Dipesh Devani

Work Experience DIPESH DEVANI B. Tech.: NIT Surat, 2009 MBA: MDI, Gurgaon, 2014 Total Work Ex. 5.7 Yrs Technology + Marketing professional. A problem solver spanning roles in Product, Project, Account Management, and Entrepreneurship ABOUT ME I am an active techie with a good knowledge of general management. I have demonstrated execution of responsibilities with high degree of dedication and passion. I have exposure to a variety of roles with various cross functional teams, and defining processes for streamlining structure. I believe that no problem is too big to solve and we can work things out one step at a time. Looking forward towards expanding my horizons towards business and management TECHNICAL SKILLS Lead Analyst, Tracxn, Bangalore Dec '16 – Sept '17 (9 months) Functional Area: Enterprise Applications, Business Intelligence, Big Data Applications Discovering business intelligence and big data analytics startups through secondary research Identifying trends, sector insights and upcoming business models for investors Developing product insights and market landscape to map startups as they grow Associate Manager, GGK Tech, Hyderabad May '15 – Oct '16 (18 months) Functional Area: Product Manager, Project Manager, Account Manager Account Management - End to end client management Built relationships to get repeat business from 6 accounts including a fortune 500 client Executed projects end to end; billing over INR 120 million; across 5 industry verticals Led a team of 46 people with a variety of technical expertise; both frontend and backend Product and Project Management Social Project - 'Samvaad Delhi', a single scalable application for good governance End to end management: Co-developed with NGO-Vision India Foundation Planned phase wise development, from designing user experience to addressing corner cases and technical implementation, and getting feedback from users for future iterations Synchronized experience on Android and iOS platform in various devices & app versions Minimized cost through usage projection which resulted in hosting on Amazon cloud (AWS) Defined use-cases and metrics to drive app adoption across user segments Featured in CNBC TV 18 as a part of 'Do Big: Ride The Digital Wave' series Presented in Smart City Council Hyderabad, 2015 for usage across govt departments In-house Projects Reconfigured in-house employee portal; improved accessibility; added new features Defined and developed channels (digital + local) to attract talent in <2 lac budget Initiated and succeeded in adoption of tools to manage conflicts in booking meeting rooms Developed visual tracking process to handle movement of resources across projects Client Projects Hospital Management Portal: Devised road-map and phase wise implementation strategy which was appreciated and presented by client internally, providing additional business Improved client satisfaction: Built clarity and quality of data in auto-generated reports Support and maintenance project: Accelerated new project handover by structuring process and technical training; 3 yr old legacy system handed over in 1.5 months Drove test case automation by Selenium for faster client implementation (1week to 3days) Programming (basic): C/C++, Java, CSS, SQL Agile tool: Team Foundation Server(TFS) Web Analytics: Google Analytics Reporting: Tableau, SPSS Software Suite: MS Office Choice of Tools Roadmapping: Aha! Issue tracking: JIRA Wireframing: Balsamiq Prototyping: MockingBot, InVision Infographic: Canva Web Conference: UberConference Communication: Slack Email Marketing: Mailchimp MAQ Software, Hyderabad, Role: Associate Project Manager Functional Area: Project Management Mar '14 – Apr '15 (13 months) Developed digital marketing solutions with a team of six for a Fortune 100 company Planned and created relationship management solution for smoother communication across levels for one of the world’s leading innovative beverage company (Forbes 100) Planned smooth migration of digital resources when upgrading to latest software version Built requirement analysis, business discussions with client, prepared mock-ups, BRDs, design documents and handled resource management activities across projects Drove automation of build, test and release processes for one-click deployment Configured agile tool TFS for project planning, effort estimation, and resource utilization Acted as Scrum Master and handled sprint planning, sprint backlog, retrospective, setting user stories and defining timelines through TFS in agile software development Associate Consultant, Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd., Mumbai Functional Area: Consultant/Developer Nov '09 – May '12 (29 months) Provided customization, support for flagship product Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking Mentored and trained six trainees for onboarding and timely delivery of project Prioritized and resolved technical and service issues faced by the best bank in UAE, as a single point of contact for customer Integrated creative product design provided by corporate clients through collaboration Represented company on-site for a leading Middle-East bank for product implementation Appreciated in competencies like adaptability, flexibility, teamwork, self-control and maturity with best available rating during appraisal INDUSTRY EXPOSURE Software Services Digital Products Healthcare Financial Services Manufacturing Shipping & Logistics FMCG Beverages PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Product Management Project Management Business Development Account Management Digital Marketing and Analytics Education YEAR- QUALIFICATION INSTITUTE PGDM (Marketing/Operations) B. 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(Electronics) MDI, Gurgaon SV NIT Surat Qualified for Indian National Mathematics Olympiad (INMO), 2005 Awarded Certificate of Merit in Physics, CBSE (top 0.1%), AISSCE 2005 Position of Responsibility Secretary, Web Committee, Information Technology Club, MDI, Gurgaon, 2013 – 14 Led a 14 member team for student’s representation of technical issues to administration Conceptualized & developed ManDevIan.com to break ice and facilitate initial networking Coordinated student websites Illumina, Imperium, Akshayam and Delphique under one umbrella and saved over INR 30k in website and hosting expenses Member, Senior Students’ Council, MDI, Gurgaon, 2013 – 14 Facilitated student body activities through active coordination with college administration Trained team members, incorporated Google Analytics and develop plan within council for efficient digital presence for next three years for management and cultural events at MDI Competitive Analysis Revenue Management HOBBIES Table tennis enthusiast Member, Activity Group, Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd., responsible for organizing monthly team building exercises for over 200 people in Direct Banking group Publicity Manager, Entru-Meet ’07, National Level Entrepreneurial festival - first of its kind event during that time, attracting over 15 new colleges, at S.V.NIT Surat, 2007 Extra-Curricular Activities Solving puzzles and brain teasers Manhwa and manga follower Sketch and doodle artist Co-founder, invincibleShe.in, a women centric blog for gender sensitization; handling maintenance and digital strategy LANGUAGES National Finalist, The Dream Team, organized by P&G India, 2014 Won twice out of over 600 teams from IITs & IIMs (grads and undergrads) in case studies related on marketing, logistics and business development in FMCG industry Campus Winners and National Finalist, Canvas, a case study contest based on digital marketing and visual experience for paints industry, conducted by Asian Paints, 2013 Top in campus, with all India 15th rank in the CXO Challenge, organized by Cognizant, out of more than 2300 participants, 2013 National Finalist, Campus Centurion, out of 1275 students American Express, 2013 National Finalist, Green-O-Vision, out of over 30 teams, MDI ‘Imperium’, 2013 Winner, Best Table Topic Speaker, Gurgaon Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters, 2013 National Finalist, ‘Have a Heart’ foundation case study, IIM Bangalore ‘Vista’, 2012 English, Hindi, Gujarati SOCIAL PROFILES fb.com/dipeshonnet in.linkedin.com/in/dipeshdevani dipeshonnet GET IN TOUCH -- Projects Shree Cement Ltd. (Management Trainee), April '13 – June '13 (8 weeks) Market analysis of cement dealers through over 230 surveys in 30 towns, North-West UP Mapped logistical synergies and expectations of wholesalers from cement companies Proposed solution to be implemented by combining efforts of marketing and logistics dept. Digiqom Digital Research Group, December '12 – February ‘13 (8 weeks) Devised first of its kind Social Media Reputation Index for premier education institutes, defining and measuring parameters to observe business impact by social media Nestlé, June '13 (1.5 weeks) Perception analysis of premium chocolates - Key players and positioning of Nestlé Alpino Conducted comparative study with qualitative findings through surveys, focus groups, and taste analysis with Ferrero Rocher and Hershey's in Indian demographics Social Media Strategy, July '13 – August ‘13 (8 weeks) Managed social media profiling and strategy for an entrepreneurial book "Startup Sutra", authored by Prof. Rohit Prasad, MDI, Gurgaon to maintain digital engagement