Experience

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  Indium Software

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Vice President

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Build strong relationship with our clients, offering solutions to help achieve their business goals while increasing Indium’s revenue.

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  Ignitho Technologies

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Accountable for delivery of value to all our clients, continuous innovation and organizational process improvement. Build Industry Group and Solutions. Also, as part of the executive team, responsible for profitable growth.

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  Indium Software

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Vice President

    • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Responsible for building strong relationships with clients/customers to encourage sales and growth of Indium Software.

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  Self Employed

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Entrepreneur & Consultant

    • Jul 2017 - Mar 2022
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    (Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 ) Independent DirectorPQSI DigitalAs an Independent Director of the board, guide PQSI Digital's strategy to accelerate growth.(Mar 2021 - Sep 2021) ConsultantPearltri Foods Private LimitedBased on my previous experiences in the Food Industry and business setup consulted Pearltri Foods Pvt. Ltd. with its expansion plans in Chennai for its restaurant brand and be the primary contact for the Bangalore headquarters.(Sep 2020 - Jun 2021) ConsultantCMI AlgoLabsConsult and train organizations that wish to solve business problems in Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data.(Jul 2017 - Mar 2020) Managing PartnerSantosham Hospitality Services LLPFollowed my childhood dream of setting up a food business. Built it to an INR 10 Million business from scratch in under 2 years with zero exposure to the food industry.

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  Cognizant Technology Solutions

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Director - Projects

    • Sep 2014 - Jun 2017
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    (2016-17). Led a large and complex program that helped Cognizant India associates to log and track their Time-In-Office compliance. Responsible for creating roadmap, execution, reporting to senior management & support.(2014-15). Led a portfolio of client accounts generating revenue of $36M to grow Medical Devices SBU within Life Sciences. Oversaw revenue growth, P&L management, and ensuring seamless delivery.

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  Mindtree

  • Program Director

    • Feb 2007 - Aug 2014

    (2013-14). Led 200+ member team, including 10 direct reports to grow the automotive practice. Oversaw revenue growth, utilization, P&L management, and create long-standing customer relationships by interfacing between client and teams, ensuring seamless delivery(2007-2013)Set up practice and grew the portfolio to USD 15M from scratch in 24 months from joining. Established the practice with 10 members initially, which grew to 250+ member team globally by developing Go-to-Market strategy and exceeding expansion targets.For a publishing client:Initiated & established a new software-independent validation service team of 50+ member team.Led website content management back-end migration from Vignette to an internal solution.Converted 1-year contract to 3-year engagement valuing USD 15M through structuring, negotiating & transitioning to attain continuous revenue predictability for the company. Revamped software delivery process for quality & reliability gain.

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  Cognizant Technology Solutions

  • Manager - Projects

    • Mar 1994 - Feb 2007

    (Sep 03 - Feb 07) Account Manager, Florida, USALed 120-member team, including 4 direct reports to guide client executives in Information, Entertainment & Publishing Industry.Grew revenue by 60% on a flat-revenue client by consulting on new technology services and expanding delivery to client subsidiaries.Played a key role in increasing 8% profitability in 2 years by changing the service delivery model from time & material based to fixed monthly cost service delivery. Led USD 1.3 M legacy system migration project and went live in 12 months despite scope changes.(Apr 02 - Sep 03) Transition Manager, London, UK & Chennai, IndiaTransformed service delivery model for UK-based retail client(Feb 00 - Mar 02) Project Manager, Florida, USA & Chennai, IndiaDelivered USD 3.5M e-business initiative project for media research enterprise client(Oct 98 - Jan 00) Project Lead, Chennai, India(Feb 97 - Oct 98) Onsite Coordinator, Florida, USA(Mar 94 - Jan 97) Programmer Analyst, Chennai, India