Vishwanath Rajappa
THUNDERBIRD, * GLOBAL PLACE, #1246, GLENDALE, AZ 85306; PHONE: 001-(303)
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FINAL YEAR MBA STUDENT WITH 8+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR CLIENTS IN USA,
CANADA, SWEDEN, TAIWAN AND INDIA. EXPERT QUALIFICATIONS IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING.
EDUCATION
MBA IN GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, SPECIALIZING IN BUSINESS PHOENIX, AZ
INTELLIGENCE AND STRATEGY
THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT MAY 2010
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING, WITH SPECIALIZATION IN BANGALORE, INDIA
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF VISHWESHWARAIAH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AUG 2001
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EXCEL SOFT TECHNOLOGIES BANGALORE, INDIA
BUSINESS ANALYST INTERN MAY 2009 - AUG 2009
CREATED THE BUSINESS PLAN BY ANALYZING THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN THE INDIAN MARKET
FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING SECTOR
Presented to the board of the company the market entry plan and provided the
marketing and finance projections for the company to leverage eLearning technology
into various sectors of vocational online training
Tealtriton Inc and Tealtriton Technologies Pvt Ltd Pacifica, California, US &
Bangalore, India
Co-founder Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
Co-founded Tealtriton, an information technology consulting firm
Managed all aspects of the company's budget including operations, sales and
marketing while also reducing establishment and overhead costs by $28,000 by
actively outsourcing resources; successfully sold the company for $750,000
Generated revenue of $350,000 in 2008 by establishing 26 business partners and
sourcing 14 new clients in USA and India
Cable Television Laboratories Inc Louisville, Colorado
Consulting Manager Aug 2006 - Dec 2008
Led a 22-member multi-national team consisting of members from Infosys, Broadcom,
Motorola, Arris, CedarPoint, Nortel, Siemens, Ambit Micro and Cisco to create a
state-of-the-art cable technology standard
Oversaw the operations, resources and implementation for the first ever PacketCable
2.0 certification in the Cable industry
Automated the certification process for newly written standards resulting in
operational efficiencies which translated into savings of $900,000 annually
Motorola India Private Ltd Bangalore, India
Senior Software Engineer Jan 2006 - July 2006
Supervised a team of 8 engineers to draft test automation proposals for Verizon
cellular project
Identified and planned tools for the project resulting in 60% reduction in
development life cycle
Wipro Technologies Hyderabad & Bangalore, India
Project Engineer and Quality Analyst Sept 2001 - Dec 2005
Led team to deliver on critical project for Mitel in Canada winning additional
outsourcing contract worth $1MM for Wipro
Led teams to implement 8 features and to resolve 950 customer issues through design
proposals, feasibility and gap analysis for Ericsson-Sweden and Nortel-Canada
clients. Acted as a liaison between onsite and offshore teams for outsourced
projects
Inspected, as Quality Co-ordinator, a 42-member team for quality process resulting
in a 6% improvement in project quality
Additional Information
OTHER - PARTICIPATED IN 27 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS AT GLOBAL BRAND WINTERIM
PROJECTS: CONDUCTED AT AMA, NEW YORK CITY.
- As a Strategy Intern for Growth Science international analyzed the
strategy of 60 disruptive and non
disruptive companies to design a model to predict the future
performance
- Pioneered the market entry plan for a real estate company as part
of MBA Business Intelligence course.
- Interned at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to complete my Bachelor of
Engineering project.
Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu
Activities: National Shuttle Badminton Player, President Scout Awardee, CCNA
Certified
Software Proficient in SPSS, Minitab, FORAD, Palisade Decision Tools Suite,
Skills: Lindo, WinQSB and Excel