Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com

CEO, Europe and Director at Vishwak Solutions Limited

London, United Kingdom

Current
  • CEO, Europe and Director at Vishwak Solutions Limited
Past
Education
  • ICFAI
  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science
  • Shrine Vailankanni
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

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 2008Present (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 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, 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 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; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2006July 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 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 manigandang@hotmail.com’s Education

  • ICFAI

    Diploma in Business Management, Management, 20042005

  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science

    M.Sc (Tech.), IT, 19921996

  • Shrine Vailankanni

    19781992


Additional Information

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Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’s Interests:

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

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’s Groups:

  •    eOffice
  •    ASSODIGITALE - www.assodigitale.it -
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  •    London Business School Active Startup Club
  •    BITS Pilani Alumni
  •    SalesLab
  •    Content Management Professionals
  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    Supply Chain Movement
  •    Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Business Intelligence Group
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  •    MobilOpen :: the International Mobile Internet Group
  •    ! Sales Best Practices
  •    Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo
  •    .NET People (C#,VB.NET,ASP.NET etc ) - 10000+
  •    Business Process Management Professionals Group
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network
  •    Sharepoint Experts
  •    SIEMENS-World-Wide Network
  •    SharePoint Users (2700+ members) (No job adverts please!)
  •    International Business
  •    Open Source
  •    SharePoint University
  •    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing (+10000 members) Join now!
  •    Revedia Group - Sr. Level Interactive Digital Media Professionals Only.
  •    Content Management
  •    MySalesCrowd
  •    India Leadership Network
  •    SharePoint Users Group
  •    Microsoft Business Intelligence
  •    SharePoint professionals
  •    Mobile Product Management
  •    THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism)
  •    Online Marketing Network
  •    Business Intelligence Experts
  •    Mobility
  •    Siemens Alumni
  •    ECMsharepoint Interest Group
  •    SharePoint 2007 Network
  •    PLM Group
  •    MOSS2007
  •    Web Standards Design + Development
  •    Television Broadcast Technologies
  •    Marketing & Communication Network
  •    Arsenal FC
  •    ECM Experts
  •    The IT Developer Network (800+)
  •    MicroSoft SQL STACK Open Network

Manigandan Gopalakrishnan manigandang@hotmail.com’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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