Management Human Resources

Dr. Easwaran Sarma

**/*** ******* ******( San Jose, CA 95134

****.*****@*****.*** ( C 408-***-****

Strategic HR Consultant

. Accomplished and motivated expert in Business HR and Change management

with 30+ years of combined experience in global talent recruitment,

retention, change management, organization development, conflict

resolution and productivity.

. Used Prosci, ADKAR methodologies, six sigma for strategic growth

plans

. Extensive international HR experience; includes oversight of all Human

Resource activities for staff located throughout USA, Europe and Asia.

Additional areas of expertise include managerial and executive

coaching, training and development and employee engagement.

. Demonstrated ability to analyze risk and workout mitigation

strategies. designing programs and leveraging resources to achieve

desirable results.

. Talent management experience includes developing comprehensive

turnover reduction and retention strategies. Experience in preparing

and managing annual HR operating budget, preparing department

financial forecasts and implementing effective cost reduction

strategies.

. Designed HR dash boards/Metric to create a culture of high

performance that promotes career development and strong employee

morale.

( Strategic Consulting ( Project Management ( Process improvement (

Restructuring ( M&A

Saama Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. ( Saama, India (8/2007 - 5/2010) (

Campbell, CA (5/2010 - Present)

Saama Technologies is a data and analytic company with an emphasis in

forecasting data modeling, analytic /dashboards, reports, big data

analytics and BI solutions.

Global HR Head/Consultant

o strategy for Organization Development, Business Transformation

o strategy for change readiness, leadership alignment, and

organizational impact

o strategy for Alignment of people with vision/values -

Organizational Redesign

o strategy for Competency development /Training,

o strategy for Cultural transformation planning, initiating

activities-NCG and San Jose Pune sister sister city project

o strategy for Stakeholder management and employee communications

-Saama connect. Touch point, Saama Vaani.

Accomplishments:

. Implemented the change management project viz .Engineering

Escape and Armored Saamaite- Designed and executed over 300

Training sessions covering soft skills, leadership,

behavioral programs.

. Successfully executed 2 post merger integration

. Obtained record-high employee satisfaction rate for

effectively coaching team members and management;

effectively strengthened organizational synergy, continuity

and bottom-line results.

. Spearheaded a recruitment project with an established goal

of increasing headcount from 100 to 500 staff members;

conducted extensive candidate recruiting, interviewing and

achieved project goals in timely fashion.

. Successfully designed and implemented and regularly

administered 360 and 180 Employee Performance Appraisal

System across Saama Offices (India, USA).

Netsyscon ( Bombay, India ( 7/1997 - 8/2007 -Own HR Consultancy

NetSysCon is a Human Resources /OD advisory services; HR strategy

support in corporate transformation, change process consulting, coaching,

training, compensation and total reward strategy.

Chief consultant

Provided a expert consulting services in organization restructure,

strategic planning, strategy implementation, executive coaching. Directed

efforts to expand and maximize total market presence including brand image

change,

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Coordinated change projects. Handled end-to-end staff training.

Established, performance management and employee relationship plans for HR

departments. Developed and implemented training programs including new-hire

orientation and existing staff development.

Accomplishments:

o Spearheaded and directed the overall change and OD efforts ;

conducted over 2000 seminars workshops, effectively

accelerating change process

o Assessed relevant market-based compensation strategies for a

company with misaligned salary offerings; evaluated and

implemented changes based on research results, yielding a

retention rate increase of 85%.

Mastek LTD ( Bombay, India ( 5/1991 - 6/1997

Mastek Limited is a multinational information technology Services Company

headquartered in Mumbai, India and is one of the oldest software companies

in India offering a complete range of IT services.

Human Resources Manager

. Strategized and led business transformation efforts; Oversaw day-

to-day HR operations and contributed to short and long-term

organizational planning as a member of the Executive Management

Committee of Senior Management. Reported to the Managing

Director and supervised all HR personnel. Implemented successful

HR Global policies and oversaw daily administration of

recruitment initiatives, training and development, talent

management and employee relations.

. Developed and managed annual HR operating budget. Supervised

quality Management Process across several business functions

including management reporting, data management, business

process optimization and organizational planning.

. Developed 3day new-hire orientation training itineraries,

prepared employee handbook and mentored staff members to achieve

performance objectives.

Accomplishments:

o Played a critical role in developing company into a globally

recognized company with 3000 employees across Asia, United

Kingdom, and United States within five years.

o Spearheaded the development and implementation of various

Leadership Development programs; established a training and

succession plan that reflected the company's growth and

leadership initiatives.

o Implemented an effective recruitment process that staffed

several job functions across multiple departments including

HR, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Information Systems

teams.

EDUCATION

PhD in Business Policy & Administration ( University of Bombay

Master of Science in Management ( University of Bombay - J. Bajaj Institute

of Management Studies

Bachelor of Science - University of Madras.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Faculty for Leadership Challenges - Sonoma Leadership Systems

Certificate in Business Process Engineering - Arthur D'Little School of

MGMT for Business Process Engineering Certified Lead Assessor

(ISO 9000) - British Standards Institute

Certificate in

Financial Management - University of Bombay

Certificate in French - University of Bombay

Post Graduate diploma in training and development

AFFILIATIONS

National Institute of Personnel Management

Indian Society for Training and Development

SELECTED COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Word ~ MS Excel ~ MS PowerPoint

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