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

Utham k s

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    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