Christopher C Fernandez
Mobile: +974-**-******
Qatar
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Date of Birth: 24/11/1974
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
Own Visa with NOC
Qualifications
August 2005: Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing American Global Int’l University, Miami, Florida, USA (Through Dubai Institute) 1998: Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical & Electronics MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore University, India 1993: Higher Secondary School
St. Patrick’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai, India Certified Member of Project Management Institute (USA) and currently pursuing Certification in PMP through IIPM, Chennai, India.
Certified Solar Consultant from MSME, Chennai, India
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Key Competencies:
Consistently high success rates in Product and services development in the GCC
& African countries.
Highly entrepreneurial mindset .
Excellent People Management skills
An excellent track record of Setting up and successfully developing new Products, Departments and Companies.
Certified Trainer for Self development
Professional Experience:
Summary of Experience:
Jan. 2017 – Till Date : Powerone Microsystems, India GCC - Regional Business Development Manager
Jan. 2011 – Dec 2016: Lovato Electric ME FZE, Dubai GCC - Regional Sales Manager
Jun. 2006 - Nov. 2010: Rothenberger Middle East Fzco, Dubai Business Development Manager
Apr. 2000 - May. 2006: Aikah Establishment (M. T. Khoory Group), Dubai Head of Department - Marketing, Sales & Inventory Control for LV Switch-gear Dept. Oct. 1998 - Aug. 1999: NGEF, Bangalore, India
Assistant Engineer (for Design Section)
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Powerone Microsystems:
Company Profile:
Leading Indian Based Manufacturer for UPS, Inverters, Frequency Converters and Stabilizers.
Job Profile:
Responsible for the complete Business Development of the Region.
Sales Intelligence collection and management.
Developing the sales strategy product family-wise
Tender Management.
Consultants & Contractor’s management.
Project specifications.
Product development.
Customizing strategy as per Country / Market dynamics
Identifying potential market segments.
Studying the competition and developing strategies to create and develop new markets.
Development of new and existing customers, enquiries and Orders.
Partners & Distributor development.
Coordinate with internal sales team, as well the parent company logistics for the forecast of Orders and deliveries.
Management of the complete Regional operations including Sales, Marketing & Logistics.
Creating and implementing reporting & data management for the company.
Budget development, implementation and achievement.
Sales Team development and management including trainings & coaching. Lovato Electric ME FZE:
Company Profile:
The Head office for the regional GCC & North African Markets. The Parent Company LOVATO ELECTRIC SPA, ITALY is a Leading Manufacturer for Industrial Automation & Control components.
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Main products include Speed Drives, Soft Starters, PLCs, Energy Management solutions, PF Correction products, Genset Controllers & related Software. Job Profile:
Responsible for the complete Business Development of the Region.
Brand Development
Promotions and Road shows.
Specification with Consultants and Authorities.
Identify and develop areas of applications.
Business plans & Budgeting.
Project tendering & supplies.
Jun. 2006 - Nov. 2010: Rothenberger Middle East Fzco, Dubai Manager – Business Development
Company Profile:
The Regional office of the leading European Manufacturer of Pipe Tools and Machinery ROTHENBERGER AG, Germany.
Job Profile:
Assisted the Regional Director in the Set up of the company in Dubai including the Licensing in JAFZA, Office & warehouse setup, Building the team of Admin & sales personnel, logistics etc.
Apr. 2000 - May. 2006: Aikah Establishment (M. T. Khoory Group), Dubai
Sr. Sales Manager - Marketing, Sales & Inventory Control for LV Switch-gear Dept. Company Profile:
An ISO 9001-2000 company with divisions for Electro-mechanical products, LV Switchgear, Firefighting equipment, Machinery and MEP.
Authorized Distributors of Schneider Electric LV Power and control Products like Merlin Gerin
& Telemecanique, Iveco Generators, Weg Motors, Westair Air-condition systems, Enclosures of Himel, Spain, Celsa & Unidata Meters, Boardman & Elca Transformers. Also Panel board builders for Power and Controls.
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Job Profile:
Heading the Low Voltage Switchgear department and responsible for the Marketing, Brand development, Sales & Inventory control.
Other Responsibilities:
Assisted the General Manager in Presentations and decision making on company policies and supplier agreements.
Responsible for conducting interviews for sales and production engineers and executives. Oct. 1998 - Aug. 1999: NGEF, Bangalore, India
Assistant Engineer (for Design Section)
Certifications & Trainings :
Certified PMP from IIPM, Chennai, India.
Certified Solar Consultant, MSME, Chennai, India.
Certified Trainer for Personal Development by Peak Performance Academy, London, UK.
Certified Trainer for Hatha Yoga by Yoga Alliance, USA & REPS Dubai, UAE
Certified by Lovato Electric s.P.A. Italy as trainer for its General products.
Certified by Lovato Electric s.P.A. Italy as trainer for its Energy Management Solutions.
Licensed and certified in HDPE Pipe Welding technology by SKZ Germany.
Training programs in ROTHENBERGER products in Germany & Spain.
Factory training of Himel Enclosures in Barcelona, Spain for one week
Advanced training in operations and selections of Variable Frequency Drives and Soft Starters by Schneider Electric.
Advanced training on smart relays by Schneider Electric.
Training on Selection of the ATYs range of Changeover systems of Socomec, France.
Basic concepts of selection for LV switch-gear products of Schneider Electric
Selection of New Generation Air Circuit Breakers, Schneider Electric
Technical Training in Soft Starters and Speed Drives, Schneider Electric