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Fresh out of
college after getting my
Bachelor of Technology in
Electrical Engineering, I was
extremely happy when I got my
first job as a Graduate Engineer
Trainee (GET) at Cement Research
Institute. After a stint for 6
years as a scientist in the
Cement Research Institute, I got
into the habit of job hopping!
Moving away from a "public
sector" company to the private
sector, I was amazed at the
opportunities available. You
worked hard and you get rewarded
!! After years of the government
approved minuscule increments,
here was an opportunity, not
only to get recognized but
rewarded financially!! I was
like a kid in the toy store -
Playing with the different toys
- always looking for the perfect
other toy !
Joining NetQuest (Now Called
Aditi) and meeting Pradeep Singh
changed my life. He was
passionate and believed in his
vision for the company. He
motivated me to become bigger
than what I could imagine. He
taught me the importance of
potential and attitude as
compared to skills. To this date
I look for people with potential
and then teach/train them to
learn the skills. I believe once
you understand the art of
learning and structured
thinking, every topic/skill
becomes easy.
Since then I have moved into a
number of companies, another
start up in New Jersey and
finally at a big five consulting
company. This gave me exposure
to a wide variety of
environments, people and
cultures. Makes you realize that
all things said and done, it
boils down to the people in an
organization. They make or break
it. They create or destroy.
It changed my approach to
projects. Now it is
People/Process first before
technology. Change enablement
became a key ingredient in all
my projects |
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 | Advica Consulting My own consulting company |  | Corefino Accounting Services Startup company in California |  | BearingPoint As you must be aware by now, Andersen could not make it and the Business Consulting Group was taken over by then KPMG Consulting. After a brand change we are now known as BearingPoint.
|  | Andersen (Formerly Arthur Andersen) Two and half years with this firm has been a huge learning curve for me. I met some great people inside the firm, worked with some tough clients and learnt how to manage big projects, understood the importance of having good processes and how to use these processes to our advantage. Unfairly indicted by the DOJ, Andersen declared bankruptcy |  | Data Inc Data Inc is a New Jersey based consulting company which offered me the first opportunity to work in the United States of America. In the two and half years I was there, I worked with the President (and my personal mentor) Arun Verma to set up the Internet services group. Starting with small web sites for Indian companies, we were able to land bigger Internet projects fro companies like Prudential, Loctite Corporation etc.
|  | Hughes Software SystemJoining as a Technical Manager in the Product and Services group, I managed the teams that created an awareness of Internet technology - Developing the first web site, Java based tools etc. I also originated the idea of a customer service tool which was later considered for product development. Unfortunately due to the opportunity which was presented to me to work in USA, I had to leave the firm.
|  | Adit (Formerly NetQuest) This was my first experience in a startup and my first meeting with Pradeep Singh, who had a great impact on my official life. He brought out the best in me and is a role model for me even today. I was the fifth person to join the company and when I left it less than a year there were more than 120 of us. I was managing a team of over 20 professionals to provide mentoring support on CompuServe forums in Visual C++ and when the MIS manager had to leave, I was also looking after the MIS department with over 120 workstations, few server and a satellite link into Microsoft. This was an experience which one can never forget or hope to repeat.
|  | Ramco Systems Ramco Systems, Madras Tamilnadu, is a premier software concern developing Enterprise software for the Indian and International markets.
My previous experience in Cement technology and my IT experience made me the right choice for the Real Time Group (RTG) of Ramco Systems. I was quickly involved in providing expertise in developing a Fuzzy logic control system for cement plants. Soon I was given the responsibility of developing the Optima Kiln Information system software used to monitor cement kiln temperatures. I was soon bored and looking for a new job to expand my skills.
|  | National Council for Cement and Building Materials National Council for Cement and Building materials (NCB) , previously known as Cement Research Institute (CRI), is an apex R&D institute in the field of cement and building materials.
This is the firm which gave me the first break. Hiring me straight from my Engineering college as a GET (Graduate Engineering Trainee), I was taught everything from running a cement plant to actually climbing up the stack of a cement kiln and inserting a probe to measure the pollution. My interest in computers saved the day for me and I was very busy quickly in developing software solutions using GWBasic and a PC with just 256K of memory. (This experience gave me the foundation to write tight code). It was a "government " job with lax discipline but gave me a insight on how to use scarce resources to keep your mind occupied.
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