Abhaya Simha Venugopal

Project Management & Delivery Management in the Embedded world of the systems group.

KRAs at Mansi Research 1. Created success-stories (projects/target productions) with staff of varying educational backgrounds. 2. Maintained smooth project coordination between teams and client. 3. Planned and implemented regular training programs for the engineering staff to keep them in line with the latest market trends in embedded software and hardware. 4. Effectively kept attrition rate and Absenteeism very low even with extended working hours. 5. Efficiently managed the production floor for Automotive gas kits. With improved quality, delivery time and strategic pricing, increased sales from 2k pieces per month to 15k pieces per month, through European distributors.

KRAs at aMap: 1. Managed all processes for daily data collection and release to media clients. 2. Revamped all processes and hence reduced the time to release TRP data to clients by 3 hours. 3. Coordinate with entire Field operations for smooth functioning for data collection and hence manage the entire team of 100+ field staff, which include State Heads and technicians. And also manage a staff of 85 people at the data center for data management and Ad-logs. 4. Hire & continuously train new and existing personnel for better efficiency. 5. Budget with cost estimation for both Hardware and Manpower for new upcoming projects. 6. Smooth implementation of new projects. 7. Evaluating and decision making for outsourced projects, including vendor evaluation, contract negotiations and documentation. 8. Liasoning with out of state and out of country vendors for product development. 9. Support all Client requirements including loading of TRP software, VPN access and configuration and Client training for product use.

Functional areas:- a) Prospect Database Development/Validation b) Market Intelligence & Market Survey c) Lead Generation d) Event Recruitment e) Software Sales and Support (Mostly On Demand Software) Responsibilities:  Interaction with front-end customers  Critical performance metrics, including setting of realizable Project Targets  Performance monitoring, training and incentives  Recruitment of Telemarketing and Research Executives.  Project Scoping, Project Estimation, Deliverables and man power allocation.  Stream lining processes and policies to ensure highest quality of deliverables  In search of new improved Technologies for better overall performance of staff and infrastructure. .

Overall administration and management of the Ahmedabad office, such as 1. Project planning, estimation and guidelines to start new projects. 2. Responsible for creating project and Training Manuals, including checklists (to maintain highest quality) for all projects. 3. Allocation of staff, including interviewing and hiring new staff and resources for all new and ongoing projects. 4. Training of all staff at various levels to optimize output and performance.ware. 5. Coaching and mentoring selected staff for leadership roles and establishing ongoing work teams in order to ensure independent task management and productivity. 6. Tailoring the work ethics and policies to ensure best team efforts in a friendly but challenging work environment.

On deputation at Customer site for handling CAD projects as per Contracts signed with Clients.. At Tata Chemicals Babrala - UP Job involved working on Plant Design Systems (PDS). Deputed to Tata Chemicals at Babrala (Badayun District, U.P.) for seven months 1. Input about one hundred thousand units of piping data in a record time of 2 months, into the PDS library. 2. Learnt and built the complete Process and Instrumentation diagrams into the Plant Design Software database, for the 2nd Phase Urea plant in a record time of 1 month. 3. Did piping design for a section of the plant. At GNFC, Bharuch, Gujarat 5. Deputed as Site-in-charge for six months. Project was a combined effort with CMC (Computer Maintenance Company) to convert all drawings and information into the Electronic format.

1. Worked on special collaboration SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply) projects, thereby helped the company design higher capacity SMPS indigenously. 2. Set-up test jigs for easy calibration and testing of power converters, driver boards. 3. Setup a simple test jig at inward side of stores to ensure quality of components purchased 4. Functioned as In-Charge of research and development of the Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) department and Senior Engineer for special projects of research and development section. 5. Started a separate CAD department to cater to the mechanical designs section of company by ensuring that the power supply enclosures were identical in all units. Resulted in substantial financial savings to company. 6. PCB designs for all projects done in-house, which helped maintain confidentiality in designs.