Derek Dsouza <derek.dsouza@gmail.com>
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Santosh Singh
Derek is always an enthusiast team member. He brought perspective, direction and shape to every meeting/issue. His thoughtfulness and clarity of purpose was an added advantage to the team. In his capacity as Business Development Head, Derek brought alot of business and was instrumental in growth of company from 15 employees till 500. A very cheerful and nice person to work with.
Annupam Dutt Jha
I recommend Derek without hesitation, and especially applaud his ability to work under very tight deadlines. His expertise, focus, and creativity under pressure have made him a tremendous asset .
Santosh Singh
Derek is always an enthusiast team member. He brought perspective, direction and shape to every meeting/issue. His thoughtfulness and clarity of purpose was an added advantage to the team. In his capacity as Business Development Head, Derek brought alot of business and was instrumental in growth of company from 15 employees till 500. A very cheerful and nice person to work with.
Annupam Dutt Jha
I recommend Derek without hesitation, and especially applaud his ability to work under very tight deadlines. His expertise, focus, and creativity under pressure have made him a tremendous asset .
Santosh Singh
Derek is always an enthusiast team member. He brought perspective, direction and shape to every meeting/issue. His thoughtfulness and clarity of purpose was an added advantage to the team. In his capacity as Business Development Head, Derek brought alot of business and was instrumental in growth of company from 15 employees till 500. A very cheerful and nice person to work with.
Annupam Dutt Jha
I recommend Derek without hesitation, and especially applaud his ability to work under very tight deadlines. His expertise, focus, and creativity under pressure have made him a tremendous asset .
Santosh Singh
Derek is always an enthusiast team member. He brought perspective, direction and shape to every meeting/issue. His thoughtfulness and clarity of purpose was an added advantage to the team. In his capacity as Business Development Head, Derek brought alot of business and was instrumental in growth of company from 15 employees till 500. A very cheerful and nice person to work with.
Annupam Dutt Jha
I recommend Derek without hesitation, and especially applaud his ability to work under very tight deadlines. His expertise, focus, and creativity under pressure have made him a tremendous asset .
Experience
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Project StepOne
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India
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer
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Apr 2020 - Present
We are a collective of creative volunteers, doctors, and technology startups who came together under the umbrella of 'Startup Vs COVID' and have joined forces to augment healthcare delivery infrastructure. We are a collective of creative volunteers, doctors, and technology startups who came together under the umbrella of 'Startup Vs COVID' and have joined forces to augment healthcare delivery infrastructure.
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Pelagic Tribe
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Bangalore
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Director Angling
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Sep 2014 - Present
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Parentof
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India
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Director
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Aug 2016 - May 2018
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HomeLane
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India
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Director - Engineering
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
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Chief Operating Officer
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Mar 2003 - Aug 2013
Responsible for operations and IT for a leading BPO organization. Achieved Operational excellence using tools like situational leadership and six sigma. High level of practical intelligence and analytical ability. Demonstrated a breadth of skills across multiple domains and technical disciplines. Innovator and problem solver with a tremendous focus on execution, controls and quality, capable of driving core company initiatives across multiple business entities. Ability to recruit and retain top talent creating a culture of inclusion by engaging teams with fun and openness. Ability to drive change and deal with challenges of a changing environment, keeping the team highly motivated and ensuring steady communication between management and the team. Result driven highly skilled and motivated people manager. Show less
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Technical Director
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1998 - 2003
Started this company with the vision to build innovative products and services. Conceptualized Knowledge Management and Collaboration Tools to knowledge intensive companies. Engineered a complete Peer to Peer network, Engineered a 128 Bit rotating Cipher algorithm - Started with two employees and grew it to 80 employees - Attracted Angel Investor for working capital and initial funding of $ 1 Million Dollars - Increased turnover of the company from its start of $ 50000 to $ 2 Million in 4 years - Sold part of the company to one of the largest south Indian groups called Manipal which in turn was bought over by Jasubhai. - Conceptualized and engineered two products one for Collaboration and the other for Knowledge management - Designed and implemented 128 bit rotating cipher - Designed a complete secure P2P network - Managed and maintained relationships with large clients like Indian Navy, Maruti and Hyundai rithm. Show less
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Director
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1997 - 2001
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Software Engineer / Project Manager
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1991 - 1998
The early career evolved from being a Software Engineer and growing to a Project Manager position in various companies both in India and Abroad, The companies included Gerber Scientific Products to Nashsoft Systems. The entire career during that time has been in Technology and Technological Innovation companies. Highly motivated team player where as a part of the team designed technically challenging software and also been instrument in managing large team sizes. - Designed and Developed Print Driver Utilities - Developed and managed the countries first Support BBS - Instrumental in writing antivirus modules for virus like DIR II, One Half and Hare Krishna - Developed the first antivirus to cure Macro virus - Designed a completed security and a communication tool - Managed a team which developed Singapores first online lottery - Developed strong cipher algorithms - Instrument in writing part of RFC for Fax over IP Show less
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Network Engineer
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1993 - 1995
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Sysop
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1993 - 1994
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Total Solutions
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hardware Engineer
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1992 - 1993
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