject Leader, Mphasis an HP Company•IT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesLed Pre-sales activities to deliver estimates and proposed solutions on potential projects•Managed production support and delivery of enhancements of a mortgage application for a major Australian Bank.•Experienced in mentoring team on technical and business related issues•Participated in Account Review meetings and status reporting to senior management•

AchievementsPart of a 3 member team of a Strategic initiative to showcase maturity level advancement at offshore and •highlighted savings of $ 1.8 million to the customer.Represented EDS India team in getting an 15000 man-hours (approx.) project from client.•Led an innovation initiative to deliver various solutions such as an electronic discussion forum for about 150 •employees, build automation tools, e-portal etc

8.7 years of experience in IT industry in BFSI domain

Rachit JainAge 31 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), Punjab Technical University

Roles & OrganisationsProduct Manager, Oracle India Pvt. Ltd•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesManaged entire product life cycle for Oracle Application Express, that included deciding new features/ •enhancements, monitoring development & testing teams and final product releaseOrganized workshops and delivered trainings to Oracle customers and partners in various locations in India as a •marketing strategy to bring in new customersWrote whitepapers and collateral for Oracle Technology Network (OTN) and wrote questions for the Oracle •Certfication exam. OTN collateral included the product release notes, technical articles on Oracle Application Express, customers success storiesDesigned universe and created reports in Business Objects, Cognos. I have done data ETL (Extraction, •Transformation and Loading) through Informatica. Worked for major companies in fortune 500 list

AchievementsIntroduced and successfully conducted a global competition for applications built in Oracle Application Express•Successfully creating and managing the largest customer database application in Oracle Pvt. Ltd - The Customer •Wiki. This was a global application containing data of all customers of all major products and very heavily usedEnabled many internal departments (fusion middleware team, database team, HR team) to use more secure and •scalable applications built in Oracle Application Express that enhanced the team’s performance. Earlier they were using spreadsheets

5.8 years of experience in IT Services Delivery in Business Intelligence and IT Product Management

Priyanka SharmaAge 28 yearsB. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University

Roles & OrganisationsAssociate Project Manager, Robert Bosch•Research Fellow, CDAC•

ResponsibilitiesHandled the responsibility of planning, implementation and delivery of vehicle Electronic Control Unit (ECU) •software development for US and Korean automotive OEMsLed a 20 member cross geographical team that supported the US based OEM for its vehicle releases•Worked extensively in the embedded software domain and largely involved in the vehicle functionality designs for •automotive clientsKey member of TETRA (2.5 G) Mobile Radio projects @ CDAC•

AchievementsAchieved significant reduction in business development costs (15% manpower reduction) through redefining the •project model across similar OEM projects by aligning towards OEM working modelLed the team in the design and implementation of innovative vehicle functionalities, aiding the Korean automotive •OEM to release EURO 4 vehicles with new features, which was instrumental in acquiring EURO 5 projectsReceived appreciation from European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), for unearthing flaws in •TETRA Encryption Algorithm

6.4 years of IT experience in Automotive Electronics domain

Praveen SivanandanAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Electronics and Telecommunication), Kerala University

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Roles & OrganisationsTechnical Test Lead, Infosys Technologies•Project Analyst, Infosys Technologies•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesOnsite co-ordinator for the project working out of client location in Melbourne and Bangalore•Analysing the business requirement & project architecture and preparing project plan document•Led and mentored a project team of 7 members. Assigning and monitoring the task to all the team members on •daily basisPreparing of other important project artefacts like communication plan, risk-management plan, hand-over •document and requirement traceability matrix

AchievementsReceived “Client Appreciation Certificate” for my work in a critical project with a strategically important client •which helped my organisation in up-selling and getting bigger transition projectsWorked on two proposals responding to RFP alongside presales team for Australian banking clients, both of which •resulted in successful convertConducted boot camp training on data warehouse testing for middle level professional in my unit which helped in •better resource utilisation

5.75 years of experience in IT industry with Banking domain projects

Rahul KumarAge 27 yearsB.E. (Marine Engineeering), Jadavapur University

Roles & OrganisationsModule Leader and Domain Consultant, Manhattan Associates•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesSuccessfully led a nine member team to execute a critical module in a multi-cultural environment and helped the •account in retaining an important ‘fortune 500’ clientCogitated with client-side business analysts and coordinated with senior management on business prospects. •Involved in forecasting, negotiations and opportunities for introducing new functionalitiesSpearheaded the “Process Orientation” and “Asset Productivity” initiatives saving 20% of the allocated budget for •training and induction activities (duration shortened by 25%). Involved in various CSR initiativesDesigned and developed a module (Non Performing Loans) for a ‘Loan Servicing’ client. Helped in the final QA •certification of the product. Customer satisfaction (Project Performance Feedback) was obtained at 7/7

Achievements‘Award of excellence’ for outstanding contributions in customer relationship management, providing high quality •deliverables, and proactively creating conducive environment for business growthNominated for the prestigious President’s Club Award 07 in Manhattan Associates for going out of his way to •retain an important client by making a winning presentation‘Infosys Achievement Award’ for outstanding performance and contribution as a team member•

6.8 years of Project management/Development/IT Consulting experience in SCM and Finance Domain

Rahul GuptaAge 30 yearsB.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), BIET.

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Business Analyst, IBM India Pvt. Ltd•Business Analyst, Infosys Technologies Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for eliciting requirements from clients, feasibility study, providing estimates of time and funding, •and proposal of technical solution models.Designed and delivered solutions for projects worth 8-10 million USD. Created efficient technical models using •Unified Modeling Language tools, prepared high level design and detail level technical work flow documents.Led a team of Business Analysts, supervising them in the creation of UML models, high level and detail level •workflow documents.Coordinated seamless flow of technical requirements between the development and testing teams and acted as •the sole interface between the client team and offshore team.

AchievementsAwarded “Best of IBM” for significant contribution to emerging technologies in AT&T(client) service assurance •projects.Received “Thanks! Award”s in IBM for outstanding performance in project delivery, customer focus and mentoring •activities.Completed “Sun Certified Java Programmer.”•

6.5 years of IT experience (1 year international) as Business Analyst in Telecom domain

Radhalakshmi R TirunellaiAge 28 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), University of Calicut

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Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Lead, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for managing projects, with budgets of over $ 1 Million and led teams, with peak strength of twenty, •for leading clients. Responsibilities included project estimation, planning, resource management, delivery, client and third party interactionHas sound technical and functional knowledge, and was therefore responsible for complex solution designing and •critical issue analysis. She has contributed significantly towards providing resolutions, for highly escalated issues, resulting in substantial cost savings.Actively engaged with presales activities associated with understanding the core client process through extensive •client interaction, product feasibility analysis, fit-gap study, mapping business processes to ERP and project estimations for project proposalsDemonstrated a unique blend of management and technical skills and hence was successfully able to don multiple •roles of client engagement and technology interfacing with third party vendors

AchievementsDespite the ec• onomic downturn, was instrumental in winning over a significant deal for the organization, with a strategic client, with the deal having a growth potential of $ 2 MUSDConceived, conceptualized and implemented the idea for integration among several business applications to •automate a specific business process. This solution was a key element of the service offering by Infosys for $ 500,000 USDWas amongst the youngest to complete the ‘Certified Supply Chain Professional’ (CSCP) course, conducted by •APICS. Therefore, received precocious progress and opportunity to lead projects for fortune 500 clients with portfolios of over $ 5MUSD

6 years of Product Development, IT Consulting, Project Management and Pre-Sales in Supply Chain domain

Ritu AgarawalAge 28 yearsB.E. (I.T.), Nirma Institute of Technology, Gujarat University

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, Broadband Network operating Centre, MTNL•

ResponsibilitiesLed teams for managing MTNL’s Broadband, IPTV and VoIP network of Delhi.Had responsibility of Network •Planning, Configuration, Monitoring, Optimization and Fault Handling.Managed implementation of Broadband and other data network projects. Interacted with clients including •government agencies for designing enterprise solutions.Responsible for execution of Voice switching projects, including configuration, testing, and A/T. Handled O&M of •large Voice switches. Managed teams working on cutting edge telecom technologies.Headed team responsible for final level of escalation of technology related customer grievance issues.•

AchievementsPlayed a key role in Implementation of Alcatel’s and Huawei’s broadband Project for MTNL.•Successfully Implemented training mechanism for new recruits, subordinates and summer interns in my unit.•Selected Senior Executive Member, Student Affairs Council, XLRI.•

7 years of experience in Technology, Operations and Projects in Telecom service industry

Ravindra SinghAge 31 yearsB.E. (Electronics & Communication), MBM Engineering College

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Member (Technical Staff), Oracle (India)•Senior Consultant, i2 Technologies India Pvt. Ltd•Development Specialist, SAP Labs (India)•

ResponsibilitiesManaged and delivered ‘Technology Consulting’ projects. Led teams in mapping customers’ business requirements •to technology capabilities, conducting gap analysis of IT portfolio and providing solutionsProvided ‘Solution Architecture’ for packaged SCM product implementations of i2 Inventory Optimization for Hi-•Tech industry accountsHandled ‘Product & Program Management’ roles and assisted in defining strategy and future roadmap for the Real •Application Cluster product stack of Oracle and managed Clusterware events propagation development teamsWas instrumental in ‘IP rollouts and Product development’ and rolled out two Intellectual Property initiatives •related to SAP CRM 5.0. Developed Reports & Charts and Business Content Provider (BCP) components in SAP CRM

AchievementsInstrumental in Patents filing titled ‘Integrating Graphical Charts into Software Applications’ Pub. No. •WO/2004/111874 and ‘Generating Electronic Reports of Data displayed in a Computer User Interface List’. Pub No. WO/2004/111872 by SAPImproved SLAs by 25% at Texas Instruments through i2 Inventory Optimization implementation. Featured as •“CustomerSuccessStory”andavailableaswebinar–“Inventoryasacompetitiveweapon”oni2websiteSuccessfully led the integration of Oracle Data Replication infrastructure of Wells Fargo with Wachovia during the •merger of the organizations

8 years of experience in Technology Consulting, Solution Architecture, IT Product Management, IP Rollouts

Ravindra GhoshAge 31 yearsM.S. (Computing), National University of Singapore

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Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager (Materials), Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for strategic sourcing of material for Godrej Material Handling business.•Managed key suppliers through negotiations and agreements, developed new vendor base and provided materials •input to design department.Experienced in Inventory Management and Cost Control through optimization of procurement process.•Was responsible for price recovery of warranty failed materials & Vendor management to improve processes to •minimise incoming material rejections

AchievementsCertified internal auditor by TUV NORD & CII for ISO 9001:2000, ISO 1401:2004 & OHSAS 18001:1999.•Led a cross functional team to introduce aluminium radiators in forklift trucks.•

6 years of Production Engineering experience in Materials & Quality Control Functions

Sachin Pralhad ChavanAge 28 yearsB.E. (Production), Shivaji University

Roles & OrganisationsApplication Engineers (Team lead), Oracle India Pvt Ltd•Onsite coordinator and Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for coordinating and managing timely release of ‘patches’ as well as development of Oracle Retail •productsLed a team of 8 associates located globally, was responsible for Project deliverables and Client Relationship •managementWhile working as an onsite coordinator in USA, was responsible for carrying out relevant requirement analysis, •design and meeting client expectation on timely project deliveryResponsible for working with cross-functional teams for product integration and dependencies•

AchievementsWithin a year of joining Oracle, got selected to lead a team of 8 associates located across different geographies. •Selected as lead trainer to impart boot camp training on Retail Allocation to all new recruitsWinner of a Spot Award (certification of excellence) at Infosys Technologies Ltd for resolving a critical technical •issue in a crucial projectMultiple recipient of appreciation from both internal and external customers for on time quality delivery during •various projects

7 years of experience in IT services and product industry in Retail domain

Sachin GulatiAge 32 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science and Information Technology), IET Bareilly

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Analyst, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesDesigned and delivered solutions to clients. Led project teams through the entire project life-cycle stages of •Requirements, Designs, Coding, Testing, Implementation and Support.Being a Single Point of Contact for the client with respect to the project•Assigning responsibilities and managing team members working in the project•Enforcing quality through good coding practices and domain knowledge transfers to the team•

AchievementsStarted leading projects (Technically) after just a year of work experience•Assigned responsibility of managing the automation of the Client’s Offshore Subcontracting Unit in London, as a •result of consistent and regular appreciation by the client, also resulting in fantastic client engagement feedback scoresSuccessfully led teams in 4 different Geographic locations (Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai and London) for 3 •different projects simultaneously

4 years 10 months experience (1 year 10 months in London) leading IT project teams

Rohit V MAge 26 yearsB.Tech. (Information Technology), Cochin University of Science & Technology

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Roles & OrganisationsApplication Development Leader (SSE), ST Microelectronics•Software Engineer, Nucleus Software Exports Ltd•Director, Says NetSoft Pvt. Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesDeveloped & streamlined systems to enhance operational effectiveness and to meet operational goals within the •cost, time & quality parametersManaged cross-functional/cultural teams for different projects and the responsibilities included stakeholder •management, business development, project management and quality assuranceFormulated and implemented strategies to phase out legacy applications and introduce new applications. This •activity involved good negotiation and selling skills to convince the customer.Designed & Developed application in a wide variety of business applications catering to Product Life-cycle •Management and Quality Solutions arena

AchievementsExceeded customer expectations and achieved highest level of customer satisfaction consistently and as a result •got the ‘CIO Corporate Silver Award’ for the best performance in 2008-2009 in ST Microelectronics.Completed certificates in Project Management-IGNOU, Enterprise Management-IIT Delhi, MCSE.Trainer of VB/BO •and effective presentation skills in ST MicroelectronicsIn entrepreneurial venture, led all business development & marketing activities including brand building & bagging •breakthrough orders and achieved a client base of 200 within a span of two years.

8 years of professional experience in Software Development, Project Management, IT Sales & Business Development

Sanjeev BatraAge 33 yearsM.C.A., H.B.T.I., Kanpur

Roles & OrganisationsDeputy Manager (Supplier Quality Assurance), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd•Senior Engineer (Supplier Technical Assistant), Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt. Ltd•Engineer (Quality Assurance), Bharat Forge Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesSection Head of KB Engine (Maruti Suzuki), led a team of seven Engineers & managed forty five vendors to ensure •quality level in the supplied parts.Experienced in new product development process which included supplier’s process design, FMEAs, trial •production run at our end and system design at supplier end.Led the supplier evaluation team and enforced vendor upgradation by conducting regular audits. Provided technical •support to suppliers for productivity improvement and quality system maintenance.Enforced product quality improvement through regular audits using various Quality improvement methodologies •like FTA analysis, Six Sigma, Pareto and 5 Why analysis at Supplier end.

AchievementsDeveloped components and process at vendor end for launching various models including Maruti Suzuki KB series •engine, Honda Shine and Suzuki motorcycle.Achieved cost reduction worth Rs. 3.4 crores during 2008-10 through VA/VE implementation and vendor quality •improvement. Reduced inspection man hour by 27% using Value Stream Mapping.Consistently rated among the top 5% performers in the organization throughout my career at Maruti Suzuki.•

7 years of experience in Automotive industry in Operations, New Product Development and Vendor Quality Management.

Sandeep KumarAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Manufacturing Engineering), National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology.

Roles & OrganisationsAssociate Project Manager (Automotive Diagnostics), Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesManaged projects with focus on Project Initiation, Planning, Estimations, Execution and Delivery. Prioritizing and •ensuring diagnostic software coverage for the vehicle population across the globeIdentified and created proposal for new business opportunities along the value chain of Automotive Diagnostic •BusinessManaged customer relationship with the Automotive Aftermarket division, Stuttgart, Germany•Performed as Subject Matter Expert in Automotive Diagnostic Devices and Vehicle Communication Protocols. •Training and mentoring various teams on the subject.

AchievementsAppreciation for outstanding performance in handling Diagnostic Tester Module Integration at the site of •AutomotiveAftermarket–Stuttgart(Germany)andBoschZA-Johannesburg(SouthAfrica).Appreciation for smooth roll out of new processes and procedures for Process Performance Models for CMMI L •5 V1.2Filed patent from Bosch for Mobile Phone based Vehicle Diagnostics solution•

5.9 years of experience in IT Products and Services in Automotive domain

Sameer R DesaiAge 27 yearsB.E. (Electronics and Communications), Visveswariah Technological University

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Roles & OrganisationsBusiness Consultant, CRM Analytics, Accenture•Senior Consultant, Modelytics India Pvt Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesHandled a team of two in identifying analytics opportunities for a high technology giant. Also handled short term •analytics assignments for a retail and pharmaceutical clientLead a team of four Analysts & Consultant and helped execute the entire gamut of campaign management •processes right from developing targeting models to campaign analyses for the biggest plastic card network in the worldGained deep understanding of marketing and risk management functions of financial products (Credit & debit •cards, Mortgage and Insurance). Also worked on developing a decision engine to implement statistical models and segmentationWas part of knowledge management teams and conducted induction sessions on financial products and statistical •analyses for new recruits

AchievementsInstrumental in getting our organization become ISO 9001:2000 certified. Was awarded ‘Smart Lead’ of the •quarter (Q2, 2009) at ModelyticsWas awarded Pratibha scholarship twice by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for academic excellence in X and XII •standards.

5 years of Analytics Based Consulting experience in BFSI, Retail & Pharmaceutical domains

Saranya Payani MurakambattuAge 26 yearsM.Sc. (Information Systems), BITS Pilani

Roles & OrganisationsConsultant, Posidonia Srl•Software Specialist, Patni Computer Systems Ltd•Technical Analyst, Mastek Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesManaged new business development in Service Consulting (APR) at PCS Ltd. Client list included major MNCs like •Motorola Inc., MetLife and ABN Amro.Managed design and development of a software tool to analyze software applications’ portfolio which helped •companies optimize the portfolio to realize better ROI. The endeavour contributed to foray of PCS Ltd. into the Consulting domain.Led the Gap Analysis project to help achieve the Business - IT alignment. Liasioned between customers and •functional design team and managed application system’s fine tuning.Led teams for gathering business requirements and managed the functional design, development and •implementation in BFSI, Energy and Education domains.; collaborated with the Presales team in responding to RFPs

Achievements Through consulting projects, helped ABN AMRO save 40% while Motorola Inc. realised net savings of $1.7mn USD •on maintenance costs.My team at Patni Computers Ltd. was awarded “Team of the Year” award for the year 2006-07.•Received recommendation from the client, Schlumberger Inc., for successful software application design. •

11 Years of experience in IT/ ITES across Insurance, Energy, Education and Banking verticals

Santosh Kumar SinghAge 35 yearsB.E. (Electrical), Pune University

Roles & OrganisationsManage• r (World Truck Prototyping),Tata Motors LtdManager (Program Management - Cursor9 Engines),Tata Motors Ltd•Manager• (Quality Assurance- Foundry), Tata Motors Ltd

ResponsibilitiesWorld Truck Protos• hop incharge with team of 22, responsible for productionizing 2528.K,3128.K,4938.S models, learning and sharing of proto issues to assembly line, dealing manufacturing & design issues by collaborating with concerned agency, 5S and SDT inchargeProgram Manager for World Truck & 380 HP Cursor 9 engine, crossfunctional liaisoning for Cursor-9 timelines, •adhering to DR gateway, developing 9 Box layout, liaisioning with FPT,ITALY for C9 project, timely project completion meeting quality, cost and reliability targetsHeaded Quality team of foundry, PPM improvement and defect prevention by process and product audit, Cp/Cpk •study, layout inspection & Six Sigma, minimizing field failure of engines, monitoring warranty trends by SAP- BWExperiened in component design modifications and manufacturing feasibility study, supplier quality improvement •through VQR, QCDDMS, PPAP & APQP, conducting Surveillance/Certification Audits as per ISO/TS-16949, committed for desired 5S & adhering to OHSAS-18001 & SA-8000

AchievementsCertified Internal Auditor of (QMS) ISO9001:2000/TS-16949, implemented online quality system•Achieved cost saving of INR 27 Lakhs by reducing rejections of 697 Tata engines from 2.7% to 0.23% through use •of Six Sigma and value engineering projects, achieved best 5S heading team of 33 peopleGold Medal for Outstanding academic performance and overall batch topper in B.Tech (2004)•

6 years of experience in Automobile domain in Program Management, New Product Introduction, QA & Vendor Development

Sanjeev RanjanAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Manufacturing Engineering), National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology

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Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesAs a business analyst, interpreted client requirements and coordinated with multiple Business units around the •globe, for leading Global Custodian.Held responsibility for getting Sign off on Business requirements and functional specification documents and •delivery.Successfully handled setting up offshore production support facility and instrumental in creating teams, defining •roles and responsibilities, setting up escalation procedures, facilitating infrastructure deployment, Reporting schedule and mechanisms.IT analyst in Techno-Functional core team involved in the requirement gathering and functional analysis of critical •swift migration due to Crest and Euroclear merger.

AchievementsIdentified new business opportunities worth 1.5 million USD, as Subject Matter expert, at client location. •Instrumental in conceptualizing an e-learning module and a reconciliation subsytem for client’s audit requirement.Led the team that won “Best Team Award” for getting Customer satisfaction index of 91.2% by on time delivery of •180-person month of effort .Recipient of Client appreciation as leader of offshore production support team for setting up offshore production •support facility and smooth transition without any business impact.

7 Years of experience in Business Analysis, IT Project Execution/Development and Client Interfacing Roles

Sharad Chandra SharmaAge 27 yearsB.Tech. (Electronics and Communication) N.I.T Kurukshetra

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Research Scientist (Technology Transfer), Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd•Graduate Engineering Trainee (Operations), Max India Ltd•Assistant Planning Engineer (Operations), Saurav Chemicals Limited•

ResponsibilitiesManaged departmental assets (Technical Dossiers, Process Engineering Laboratories, Scientific Instruments etc.) •and prepare and allocate Capital, IT, Revenue and Technology BudgetsMonitored all API development activities using Microsoft Project and prepare feedback reports. Coordinated with •other departments and review committees for future activity planning and alignmentInitiated and maintained technological tie-ups and negotiate confidentiality and co-operation agreements with •various academic & industrial research institutionsScaled-up and handled technology transfer of active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing process from •laboratory to Pilot and Commercial Scales and propose improved standard operating procedures for streamlining

AchievementsRevived a sick unit and developed the same as an outsource location by revamping the entire regulatory, •production, analytical, safety & documentation structure and successfully delivered 3 products at considerably lower costsReceived 2 Team R&D appreciate awards at Ranbaxy for successful development and transfer of innovative •technologies, which contributed to both the top and bottom-line of the companyDeveloped innovative technologies and Published 2 US and 4 Indian patents•

8 years of experience in Pharmaceutical industry in Technology Transfer, Management and Operations & Logistics

Shantanu JindalAge 30 yearsB.E. (Chemical), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Project Manager, Sopra Group India Ltd•Project Leader, Mahindra Satyam•Programmer Analyst, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for providing IT consultancy to improve the forecasting system of Daimler Chrysler•Managed the offshoring of a project from France to India for Societe Generale and in turn created value for •company and clientWorked in presales activity and brought in new projects from client for offshoring while consulting them on value •add.Led 25 people strong team for end to end project delivery and concentrated on value add & quality.•

Achievements“Special contribution Award” for making a tool which saved 100 person hours per month, from Infosys •technologies Ltd.“Applause” and “Bravo” from Daimler Chrysler for improving functional processes and motivating team during •tough times.Won various debate competitions during academics. Volunteered with NGO Bhoomi for “Teach India” and with •NGO Sathi for improving conditions of kids living on the platform.

6.8 years of Global experience in IT consulting, Presales and Project Management

Saurabh AgrawalAge 29 yearsB.E. (Computer Science & Engineering), Dr B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra

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Roles & OrganisationsSenior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd•Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesActed as a domain consultant in retail implementations.•Anchored pricing strategy and was involved in presales activities for prominent clients like Aditya Birla, Goodricke, •Coromondal Fertilisers and Delhi Duty Free Services (P) Limited.Worked closely with Non-governmental organizations in post ERP Implementation Reviews.•Managed clients like Thermoplastics LSD & Weatherford Group in implementation of Automation software.•

Achievements‘Exceeded performance standards’ throughout in PwC.•Received special recognition from both higher management and client for smooth project execution skill and as a •team lead.Student Secretary,‘Re-union’ Organizing Committee of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University.•

5 Years of Multi-faceted Management Consulting experience in Retail, Manufacturing & NGO domain

Subhadip DasAge 29 yearsB.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Jadavpur University

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Associate, PMM- India Supply Chain, Timken Company•Assistant Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, Bill Forge•Group Leader, Manufacturing, Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts•

ResponsibilitiesStrategic sourcing (SCM): Initiated and managed various global sourcing projects of auto components and •industrial products. Role included supplier selection and supplier process development to cost reduction and performace monitoringProject Management: Set up of greenfield manufacturing plants for Toyota, Timken. Developed and managed the •complete plant supply chain from steel to forging and machiningManufacturing: Implemented ‘Toyota Production System’ in the 100% EOU Toyota’s transmission plant. •Incorporated lean manufacturing concepts such as JIT, Jidoka, Kanban etc. in the plantOperations: As group leader manufacturing handled the day to day operations of the department adhering to •global Toyota standards on safety, quality and productivity

AchievementsInstrumental in setting up $38 million greenfield Timken wind turbine bearing plant in China. Worked on site with •global counterparts from capital item purchasing to production process optimizationImproved the Toyota transmission line productivity by 20% without any addition of manpower and machine. •Reduced the plant inventory level from 24 hours to 2 hours . Instrumental in ‘Toyota Innova’ product launchAs the metallurgy-quality department head of Bill Forge I successfully led the team in getting the prestigious ‘Ford •Q1’ certification by demonstrating excellence in product quality and manufacturing systems

8.3 Years of Lean Manufacturing, SCM and Project management experience in Automotive, Industrial sector

Soman MohapatraAge 32 yearsB.E. (Metallurgy), NIT Surathkal

Roles & OrganisationsChief Manager (Engineering Procurement and Construction), Reliance Retail Ltd•Regional Head (Project Management division), IL&FS Property Management and Services Ltd•Manager (Engineering Procurement and Construction), Reliance Engineering Associates Pvt. Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesDesign coordination for Reliance Retail Stores and Office Infrastructure across Andhra Pradesh. Liaising with •design teams, internal and external for preliminary designs. Coordination for final drawings and documents set for project executionProperty survey and acquisition coordination, Retail Stores and Green Field Projects. Property feasibility report •generation by Liaising with the in-house legal team, Property owners and Municipal authorities.Project Management, Retail Stores and Greenfield Projects. Contractors and vendors selection, Engineering and •construction activities coordination for site development and handover to operations.Design & cost control, Analysis of design and Construction execution parameters to achieve design and Cost •optimisation

AchievementsProperty acquisition and store setup of 60+ Reliance Retail Stores across AP. Cost and design optimization of •different format Retail Projects(2000 to 100000 sq.ft)Vendor, Contractor and Consultants development to execute more than 6 Lakh sq.ft in 160+ retail stores (100+ •Reliance Infocomm stores in MP/Chhattisgarh/Orissa and 60+ Reliance Retail Store in AP)Design development of various housing, commercial and institutional projects in Chhattisgarh•

14 years of experience in Acquisition, Design and Development of Retail, Commercial and Housing Projects.

Sharad SinhaAge 37 yearsB.Arch. M.I.T.S Gwalior

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Roles & OrganisationsExecutive Officer/Head (Air Defense Regiment; Rank-Commanding Officer), Indian Army•Battery Commander Major (Human Resources and Operations), Indian Army•Staff Officer/Colonel ( Logistics, Administration and Finance), Indian Army•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for General administration, Policy formation adherence, Feedback, Training, Career planning, •HR and Financial aspects of Government public funds. Designed training modules based on Systems Approach. Handled Military, Civil disciplinary cases as per army act, DOPT rulesWas responsible for maintaining Employee Satisfaction& Welfare, Conflict management. Conducted Interviews of •800 employees under command and Forming teams to bring synergy for required tasks to achieve organisational goals. Leadership Development of Officers under Command and motivation aspectsWelfareoffamiliesandchildrenoftroopsMaintainingdiscipline,work–lifeconflictmanagement.Publicrelations•and liaison duties for Military, Civil and Foreign dignitaries. Conducted recruitment activities of probationary soldiers in OrissaHandled disbursement of welfare funds for villages and development of roads and adoption of schools. Involved in •financial planning, tendering of equipment of Army worth 20 crores each year

AchievementsSuccessfully led Army columns for Riot control in Vadodara in 2006 and Mumbai terror attacks of 26 Nov 08 at Taj •Hotel with Civilian administration.Awarded Army Commanders Commendation Card for outstanding dedication to duty Paratrooper and mountain •climbing

20 years of experience in HR Administration and General Management in Indian Army

Sudeep MalakarAge 43 yearsM.Sc. (Military Science), Berhampur University

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Lead, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesOwned responsibility of client engagement at client location as well as offshore•Led teams with peak size of ten during design, build and implementation of work product•Performed requirement elicitation, architecture validation and review of team work items•Scheduled and optimized resource allocation and module delivery•

AchievementsAwarded “Customer Delight Champion” in Hi-Tech vertical at Infosys for client engagement in Staffing & •Recruiting space of MicrosoftDesigned & Authored a monthly newsletter ‘Microsoft Watch’ to track trends in the Hi-Tech space from our client •Microsoft’s perspectiveAnchored initiative to develop collaboration portals for teams which spanned across geographies and help •improve productivity by enhancing cross-team interactions

5.5 years of experience in IT Project Management & Solution Delivery in the Hi-Tech domain

Sudeep KumarAge 27 yearsB.E. (Computer Science), Visveswariah Technological University

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, Forge Roll Heat Treatment Shop, Gontermann Peipers India Ltd•Manager (Kaizen Division), Tata Motors•

ResponsibilitiesWas responsible for planning and production of forged rolls (heat treatment). Implemented Total Productive •Maintenance. Worked on six sigma projectsCoordinated and handled implementation of kaizens with shingijitsu consultants at assembly lines and body shop. •Conducted training of operators on 5S and TPM. Conducted focused kaizen exercises at Tata Authorized service stations.

AchievementsDevelopment of induction hardened forge rolls, Reduction of cycle time in set up change of induction hardening •machines, Achievement of zero breakdown, zero defect and zero accident machine through autonomous maintenance.Production of 60 vehicles /shift from Prima factory assembly line & Production of 65 BIW cabins from Heavy cab •fabrication line which lead to increase in productivity by 30 %.Use of front axle assembly conveyor for assembling dummy axles increasing productivity & saving investment cost.•

7 years of experience in Manufacturing Industry - Production and Process Improvements

Subhangkar BanikAge 29 yearsB.E. (Production Engineering), Nagpur University

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Roles & OrganisationsSoftware Specialist, Patni Computer Systems•

ResponsibilitiesRich experience in IT Delivery Management and Private-Label Credit Card domain for over 8 years with one of •the global fortune 10 organization as a clientActive participation in other delivery related functions - Presales, Interviews, Trainings to new joinees, Knowledge •Management Initiative and Account Vision program. Designated SME for Credit Card domain, Mainframe technology and People practices in the BULed 10 member team for a cross geographical project, accounting for an annual revenue of over 1 million. Passed •5 % year-on-year productivity gains to customer through implementation of lean six sigma and value-innovation projectsRedesigned the system-flow of a Credit Card application, for a fortune 10 US client, resulting in cost savings of •$500K, while working at onshore

AchievementsSix Sigma Green-Belt Certified professional•Received “Certificate of Excellence” from a fortune 10 US client in the field of Consumer Finance for contribution •to a major conversion of Receivables worth $ 7 billionReceived “Valuable Contribution Award” from Patni Computer Systems Ltd. for successful migration of •Receivables worth $17 billion for fortune 10 US client. Multiple team awards and monthly/quarterly awards to the teams

8.5 years of IT experience in BFSI vertical in India and USA

Suresh Kumar SharmaAge 31 yearsB.E. (Mechanical),Jorhat Engineering College,Dibrugarh University

Roles & OrganisationsTechnical lead/ Intellectual Property Coordinator, Hewlett Packard IPG R&D Labs, India•Senior Engineer, Kyocera Wireless, India•

ResponsibilitiesWas involved in Product Development and Coordination with complex geographically and functionally distributed •teams across HP - Marketing, Partners and R&D.Has Set up team for new innovative technologies of HP IPG R&D Labs, defined product strategy and roadmap •working closely with marketing team and customers.Has done Intellectual Property Coordination with cross-functional and cross geographical teams.•Multidisciplinary activities as - recruitment, training, knowledge management, and business development.•

AchievementsProductized new innovation “Cloud Printing” and filed US patent. Successfully led team for HP flagship product •generating $250000 revenues in 2009-2010. Recipient of “STAR Award” at Section Level in HP IPG R&D Labs. HP IPG AmbassadorNSE Certified Market Professional (NCMP)- Level 3 BSE’s Certificate on Derivatives Exchange (BCDE), Bloomberg •Certified Professional and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)Recipient of Silver Medal (University of Rajasthan) for second rank in University•

6 years of experience in New Product Development, Project Coordination, Engagement Management and IP Protection

Sumit KejriwalAge 28 yearsB.E. (Information Technology), University of Rajasthan

Roles & OrganisationsManager (Sales & Marketing), Leading Solutions Cable Ltd•Associate Manager (Sales & Marketing), Sterlite Technologies Ltd•Assistant Manager (Purchase), Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (a unit of Vedanta Resources Plc)•

ResponsibilitiesHandled Business Development for Telecom cables, with enquiries worth $ 2~3 Million on monthly basis from •Africa region. Formulated business development and sales strategies for Industrial Materials, Integrated Module & Cable in India.Experienced in creating and developing clients, channel partners on pan-Africa basis. Functions included visiting •embassies, meeting Trade Counselors/Advisors, Industry bodies, key Account Management. Handled Tender Participation, Negotiations, Closing Quotation, Follow-up for Orders, generated monthly MIS.Was responsible for procurement (spend base of $ 15 Mn/annum) of spares and raw materials for cast house to •ensure smooth operational activities.Quality co-ordinator for QMS, EMS & OHSAS. Maintained process parameters through monitoring and •measurements in the production of molten Aluminium.

AchievementsEnquiry participation with global Telecom contractor Alcatel-Lucent for North African market. Developed clients •and generated revenues in tune of $ 1 million for Industrial Materials in India.Established major contacts in 8-10 countries of Africa leading to generation of sales $ 5~6 Million in a span of 24-•30 months. Initiated prospective tie-up between Sterlite and a major company of cables in Egypt.Increased the vendor base for competitive purchasing which led to savings of $1 million per annum.•

6 years of diverse experience in Sales, Supply Chain and International Business Development in Manufacturing industry

Sumeet KapilaAge 28 yearsB.E. (Metallurgical), Punjab Engineering College

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Roles & OrganisationsProject Lead, Tata Consultancy Services•Software Engineer, Syntel India Limited•

ResponsibilitiesMultifaceted experience in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). End to end project management experience •including effort estimates, scheduling and resource planning for large projects worth $ 245,000Led medium sized team and managed account level invoicing, billing and resource recruitment activities. •Formalized various employee engagement initiatives like ‘Tip of the day’ and ‘Star of CR’Created Proof of Concepts, Project proposals and contracts for around 5 projects and instrumental in winning •strategic deal worth $1.2 millionConceptualized, programmed and implemented new Application Program Interfaces to maintain data consistency •during phased implementation

AchievementsStrategized and simulated innovative solutions resulting in time and cost saving worth $45,000 per quarter for •project. Achieved and maintained customer satisfaction index of 98% for three consecutive years for my projectInitiated ‘Mentor-Mentee system’ in project which soon became account wide best practice•My idea was selected amongst top 10 in the TCS -DAWN idea challenge by VP & Deputy Head-Global HR, TCS•

6 years of experience in Program Management and Business Development in IT industry

Swati Nilesh GhaisasAge 28 yearsB.E. (I.T.), Engineering College Ajmer

Roles & OrganisationsTechnology Lead, Infosys Technologies Ltd.•

ResponsibilitiesManaged end-to-end execution of project on technical aspects (Requirements, Design, Development, Testing and •Delivery) with team of 4/5 team membersLed and Mentored the team on Technical Competencies, involved in performance evaluation of the team, •Developed the competency in estimation process and regularly involved in project scheduling processInvolved in requirement elicitation process to identify requirement gaps/issues, Regular task included creation •andreviewofdesign,providepseudocodetotheteam,PreparationandReviewofdeliverables–technicalcomponents and related documentationSuccessfully anchored the support and maintenance Activities for product (Finacle™ for PSU Bank) - performing •root cause analysis of defects and elimination of root causes, running process improvement initiatives

AchievementsSelected on internal group which reviewed and made recommendations for organization wide performance •management system ( Infosys, 2010 ). Project execution excellence award 2007 and quarterly GEM award for quarter 4, 2008-09.Recipient of Most Valuable Player for contribution towards transport service management and value champion •award for CSR activities of the Development Centre - Pune 2008.Led School Kit donation drive 2010 by Sewa Sahayog Pune (NGO initiative to donate 20,000 school kits and •volunteer participation 500+). General Secretary of Government College of Engineering Pune (COEP) 2003-04.

5.5 years of experience in Product Development and IT Project Management in banking domain

Sushant Sudhir JoshiAge 27 yearsB.E. ( Mechanical ) Government College of Engineering

Roles & OrganisationsProject Engineer, Wipro Technologies•Assistant Professor, Hi-Tech College of Engineering, Hyderabad•Faculty Assistant, Birla Institute of Technology Extension Center-II, Hyderabad•

ResponsibilitiesHandled business clients & understood their short term & long term requirements from their business point of •viewCommunication with the client and offshore development team to ensure smooth execution of the project•Scheduling and tracking project progress & preparing project status report and other management reporting for •clientsHandled all the client calls related to the functional problems of the application•

AchievementsWas awarded ‘Feather in Cap’ award from Nokia for the services provided•Received employee of the month award twice•Mentored and trained fresh graduates for our practice•

7 years of diverse IT Experience in Energy & Utility, Telecom Development and Education Sector

SureshBabu RavipatiAge 31 yearsM.Tech. (Electronics and Instrumentation), N.I.T., Warangal

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Roles & OrganisationsCRM Consultant, Oracle Siebel Implementation, Tata Consultancy Services•

ResponsibilitiesPlayed a significant role in implementation of Siebel CRM Order Management module for a leading Finnish Mobile •Services Provider.It is the first commercial implementation of Oracle Siebel-Fusion Middleware-BRM Solution stackLiasoning between Performance engineering group, Quality Assurance and Core Development team for •intermediate milestones.Worked as an SME(Client Proprietary Software) for crucial IT Re-engineering project worth $1 million.•Led a team of 6 associates for Application Development and maintenance of a $0.5 million Sales Quotations •Application for a telecom giant in North America.

AchievementsWorked as a CRM Consultant in the First TCS Commercial Implementation of Siebel-AIA-BRM stack solution.•Worked in complete end-to-end Multilingual implementation of Siebel 8.0 for leading Finnish Mobile service •provider.Provided Estimation support and crucial inputs as SME in the win of Fixed Price $1 million project for TCS.•

6.25 years of experience (2.25 years international experience) in IT Consulting in Telecom Sector

Tushar P LAge 29 yearsB.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), University of Calicut

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Associate (Dealer),Treasury, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd•Senior Manager (Dealer),Treasury, Canara Bank•Assistant Manager (Dealer), Treasury, South Indian Bank•

ResponsibilitiesExperienced in Trading and Portfolio Management in Equities, Fixed Income, Money Market, Forex, Interest Rate •Derivatives, Equity Derivatives and Forex Derivatives.Has worked in other areas of Treasury such as Liquidity Management, CRR and SLR management, Funds •placement, Portfolio valuation and Financial compliance.Has done Fundamental analysis, Technical analysis and data collection in multiple asset classes for making •investment decisions.Was responsible for periodical reporting to Top Management and Financial Regulators and Coordinating with •other departments like Back Office and Risk Management

AchievementsWas part of the investment management team managing assets in excess of INR 50000 crores and was the •Youngest Senior Manager in Canara BankHas increased the size of the Equity portfolio from nil to INR 110 cores in South Indian Bank and was the sole •Equity Fund Manager.Was the head of the college dance team and has won prizes in many national level cultural competitions and has •specialised in salsa and hip hop.

7 years of experience in Treasury and Portfolio management in Equity, Fixed Income, Money Market, Forex.

Tennison JomyAge 28 yearsB.Com. Madras Christian College

Roles & OrganisationsAssistant Manager, KPMG•Insight Specialist, Oracle India•Research Associate, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)•

ResponsibilitiesWorked on client engagements involving process benchmarking, supply chain optimisation, cost reduction projects. •Worked with some of the largest global MNC’s on studies involving process mapping and evaluation, vendor management, and spend analysisResponsible for understanding of business processes, issues and challenges of the potential clients. Conducting gap •analysis through client meetings, financial and strategic analysis and identification of potential improvement areasWorked with Government of India in the policy formulations and understanding industry stands on critical issues•Conducting market research, project pricing, planning & execution, and business development in the Africa and •Middle East market for SAW pipes

AchievementsCompleted Change Management and Business Performance Improvement (BPI) training from KPMG. Completed •AdvisoryOne course (KPMG’s internal course for the career in advisory) in KPMG UKOrganized and managed the first FICCI IIFA Business forum in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2005. Since the success •of FICCI IIFA Business Forum in 2005, it has become a regular feature of IIFA awardsThorough understanding of secondary databases like OneSource, Factiva, Datamonitor, Gartner, APQC, AMR •Research, and Hackett

7 years of experience in business consulting, analytics and business development

Tarun PandeyAge 31 yearsMasters in International Business, Delhi School of Economics

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Roles & OrganisationsExecutive, Tata Power Company Ltd•Engineer, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesHad been attending daily, planned & unplanned maintenance activities (catering to TPM & TBEM requirements •also).Area, spare, manpower, budgetary planning, vendor management & reports compilation for areas allotted under •KRA.Induced innovative methods, sourced spares from alternate sources resulting in financial savings in KRA allotted. •Provided onsite technical assistance to upcoming projects.Was responsible for erection, commissioning & maintenance of a 2x25 MW CPP having 4 WHR Boilers. Acted as •an independent shift in charge, catering to the demands of Operations Department.

AchievementsOnly candidate from Tata Power to have been nominated for prestigious Tata Administrative Services in-house •selection procedure.Identified among top 20 potential business leaders at Tata Power.•Acted briefly as a department head at Haldia Project of Tata Power. Led a team of 5 engineers and coordinated •with some renowned vendors in power sector such as BHEL, Thermax, Tata Projects Ltd etc.

6 years of experience in Power sector in Projects, Operations & Maintenance

Vikas KhareAge 27 yearsB.E. (Electronics & Telecommunication), Bhilai Institute of Technology

Roles & OrganisationsSoftware Engineer, Emirates Airlines-IT, Dubai•Associate, Mindtree Consulting•

ResponsibilitiesMentored a team of four consultants in Emirates Airlines Skychain Project and successfully delivered assigned •modules on time with good quality.Multifaceted experience in SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) including requirement gathering, product •development and testing.Interfaced with business users and solved their queries.•Drafted ‘ Statement of Work’ documents for the project.•

AchievementsAwarded by Emirates Airlines Chairman H.H Sheik Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum for Emirates Skycargo’s •Skychain project success.Gained significant business knowledge in Airlines Cargo Solutions and Messaging.•

6 years of International Experience in Software Development and Project Management in Airlines cargo solutions

Venkatesh VellaisamyAge 27 yearsB.E. (Information Technology), P.S.G College of Technology

Roles & OrganisationsDeputy Manager (Contracts & Materials), NTPC Limited, Vishakhapatnam•Senior engineer(Operations), NTPC Limited, Vishakhapatnam,•Executive Engineer (Project Management- commissioning), NTPC Limited, Vishakhapatnam,•

ResponsibilitiesNegotiated and managed large scale procurement of industrial grade steel to the tune of 125000 MT with a value •ofUSD70millionfortheconstructionofNTPC–SIMHADRIpowerplant.Managed and specialized the timely procurement and logistics process of unpredictable utilities such as •Operations & Maintenance spares, gases and chemicals during the Power Generation Unit overhauling.Reduced fuel consumption and heat rate utilizing Performance Analysis, Diagnostics and Optimization system •(PADO) and optimized shoot blowing process, analyzing PADO recommendations.Designed and executed the customized vendor training program for vendor development thus facilitating and •increasing their participation in e-procurement process.

AchievementsSuccessfully implemented SAP (Supplier Relationship Management) module in NTPC and achieved cost reduction •by 30% on raw material.Conducted effective vendor development programs in SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) thereby •improving vendor participation in e-tendering and reverse auctions.Achieved profits to the tune of $8 million annually by implementing ABT( Availability based tariff) and by adopting •best practices.

11+ years of experience in Project Management, Commissioning, Operations and Supply Chain Management

Vakati Chitti BabuAge 32 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Osmania University College of Engineering.

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Roles & OrganisationsManager (Mechanical), Reliance Industries Ltd•Trainee Engineer, Garware Elastomerics Ltd•Quality Consultant, SGS Import/Export•

ResponsibilitiesPlanned and scheduled refinery turnaround/shutdown activities, Managed resources viz. material and manpower •for shutdowns/turnarounds using ERP (SAP), Monitored turnaround projects in refinery and petrochemical plants, Prepared equipment loading/unloading schedulesHandled commissioning of subunits in refinery/petrochemical plants, Handled equipment proving activities in •refinery subunits, Managed the erection and maintenance of refinery subunits, Optimized the manpower and material for unit maintenanceEnsured implementation of and conformance to quality and safety standards(ISO, OHSAS etc.) in projects and •steady state unitsFacilitated the external auditors in benchmarking and operational excellence studies, Assisted the budget •committee in preparation of annual maintenance budgets

AchievementsActive involvement in erection and commissioning of RIL’s second refinery complex at Jamnagar•Actively involved in re-commissioning of RELENE (earlier known as NOCIL) petrochemical complex at Navi •MumbaiReceived awards, scholarships and recognitions for academic excellence and Elocution/ Paper presentations in •school and college

6 years of experience in Projects and Operations in Oil & Gas sector

Vivek NawatheAge 29 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), Shivaji University

Roles & OrganisationsSystems Engineer, Wipro Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesGathered requirement specifications and designed printed circuit boards (PCBs) as per the specifications•Tested pilot boards and validated their functional design•Provided support to other teams for qualification, compliance and system testing•Interfaced with vendors for circuit design and with manufacturing to sort out production issues•

AchievementsCo-authored a white paper on digitizing Proportional Integral Differential loops for ultra long haul applications, •based on the learnings from design of the same on a telecom circuit board.Made several trips to client factory and assisted them in sorting out production issues, setting up test benches to •detect board failures, and training technicians to repair failures.Worked at onsite location of a top telecom client in USA, and played a major role in gaining customer goodwill •and winning more hardware projects.

5.5 years of work experience as Hardware Design Consultant for Telecom clients

Vipin Chand Vijayachandran LekhaAge 28 yearsB.Tech. (Electronics and Communication), N.I.T, Calicut

Roles & OrganisationsSenior Associate Consultant, Infosys Technologies Ltd•Business Analyst, Infosys Technologies•ETL Track Lead, Infosys Technologies•

ResponsibilitiesElicit requirements using interviews, workshops, use cases and business analysis. Critically evaluate info gathered, •reconcile conflicts, analyze requirements and deliver: Functional Design, process-flows, Interface designsLiaise between business units (Customer), Design, Development, Testing and Support teams. Conducted Business •presentations to stakeholders and obtained sign-off from client on the specificationsCollaborated with globally dispersed, multi-cultural clients to deliver customized solutions•Responsibilities also included Migration planning, Data Cleansing, Data Mapping, Migration Software development, •Strategy definition, coordination & execution of Migration testing. Project Management activities like CMM Audits, Estimations, Risk Management, Resource Management

AchievementsHave end to end experience of 10+ project lifecycles (both Waterfall and Agile) with fortune 500 clients and •proven proficiency interacting directly with Customer/end usersDeveloped an innovative tool to work as ETL-engine, which a client’s vendor could not deliver on time. This •proved critical for client in adhering with regulatory deadlines. Received appreciation from client as well as senior-managementReceived three promotions in six years at Infosys while moving laterally from Delivery to Consultancy Stream •after showing competency

6 years of experience as a Techno-Functional Consultant for CRM engagements

Vikash ChandraAge 29 yearsB.E. (Mechanical), JSSATE, Noida

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Roles & Organization Executive Assistant to The CEO & Director at Reliance Infrastructure•

ResponsibilitiesInvolved in project feasibility analysis for urban infrastructure projects•Business analytics and intelligence•CAPEX budgeting and monitoring•In-depth competitor benchmarking and analysis to drive improvements across Reliance Infrastructures’ business •and operational planning functionsDeveloping key concern area reports for top management•Creating Project appraisal reports and presenting the same to The Chairman on a weekly basis•Real Estate asset management•

AchievementsSuccessfully carried out CAPEX reduction process in an efficient manner at the directive of MERC (Reduced •CAPEX from Rs.700 Cr to Rs.450) without compromising on quality.Helped develop an in-house remote Sub Station monitoring mechanism•Identified for Chairman’s award for successfully restoring power supply to city of Mumbai during July 2006 deluge•

8 years of experience in Corporate Strategy and Planning in Power and Infrastructure Sector

Animesh SharmaAge 29 yearsB.E (Electrical Engineering) V.J.T.I Mumbai

Roles & Organizations Project Manager, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd• Project Lead, Syntel Ltd•

ResponsibilitiesManaged the Development/Maintenance of credit card loyalty application for 31 international markets. • Manage and monitor cost/schedule/risks/issues of projects • Manage allocation, utilization and competency of resources•

Achievements Certified Project Management Professional(P.M.P) • Silver Level recognition Awarded by the customer for exceptional delivery quality and timeliness for a Company •level billing project Bronze Level recognition Awarded by the customer for efforts in making the application Defect-Free • Syntel Leadership award presented for exceptional delivery quality, timeliness and keen customer focus with •innovative value-adds

6.5 years of IT experience in Project Management and Business Analysis

Ajith JacobAge 29 yearsB.Tech (Electronics and Communication), CUSAT

Roles & OrganizationProduct Support Manager (International Operation) -Ashok Leyland Ltd. South Africa•Service Manager (International Operation) -Ashok Leyland Ltd. U.A.E•

ResponsibilitiesAccountable for three major heads (After sales Support, Administration and Market Intelligence for Ashok Leyland •South Africa)Responsible for Indenting Spares, Creating the PPR’s on all failure & interactions with Customers on service issues, •field failures, complaint resolutions and communiating with HO.Service Support for more than 5000 vehicles and above for 04 countries in gulf ensuring high Quality Standards of •Product.Audit & Initialization of Service set up in countries like Oman, U.A.E, Kenya and Mozambique.•

AchievementsRecently been selected as one of 110 executives for whom the company will take special interest to develop as •future managers.Achieved a reduction of 5% in warranty cost of around 50000 USD/year and quality clearance, shipment of 15 •CNG buses worth 0.8 million USD standing first in such supplies to Pakistan.Successfully achieved an order of 3600 trucks to Iraq.•Selected in a cross functional team producing 8 variant buses as well in 2 member team for service, sales and parts •process to international standards and won a rating of 4 out of 5

7 years of experience (4 years international - U.A.E & South Africa) in Automotive Domain Roles & Organization

Abhishek AbhiranjanAge 28 yearsB.Sc(Mechanical Engineering), NIT, Jamshedpur

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Roles & OrganizationsExecutive Engineer, U.P. Power Corporation Limited•Assistant Engineer, U.P. Power Corporation Limited•Engineer Electrical Maintenance, Usha Alloys & Steel Division, Jamshedpur•

ResponsibilitiesNegotiated and procured mechanical spares of 200 MW Boiler, Turbine, Ash Handling Plant, and Coal Handling •Plant & Water Treatment Plant.Managed timely procurement of critical mechanical spares to ensure no delay in maintenance & overhauling of 200 •MW units.Successfully managed the operations of 200 MW unit and ensured high Plant Load Factor.•

AchievementsDeveloped alternative vendors for Bowl Mills XRP-763 and Airheaters spares. It resulted in huge cost saving for •U.P. Power Corporation Limited

13 years of experience in Operations, Control & Instrumentation, and Supply Chain Management

Yatendra KumarAge 36 yearsB.E. (Electrical Engineering), MNREC, AllahabadM.Tech (Control Systems), ITBHU, Varanasi

Roles & OrganizationsIT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.•

ResponsibilitiesTeamLead/ProjectManagement–DesignandImplementationofITServiceManagementProcessandIT•Infrastructure Monitoring System; Tata Communications (US, Canada and India Geographies)IT Consultant for Corporate IT Infrastructure Transformation Program (Architecture and Implementation); Tata •Communications (US and Canada)PresalesConsultant–RFPsandSolutionsforClientsfromEnterpriseSystemsManagementCOE,TCSChennai•TeamMember–DesignandImplementationofITMonitoringsolutions;Lexmark,TataTeleServices,Delphi•Systems

AchievementsBest Performance Award for the year 2009- 2010 from Client (Tata Communications) •BestPerformanceAwardfortheyear2009–2010fromProject(TCS)•TCSGems-TechnicalExpertiseAward–2009•ITIL V2 Foundation Certified•State Topper in Mathematics, Tamilnadu State Board•

6 years of IT experience in IT Infrastructure Services

Ramanan KannanAge 27 yearsB.E (Electrical), SASTRA, Thanjavur

Roles & OrganizationsSenior Manager, Quality Improvements and Consultancy, Tata Steel•Manager (operations) Tata steel•

ResponsibilitiesProjectLeader/SeniorManager–Design,DevelopmentandImplementationofTOC(theoryofConstraints)•solutions for increasing plant productivity Project Leader/Senior Manager - Design, Development and Implementation of CCPM solutions, Six Sigma •(DMAIC) methodology and Policy management for improving net quality output of the Company.Sectionalleader/Manager–Plantoperations(starttofinish)includingplantimprovementinitiativesandsupply•chain.Manager–OverallPlantMaintenanceincludingsparesmanagement,inventorymanagement,Suppliermanagement•and VMI design development and implementation.

AchievementsIncreased productivity of Sinter plants (a unit of Tata steel) by 22% (TOC application) in a short span of 8 months. •Increased the colliery output by 18% in 6 months. Combined savings of about Rs.581 crores.Pivotal in securing Deming Award for Tata steel Commissioned New Bar Mill (unit of TataSteel) and took it to its rated capacity in a span of 8 months .It is a •benchmark. Savings of over Rs.287 Crores .Developed an indigenous supply chain system for material supply and inventory management for the mill.(Savings Rs.16 crores)Developed the centralized maintenance model for maintenance(supply chain model coupled with inventory •control and ware house management) - Rewarded by the MD (best manager of the year 2005)Du-Pont certified professional for excellence in safety•

6 years of work experience in plant commissioning, mill operations and quality improvement initiatives in Steel Industry

Prashant SahayAge30 yearsB.E (Mechanical), BITS,Ranchi

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