Vishnu Ananth Hosagrahar has over 5 years of experience as a software engineer and is currently pursuing a PGDM from IIM Indore. He has a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Surathkal and has achieved academic and professional honors including being ranked in the top 15 in state exams and receiving recognition for his work at Centurylink India. He is seeking new opportunities in management consulting or product management.

1. VISHNU ANANTH HOSAGRAHAR
Current Address: E-316, Al Shaiba Complex, Dubai Outsource Zone, Dubai, UAE;
Permanent Address: No.51, 11th
Main Road, 15-16th
Cross Road, Malleswaram, Bengaluru-560055;
Mobile - +971 528032498 (UAE), +91 9538327558 (India);
Email – prak13vishnuh@iimidr.ac.in
Male
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PGDM Management Indian Institute of Management, Indore (UAE Campus) - 2015
B.Tech Mechanical National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Karnataka) 7.09 / 10 2009
XII (State Board) MES Kishora Kendra Pre-university college, Bangalore 88.66% 2005
X (State Board) MES Kishora Kendra, Bangalore 86.88% 2003
 Six Sigma White Belt Certified 2014
 Ranked 15th
in the state in the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) 2002
 Won the Mathworld competition 3 years in a row during my high school. 2000-2003
 Among the top 10% in the National Mathematics talent test conducted by AMTI 2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Work Experience 49 months
Designation Software Engineer
Company Centurylink India Pvt Ltd (Formerly Qwest Pvt Ltd)
Work duration Aug 2009 – Sept 2013
Job function
Worked as a software engineer developer (.NET domain) for the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for the company
Additional roles
Worked as the Configuration Controller for the project, reviewing and updating project related artefacts and ensuring a smooth and
continuous process improvement in the project
Skills learnt
Programming languages like C#, HTML, JavaScript, ASP.NET
Trained in configuration management, and handled process verification and streamlining
Achievements
Awarded the ‘Spot Award’ for being a hard-working and performance oriented employee
Received numerous acknowledgements from peers and superiors, both in India and abroad, for good performance, along with a special
recognition certificate from my supervisor in the USA
INTERNSHIP
MICO BOSCH Ltd,
Bangalore
Intern (Manufacturing Division) May 2007
Worked on processes and techniques that can be implemented to improve the efficiency of the
production of delivery valves which are used in Diesel engines (Efficiency increased by 18%)
RAK Ceramics Intern (Production Planning and Warehousing Department) May 2014 – Jul 2014
Studied the current inventory system and the problems it faced and suggested strategies to
improve warehouse conditions to reduce costs incurred.
PROJECTS
National Institute of
Technology, Surathkal
Design of a Plate Type Heat Exchanger Nov 2008 – Mar 2009
Designed the heat exchanger for a diesel engine, which used preheated, vaporised diesel instead
of liquid diesel to improve the combustion efficiency of the engine (Efficiency increased by
34%)
IIM - Indore
Rural Immersion Program at Jhabua Oct 2013
Studied conditions in which villagers stayed in Jhabua (a village in Madhya Pradesh - India)
Interacted with college children to understand the system of education practiced
Identified problems and suggested methods of improvement for the betterment of the villagers
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Centurylink India Pvt Ltd
Led various releases for the project, with 3 people, and seen the releases to their successful
closures
In-charge of the training & development process for a team of 7 new members
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Attended a course organised by the Project Management Institute (PMI), thereby gaining 8 Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Sports
Swimming
Won various awards and trophies in several swimming competitions held in Bangalore
Karate
Holder of the Green belt in Karate
Taken part in the National Budoryu-Gojukai karate contest