Co-Founder, Wirkle - Accelerating MOBILE software development
Delhi Area, India
Co-Founder, Wirkle - Accelerating MOBILE software development
Delhi Area, India
Expertise in user experience design, social networking and web 2.0. Have worked in all aspects of software development, product management, product marketing and team development. Had been instrumental in setting up a offshore product development center in India and managing remote product development.
Product Management, Operations, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, Intellectual Property Management
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)
October 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)
I was instrumental in starting the company from scratch, setting up its India operations and along with my entire team helped the company grow to become a renowed name in mobile product engineering with clientele ranging from VC funded companies to Fortune 500 firms.
Wirkle is a leading outsourced product engineering company focused on developing software for mobile devices - telecom grade client/server platforms, SMS and Mobile Internet (WAP) applications. We have developed several mobile platforms for hundreds of handsets on Nokia, SE, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Blackberry, PDAs and iPhone.
Wirkle's domain expertise ranges from Social Networks, LBS, Streaming, Payments, Operator Billing Systems, Enterprise solutions and more. Millions of users across the globe today are using products developed by Wirkle live at operators across multiple geographies [North America – AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, Boost Mobile; Europe – Telenor; Asia – Airtel, Idea and beyond] www.wirkle.com
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Biotechnology industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
My role in this engineering consulting organization ranged from a business analyst involving interfacing with clients, gathering requirements to leading engineering teams in design and implementation of various client projects.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2000 — April 2001 (1 year)
Started this venture during my engineering days. The site was aimed at promoting education amongst Indian youths, offering them rewards for participating in educational contests. The site was later acquired by a India based teen portal Lifestyle4teens.com.
MS , Engineering , 2002 — 2004
B.S , Engineering , 1998 — 2002
B.S , Computational Chemistry
Attended the university as an exchange student
Mobile technologies, NanoTech, Biomedicene, Space travel, Skydiving
1. Finalist at "Mobile Monday - Global Peer Awards" held at 3GSM Barcelona, 2007
2. US published patent #20060052089 (Wirkle)