Co- founder and CEO

• Oct 2020 - Present

the fan engagement platform of choice, for movie fans, on Web3, whereby fans can become super fans on the platform, and fan communities, studios and celebrities can contribute to the fans' endeavor to be a super fan. the fan engagement platform of choice, for movie fans, on Web3, whereby fans can become super fans on the platform, and fan communities, studios and celebrities can contribute to the fans' endeavor to be a super fan.

CEO

• Nov 2017 - Oct 2020

Novatium is an Ed Tech and mobility management company. Originally an incubation from IIT Chennai, Novatium is now the largest deployed device management solution in the country. EduGrid, as Novatium's Ed Tech product is proudly called , is conceptualized, designed and developed to provide learning at scale. EduGrid is now deployed and live at over 12000 smart classrooms in the country, assisting a mammoth number of students at their digital learning needs Novatium is an Ed Tech and mobility management company. Originally an incubation from IIT Chennai, Novatium is now the largest deployed device management solution in the country. EduGrid, as Novatium's Ed Tech product is proudly called , is conceptualized, designed and developed to provide learning at scale. EduGrid is now deployed and live at over 12000 smart classrooms in the country, assisting a mammoth number of students at their digital learning needs

AVP- Digital Strategy, Consulting and Architecture

• Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

Lead technology strategy and advise across all areas digital. Enable businesses to imagine and re-imagine, transform themselves and become able digital players. Enable digital disruptors and start ups with possibilities that an intelligent use of technology can provide Create propositions and consult across digital customer experience, multi channel commerce, data supply chain driven monetization, integrated digital marketing, cloud, mobility and IoT. Seed these propositions at global… Show more Lead technology strategy and advise across all areas digital. Enable businesses to imagine and re-imagine, transform themselves and become able digital players. Enable digital disruptors and start ups with possibilities that an intelligent use of technology can provide Create propositions and consult across digital customer experience, multi channel commerce, data supply chain driven monetization, integrated digital marketing, cloud, mobility and IoT. Seed these propositions at global clients and agree together on what business imperatives can be realized and how. Then lead and consummate the digital transformation pursuits and initiatives at these clients, which includes putting advise into practice, either with rolling out system transformation initiatives or new products and services (including associated MVPs). Look at existing initiatives with a magnifying glass, as the case might be !! Consult and advise on technology and solution architectures digital, customer advocacy for all things digital Investigate and comprehend the possibilities for niche products, platforms and solutions that can enable nifty and efficient digital transformation, either for client specific cases and/or digital spaces (commerce, experience and the like) across clients. Understand "productization" opportunities. Work with cross technology teams, others digital players, ISVs and partners to evolve,crystallize, prototype and develop these. Lead the creation and go to market of disruptive solution propositions including: - value creation through digital architectures that combine cloud, mobility, integration and API strategies - enhance customer lifetime value with an analytics driven digital customer engagement - re- imagining business processes to deliver superior user experiences - structured approach to leveraging data and insights, and data organization, for new monetization possibilities Show less Lead technology strategy and advise across all areas digital. Enable businesses to imagine and re-imagine, transform themselves and become able digital players. Enable digital disruptors and start ups with possibilities that an intelligent use of technology can provide Create propositions and consult across digital customer experience, multi channel commerce, data supply chain driven monetization, integrated digital marketing, cloud, mobility and IoT. Seed these propositions at global… Show more Lead technology strategy and advise across all areas digital. Enable businesses to imagine and re-imagine, transform themselves and become able digital players. Enable digital disruptors and start ups with possibilities that an intelligent use of technology can provide Create propositions and consult across digital customer experience, multi channel commerce, data supply chain driven monetization, integrated digital marketing, cloud, mobility and IoT. Seed these propositions at global clients and agree together on what business imperatives can be realized and how. Then lead and consummate the digital transformation pursuits and initiatives at these clients, which includes putting advise into practice, either with rolling out system transformation initiatives or new products and services (including associated MVPs). Look at existing initiatives with a magnifying glass, as the case might be !! Consult and advise on technology and solution architectures digital, customer advocacy for all things digital Investigate and comprehend the possibilities for niche products, platforms and solutions that can enable nifty and efficient digital transformation, either for client specific cases and/or digital spaces (commerce, experience and the like) across clients. Understand "productization" opportunities. Work with cross technology teams, others digital players, ISVs and partners to evolve,crystallize, prototype and develop these. Lead the creation and go to market of disruptive solution propositions including: - value creation through digital architectures that combine cloud, mobility, integration and API strategies - enhance customer lifetime value with an analytics driven digital customer engagement - re- imagining business processes to deliver superior user experiences - structured approach to leveraging data and insights, and data organization, for new monetization possibilities Show less

Head- Consulting and Propositions- Digital experiences, commerce, content, collaboration and social

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

Vice President- International Business

• Dec 2011 - Apr 2014

Part of the Novatium executive management team, responsible for business relationships, partnerships and all customer acquisition and engagements internationally. Work with operators and service providers to conceptualize cloud, cloud managed, mobility and enterprise mobility management products and solutions that work best for their needs of proliferating services, introducing innovations, managing consumer needs and increasing profitability. Work with the R&D and delivery teams at… Show more Part of the Novatium executive management team, responsible for business relationships, partnerships and all customer acquisition and engagements internationally. Work with operators and service providers to conceptualize cloud, cloud managed, mobility and enterprise mobility management products and solutions that work best for their needs of proliferating services, introducing innovations, managing consumer needs and increasing profitability. Work with the R&D and delivery teams at Novatium to deliver the products and solutions so conceptualized. Responsible for customer success and delivery excellence of all projects and programs.

AVP and Head- Product and Technology Development

• Jul 2010 - Dec 2011

Led the technology and product development teams. Responsible for collaboration with investors and the board of directors, planning and executing product strategy, technology and product road map, initial market validation and go to market. Achievements include: - A managed computing product, co developed with Ericsson for imparting education and learning in the developing regions of the world, was awarded the best product, initiative or service in the emerging markets at the Mobile… Show more Led the technology and product development teams. Responsible for collaboration with investors and the board of directors, planning and executing product strategy, technology and product road map, initial market validation and go to market. Achievements include: - A managed computing product, co developed with Ericsson for imparting education and learning in the developing regions of the world, was awarded the best product, initiative or service in the emerging markets at the Mobile World Congress 2013 - Launched PC as a Service, a pay as you use computing environment managed from the cloud and bundled with the operator's network service and OTT propositions, in a time span of 6 months from ideation to go to market

Global Head of Consulting for Digital Experiences and Digital Commerce

• Jul 1999 - Jun 2010