Mahadevan N.S.

Results-driven, highly motivated, strategy professional with a demonstrated record of accomplishment. Innovative thinker with a unique ability to get to the bottom of seemingly intractable analytical problems. Recognized as an energetic self-
starter, tenacious problem-solver and consummate team player able to build strong rapport with the client community to deliver assignments on time and within budget. Able to create value through innovative idea generation and implementation.

Mahadevan N.S.’s Specialties:

Market & Competitive Analysis;
Business Plan Development;
Startegic Planning, Execution, & Management;
Investor Relationship Management

Mahadevan N.S.’s Experience

Associate Manager Business Development

GMR Group

(Public Company; GMRINFRA.BO; Commercial Real Estate industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)
Manager - Business Development

Gameshastra

(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)
Executive Assistant to CEO

Gameshastra

(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

August 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 3 months)

1. Coordinating and assisting the CEO in managing the Operations and in Project Management
2. Coordinating and assisting the CEO and Company in its new business initiatives as well as the fund raising initiatives
3. Coordinating with third parties such as Investment Bankers, Legal Counsel and Bankers
4. Coordinating with various entities for licensing their content
5. Coordinating with the various project teams
6. Looking out for new areas for opportunities, exploring their viability and then executing them
Manager, Corporate Strategy and Corporate Planning

Unitech Limited

(Real Estate industry)

May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

As Member of the Investor Relations Teams, interacting with the Fund Managers and Senior Financial Analysts from brokerage houses around the world, convincing them about the potential and long term stability of the company
As a member of the Corporate Planning team, working on the Corporate Presentations and also the Analyst Presentations. This is one of the most important source of information for the analysts and fund managers to know about the company and the industry
Management Trainee (MBA Internship)

Tata Administrative Services

(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

April 2007 — June 2007 (3 months)

Project Title: Domestic Expansion Strategy for Taj Hotels in Chennai and Kolkata cities

Devised a location strategy and formulated the business plan for expansion initiatives of IHCL
Generated internal IP in the form of a model which has been replicated for designing expansion strategies in other cities.
While the original project was to finish the strategy for Chennai city within 2 months; sought and completed additional responsibilities to device rollout strategy for Kolkata within the period.
Exceeded expectations and was awarded the best-in-class rating, highest among all TAS Interns
The business plan validation is also being used by Tata Retail for its location planning in Chennai City
The document has also guided in successfully winning of a bid for Tata Retail

Key Learnings: Developed a thorough understanding of the hotel industry and also the various aspects to be considered before coming up with a new hotel property.
Assistant Systems Engineer (Pre - MBA)

Tata Consultancy Services

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2005 — May 2006 (8 months)

Responsibility: Was responsible for creating new applications and the maintenance of available systems for various clients of Ericsson, a Fortune 500 company

Key Learning: Interaction with international client and implementation of their changing needs, demands
Fair exposure to different platforms, High Level & Assembler Level Programming Languages
Working in a field with stringent deadlines and a lot of interconnected work revealed to me the importance of team work and effective time management

Mahadevan N.S.’s Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

MBA , Strategy, Finance and Marketing , 2006 — 2008

Student Head, Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Forged a long term relationship with NEN & organized the first ever Entrepreneurship Summit to spread the awareness of entrepreneurship in East India

Activities and Societies:

Alumni Secretary, Elected Student Council Member
Raised INR 4 Million for infrastructure development of IIM Calcutta & improved the alumni database by 45% yoy

Overall Coordinator, Reminiscence 2007, Annual Alumni Reunion & Nostalgia 2007 – Summer Alumni Reunion
Organised Nostalgia 2007 simultaneously at 13 cities across the globe. Secured & managed resources worth INR 3 Million
Osmania University

B.E. , Electronics and Communication , 2001 — 2005

Recognized in Top 1% of the class by the Head of the Department

Activities and Societies:

Secretary, IEEE Branch
Represented the student branch at Software Freedom Day Celebrations held in Oct 2005
Organised National Level Technical Festival Kriya ’05 and National Level two day conferences

Core Member, Euphoria 2005
Coordinator & Core Committee Member of Euphoria 2005, cultural festival
Led a team of functional heads from Sponsorships, Informal events and Hospitality
Vijayawada Nalanda Junior College

Class XII , Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry , 1999 — 2001

Ranked 3rd in the college for academic excellence (out of 900 students)

Secured 417th Rank in State Level Engineering entrance examination (taken by over 180,000 students)
Hanuman Vyayam Shala High School

S S C , 1986 — 1999