Abhijit Verekar Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Maryville, Tennessee, Us

Avèro Advisors is an "end-to-end" ERP advisory firm that positions our clients for success through the effective application of tailor-made technology management strategies.With a diverse clientele and in-depth understanding the cloud era and traditional technology environments, we focus on answering the age-old question of "Yes, its new and shiny, but how does it fit into my organization and how does it help further our strategic interests?".

Sterling, Virginia, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Manage large, enterprise wide IT implementation projects for local government agencies• Manage business development, presales support, development of consulting products and thought leadership to consulting teams and clients as member of Firm’s Executive Leadership Team.• Generated $1.2 million in new business including new clients in the Health and Human Services (HHS) and Educational Institution markets in 2011-2012.• Identify target clients and opportunities based on market study, professional network analysis and assessing challenges faced by existing clients.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Project Manager (2006 – 2008)• Identified $75 million in potential cost savings with a Management and Efficiency Study for a large City government in Ohio; implemented process streamlining and reorganization.• Led a $250 million government entity business process reorganization and ERP systems requirements definition project, identifying significant efficiencies and economies of scale. • Realized $2 million in unbilled revenue for a City department in Ohio through business process automation of work orders and billing processes.• Planned, executed, and finalized large, complex IT and management consulting projects in accordance with established deadlines and budgets.• Defined and documented policies, practices and processes of project management lifecycle to deliver results using industry standard Project Management Institute (PMI) framework.• Acquired resources, created comprehensive project plans and coordinated efforts of team members and third-party contractors/consultants to deliver projects according to plan.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Led contract negotiations for a public utility client on a work order management system implementation project, saving the client $250,000.• Conducted an RFP development, vendor selection and contract compliance review project for a public transit authority involving an operations contract worth $50 million.• Managed projects including feasibility analyses, IT strategic planning, business process assessments, gap analysis, business and technical requirements definition, cost-benefit analyses, industry best practice research, software evaluation/selection, and executive level presentations.

• Conducted technical support center Feasibility Analysis to outsource D-Link’s worldwide technical support (contact center) services to India.• Performed Financial, Technical, Marketing and Human Resources analysis based on primary and secondary data, reporting to company’s top management.

• Conducted business process analysis and developed business requirements of the customers and translating them to specific software requirements.• Participated in JAD/RAD sessions using multiple SDLC methodologies.• Effectively communicating with internal teams and external clients to deliver functional requirements like GUI, screen and interface designs.• Acting as an interface between business units, technology teams and support teams

• Founded Web Design firm involving web, graphics design and software development projects.• Published a web site geared towards connecting the local youth to serve in a pre-Facebook social networking capacity, drawing significant traffic and local advertising revenues in first year.

Designing And Building Ai Products And Services, Artificial Intelligence

Mba, Finance

Master Of Commerce, Finance & Accounting