Manigandan Gopalakrishnan

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan

General Manager Europe and North America at Vishwak Solutions Pvt Limited and Director at Vishwak Solutions Limited

Madras Area, India

Current
Past
Education
  • ICFAI
  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science
  • Shrine Vailankanni
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Summary

Senior Management Professional with over 13 years of IT Solutions & Services experience in roles such as Chief Executive Officer, Business Head, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, Partner Manager, Presale, Sales Support, Global Delivery Manager, Project Manager & Consultant for European, U.S & Asian Customers. I am passionate about achieving Success through Teamwork, Actions & Results (STAR).

Verticals: Media, Mobile, Retail, Manufacturing, eGovernance & Retail Banking. Horizontals: ECM, BPM, BI, SOA, Enterprise Collaboration, eCommerce, KM & CRM.

Head the European and North American Businesses for Vishwak apart from Directorial responsibilities in Vishwak Solutions Limited, U.K. Goal is to grow Vishwak's European and North American Businesses and establish Vishwak as a Global Player. Part of the Vishwak Group Corporate Management. Established & manage VSL, U.K.

Previous role at VSPL, headed the Enterprise Solutions SBU owning Revenue Targets, Partner Management, Business Strategy and verticals such as Media, Retail, eGovernance & Professional Services Group. Established Media, Retail Verticals & Professional Services Group.

Previous assignment at Siemens Information Systems Limited, headed the ADC team of the Manufacturing Vertical, owning Partner Liaison, Account Management, Delivery, CMMI implementation & SEPG Leadership. 10 years work experience with Siemens including 3 years in U.K and actively involved in project management & presales, working closely with customers & partners in U.S & Europe. Successfully managed application development projects of various sizes, product development, migration projects, support operations & services portfolio.

Prior to my experience with SISL, worked with Sonata Software Limited where I began my IT career.

Hold a Diploma in Business Management from ICFAI after graduation from BITS, Pilani. A PMP, PM@Siemens, certified Internal Auditor & Six Sigma Green Belt Professional.

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Specialties:

13+ years of IT Solutions and Services Experience
7+ years of Management Experience
Establishing and Managing Businesses
Business Development
Account Management
Partner Liaison
Managing European, U.S and Asian Customers
Work experience in U.K and India
Verticals: Manufacturing, Media, Retail, Mobile, eGovernance and Retail Banking


Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Experience

  • General Manager Europe and North America

    Vishwak Solutions Pvt Ltd

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

    I head the European and North American businesses for Vishwak Solutions Pvt Limited. I am responsible for Business Strategy and Development in the European and North American Regions besides being responsible for Sales.

    Our Portfolio comprises the following Verticals:
    Media
    Mobile
    Retail

    We specialize in the following IT Solutions:
    Web Portals – Intranet and Internet
    Mobile Portals, Gadgets and Widgets
    CMS
    eCommerce
    Knowledge Management
    Business Intelligence
    Workflow
    Video Related Utilities
    Desktop

    We provide professional services in the following areas:
    Engineering (Application Development) – .NET, SharePoint, PHP and Commerce Server
    Sustained Engineering (Application Maintenance and Support)
    Infrastructure Consultancy
    Mobile and Web Testing through our Mobile Web Testing Laboratories

    Following are our IPs:
    Vishwak Portal Framework (with a Web CMS Backbone)
    Mobile Content Delivery System
    Vishwak Video Framework

  • Director

    Vishwak Solutions Limited

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

    Directorial responsibilities for Vishwak Solutions Limited (VSL), U.K.

    VSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishwak Solutions Private Limited, Chennai, India. VSL is registered in England & Wales, headquartered in London and focuses on the European Market.

  • CEO, Europe and Director

    Vishwak Solutions Limited

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2008May 2009 (9 months)

    I head Vishwak Solutions Limited (VSL). I am responsible for Business Strategy and Development in the European Region besides being responsible for Sales and Operational decisions for VSL.

    VSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishwak Solutions Private Limited, Chennai, India. VSL is registered in England & Wales, headquartered in London and focuses on the European Market.

    Our Portfolio comprises the following Verticals:
    Media
    Mobile
    Retail

    We specialize in the following IT Solutions:
    Web Portals – Intranet and Internet
    Mobile Portals, Gadgets and Widgets
    CMS
    eCommerce
    Knowledge Management
    Business Intelligence
    Workflow
    Video Related Utilities
    Desktop

    We provide professional services in the following areas:
    Engineering (Application Development) – .NET, SharePoint, PHP and Commerce Server
    Sustained Engineering (Application Maintenance and Support)
    Infrastructure Consultancy
    Mobile and Web Testing through our Mobile Web Testing Laboratories

    Following are our IPs:
    Vishwak Portal Framework (with a Web CMS Backbone)
    Mobile Content Delivery System
    Vishwak Video Framework

  • General Manager, Europe

    Vishwak Solutions Private Limited

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2008August 2008 (3 months)

    Head the European Operations for Vishwak
    Verticals: Mobile, Media, Retail, Local Govt., Tourism and Hospitality
    Markets: Europe
    Professional Services / Resourcing: CSS, Javascript,.NET, SharePoint / MOSS, Commerce Server, SQL Server, Oracle, BizTalk Server, BI, PHP and OpenSource CMS.
    Partner Management and Business Strategy for Vishwak.

  • SBU Head, Enterprise Solutions

    Vishwak Solutions Private Limited

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2007June 2008 (10 months)

    Head of Enterprise Solutions SBU.
    Verticals: Media, Retail and Local Govt.
    Partner Management and Business Strategy for Vishwak.

  • Delivery Head and Account Manager / Senior Manager

    Siemens Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2006July 2007 (1 year 3 months)

    Headed the Application Development and Customization team and was responsible for:
    Partner Liaison - Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ: AGIL)
    Account Management
    Delivery
    CMMI L5 implementation
    SEPG Leadership for Manufacturing Vertical
    Financial Targets for Application Development and Customization team

  • Delivery Manager / Manager

    Siemens Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 2004April 2006 (1 year 7 months)

    Responsibilities:
    Partner Liaison - Staffware PLC (till Sep. 2005)
    Manage Delivery for Development and AMS projects
    CMMI L3 implementation

  • Project Manager / Consultant

    Siemens Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2002September 2004 (2 years 6 months)

    Responsibilites in BIM LoB:
    Partner Liaison - Staffware PLC
    Project Management
    Functional Responsibilities

  • Consultant / Module Lead

    Siemens Business Services

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 1999March 2002 (3 years )

    Responsiblities in the Registers of Scotland Team:
    Module Lead in LRS and PESS projects

  • Associate Consultant / Module Lead

    Siemens Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 1998April 1999 (1 year 1 month)

    Responsibilities in SICAD Plug&Go Kit:
    Technical Leadership
    Module Lead
    Configuration Manager
    ISO Audit

  • Module Lead / Senior Systems Engineer

    Siemens Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 1997March 1998 (7 months)

    Responsibilities in SIGRAPH team:
    Module Lead
    Configuration Manager

  • Systems Analyst

    Sonata Software Limited

    (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 1996August 1997 (1 year 2 months)

    Responsibilities:
    Design, Development and Testing


Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Education

  • ICFAI

    Diploma in Business Management , Management , 20042005

  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science

    M.Sc (Tech.) , IT , 19921996

  • Shrine Vailankanni

    19781992


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Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Websites:

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Interests:

Football, Cricket, Formula One, Tennis, Mentoring Managers and Globe Trotting

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Groups:

  •    eOffice
  •    London Business School Active Startup Club
  •    BITS Pilani Alumni
  •    SalesLab
  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    Supply Chain Movement
  •    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Business Development
  •    MobilOpen :: the mobile business group
  •    ! Sales Best Practices
  •    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server - 2007, 2010, ...
  •    ki work - powering the online business revolution
  •    Business Process Management Professionals Group
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    RecruitingBlogs
  •    SIEMENS-World-Wide Network [17,000+ Members]
  •    International Business
  •    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing (+10000 members) Join now!
  •    Sr level Internet Marketers Group, Internet Marketing Professionals Only.
  •    CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community
  •    FastTrack 100 (6,500+ members!)
  •    MySalesCrowd
  •    India Leadership Network
  •    Mobile Product Management
  •    THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism)
  •    Online Marketing Network
  •    Mobility & Infrastructure >>> 1000++ Members
  •    Siemens Worldwide Alumni & Employees Network >>> 2000+ Members<<<
  •    Belgium Opportunities
  •    PLM Group
  •    Television Broadcast Technologies
  •    Marketing & Communication Network
  •    Arsenal FC
  •    South Africa 2010 World Cup Soccer
  •    Let's Connect! (Open Networkers)
  •    Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondry School
  •    Ecommerce with Nayan Sagar
  •    INDIAN TALENT INTERNATIONAL
  •    Telco World
  •    Best Practices in ISVs

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan’s Honors:

PMP, PMI, 2006 - 2011
PM@Siemens, SISL, 2006
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Professional, IIPM, 2007
Certified Internal Auditor, TQMI, 2004


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