In the sands of time, I am a speck. Thanks for taking the time to visit my page.
Professionally…a Mechanical engineer and an MBA (Management Consulting) graduate from Hult, UK with 18+ years of full time experience in India & U.A.E and short term projects in U.K. & China. I am an independent Business Solutions Consultant helping companies achieve technology driven growth in 3 areas : strategy ideation, strategy implementation and business process management. With the backing of a few established companies in these fields, I front end the initiation process, understand the requirements and suggest tailor made solutions. I am based in UAE and focus on Middle East and North Africa.
Achievements :
- Established a factory to manufacture parts of military vehicles for UAE government
- Created a centralised enquiry and proposal monitoring system for a Steel fabrication and machining group; annual cost reduction of 0.5M AED
- Awarded title of “Best Employee” at a defence and telecom manufacturing company for creating a process planning and cost estimation tool; annual cost reduction of 1M AED, promoted as ERP software implementation lead
- Founding member for a business in healthcare, organised medical camps, implemented process improvements for customer service; resulted in 30% monthly rise in customers
- Founded a career training company, introduced 3rd party services and increased revenue by 10%, trained 300+ students in soft skills and basic IT skills, enabled 50+ students to get employment through internships
- M.B.A. (Post Graduation): 1st place – Innovation challenge project competition (China), worked with students from 38 countries, International Rotation : Shanghai (4 months), initiated and managed activities of public speaking and management consulting club
- B.E. Mechanical (Under Graduation) : 3rd place – National level engineering project competition, Career Services Representative (2004 – 05); organised on campus recruitment events, trained students, Executive Member-Music Club (2001-05); participated in college fests
Trainings :
- Microsoft Enterprise Project Management & Oracle Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Proventures, India
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Proventures, India
- Effective Business Communication, National Productivity Council, India
- Management Consulting Experience, Deloitte, UK
- Consulting Methods, IXL centre, UK
- Business & Dining Etiquette, Col’s Calibre, India
- A Life of happiness and fulfilment, ISB/Coursera, Online
Projects :
- Enterprise Project Management & Business Process implementation for a defence component manufacturing unit
- Design and Commissioning of manufacturing unit for military vehicle parts manufacturing
- Healthcare setup
- ERP Software implementation for a telcom and defence manufacturing unit
Personally…very curious and believe in lifelong learning and improvement. Travel makes a change on our life. I have been lucky in this regard. International travels to about 13 countries and having friends from more than 40 countries have allowed me to understand/appreciate different cultures and in the process become broad minded (from tolerance to acceptance of views/opinions). Hope to travel more in the years to come.
- Independently toured the most beautiful places in China (13 cities / 7 provinces) in spite of language barriers; made friends as varied as police man, ISO consultant, language trainer and many others along the way
Hobbies & Mantra…reading (self-help / management), playing Violin (Western), badminton, pencil sketching, horse riding, adventure sports, wild life, travelling, Kung-Fu, DIY projects, digital productivity systems, holistic-development and social services.
- Published a career guide for my alma mater. Download link : https://BIT.LY/careerguidevj
I believe that life is about positive connections and those who maintain and expand them, lead a life beyond compare.
Carpe Diem (Seize the moment).
This too shall pass.
Be Humble. Be Honest. Be Simple.
VJ