Dinu Ajikutira

Founder | Drive Lasting Change Across Products, Marketing & Sales at Marketdare
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Boston
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Hindi Professional working proficiency
  • Kannada Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Coorg Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Mergers and Acquisition Business Program
    Acquisition Lab
    Dec, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Enterprise Sales Training
    Sales Performance International
    Aug, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Product Management and Marketing Certification
    280 Group
    Jul, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Customer Centric Selling
    CustomerCentric Selling
    Jan, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Master of Software Systems
    The University of British Columbia
    Jan, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate in Fundamentals of Programming (C++)
    NAIT
    Jan, 2002
    - Oct, 2024
  • Java and Unix
    ACT
    Jan, 2000
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate in Visual Basic and Oracle
    SSi
    Jan, 1999
    - Oct, 2024
  • Preliminary French
    Alliance Française de Bangalore
    Jan, 1999
    - Oct, 2024
  • Bachelor of Engineering
    Bangalore University
    Jul, 1994
    - Oct, 2024
  • AI and Machine Learning - Post Grad
    Texas McCombs School of Business
  • Technology Leadership Program
    Babson College

Experience

    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder | Drive Lasting Change Across Products, Marketing & Sales
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      Interim / Fractional Product Management and Marketing Leadership backed by decades of experience growing businesses of all sizes and across industries. Drive lasting transformational change in product innovation, digital transformation and product<>message<>market fit to increase top line results and maximize bottom line impact without disrupting current execution. My expertise: ● Strategic Planning ● B2B Software ● Revenue Generation & Growth ● Product Management & Planning ● New Business Development ● Marketing & Sales Transformation ● Transformational Change ● Data Analytics & Insights ● Enterprise Software & Digital Solutions ● AI and Machine Learning ● Acquisition & Integration ● Customer Engagement & Services. Achievements and Impact: ● Redefined market strategy to create immediate serviceable opportunity of over $50M ARR + hundreds of millions more through sustained digitalization. ● Created a new digital platform to scale service opportunities without disrupting traditional service model. ● Transformed customer engagement to accelerate the innovation & product lifecycle from plan to launch to 2-3 times faster for three different B2B clients. ● Redefined core branding, messaging & positioning to align all functions in the technology business towards the common goal - the business had tried unsuccessfully for 2 years. ● Transformed $100M/year software products business to grow double digits for four consecutive years. ● Grew number of users of a software platform from 20K to 100K in five years by creating new user experience for an early-generation user base. ● Acquired three new companies in AI to release worlds’ first prescriptive maintenance solution for the process industry. ● Led the release of worlds’ first Carbon Credit Marketplace for Farmers using regenerative practices. ►𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬: Connect and DM me, and let's chat for 15 mins. Show less

    • Ireland
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Digital Transformation - Platform, Products and Services
      • Apr 2021 - Present
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Innovation and Transformation
      • May 2021 - Feb 2023
    • Uzbekistan
    • Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Business Strategy and Plan - Consultation
      • Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
    • India
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Integrated Digital Platform Solutions for Buildings & Workspaces
      • Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President Of Products and Marketing
      • Oct 2018 - Jan 2021

      Led product and marketing functions to launch world's first Agricultural Field Insights Platform (Carfax for farmland) at scale and the first Carbon Credit Digital Marketplace for regenerative agricultural practices across the United States. Led product and marketing functions to launch world's first Agricultural Field Insights Platform (Carfax for farmland) at scale and the first Carbon Credit Digital Marketplace for regenerative agricultural practices across the United States.

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sr Director of Products & Product Marketing (>25 products, 3 portfolios with $500M revenue)
      • Jul 2011 - Sep 2018

      Led global product management and marketing teams to create deeper customer relationships, communicate value of offerings for highest impact, discover new market opportunities & customer needs, create new innovations that succeed in the market and to grow usage of products through education.Led complete portfolio of products across all target markets. Launched AspenTech's first line of products in AI and Machine Learning.Twice awarded Aspen technology’s Product Management Achievement Award for outstanding performance. Promoted four times. Managed and mentored over 15 new hires with 0-2 years of experience. Show less

    • Principal Engineer
      • Dec 2006 - Jul 2011

      Developed innovative products to help manufacturing industries reduce energy use, improve process design, and make best operating decisions.

    • Canada
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Process Systems Engineer
      • 2004 - 2006

      Developed simulation and optimization software products for the manufacturing industries. Developed simulation and optimization software products for the manufacturing industries.

    • Founder and Business Owner
      • Jan 1994 - Mar 2002

      Manufactured Natural Spice concentrates (Oils and OleoResins) for the food industry. Manufactured Natural Spice concentrates (Oils and OleoResins) for the food industry.

Education

  • The University of British Columbia
    Master of Software Systems, Computing, Information & Cognitive Systems
    2002 - 2004
  • The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
    Post Graduate Certificate in AI and Machine Learning, Business Administration and Management, General
    2021 - 2021
  • Babson College
    Leadership Program
    2014 - 2015
  • Bangalore University
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), Chemical Engineering (Process Engineering)

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