Utham K S is a 24-year-old pursuing a PGDM at S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. He has over 2 years of experience as a Research & Development Engineer at Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd, where he managed projects worth $1.6 million and initiated the adoption of new technologies. Utham holds a B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics from NITK Surathkal, where he was recognized for his leadership as the founding chairman of the IEEE student branch. His areas of interest include business strategy, marketing, and IT strategy.

1. UTHAM K S, 24
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE 23 Months
Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd (Domain – Video Communication Technology) Research & Development Engineer
 Client Engagement: Managed end to end delivery of two Telepresence solutions worth $1.6 Mn for major clients, Avaya and Cisco
 Capacity Building: Initiated adoption of key technologies(Android, Intel Atom, TI OMAP3 & ARM only DM365)
 Process Design: Structured the deployment of ecosystems for new platforms resulting in organization wide savings of Rs.1.5Mn
 Business Development: Prepared Sales pitch for LG-Nortel which got converted to $0.8Mn project
 Initiative: Proactively contributed to cross functional teams & achieved acceleration in project completion times
 Innovation: Awarded ‘The most innovative design‟ prize in the Business Idea presentation event in year 2009
EDUCATION
Year Degree/Board Institution CGPA/Marks Obtained
2012 PGDM S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai Pursuing
2008 B.Tech, Electrical & Electronics NITK Surathkal 8.01/10
2004 Class XII Sadvidya PU College, Mysore 94.33%
2002 Class X Sadvidya High School, Mysore 95%
Subjects of Interest: Business Policy & Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Marketing management, IT Strategy
Scholastic Achievements
 Awarded ‘Scholar’ in NTSE Scholarship ‟01 at national level for featuring in Top 0.2 percentile
 Honored by the Gov of Karnataka for securing a rank in Top 20 among 1.1L candidates in the State level Talent Search examination
DEVELOPMENT OF CORPO RATE CITIZENSHIP (DO CC), 2011
Head Held High (HHH), Rural Training Center & BPO, Koppal, Karnataka
Co-authored a Business Plan for expansion of HHH with the co-founder Madan Padaki (Also CEO of Merittrac Pvt Ltd)
 Evaluated opportunities in Health Care, Finance & Consumer Services sectors for sustainable livelihood creation
 Drafted business model to train the input talent (Rural resources with Basic English and ICT literacy) to be business ready
Achievement - B Plan has gone live; Pilot project started at Gadag, Karnataka with initial funding of INR 30L by Manipal Education
PROJECTS
 Yes Bank, as part of Yes Bank - Business World, Transformation Series 2.0. International Annual Case Study Competition
o Devised Market Entry strategy for Yes Bank to enter Micro Finance
Achievement: Winner among 626 participating teams from across Asia; Awarded Yes Bank “Pre Placement Interview”
 Meru Cabs, as part of HUL - Lessons in Marketing Excellence Season 2
o Strategy for sustaining market share in organized radio cabs market amidst huge demand and low supply
Achievement: Runner up, Campus Round; Solution presentation broadcasted on CNBC-TV18 program, LIME2
 Dexter Consultancy Limited, Live Project
O Assessed the Market potential of Glass Mosaic in Mumbai
Impact: Client launched the product based on the identified Insights (Retailers' and Architects' influence over Consumers' buying decisions)
 UIDAI, Western Region, Mumbai
o Devised operation strategy to increase the efficiency of enrolment process and thereby its capacity by 38%
POSITIONS OF RESPONS IBILITY
 Founding Chairman, Instituted NITK IEEE in 2005, a technical student branch; Led to be one of the ‘Best Student Branch„ in India
award in 2007; Grew to become the 20th largest student branch in the World in 2008 with more than 330 student members
 Joint Convener, Engineer 08, Technical festival, NITK; Managed a budget of INR 3Mn, 30+ Sponsors, led 600+ student volunteers
 Member, National & Institute Events ‟10 at SPJIMR, a team of 7 members; Conceptualized & organized all institute events
EXTRA CURRICULAR AWARDS
 TATA Business Leadership Awards, Campus Finalist, Business portfolio restructuring for TATA group to go global
 Ignoble, IIMA, flagship event of Confluence ’10, Winners, Conceptualized a novel product and its marketing mix
 National Business Olympiad, IIMA, a strategy simulation event at Confluence ’10, Finalist; by SmartSims, Top 8 among 700+ teams
OTHERS
 Represented India at REGION 10 (Asia-Australia) Student Leadership Congress conducted by Beijing IEEE Section in Beijing,
China in July 2006, Presented ideas to mobilize students and sustain the student branch growth
 Avid trekker, participated in more than 25 treks in Western Ghats belt in Karnataka & Kerala, Dalhousie-Daramshala belt in Himalayas
 Member, SPJIMR College cricket team
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400058, India
Tel: +91 022 2623 0396 (O); Email: placom @spjimr.org