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PROFILE: AURI
BISWAS, Principal
M.B.A.
(Duke Univ.), B.S. (I.I.T.). N.T.S. (National Talent Search
Scholarship recipient).
Trusted
Strategic Advisor relied upon by CEO's, Initiative
Leaders, and Business Owners / Entrepreneurs
Innovative,
results-oriented consultant with
a solid track record of
planning & directing strategic enterprise initiatives – involving
strategy driven product management (& program mgmt.) of
Web 2.0 Applications / Sites / Portals; Redesign / Reengineering
Initiatives (Enterprise Architecture -
Process/Workflow,
Systems, Organization). Driven by overall goals and business
/ product / user requirements
(envisioning, gathering, refining) with an awareness of market,
technology & social trends + opportunities.
Auri’s
solid experience at 'Big 4' and other top-tier consulting firms
helped him refine a wide range of skills and a solid professional
approach - including a cross-functional perspective and a passion
for quality & results. Collaborating with senior executives,
clients, and team members, Auri applies the maxim of "Work
smart, then work hard" ...
achieving objectives reliably within targeted timelines & budgets.
YOUR TRUSTED, STRATEGIC PARTNER
Creativity Quality Professionalism
WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER RESULTS
Feel free to call
or e-mail today to discuss how
we can start
working together.
OVERVIEW OF CREDENTIALS
Roles
- 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
Academic Credentials
- Well rounded academic credentials
- M.B.A. Duke University
- B.S.
in Engineering & Technology Management, IIT.
- National Talent
Search - NTS Scholarship. GMAT 96th Percentile
- Key leadership positions in university student government.
WIDE RANGE
OF EXPERIENCE
- Innovation-driven Product Management for Websites / Portals
/ Web-based Applications
- Marketing / Competitive Analysis
- Business Model and Product / Site / App. Ideas - Envisioning
/ Brainstorming / Ideating
- Product / Site / Application Benefits,
Positioning, Features
- Business / Product
/ User Requirements (PRD / MRD)
- User Interface Design / User Experience /
Usability
- Information Architecture, Data Model, Business Rules
- Content Management Systems / Workflow
/ Business Processes
- Project Plans,
Reviews/ Retrospectives, Risk Management
- 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
- Enabling Business and IT Initiatives
- Complex Dynamic Websites, Web Applications& Enterprise Portals
- EP
- Business Process Reengineering /
Process Innovation - BPR
- Business Intelligence / Metrics - BI / KPI
- Knowledge Management, Data Warehousing - KM / DW
- Enterprise Resource Planning / Integration - ERP (SAP)
- Customer Relationship Management - CRM
EFFECTIVE
STYLE
Solid Leadership & Communications
Experience
- 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, middle
management & staff.
- Direct / program manage challenging, enterprise-level/ mission-critical
projects.
- Speaker at various seminars in the US and abroad.
Management and Personal style: (Based
on reviews and comments from others)
- "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."
DISC Personality
Profile
[Administered by the In-house Specialist
at Boston Consulting Group]
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.
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.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
- Widely traveled (business & personal) in the US
as well as Europe, Australia/NZ, Asia.
- Photography, writing and creative
projects, hiking
and nature / outdoors events
- Keenly interested in working for entrepreneurial businesses,
non-profit organizations, serving the community.
- Outstanding Volunteer
Award from the India Community Center (Non-Profit Community Organization).
- Attended Craigslist Foundation Non-Profit Boot Camp,
2004 and 2005.
SOLID RANGE OF SKILLS
General
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Sharp / creative thinker & communicator with extensive hands-on planning
/ directing / managing skills.
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Swiftly absorb and apply knowledge, with excellent analytical
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), graphics & visual
design (Photoshop / CS, InDesign, Fireworks).
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Exposure to a variety of enterprise and web-based business applications/
systems (ERP / SAP, 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.
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, Blogging Tools (WordPress)
et al.
To
get started with a free initial consultation, or for any other queries, please Contact
Us.
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