Nukkad Shops is a Retail Tech Startup and offers a retail commerce platform for SME retailers. The platform includes an Android-based cloud-connected smart POS (point of sale) that helps SME retailers do billing, inventory management, create a loyalty program with access of deep analytics, access upsell and cross-sell recommendations, create cohorts and run targeted marketing campaigns, access their stores remotely, create a mobile storefront for their stores and sell online.We were the runners-up at the 2018 ReTech Startup Awards announced by RAI - Retailer’s Association of India. Our software was acclaimed for its visual appeal and was awarded a “Silver Award of Distinction" at the 22nd Annual Communicator Awards by Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Nukkad Shops also won the Best Indian Startup in the 2016 Get-in-the-Ring contest and Best Product of the Year in 2016 from HYSEA (Hyderabad Software Exporters Association). My responsibilities here have been across the complete breadth of the organisation.

Started as a Divisional Manager to develop new organizational capability in Internet application development. Today I am VP – Retail Practice. Over the years, developed practices in the areas of Industry verticals like Retail, CPG and Logistics and technology areas like .NET, Java, Knowledge Management and Portals.Was the Delivery Account Manager for numerous clients (.Com companies, e-tailers, retailers, Manufacturing, Logistics and Financial Services companies) for whom we executed projects in the enterprise and web applications domain. In 2003, was given responsibility to manage the largest Development project and setup of an Offshore Development Centre for one of the World’s largest Retailers. Was a part of the official CMM assessment at InfoTech that assessed the organisation at Level 4. We were subsequently assessed at CMMI Level 5.Was at the forefront of many organizational initiatives to improve developer productivity such as the use of tools, use of Design Patterns, software reusability, etc.Subsequently was elevated to mostly Customer facing roles such as Program Management and Technical Sales and set up of the Retail, CPG & Logistics industry Practice. During this period, I also developed a good understanding of the domain. In 2012, I was responsible to create new delivery capability for the Pharma Sector – which we started to service in India. In the last two years, I’ve been a focal point in growing new organizational capability in IT Infrastructure Management Services and Remote Data Centre Operations.Thus in recent times, I have participated in strategy development, implementation and follow ups - viz. creation of new Delivery capability, new service offerings, etc. I have lead efforts on specific sales pursuits, activities such as Key Account Management, Sales negotiations, specific Marketing activities like Lead Generation, White Paper creation, Development of alliances, etc.This division is now acquired by Techwave Consulting.

Founded this Pvt Ltd organization in Hyderabad to focus on generic Software Development services for the domestic and international market. Projects included development of custom built ERP software, custom applications built to simulate hardware chips in development, etc. Handled domestic and some overseas projects. At a time when the window of opportunity for startups in generic software services was still wide open, this failure taught me many things in life.

Very interesting experience for me – I started my tenure as Leader responsible to offshore one of the largest and most complicated projects – an implementation of the X.400 Messaging Services on Tandem mainframes.Subsequently took over the projects related to OSI FTAM and OSI AS/TS and was responsible for the Sustenance of the entire OSI communication protocol stack for Tandem non-stop computing mainframes.The last role held was that of Project Manager in the Tandem India Development Centre at the erstwhile Global R&D of Wipro Infotech Ltd.

Joined as a GET (Graduate Engineer Trainee) and the last position held was that of a Sr. Software Engineer. Worked on challenging embedded systems for the Telecom sector. Started my career with COBOL on VAX VMS mainframes and worked on multiple commercial applications such Payroll, Customer Management, Billing and MRP projects. Also worked on a large re-platforming project COBOL/Rdb/VAX VMS to COBOL/Informix/HP-UX for a client in the US. Reskilled myself into systems application programming by attending night school at the renowned University of California, Berkeley.By reskilling myself, I was able to participate in development of embedded systems development for Telecom switches for another client in the US. I contributed in the development of a time division multiplexor module for sub T1 bandwidth voice and data channels.Played a role in setting up, designing and commissioning the national telecommunication network for L&T Group called LNTNET.

Worked on the RTM module for support of sub 128K and 64Kbps voice and data channels - embedded software development using cross compilers for the Motorola 68K processor

A Platform porting project where I was involved in porting a Manufacturing Engineering Software called Workstream from a VAXVMS Cobol / Rdb platform to a HP-UX Informix MF-Cobol platform and shell programming. Also was involved in automated regression testing using XRunner.