Manigandan Gopalakrishnan

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 2009 — Present (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 2009 — Present (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 2008 — May 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 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, 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; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2006 — July 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 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