Nitin Arneja

Manager, New Growth Platforms

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
Past
Education
  • University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
  • University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
  • Roosevelt High School

1 more...

Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Consumer Goods

Nitin Arneja’s Summary

Business Evangelist with over 10 years of experience in creating innovative solutions using the latest technologies. Strong management and implementation skills with demonstrated capability to assess complex issues and communicate strategic insights to senior management. An assertive manager with outstanding interpersonal communications, business development, and people management skills.

Nitin Arneja’s Specialties:

People Management; Identifying and analyzing new growth opportunities; Strategy Planning and Execution; Project Management; Business Development; Vendor Management; Internet Technologies


Nitin Arneja’s Experience

  • Manager, New Growth Platforms

    Avery Dennison

    (Public Company; AVY; Consumer Goods industry)

    January 2009Present (1 year )

  • Consultant

    North Higland

    (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

    July 2008October 2008 (4 months)

    Defined Project Management methodology for an Enterprise IT organization of a leading Media & Entertainment client.

  • eBusiness Strategist/Manager

    Medtronic

    (Medical Devices industry)

    January 2005July 2008 (3 years 7 months)

    Defined eBusiness strategy and led ebusiness internal consulting team focused on development of web applications to support business objectives. Acted as a liaison between business partners and software development team. Key projects include customer portal, online store.

  • Consultant

    HealthPartners

    (Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    June 2003December 2004 (1 year 7 months)

    - Led the end-to-end design and implementation of HIPAA compliant B2B (Business-to-Business) and B2C (Business-to-Consumer) E-Commerce sites
    - Interacted with end user clients to gather and validate feature requirements and produced necessary software design specifications
    - Project planning activities included: Project scoping, outlining of development tasks, estimating work efforts, allocating and managing resources, budget analysis, identifying key milestones, and creating contingency plans for potential risk areas
    - Developed an interactive web-based calculator for customers to estimate medical procedures and pharmacy related costs, which resulted in a reduction of phone inquiries by 50% and significantly increased customer satisfaction

  • Consultant

    Medtronic

    (Public Company; MDT; Medical Devices industry)

    August 2002April 2003 (9 months)

    Developed an online store for customers to buy diabetic supplies. Led the backend integration with SAP using middleware, Webmethods.

  • Consultant

    Digital River

    (Public Company; DRIV; Internet industry)

    February 2002August 2002 (7 months)

    Upgraded the C++/Perl based platform to the latest J2EE E-Commerce platform. Successfully launched e-commerce sites for many clients' - all as an outsourced solution.

  • Sr. Analyst

    Accenture

    (Public Company; ACN; Management Consulting industry)

    May 2000September 2001 (1 year 5 months)

    - Designed and implemented enterprise-class software solutions to improve performance, overall effectiveness, efficiency of operations, and internal business processes for multiple clients
    - Worked closely with clients to gather requirements, review deliverable status reports, resolve issues, transfer technical knowledge and provide subject matter expertise
    - Led a team of ten people to complete testing efforts for a major application integration project. Performed work estimates, reviewed documentation, conducted performance reviews, and exercised scope containment
    - Designed, developed, and tested J2EE E-Commerce, billing, integration architecture, customer care, and IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) provisioning systems


Additional Information

Nitin Arneja’s Groups:

UMAA (University of Minnesota Alumi Association)

  •    Carlson School of Management
  •    Worldwide Management Consultants (23,000+ members)
  •    Project Manager Alliance!
  •    India Believers
  •    Bright Ideas & Entrepreneurs
  •    UAE | Dubai
  •    ClubMIS
  •    E-Commerce Network
  •    Private Equity Investment Group
  •    LinkedMinnesota
  •    Robert Half International Alumni
  •    e-Commerce Solutions
  •    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
  •    The Indus Entrepreneur
  •    Digital River
  •    Minnesota MBAs (CSOM)
  •    Medtronic Alumni Network
  •    Big 6 - Big 5 - Big 4 Alumni
  •    Medtronic
  •    LinkedWorking Los Angeles
  •    Net Work (ing)
  •    Alumni of J.D. Tytler School
  •    TiE SoCal
  •    the629

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