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June 04, 2011

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Jijeesh Kunhiraman is a Microsoft certified Business Management Solutions

Specialist on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. He has 9.5 years of IT experience and

has been working on MS Dynamics CRM projects for the last 7 years. He has

experience working with MS CRM 1.2, MS CRM 3.0 and MS Dynamics CRM 4.0

versions. He has been involved with all aspects of the CRM project

lifecycle; starting with supporting the sales team on proposals, product

demonstrations, project scope preparations, POC's etc, to carrying out

requirement gathering workshops, preparing fit gap catalogue & functional

specification documents, designing solutions, project planning, product

installation, product configuration & customization and end-

user/administrator training. He has been responsible for project delivery

and team management in addition to functional consulting on the product. He

has worked as solution lead responsible for implementing CRM solutions at

various client sites.

Skills and Competencies

. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

. CRM Pre-Sales

. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 & Microsoft CRM 1.2.

. Basics of SQL Server2000, SQL Server 2005

. Basics of Report Builder 2.0, MS Exchange 2003, IIS 6.0,

Active Directory, Windows Sharepoint Services

. Basics of .NET, XML, JavaScript, HTML

Certifications

. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Applications

. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Customization and Configuration

. Microsoft CRM Customization R1.2 (Microsoft Business

Solutions Professional Certification)

. Microsoft CRM Applications Professional R1.2 (Microsoft

Business Solutions Professional Certification)

Career Summary

. Logica India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. (Sep 2008-till date )

. Sonata Software Limited, Bangalore (Sep 2001-Aug 2008)

Career History

As MS Dynamics CRM consultant with Logica Pvt. Ltd.

< Implementation of MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Citizens Advice, London

Apr'10 - till date

Citizens Advice (a registered charity) is the largest advice

provider in the UK. There are also about 400 Citizens Advice

Bureaux across England and Wales, each of them being registered

charities. Citizens Advice is the membership organization for these

bureaux. Citizens Advice and these bureaux make up the Citizens

Advice service. The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve

their legal, money and other problems by providing free,

independent and confidential advice, and by influencing

policymakers. The 12000 user MS Dynamics CRM system is expected to

replace the existing CASE system and help Bureau Advisers capture

client information, gateway information, enquiry details, the

social policies they affect, steps taken to resolve each enquiry

and also their outcomes. Bureau Advisers would use the CRM system

to track all their interactions with client and other third party

agencies that may be involved with each enquiry. The CRM system

will also integrate with other systems that store bureau details, a

knowledge base system and other custom applications. It is also

planned to utilize CRM for marketing purposes in the near future.

In a team of 11, he is involved in -

When stationed in UK:

. Studying the existing 'CASE' system.

. Participating in business requirement collection workshops

along with various stakeholders from CAB.

. Liaising with Citizens Advice stakeholders, providing them

information on the CRM 4.0 product and how it can be best

utilized to solve business problems.

. Analyzing requirements, performing fit gap-analysis and

preparing fit gap catalogue document.

. Preparing functional specification documents.

. Presenting demos to customer stakeholders.

. Customizing the system.

. Providing estimates by configuring prototypes.

. Preparing technical design documents.

When stationed In India:

. Leading a team of 5 offshore consultants

. Ensuring project deliveries are on time.

. Writing Javascripts for CRM Forms.

. Performing System Testing

. Testing Scribe scripts for loading data from Excel sheets

to CRM.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, SQL Server 2008, IIS 7

< Business Connect - Implementation of MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Sales

and Marketing team at Logica Netherlands

Sep'08 - Mar'10

This project is an internal initiative at Logica Netherlands. The

system is used within the Logica Netherlands organization by its

senior management, account management, sales, marketing and

delivery management teams. The system has also been rolled out to

other Logica organizations in countries like UK and Sweden. The

system aims at providing users with high quality, centralized

contact & account information and an overview of all existing

relationships between various contacts in the marketplace and

Logica employees. The system also tracks all internal management

positions related to accounts. Information tracked in the system

would be utilized to approach and influence the customers' decision

making unit. The system also proves effective in targeting

potential participants to events (seminars, exhibitions, trade

shows, etc.). The system is used for collaborative Bid Management

process with customizations to the opportunity management features

of the Dynamics CRM 4.0 product.

In a team of 7, he was involved in -

When stationed In The Netherlands:

. Understanding the existing 'Business Connect' system.

. Analyzing new requirements

. Performing gap-analysis

. Providing estimates by configuring a POC

When stationed In India:

. Providing support to end users on product features

. Supporting end users by troubleshooting issues encountered.

. Setting up of MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 on the test environment.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, SQL Server 2005, IIS

< Pre-sales Activities at Logica on MS Dynamics CRM 4.0

Jul '09 - Mar'10

He was involved in -

. Gathering the initial set of CRM/XRM requirements from the

customers.

. Understanding other systems used by the customer

organization.

. Understand integrations requirements with Microsoft

Dynamics CRM.

. Coming up with estimates based on the requirements.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

As MS Dynamics CRM consultant with Sonata Software Ltd.

< Implementation of MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 at Sartorius Stedim, India

Jun'08 - August'08

The Sartorius Group is an internationally leading laboratory and

process technology provider covering the segments of biotechnology

and mechatronics. Sartorius Stedim Biotech is a leading provider of

cutting-edge equipment and services for the development, quality

assurance and production processes of the biopharmaceutical

industry. Sartorius Mechatronics manufactures equipment and systems

featuring weighing, measurement and automation technology for

laboratory and industrial applications.

Dynamics CRM was planned for use by sales agents from both the

Biotech & the Mechatronics business units. It would be used to

capture leads, track the progress of each and every opportunity and

track it to closure. It would be used to track all customer issues

and keep a track of the installation activities that are carried

out by on-field engineers.

The CRM implementation was successful in aiding Sartorius to

improve relationship with their customer by smoothening &

streamlining their Sales, Service and Marketing processes.

In a team of 4, he was involved in -

. Presale activities that included presenting MS Dynamics CRM

4.0 demos to various stakeholders, submitting RFPs etc.

. Conducting workshops for the infrastructure team at

Sartorius to appraise them of the various possibilities of

installing the CRM software in the Sartorius network. These

included discussions on network security, software and

hardware requirements for the implementation, IFD

installation scenario etc.

. Leading the implementation team and was responsible for

successful delivery of the project.

. Gathering and documenting functional requirements by

conducting multiple workshops with Business users of both

the business units.

. Relaying customer requirements to all technical team

members.

. Configuring and customizing MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 to meet

various business requirements

. Training junior members of the team on MS CRM 4.0

. Troubleshooting CRM installation issues and was

instrumental in setting up MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 on the

customer environment.

. Testing of the customized solution and reports.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, SQL Server 2005, IIS,

Exchange Server 2003

< Pre-sales Activities at Sonata on MS Dynamics CRM 4.0

Feb '08 - May '08 (US and India)

He was involved in -

. Discussions with prospective customers; appraising them on

the benefits of using MS CRM in their organization.

. Demonstrating new features of the CRM 4.0 product to

prospective customers.

. Understanding existing systems at customers place.

. Gathering the initial set of requirements from the

customers.

. Defining the scope of the demos to be given to the

customer.

. Coordinating with the rest of the team to come out with

customized demos.

. Presenting demos and presentations to the prospective

customers incorporating the required customizations and

configurations.

. R&D on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 product.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

< Property Management System - Product Development & Customization

using MS CRM 3.0 for Argus (formerly Realm Business Solutions)

Dallas, TX,USA

Jan'07 - Jun'08

This project revolves around using MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 as a

platform to develop an ISV product that caters to the Commercial

Real Estate industry. The objective is to develop a product that

would enable management of Deals, Leases, Buildings and Properties.

The intended users are the leasing agents, real estate managers,

property and building managers etc.

This involved integration of MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 with Windows

Sharepoint Services, legacy AS/400 application, a data-warehousing

system etc.

Windows Sharepoint Services stored all documents related to

specific deals and lease records thus enabling collaboration

amongst concerned users. The legacy system held master data on

buildings, units, leases etc and regularly synchronizes with the

CRM database. The Lease CRM product allowed leasing agents and

other managers to keep themselves informed of the various leads,

deals etc that come their way and to track the status of deals

towards closure and in-turn getting converted to leases. The whole

leasing process workflow is managed through a combination of rules

created in the CRM workflow engine and some SDK customizations.

In a team of 6, he was involved in -

When stationed In US:

. Conducting workshops for the product development team at

Argus explaining features of the CRM 3.0 product and how

the product can be customized and used as a platform for

developing an ISV solution.

. Coordinating onsite / offshore activities in addition to

working as a functional consultant.

. Gathering requirements based on the functionality of the

existing Lotus Notes based product.

. Customizing the CRM 3.0 product to suit the requirements of

the client.

When stationed in India:

. Leading the offshore team and was instrumental in the

successful delivery of the project.

. Training and mentoring junior members of the team on MS CRM

3.0

. Setting up MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 on the test environment.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, SQL Server 2005, IIS,

Exchange Server 2003, Windows Sharepoint Services

< MS CRM 3.0 Implementation for Quatrro, Gurgaon, India

Sep'06 - Dec'06

Quatrro is a global services company providing business and

knowledge processing services to its customers. This project

involved the integration of MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 with Avaya

Integration Center (AIC is a product for Contact Centers from Avaya

Global Connect) and a web portal developed by a third party.

Quatrro customers register for various 'support plans' through the

web portal. This registration information is simultaneously

inserted into the CRM DB utilizing custom web services. Customers

can then call/chat/email the Quatrro service agents to register

incidents or put across their queries.

These emails, chats or voice calls are routed to the appropriate

agents by AIC. Based on the parameters passed by the AIC to CRM,

the corresponding CRM contact screens are opened for the service

agent. This ensures that the customer service agent is better

informed on the customer and is able to serve the customer better.

In a team of 6, he was involved in -

. Leading the CRM team.

. Pre-Sales activities - presenting demo to the Quatrro

management team; feasibility study.

. Requirements gathering and performing gap-analysis.

. Customizing CRM 3.0 product and designing workflow rules to

suit client requirements.

. Coordinating activities with the offshore team.

. Installing and setting up MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 on the

development environment.

. Redeploying development system on to the test environment.

. Training Customer Service Representatives from Quatrro on

how to use the product.

. Training junior members of the team on MS CRM 3.0

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, SQL Server 2000, IIS,

Avaya Integration Centre, Exchange Server 2003

< Implementation of MS CRM 3.0 at Cranes Software Limited, Bangalore,

India

Jul '06 - Aug'06

This project is an implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 at

Cranes Software Limited. This involves customizations to the

various entities in the product. Customizations were based on the

existing MS Access system at Cranes. Appropriate Sales Process was

set up along with Workflow rules to automate business rules

followed in the company. Also involves understanding of the

different systems that are in place at the customers place and

check on the integrations required with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

In a team of 4, he was involved in -

. Leading the CRM team.

. Pre-Sales activities - presenting demo to various BU heads.

. Gathering requirements from various Business Units and

performing gap-analysis.

. Migrating data from MS Access system to CRM 3.0.

. Installing and setting up MS Dynamics CRM 3.0 on the test

environment.

. Installing Outlook client for power users.

Environment: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, SQL Server 2005, Microsoft

Access, IIS

< Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 at Sonata Software

Ltd.

Feb '06 - Apr '06

This project was an upgrade from the MS CRM 1.2 implementation.

In a 3 member team, he was involved in -

. Gathering requirements from the Sales Team.

. Presenting CRM 3.0 feature list and customizing the system

for new requirements from the Sales team.

. Presenting the implementation plan in terms of Exchange

Server deployment.

. Implementing the CRM system.

. Setting up 'Outlook Client' on user machines.

. Training end-users on MSCRM.

Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, IIS,

JavaScript, MS Exchange Server 2003, SQL Server 2000

< Customer Portal for SonnetISV framework

Jan '06 - Feb '06

This project was an enhancement to the SonnetISV framework that

was built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0. This customer portal

provides an additional platform for the end customers to

interact with the service agents. This allows the customers to

log in cases, view the knowledge base, edit their contact

profile and fill in the customer satisfaction

In a team of 6, he was involved in -

. Gathering requirements.

. Determining the scope of the customer portal and prepared

the requirement specifications.

. Testing customer portal and its integration with MS CRM

3.0.

. Environment: Windows 2003, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, IIS,

JavaScript, Exchange Server 2003, SQL Server 2000

< Implementation of MSCRM for Microsoft Sales Team (MSCRM 1.2)

March '05 - Jun '05

This project was an internal implementation of Microsoft CRM 1.2

for the Microsoft Sales Team in Sonata. This involved

customizations to the Lead and Accounts entity. A comprehensive

Sales Process was set up along with Workflow rules to automate

business rules followed in the company.

In a team of 3, he was involved in -

. Gathering requirements from the Sales Team.

. Presenting CRM 3.0 feature list and customized the system

as required by the Sales team.

. Presenting the implementation plan in terms of Exchange

Server deployment.

. Implementing the CRM system which includes setting up

'Sales For Outlook Client' on user machines.

. Training end-users on MSCRM.

Environment: Windows XP, MSCRM 1.2, IIS, JavaScript, HTML,

Exchange Server 2003, SQL Server 2000

< Defect Module for Gupta Technologies

Oct '04 -Jan '05

This project deals with the customization of the MSCRM 2.0

application to attune itself to the processes followed by Gupta

Technologies. An event driven 'Defects' Module was developed

that could seamlessly integrate with the existing CRM

application. Additions/Modifications were also made onto other

entities including Cases, Contracts, Contacts, and Products etc.

The system was modified to address the product management

process in terms of release management, versions and builds

management etc.

In a team of 7, he was involved in -

. Gathering requirements.

. Analyzing existing Defect Management system used by the

customer.

. Developing modifications/additions across Contact, Case and

Product entities.

. Preparing process flow diagrams to showcase the ISV

Vertical framework.

. Setting up demo for the customer.

Environment: Windows 2000, MSCRM 2.0, Visual Basic .Net, ASP.

Net, SQL Server 2000, IIS, JavaScript, HTML

< MSCRM - 'SonnetISV' Framework

June '04 - Jan '05

This project dealt with the customization of the existing

Microsoft CRM package to suit the ISV (Independent Software

Vendors) vertical. A new 'Defect' module was added that helps in

extending the Service module of the MSCRM that allowed users to

create a defect and track the same until its resolution. The

'product' entity was modified to cover functionality related to

Product Versions and Product Builds.

In a team of 4, he was involved in -

. Analyzing gaps between the OOB MSCRM system & the specific

processes followed in an ISV.

. Customizing OOB CRM package to suit specific ISV issues

using .Net

Environment: Windows 2000, MSCRM 2.0, Visual Basic .Net, ASP.

Net, SQL Server 2000, IIS, JavaScript, HTML, Exchange Server

2003

< HLL - MRDR (Master Reference Data Repository)

Jul '03 - May '04

Role Played - ASP, VB Developer

< Skill Tracking System

Oct '02 - Jun '03

Role Played - .Net Developer

< Testing Projects

Jan 02 - Sep 02

Role Played - Tester

Languages

. English

. Hindi

. Malayalam

. Kannada

Qualifications/Affiliations

. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (2001) -

Calicut University, India - 70%

International Exposure

. USA

. UK

. The Netherlands

Contact Information

. Email ID : *********@*****.***

. Mobile No : +91-988**-*****(India); +91-988**-*****(India)



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