Created a portal on CSR (corporate social responsibility) - www.CSRworld.net and continue to nurture. CSRworld is a forum for Corporate Social Responsibility which aims to create an ecosystem for furthering meaningful CSR practice in India. CSRworld will highlight case studies and CSR practices of corporates as well as showcase projects which need support and funding. (2011 - till date)
Created the comprehensive art portal www.indiaart.com. Continue to nurture it till date. Indiaart has promoted hundreds of artists including sculptors and serviced thousands of customers worldwide (2000 - till date)
Created and managed websites and web content for more than 500 clients in India and abroad. Conceptualised, designed and implemented web based applications for several clients. Clients included organisations from all sectors including manufacturing, banking, education, real estate, automotive, NGOs and more.. (2000 - till date)
Consulting and turnkey assignments for several clients to use Internet, digital and social media as strategic business initiative. Focus areas include managing client’s brand and image in digital media, content creation, enquiry generation, increasing traffic and managing social media. (2010 - till date)
Summary of Key Projects and Client Engagements
Creation of a large food and agro business portal for an industry association. This project was supported by a United Nations agency.
Creation and on-going management of the web presence of a large PSU bank in India as well as several other banks in the co-operative sector. The web presence for the PSU bank has been implemented in multiple languages.
Creation of web presence for a leading automotive brand for launch in the digital media for the markets in Middle East
Design and implement a web based application for a multinational aircraft manufacturer to enable its customers order spares and assemblies for its aircrafts
Creation and on-going management of web presence for several NGOs
Creation and on-going management of web presence for several educational institutions
Creation and on-going management of digital and social media for several individuals from diverse fields such as public life, entertainment, arts, literature, architecture More details available at www.linksoftware.in
Created an ERP solution for the SME sector based on Client/Server architecture. Managed a team of more than 50 persons including developers, implementers and support staff. Implemented customised versions of the core solution at several client sites in and around Pune. (1996-2000)
Managed several application software projects in the areas of accounting, order processing, procurement, materials management, payroll and other business functions. Clients included companies in sectors like engineering, chemicals, trading and more. (1993 to 2000)
Handled direct sales as a distributor and dealer for several leading software products such as E.X. by TCS, Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, PowerBuilder and many more. Serviced several hundred clients – large corporates, SMEs, Govt. organisations including defence. Trained sales team as well as dealers all over Maharashtra on an on-going basis. Set up imports and distribution channel for Novell networking products in India including OEMs and dealers. ( 1990 to 1999)
