Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com

Current

CEO, Europe and Director at Vishwak Solutions Limited

Past

General Manager, Europe at Vishwak Solutions Private Limited
SBU Head, Enterprise Solutions at Vishwak Solutions Private Limited
Delivery Head and Account Manager / Senior Manager at Siemens Information Systems Limited

Delivery Manager / Manager at Siemens Information Systems Limited
Project Manager / Consultant at Siemens Information Systems Limited
Consultant / Module Lead at Siemens Business Services
Associate Consultant / Module Lead at Siemens Information Systems Limited
Module Lead / Senior Systems Engineer at Siemens Information Systems Limited
Systems Analyst at Sonata Software Limited

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Education

ICFAI
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Shrine Vailankanni

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Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’s Summary

Senior Management Professional with 12 years of IT Solutions and Services experience in various roles such as Consultancy, Project Management, Global Delivery for European and U.S Customers, Partner Management and Account Management. I am passionate about achieving Success through Team work, Actions and Results(STAR).

My experience spans various Verticals such as Manufacturing, Media, Retail, Local Govt. and Retail Banking. My expertise spans diverse Horizontals such as ECM, BPM, BI, SOA, Enterprise Collaboration, KM and CRM.

I currently head Vishwak Solutions Limited, the wholly owned European Subsidiary of Vishwak Solutions Private Limited, Chennai, India. My goal is to grow Vishwak as a Global Player by developing the European Business for Vishwak.

In my previous role at Vishwak, I was heading the Enterprise Solutions SBU at Vishwak focussing on Media Vertical and Professional Services.

In my previous assignment at Siemens Information Systems Limited, I was heading the Application Development and Customization team of the Manufacturing Vertical and was responsible for Partner Liaison, Account Management, Delivery, CMMI implementation and SEPG Leadership. During my 10 years work experience with Siemens, I have worked in the U.K for 3 years and have been actively involved in project management and presales, working closely with customers and partners in U.S and Europe. During this period, I have successfully managed application development projects of various sizes, product development, migration projects, support operations and services portfolio.

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

Hold a Diploma in Business Management from ICFAI after my graduation from BITS, Pilani. Am a PMP, a certified Siemens Project Manager (PM@Siemens), a certified Internal Auditor (TQMI) and Six Sigma Green Belt Professional (IIPM, Chennai).

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’s Specialties:

Over 10 years IT experience working with European Market.
Over 8 years IT experience working with U.K Market.
Partner Management, International Project Management, Onsite Offshore Delivery Model, Presale Consultancy and Business Development.
Verticals: Manufacturing, Media, Retail, Local Govt. and Retail Banking
Horizontals: BPM, BI, CRM, ECM, SOA, Enterprise Collaboration and KM

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’s Experience

CEO, Europe and Director

Vishwak Solutions Limited

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2008 — Present (4 months)

I head Vishwak Solutions Limited (VSL). I am responsible for Business Strategy and Development in the European Region besides being responsible for Sales, Delivery 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 focusses on the European Market.

VSL provides Media (Web and WAP) and Mobile Portal Solutions and Services.

VSL provides Retail Solutions and Services in platforms such as Microsoft Commerce Server and PHP.

VSL provides SharePoint / MOSS Solutions and Services for Public Sector, Tourism & Hospitality, IT and ITES.

VSL provides Consultancy and Professional Services for CSS, Javascript,.NET, SharePoint / MOSS, Commerce Server, SQL Server, Oracle, BizTalk Server, J2EE, TIBCO BPM, Documentum, Data Warehousing, BI, PHP and OpenSource CMS.
General Manager, Europe

Vishwak Solutions Private Limited

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

June 2008 — August 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, J2EE, TIBCO BPM, Documentum, Data Warehousing, 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 2007 — June 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; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Heads Application Development and Customization team and is 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 2004 — April 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 2002 — September 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 1999 — March 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 1998 — April 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 1997 — March 1998 (7 months)

Responsibilities in SIGRAPH team:
Module Lead
Configuration Manager
Systems Analyst

Sonata Software Limited

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1996 — August 1997 (1 year 2 months)

Responsibilities:
Design, Development and Testing