Amit Gadhia

Current

founder at www.Artyllect.com

Past

founder at World of Ayurveda
Business Development at Staples, Inc.
Market Research at Inventors Publishing & Research

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Education

Georgia Southwestern State University
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

Amit Gadhia’s Summary

Amit Gadhia’s Specialties:

Web2.0 Website and Web Application (frontend + backend) Development Consulting, Custom Software Development, Project Management & Product Support, Business Analyst: Scope/Requirement Gathering and Project Documentation, Human Resource + Talent/Skill Management, M&A/Exit Strategy Consulting, StartUp Addiction, Open Source Consulting, LAMP: Linux, Apache, MySQL, Php, CMS: Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, Pligg, Typo3, Xoops, more on artyllect dot com

Amit Gadhia’s Experience

founder

www.Artyllect.com

(Computer Software industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Artyllect = a mind of the artistic and the intellect. Artyllect is an entrepreneurship fostering web2.0 technology consulting/software development company. We build facebook apps, iphone apps, Google's OpenSocial + Android. We have coding teams in php, .net, java/ajax and Ruby on Rails.

Our 3 Areas of focus = Web2.0 -:- Open Source -:- Wireless/Mobile Apps

1) WEB 2.0:
Drupal, Joomla, Plone, Pligg, Typo3, Build/integrate Social Networking modules, Facebook Apps, OpenSocial, Community Building, TikiWikis, Collaborative Tools, Forums, Podcasting, Wordpress, Weblog Publishing, Folknomies, Tagclouds

2) OPEN SOURCE - (WAMP/LAMP Windows/Linux, Apache, MySQL, Php/Perl/Python, Ruby + Ruby on Rails), .net, java/ajax flex, open lazlo. Markups like xhtml, xml,

3) WIRELESS/MOBILE APPS

J2ME/WAP + iphone apps + Android + Blackberry
founder

World of Ayurveda

(Alternative Medicine industry)

November 2004 — August 2006 (1 year 10 months)

World of Ayurveda, a US-INDIA trade distribution/initiative of Bacfo Pharmaceuticals, an ISO 9001:2000, GMP, cGMP and HACCP IS:15000 certified company based in Northern India. BACFO is a plant-based scientific research and plant based pharma development company.
Business Development

Staples, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SPLS; Retail industry)

2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

Identified, pursued and closed large deals penetrating dozens of B2B accounts. Interface directly with top-level executives (CEO, CFO, Controller), negotiate high-dollar contracts and coordinate implementation. Manage accounts and orchestrate post-sale professional services and resources.

Plan, coordinate, manage and develop cost effective strategies for acquiring new clients and retaining/growing existing client base. Implement Sales strategy to ensure company meets revenue and profit objectives Proven ability to meet and exceed quota projections.
Market Research

Inventors Publishing & Research

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

January 2003 — December 2003 (1 year)

Amit Gadhia’s Education

Georgia Southwestern State University

Computer Science
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration , Professional Sales

Activities and Societies:

-> President, Indian Student Association.
-> Assistant Tennis Coach, KSU Owls Tennis
-> Member, Students in Free Enterprise

Additional Information

Amit Gadhia’s Websites:

Amit Gadhia’s Interests:

open source activist, free software preacher, social entrepreneurship disciple

Amit Gadhia’s Groups:

San Francisco Bay Area Entrepreneur Meetup
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/976

San Francisco Bay Area Open Source Meetup
http://opensource.meetup.com/65/

The San Francisco NetSquared Meetup Group
http://netsquared.meetup.com/1/