Manish R. Dholakia, Phd Email & Phone Number

Ahmedabad, Gj, In

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Contributing as COO at Sypram Technology Pvt Ltd.; a reputed IT company based in Gandhinagar (Gujarat state, India). We are a software company that has gained excellence in several areas of industries, having decades of experience, having worked with thousands of clients. Located in the SEZ (Special Economic Zone) area of Gandhinagar GIDC and being a SEZ company, we are serving the international market. Currently, although the United States is our primary market, we have clients from every corner of the globe. Check us out at https://sypramtechnology.com/

Ahmedabad Area, India

Heading the HR and OD initiatives of a reputed Engineering and Construction company at Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad Area, India

Headed the HR & Corporate Communications part of a strategic plan to acquire a German MNC; included preparing funding proposals

Gujarat, India

Ahmedabad Area, India

Promoted as Dean at end of first year itself. Headed Ahmedabad campus operations for BBA and MBA programmes, driving all functions from attracting good faculty, promoting admissions & executing marketing events, to conducting high quality academic delivery and examinations, to administration, HR. Role involved : - Relationship building, Brand building and networking with top brands for placement and brand promotion, in co-ordination with Amity Noida HQ. - Strategic role as Events Organizer, Keynote Speaker, Anchor, Participant at Academic - Industry Meets, Alumni Meets, Student Festivals, National/Global events of CII, GCCI, Executive Recruiters’ Association, HR Milestone Network, TiE, Vibrant Gujarat, AMA. - Literally turned around Amity Ahmedabad during my tenure, amidst a very challenging competitive sector scenario; strengthened Amity’s presence in Gujarat. Most significant contribution - to source, train and build an excellent team; together we executed an institutional turnaround from crisis to survival and growth - Corporate Communications - content creation, drafting for press release and advertisements, design, script writing, creative copy writing and editing support for Institutional Website, Video Film Shooting and FM Radio Jingles, Print Brochure, Presentations, Strategic reports and communications with media and outdoor agencies - Facilitated Office Space for TiE Ahmedabad Secretariat at Amity Ahmedabad for 3 years, free of cost. - PROMOTED from ‘Associate Dean’ to ‘Dean’ in 2011-12

Ahmedabad Area, India (And Gandhinagar)

[* Formerly Intellicon] National Head (General Manager - HR) for a reputed ITES/Data & Barcoding Solutions company. Managed the gamut of centralized HR functions for 12 branches, 350 + employees Pan India including location wise Manpower Planning, policy-making, Talent Acquisition, On Boarding, Induction Training, KPIs & Appraisals, Strategic replacements / succession planning, head hunting of key team, Employee Engagement, Personnel & Administration and Exits. Travelling to metro branches to support Sales & Service teams across 4 product divisions/SBUs. Achievements : location wise Recruitment Targets, built a strong HR MIS and procured ISO Certification for HR Department in its first cycle. Proven track record in attracting targeted talent, closing positions and on boarding within given budget/timelines.

Ahmedabad Area, India

www.tie.org, a Global non-profit fostering entrepreneurship based in Silicon Valley, USA, a network of 13000+ Members in 61 chapters, 18 countries, through mentoring, events & networking. - Worked with Creative Infocity IT Park (Gandhinagar) as EA to CEO. An enriching experience of working with an American, multicultural workforce (2004-05). - HR Support for hiring senior talent for US and locally for Effective Teleservices (now E Tech Inc., Texas), into BPO Services. - Liaison with Gujarat Informatics Ltd (Gujarat Govt.) and Business Development, marketing support for Real Estate corporate office space selling for Creative Infocity ITES/BPO Park. - Deputed to and Founded TiE Ahmedabad Chapter, jointly started by CREATIVE INFOCITY and nurtured by GUJARAT VENTURE FINANCE LTD., supported by reputed Entrepreneurs (2005).-Facilitating delegations of TiE Global’s HNIs and CXOs from US, UK, Canada and other countries.-Planning & executing events with help of TiE Global CEOs’ Support Network. Overseas Liaison for Gujarat Entrepreneurs’ delegation at TiE Boston and TiE New Jersey. Mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs / SME professionals / students for starts ups. PAN India Liaison, networking and travelling across TiE Offices to all major Indian metros - Worked closely with Founders, Directors, CXOs & Senior Professionals of top global and Indian companies like Google, Infosys, TCS, Jones Lang Lasalle, Zydus Cadila, Motif India, E – Infochips, IIM, IIT (G), EDI, The Times of India, Cybermedia Group, IAN (Indian Angel Investor Network), Gujarat Venture Finance, SIDBI, Jet Airways, Naukri.com, KPMG India. -Facilitated Gujarat Government State sponsorship to TiECon Conference at New Delhi (Dec 2006) - to showcase Gujarat as an attractive investment destination.

Gandhinagar

Supporting top management in business development, talent acquisition, liaison with government & overseas branches. * Deputed to E-Tech Inc., an Infocity group owned US based call centre to support their HR operations* Deputed by Infocity to kick start TiE Ahmedabad as its first Executive Director to foster entrepreneurship in Gujarat; later joined TiE Ahmedabad full time with support of local entrepreneurs and Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd; Ahmedabad

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Management (Marketing; Consumer Behaviour)

Qualitative consumer behaviour research in experiential area (UX) of Marketing using Depth interviews and Focus groups with grounded.

Mba, Marketing

Mcom, Business Management

M.Com First Year 1987-88 (Business Management) M.Com Second Year 1991-92 Full time course from SD University School of Commerce Ahmedabad