Experience

Fomax Information Technologies pvt. ltd

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Strategising the orgnaizational restructuring, Human Capital Assessment and deriving the standards, Strenthening Customer confidence on company's deliverable commitments, Improve Human Resources Motivational Level, Add more resources, define new business streams and define the organizational structure, functional flows, control mechanism, performance benchmarks and reward and recognition. Most important function that has been undertaken is to buiild close relationship with the existing clients and enable the geographical sphere of the client base in the globe. I am actively pursuing clients in all the continents - America, Europe, APAC, Indian Ocean, Middle East, etc., Have undertaken to strengthen the internal operational excellence of the company to improve productivity and reduce waste of human and other resources. Bringin in greater transparency in decision making and also accountability for all that we do together in the company. Identify new business verticals, define business plan along with other senior management executives, fix the target, estimate resources and recruit them to hand over roles, responsibilities, reporting relationships, performance bench standards. On the Project Management side, bringing in the best practices like preparing well defined project management plan which includes understanding project objectives and requirements well in advance to reduce stress from both ends. Define schedule and achieve them all the time. Reduce frequent changes by controlling it as a Phased work components so as to trace the all the scope of the work agreed and the additional scope being sought by the clients. Introduce company's system, human resources, operational, project management and Sales/Business development processes for every one to adopt. Take the review of all these policies for their total compliance by everyone.



Promax Project Management Consultants Pvt Limited

• Head

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  To provide consulting on various IT companies on their business strategies, project, process, risk related aspects and quality management capabilities, do gap analysis, strategies towards market research, analytics, segmentation, organizational re-structuring, product/market mix strategies, positioning, web-marketing strategies using social media marketing and ensure its successful implementation. Have undertaken the following activities with various organizations: * Independently undertake gap analysis on business strategies, risks, processes, internal audits according to organizations need * Perform entire audit cycle from planning, risk assessment to reporting and follow-up Adroit Systems, Saudi Arabia, Senior Consultant – Project, Domain & Delivery * Edusys Services Private Limited, USA/India, Vice President – Delivery * Acelentia Consulting, India, vice President – Consulting & Delivery * Asian CERC Information Technology Limited, India, Head-Operations (Financial Security) (Development of e-platform for share trading for dealers and brokers); Banking & (Oracle 11i projects with Oracle NAIO, Bangalore, India). Head of a Loans and Mortgages Product development team at a leading MNC Banking Software Company in Bangalore for over a year (Java/Oracle technology) * InKroma e-biz Solutions Private Limited, India, Chief Project Manager – e-Governance (E-Governance Product development, porting to AS/400, migration to Java platform from Microsoft, implementation, System integration on HP’s Non-stop platform, etc.,); A LEADING OPEN-SOURCE, MICROSOFT AND JAVA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN WEB APPLICATIONS, CREATIVE AND ANIMATION ORIENTED APPLICATIONS, E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS, COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS FOR INDUSTRY; Responsible for strategising the company’s business, delivery, technology, customer retention, people, process and financial management for ensuring “satisfied customer”



Promax Management Consultants Private Limited

• India

• Head - Business Process and Systems Implementation

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2011

  Mandate to bring about orgnaizational effectiveness by studying and validating the existing processes, systems, procedures, guidelines and standards. Implement necessary process management, automated systems and procedures to enable the organization more effective by their institutionalization. Mandate to bring about orgnaizational effectiveness by studying and validating the existing processes, systems, procedures, guidelines and standards. Implement necessary process management, automated systems and procedures to enable the organization more effective by their institutionalization.



Business Management Consultants

• Belgium
• Accounting

• Principal Consultant

  • 2007 - 2010

  Offering Consulting and implementation of the Best Practices of Project Management Offering Consulting and implementation of the Best Practices of Project Management



PMI

• Denmark
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Worked with Global Fortune 500/1000 companies at the level of Chief Executive Officers, Board of Directors, Chief Information Officers for both Business, Technology partnership, Strategic Alliance, Collaboration and Acquisition and Merger of business units and complete business organization for 3600 business coverage and sharing complimentary skills for delivery of products and services to the Clients for their Investments. Major Areas of specialisation: : Global (Fortune 500/1000 Accounts) and Domestic Business Development, Marketing and Sales, Technology Management, Operations, Strategic Alliances, Multi-lateral Technology and Business Partnerships, Delivery Management, Project Management Office, Project Management, Product Management, People Management, Organizational Restructuring, Organization Intervention and Development and Process Management, Organizational Strategic Management including Turnaround, re- structuring functional and operational levels, Strategy for aligning the business for new age challenges. Industry Verticals: Banking and Financial Services Industry, Retail, Transportation, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Information Technology Services and Product Companies, Stock Exchanges, Automobile, Higher and Advanced Education Research Institutions, Government and PSU Organizations, and Infrastructure Companies. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Honorary Vice President – Finance, Project Management Institute, USA, (India); for India based out of Bangalore for Business Management Consultants, USA – attached to APAC HQ at Singapore; (www.bmc-online.com) – professionalised project management consulting and education to global and Indian customers.; Industry co-ordinator for Engineering Students transition to IT industry in the State of Tamil Nadu * Leading speaker on “Organizational Effectiveness thru Project Management Strategies” and “managing employees expectations in IT Industry * Leading Consultant for Management



Vispark Solutions Private Limited

• India

• GM

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2004

  A leading IT Company specialising in BFSI, TELECOM, MFG, TRAVEL & TOURISM, TRANSPORTATION, AUTOMOBILE, EDN & HIGH END RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS under MS, Java and Open source technologies (BD)/Global Delivery Head/Acting Organization in-Charge * A new Technology start up company by a diverse business group, which has brought many challenges like stabilising the company’s operations, confidence building in the minds of the global customers, exploration of global business, setting up of processes, standards, guidelines, data sources, people, tools and techniques, business expansion, setting up of global delivery centres, forming partnerships with like-minded companies to work on various project opportunities, inorganic growth opportunities exploration and implementation during the first ever global technology slowdown in; . * Responsible for strategising the company’s business, delivery, technology, customer retention, people, process and financial management for ensuring “satisfied customer” * Oversee the strategic management and operational efficiencies of the company's Global and Domestic business relationships, managing customers issues/concerns to strengthen their confidence, managing development team, customer communications, vendor management, Development of strategic partners for managing outsourced works for various technologies, involved in researching Microsoft/Java Technologies, companies/tools for their usage/integration into our services/products * Responsible for Strategic Alliances with leading technology companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, Oracle, North America India Operations (NAIO for Oracle 11i applications), EDI and diverse technologies in the global destinations. * Interface with partners and large clients to develop and maintain organizational strategies, operational efficiencies, and proposals for increasing technical efficiency and improving profitability. *



LEADING MICROSOFT COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN BFSI

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Nov 1998 - Jan 2001

  Southern Region * Responsible for improving the visibility and customer base for the products and services offered by the company in the in the BFSI domain; Responsible for building presales, sales and support teams at regional centres in Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Kerala. * Responsible for expansion market focus beyond BFSI domain to Education, Manufacturing, Services segment, Transportation, PSUs, Government Agencies, etc., Responsible for managing product/services promotions thru IT fairs, IT shows and Road shows; Responsible for alliances for related IT products for BFSI domain – De La Rue Cash Registers, Sorters, Cash Counters, Hong Kong based Passbook printers, etc., * Responsible for managing “World Bank Tenders for Banking Computerisation” and have successfully bid and implemented total IT solutions for a leading PSU bank at a total project cost of USD 5 Million * Responsible for supervision and ensure completion of TBA, Centralized Banking Application development (three modules namely Trade Finance, ALM, retail banking, module, etc., Responsible for regional level system integration and implementation from the projects side. To provide technical support to the existing customers on the system implemented on AMC basis Workaround, patch and release and configuration management. * Responsible for package deals selling hardware, software, network components, UPS/Inverters from APC, Integra, Maxx, Numeric, etc.,); Responsibility to build, operate and monitor the performance of all team members and provide effective feedback Regional level biz development and manage sales performance. * Responsible for innovation and idealization of concepts which help optimize project performance, i.e. APM/Feedback cum project management methodology, Responsible for managing Technology partnerships with Oracle, Microsoft, etc., for development and deployment.



PCS Industries Limited

• India
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Apr 1998 - Nov 1998

  Banking Vertical - Southern Region * Responsible for establishment of BFSI practice within the company in the Southern region * Responsible for regional level system integration and implementation from the projects side. * Responsible for developing a common focus on co-operative and scheduled banks for comprehensive TBA application deployment and maintenance. * Techno commercial function; pre-sales activity, market development and building both technical and commercial team, nurture and manage them. * Responsible for revitalizing the existing IT infrastructure in the Banks by participating in their IT requirements bids. Involved in package deals selling hardware, software, network components, UPS/Inverters from APC, Integra, Maxx, Numeric, etc.,)



Garnet Software Solutions Pvt Limited

• Development Manager

  • Jan 1991 - Apr 1998

  Banking Products * Responsible for supervision and ensure completion of Trade Finance module, retail banking, corporate banking, module, etc., Responsible requirement analysis, requirement freezing, validation of SRS, Design documents, for regional level system integration and implementation from the projects side To provide technical support to the existing customers on the system implemented on AMC basis. * Workaround, patch and release + configuration management. Responsibility to build, operate and monitor the performance of all team members and provide effective feedback Regional level biz development and manage sales performance To innovate and idealize the concepts which help optimize project performance, i.e. APM methodology. * Project Management and Process Implementation for software development. * Managing customer issues and software support related issues. * Business Development activities for BFSI products with the customer



Wipro Information Technology Limited

• Marketing Support Executive

  • May 1987 - Jan 1991

  Financial Systems Group/Tandem Business Group * To provide techno commercial support to the regional team on the Banking applications and pre-sale activities go on. System integration of Banking and Financial applications on Tandem Systems and its implementation in BFSI space. * Worked for Tandem Division to promote both Highend Fault – Tolerant Mainframe systems with software applications packaged for several industires in India – IMD, Leading Banks, Software Development Houses, Defence Research Institutions, Private Enterprises, etc., Countries Travelled and Established Business Offices in: * USA, Mauritius, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, New Zealand, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Nepal, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Fujairah, Kabul, Afghanistan, Luxemburg, Austria, Nederland, Caribbean Islands, etc., C A Devarajan, PMP Bangalore India