Dr. Arun Kshirsagar has over 40 years of experience in academia and industry. He currently serves as an advisory board member for the University of Mumbai's IDOL program and Department of Economics, as well as Senior Vice President of Sofscript Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Additionally, he is a visiting faculty member at several management institutes teaching subjects such as finance, marketing research, and general management. From 2004-2010, Dr. Kshirsagar was the Director of the University of Mumbai's Garware Institute of Career Education & Development and Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute, overseeing 1500 students across 20 post-graduate and 4 undergraduate management programs.

1. PROFILE
I PERSONAL
DR ARUN KSHIRSAGAR
BE (IISc), MSc (Electronics), MBA(JBIMS), PhD(MU).
Address: 1501, Datta Tower, Dr Walimbe Road, Parel, Mumbai 400012
Tel 24131134, 24160455, (M) 9820797982.
Arunksagar2000@gmail.com
III WORK EXPERIENCE
PRESENT:
• UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI: ADVISORY BOARD(IDOL)
& DEPT OF ECONOMICS
• SR VICE PRESIDENT: SOFSCRIPT SOFTWARE SERVICES P LTD.
• VISITING FACULTY OF SEVERAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTES:
1975- PRESENT
SUBJECTS: FINANCE, MARKETING RESEARCH, MARKETING,
GENERAL
MANAGEMENT, QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
DIRECTOR : 2004 – 2010 DEC
-UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI’S
GARWARE INSTITUTE OF CAREER EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
(20 PG & 4 UG MANAGEMENT COURSE 1500 STUDENTS IN
VERTICAL INDUSTRY SEGMENTS).
AUTONOMOUS, FINANCIALLY SURPLUS WITH 20%ROI. EXCELLENT
PLACEMENT RECORD.
-UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI’S ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE
-INSTITUTE CONDUCTS 24 INDUSTRY ORIENTED COURSES IN
DIVERSE MANAGEMENT
VERTICALS LIKE RETAIL, PHARMA, COMPUTERS, INSURANCE,
AGRICULTURE, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION, TOURISM & TRAVEL,
INTERIOR DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL
-MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY COMMITEES: SENATE, ACADEMIC COUNCIL,
PURCHASE COMMITTEE, SAP STEERING COMMITTEE, ELEVENTH
PLAN COMMITTEE, (MAIN) EXAMINATION COMMITTE.
IT CONSULTANT: SOFTSCRIPT 1996-2004
- IMPLEMENTED HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ERP SYSTEMS)
- BUSINESS PROCESS CONSULTANCY, BPR, SYSTEMS STUDIES
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2. - ERP WITH SOFSCRIPT, BAAN, INTELLIGROUP:
PROCESS STUDY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: DOMAIN EXPERTISE FOR OPTIMUM
CONFIGURATION
- IT CONSULTING:
40 SITES IN INDUSTRY WITH CUSTOMISED SOFTWARE ALL OVER INDIA
EVALUATION OF SOFTWARE, COORDINATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
FOR CLIENTS
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: ERP (ORACLE), e PURCHASE/SALES (JAVA),
SALES FORCE AUTOMATION
- NETWORK CONSULTANCY: WAN / LAN
-BUSINESS STRATEGY: SETTING UP SOFTWARE BUSINESS
-SELECTION FOR SENIOR POSITIONS
VICE PRESIDENT: ORANGE - CELLULAR SERVICE: 1998-99
HEAD : CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DIVISION ETA, DUBAI, REPORTING TO MD,
1994-1996
MELTRON: - GENERAL MANAGER: 1989-1994
REPORTING TO MD, SALES RS. 810 MN., PROFIT RS. 30MN.
FIVE MANUFACTURING PLANTS & MARKETING PRODUCTS / SYSTEMS:
TELECOM BROADCAST, IT & COMPUTERS
HANDLED ORGANISATION OF 800 PEOPLE
GROUP BUSINESS MANAGER PHILIPS INDIA:1971-1989
V MEMBERSHIPS
FELLOW OF INSTITUTION OF ELECTRONICS & TELECOM ENGINEERS
MEMBER INDIAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
VICE PRESIDENT (1994): TELECOM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION ( TEMA)
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE: BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
30/03/2016
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