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Web
DNA
Innovation
What's a better
/ unique way to do this?
Strategic Alignment
Will it help
us achieve overall goals?
Effectiveness
Focus on activity or achieving
results?
Start off right with the Ws
...
What
we are trying to achieve, and Why
Where we are
trying to
go, When, Who ...
And you will WISE up
in no time!
Sharp Analysis ► Insights ► DNA
Business & Web Innovation Tips / Slides in
the
Resources
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| PROFILE |
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 Innovative,
results-oriented, program / product management professional with
a solid track record of
planning & directing strategic enterprise initiatives – Portals/
Web Applications; Business Process & Product
Innovation/ Integration; Enterprise & Systems Architecture;
with a special focus on business/ user/ product requirements
(envisioning, gathering, refining).
Auri’s
solid experience at 'Big 4' and other top-tier firms have helped
him develop a big-picture perspective (aka multi-disciplinary
/ cross-functional view) and
hone his leadership, management & communication skills. They
complement his creative problem-solving and conceptual
thinking skills, & his
keen ability to swiftly identify, gather, analyze, & apply relevant
information (cutting through jargon / hype). In addition, Auri
also believes in the value of developing / maintaining a range of hands-on
skills and staying up-to-date with current business, technology,
social trends and tools.
Mr. Biswas is adept at facilitating group
sessions (envisioning, brainstorming, strategizing, project and
issue analysis, problem
solving); delivering presentations; and creating persuasive analyses,
plans, proposals, reports & deliverables. Teaming closely with
executives, clients, consultants & staff across functions/ depts.,
Auri applies the maxim of "Work smart, then work hard" -
achieving objectives within targeted timelines & budgets. He
has also been deeply involved in business development, staff recruiting & mentoring
efforts. |
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- Director of Product Management
- Founder Director of a highly regarded nature / outdoors portal
- VP of Portal Strategy, Requirements and Architecture
- Project Director, Senior Manager, Principal
Management Consultant
- Senior Program and Project Manager, Engagement Manager
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| Professional
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- Formative tenures at a leading Big
4 Consulting Firm and an industry-leading, innovative, enterprise
software firm (in the billion+ dollar range with a large consulting
division) based in the Silicon Valley.
- Directed and participated in major
projects for some of the world's leading organizations. (Fortune
500, BW Global 1000, Major
National Foundations, Research Institutions).
- Well rounded academic credentials
- M.B.A. Duke University
- B.S.
in Engineering / Technology Management, IIT.
- National Talent
Scholar. GMAT 96th Percentile
- Key leadership positions in university student government.
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| Range of Experience |
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- Innovation-driven Product Management for Websites / Portals
/ Web-based Applications
- Identifying, defining Business / Product
/ User Requirements (PRD / MRD)
- Marketing / Competitive Analysis
- Target Features and prioritization
- User Interface Design / User Experience /
Usability
- Information Architecture, Data Model, Business Rules
- Content Management Systems
- Project Planning, Risk Management, Reviews/Retrospectives
- Overall Business Performance & Management
- Enterprise Performance Improvement via
Business Process Innovation and Integration
- Change Management inc. Stakeholder / Sponsor / Client communications
- Business Plans (Strategy, Marketing Plan, Structure and
Operations)
- Enterprise Architecture (Bus. Process/Workflows, Systems,
Organization)
- Practice Development
- Creation of Project Methodologies, Frameworks & Deliverables
- Business Development, Staff Development, Coaching & Mentoring
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VISUAL SUMMARY
Insightful Experience in a Variety of Key Areas
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| Enabling Business
and IT Initiatives |
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- Complex Dynamic Websites, Web Applications& Enterprise Portals
- EP
- Business Intelligence / Metrics - BI / KPI
- Knowledge Management, Data Warehousing - KM / DW
- Business Process Reengineering / Innovation - BPR
- Enterprise Resource Planning / Integration - ERP (SAP)
- Customer Relationship Management - CRM
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| Solid Leadership & Communications
Experience |
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- Manage diverse teams of over 20
people including senior-level management.
- Interact regularly with senior executives including the CEO/CFO/VPs.
- Experienced facilitator of group sessions with senior executives
as well as operational management / staff.
- Direct / program manage challenging, enterprise-level/ mission-critical
projects.
- Speaker at various seminars in the US and abroad.
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| Management and Personal style: (Based
on reviews and comments from others) |
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- "Results oriented, energetic and dynamic individual
with firm belief in teamwork & collaboration."
- "Fast learner, adept at creative problem solving using
a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional approach."
- "High degree of commitment to excellence, ethics, professionalism."
- "Leads and motivates teams towards high achievement in
a positive, supportive environment."
- "Versatile, adaptive approach - formal and dignified and
informal/personal as the situation merits."
- "Skillfully utilizes a combination of tact, diplomacy,
influencing and negotiating skills as appropriate."
- "Amiable, articulate, well-read, with a solid presence."
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| DISC PERSONALITY
PROFILE |
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[Administered by the In-house Specialist
at Boston Consulting Group]
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 Type: APPRAISER
Appraisers make creative ideas serve
practical purposes. They
use direct methods to accomplish results. Appraisers are competitive,
but other people tend to view Appraisers as assertive rather
than aggressive because Appraisers are considerate of others.
Instead of giving orders or commands, Appraisers involve people
in the task through persuasion. They elicit
the cooperation of those around them by explaining the
rationale of the
proposed activities.
Appraisers help others visualize
the steps that are necessary to accomplish results. Appraisers usually speak from a
detailed plan of action that they have developed to ensure an
orderly
progression toward results. Appraisers are
good critical thinkers.
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DISC is the most widely used & validated personal assessment used by over
50 million people around the world. It is a multi-purpose instrument based
on the research of William Moulton Marston Ph.D. of Harvard University and
Dr. John Geier from the University of Minnesota. |
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| Interests |
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- Widely traveled (business & personal) in the US
as well as Europe, Australia/NZ, Asia.
- Photography, writing and creative projects, hiking and nature
/ outdoors
- Multi-lingual and very comfortable across cultures.
- Keenly interested in working for entrepreneurial businesses,
non-profit organizations, serving the community.
- Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award from ICC (Non-Profit
Community Organization).
- Attended Craigslist Foundation Non-Profit Boot Camp,
2004 and 2005.
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RANGE OF SKILLS - GENERAL
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Sharp thinker & communicator with extensive hands-on directing/managing
skills.
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Swiftly absorb and apply knowledge, with excellent analytical and planning
skills.
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Sound understanding of concepts & issues in
the areas of business and IT / Web Development.
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Solid capabilities in PC and Web-Based personal
productivity, financial, graphics software/tools including - financial
modeling/spreadsheet analysis
(Excel), presentations (MS-PowerPoint), project planning & monitoring
(MS-Project), process/ workflow diagramming (Visio), Photoshop/Fireworks.
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Exposure to a variety of enterprise and web-based business applications/
systems (ERP, Financial, CRM, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Order
Fulfillment systems, LMS, CMS.)
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Experience with multiple/evolving technology platforms,
software products, vendors & environments.
RANGE OF SKILLS - Enterprise Portals / Websites
/ Web-based Applications
Unique combination of strengths / hands-on skills -
from front-end to back-end:
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User Needs Assessment and Product Requirements Gathering / Envisioning
/ Definition / Analysis.
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User Interface / User Experience / Interaction and Visual Design
/ Branding
- Web Content Creation / Editing for textual and graphic / multimedia
content.
- Information Architecture & underlying high-level systems architecture
(data model, database driven dynamic sites, database design principles,
program design & development / testing.)
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Website Usability Analysis, Traffic analysis, SEO, site reviews, refinement
opportunities.
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Hands-on experience/ proficiency with web design software
including Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Flash.
- Good conceptual understanding and hands-on
experience with web development frameworks, project & bug tracking
systems, project / team collaboration wikis, programming languages,
relational databases, content management
systems, blogging systems and forum software. Including PHP, Javascript
/ AJAX, MySQL DB / RDBMS, Apache Web Server, Perl/ Mason, Ruby
on Rails, Mambo / Joomla CMS, phpBB / vBulletin forums, TRAC wiki/SCM
et al.
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get started with a free initial consultation, or for any other queries, please Contact
Us.
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ABOUT
Auri Biswas, Principal M.B.A.
(Duke), B.S.
(I.I.T.), N.T.S.
