Experience

SignAble Communications

• India
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO & COO

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Capgemini

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Country Leader and Chief Executive of Sogeti, a fully owned subsidiary of the Capgemini Group that has over 180,000 employees worldwide and a presence in more than 40 countries. Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology, outsourcing and local professional services. Within the Group, Sogeti is known for its leadership in technology and innovation; it provides cutting-edge solutions and a wide portfolio of services on leading Digital, Cloud, Product Engineering, Security, Analytics and Testing platforms. With over 23,000 consultants worldwide and a strong network of partners, including industry leaders such as Microsoft, IBM, Amazon and HP Enterprise, Sogeti is an acknowledged leader in emerging technology areas and is known for its unique delivery methods that create value for its customers faster with the "local touch and global reach" philosophy.A prominent leader within the Capgemini Group, Ravikanth handled the following responsibilities:* As Sogeti India CEO - managed the Global Delivery Centers and Offshore Operations of Sogeti.* As Member of Sogeti's Executive Board he was part of the decision making and governing council and contributed to the planning and growth of the company's business worldwide.* As Member of the Capgemini India Leadership Team and Executive Board he had a major influence on the governance and administrative policies and decisions that impact the complex offshore operations and nearly 100, 000 India based employees.* As Member of the India Integration Steering Committee he was part of the executive team that supervised the actions that were taken by specially appointed task forces to integrate and streamline the operations across various business units and service lines and to ensure that the merger of the recently acquired iGATE with Capgemini is successful.* As a senior leader based in Bangalore he influenced decisions that impact local operations. Show less

• Vice President, Packaged Applications

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2015

  Managed a large business unit specializing in the implementation and maintenance of technology solutions based on popular ERP, CRM and HCM application suites like Oracle, Peoplesoft, Siebel, JDEdwards, NetSuite, and Maximo. With a focus on innovation and value creation had brought about rapid growth and transformation to the unit and managed to achieve over 30% CAGR sustained over 3 years, making the practice one of the fastest growing within the Group. As a member of the ApplicationsOne SBU leadership team in India had far reaching influence in the areas of technology planning and organizational change management. Was recognized as a global leader in the Oracle community and was instrumental in conceiving and driving changes that enabled Capgemini to stay at the top of the list of most valued partners of Oracle, NetSuite and IBM. Helped bring unity among business units spread across geographies and got them all to adopt a single and consistent delivery methodology and business development framework. Brought about major improvements in capability and operations including achieving sustained improvement in the quality of deliverables, resource productivity and cost management, go-to-market, innovation, and employee engagement. Capgemini was named a leader by Gartner and IDC analysts in their 2014 industry reports and was counted amongst the top partners globally by Oracle and NetSuite. The 3000+ strong offshore unit grew at 37% in 2014 and 26% in 2015 and doubled in headcount, revenue and margin over the last 2.5 years. Show less



Oracle

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director and Head of Technology

  • Mar 2007 - Nov 2011

  Managed Technology Innovation, Services Delivery and Business Development at Oracle Solution Services India, Oracle Corporation's first offshore consulting services group (Total Headcount approx. 1400, Annual Revenue of USD 55 Million). Responsibilities included Technology Planning, Services & Delivery Management, P&L management, and People Management. Turned around the back-office unit into a global player in less than 2 years -- doubled headcount and revenue and improved margins manifold. Through strategic investments made in innovation, leadership development, niche skills training and portfolio expansion was able to achieve a CAGR of 38% over 4 years. Started many new service lines and forayed into new markets in Latin America, East Asia and the Middle-East. Show less



MW2 Consulting

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Product Development

  • Oct 2006 - May 2007

  As chief architect directed the development of the SOA Center Suite at HP's Software division in Cupertino, California while being on contract with MW2 Consulting, an exclusive services provider for HP. Also defined the partner enablement and marketing strategies for this product. As chief architect directed the development of the SOA Center Suite at HP's Software division in Cupertino, California while being on contract with MW2 Consulting, an exclusive services provider for HP. Also defined the partner enablement and marketing strategies for this product.



Synoptek

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, IT Services and Operations

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2006

  Managed IT Services delivery and operations at a highly specialized management consulting firm focused on the Financial Services sector with a rich clientele of prominent Banking, Mortgage and Financial Services companies located in Southern California. Managed IT Services delivery and operations at a highly specialized management consulting firm focused on the Financial Services sector with a rich clientele of prominent Banking, Mortgage and Financial Services companies located in Southern California.



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal/Director

  • Mar 2000 - Mar 2001

  In the role of pre-partner managed the ICT sector opportunities and key areas of the e-business consulting practice in the West service region, which includes the technology hubs of Silicon Valley and Seattle. Established a CoE for enabling Fortune 500 firms in the APAC region to partner with U.S. innovators and leverage critical technology assets to implement global business strategies. In the role of pre-partner managed the ICT sector opportunities and key areas of the e-business consulting practice in the West service region, which includes the technology hubs of Silicon Valley and Seattle. Established a CoE for enabling Fortune 500 firms in the APAC region to partner with U.S. innovators and leverage critical technology assets to implement global business strategies.



Oracle

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Practice Manager

  • Aug 1997 - Mar 2000

  Helped establish and grow the iSolutions consulting practice (120 final headcount) to cater to the needs of an emerging e-business market in the Mid-Atlantic region. Primary focus was on developing a dormant market through awareness creation programs and executive counseling. Created B2B platforms and popular e-commerce Internet sites for some of the largest global corporations. Helped establish and grow the iSolutions consulting practice (120 final headcount) to cater to the needs of an emerging e-business market in the Mid-Atlantic region. Primary focus was on developing a dormant market through awareness creation programs and executive counseling. Created B2B platforms and popular e-commerce Internet sites for some of the largest global corporations.



Electronic Data Systems (now Hewlett Packard)

• East Falls Church, Virginia, USA

• Project Manager & Data Communications Specialist

  • Nov 1995 - Aug 1997

  Managed software development and consulting activities of the Internet Engineering and New Technologies group, which specialized in delivering interactive, content-based applications over a broadband infrastructure. Managed software development and consulting activities of the Internet Engineering and New Technologies group, which specialized in delivering interactive, content-based applications over a broadband infrastructure.



Avaya

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Network Engineer

  • Jun 1991 - Nov 1995

  As the technology and engineering lead in the data communications/networking division was responsible for developing and delivering collaborative applications, data communications and infrastructure services to federal agencies as well as large and medium scale private firms. As the technology and engineering lead in the data communications/networking division was responsible for developing and delivering collaborative applications, data communications and infrastructure services to federal agencies as well as large and medium scale private firms.