Vishad Kumar Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for Canada Geo growth for L&T Technology Services across all vertical and horizontal business units.Branding & MarketingAlliances & Partnerships

Toronto, Canada Area

Retail and Consumer Goods (Digital Transformation)• Responsible for running and closing multi million-dollar greenfield Digital Transformation opportunity• Worked with client to create business case and supported the process for board approval• Engaged the HCL team to work with client and to do the GAP Analysis with Component Business Model• Engaged the team to create the transformation roadmap and plan• Identify the areas of expansion and worked with client to bring in… Show more Retail and Consumer Goods (Digital Transformation)• Responsible for running and closing multi million-dollar greenfield Digital Transformation opportunity• Worked with client to create business case and supported the process for board approval• Engaged the HCL team to work with client and to do the GAP Analysis with Component Business Model• Engaged the team to create the transformation roadmap and plan• Identify the areas of expansion and worked with client to bring in various HCL capabilities and support their Transformation journey o Uniform Customer, Partner and Associate Experience o Setting up of Innovation Lab for Rapid Prototyping o Greenfield Implementation for Commerce, Mobile, instore kiosks and other channels o Digital technology Integration o Application Rationalization and Transformation o Engineering services o Upgrading the Infrastructure o IOT o Store Virtualization• Forecast account performance and manage opportunities • Align with key client executives to identify and capitalize on opportunities • Responsible for the overall management of Customer Relationship• Built OEM partnerships who will help for Transformation Success (Commerce, Cloud, Engineering, Customer Identity vendors among others) Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Opened and started operations for 5 accounts within 2 years of start of Country operations, increased topline to double digit revenue in millions. Responsible for Profit and Loss. • Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business. • Ownership of the management of the sales and marketing functions of the business• Responsible for the overall management of all Customer Relationship activities. • Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the sales… Show more • Opened and started operations for 5 accounts within 2 years of start of Country operations, increased topline to double digit revenue in millions. Responsible for Profit and Loss. • Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business. • Ownership of the management of the sales and marketing functions of the business• Responsible for the overall management of all Customer Relationship activities. • Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the sales team • To identify opportunities to bid for and acquire new projects. Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets• Identify opportunities for campaigns, products and services that will lead to an increase in sales• Present to and consult with mid and senior level management, including C level, on business trends with a view to developing new products, services and distribution channels• Attend industry functions, such as book fairs and seminars, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends• Work with image licensing sales teams and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

•Managed one of the critical programs for World Leading Cable company and Cognizant. For client this program generates multibillion dollar in revenues with a projected growth of three times the current revenue in next few years. This program is accountable for 40% of net profit to client.•Responsible for client relationships, contracts/sow's for the program. •Responsible for the program delivery and responsible for program planning and scheduling; regularly reported project status to… Show more •Managed one of the critical programs for World Leading Cable company and Cognizant. For client this program generates multibillion dollar in revenues with a projected growth of three times the current revenue in next few years. This program is accountable for 40% of net profit to client.•Responsible for client relationships, contracts/sow's for the program. •Responsible for the program delivery and responsible for program planning and scheduling; regularly reported project status to team members, clients, and executive management.•Continuously monitor program effectiveness, help develop and design effective program strategies, and implement improvements to improve program strategies as needed.•Facilitated, prioritized, and communicated functional, technical, and scheduling requirements of large-scale projects to IT teams; serve as liaison between clients and project team.•Single point of contact for program finance management: Forecast, revenue and collections.•Managed cross continent team and built cross organizational relationships to manage project/support objectives, design application solutions, prioritize deliverables, determine implementation strategy and coordinate assignment of resources in developing software.•Immediately and effectively escalated critical issues and implemented strategies for their timely resolution.•Trained, and supervised team members and conducted bi-weekly meetings to keep team members on track with business requirements.•Ensured that right resources and necessary infrastructure are in place for the successful execution of the project.•Quality Planning and Practice- Bringing quality practices by following all lifecycle processes and relevant management processes and complying with these processes. Conducting audits, project reviews, performance initiative, adhering to SLA’s. Show less

Dallas/Atlanta/Charlotte

Managed cross continent team and built cross organizational relationships to manage project/support objectives, design application solutions, prioritize deliverables, determine implementation strategy and coordinate assignment of resources in developing software.Facilitated, prioritized, and communicated functional, technical, and scheduling requirements of large-scale projects to IT teams; serve as liaison between clients and project team.Used MS Project to manage project planning… Show more Managed cross continent team and built cross organizational relationships to manage project/support objectives, design application solutions, prioritize deliverables, determine implementation strategy and coordinate assignment of resources in developing software.Facilitated, prioritized, and communicated functional, technical, and scheduling requirements of large-scale projects to IT teams; serve as liaison between clients and project team.Used MS Project to manage project planning and scheduling; regularly reported project status to team members, clients, and executive management.Immediately and effectively escalated critical issues and implemented strategies for their timely resolution.Trained, and supervised team members and conducted bi-weekly meetings to keep team members on track with business requirements.Ensured that right resources and necessary infrastructure are in place for the successful execution of the project.Quality Planning and Practice- Bringing quality practices by following all lifecycle processes and relevant management processes and complying with these processes. Conducting audits, project reviews, performance initiative, adhering to SLA's. Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Analyzed business and user needs, documented requirements and translated them into functional specifications.Designed, developed, and programmed application software using Java, .Net, ASP, ASP.Net, J2EE in accordance with customer business requirements and timelines.Partnered with customers in all areas of implementation, including process and procedure description,process testing, training, measurement, and reporting.Created and maintained user guides, reference manuals, and… Show more Analyzed business and user needs, documented requirements and translated them into functional specifications.Designed, developed, and programmed application software using Java, .Net, ASP, ASP.Net, J2EE in accordance with customer business requirements and timelines.Partnered with customers in all areas of implementation, including process and procedure description,process testing, training, measurement, and reporting.Created and maintained user guides, reference manuals, and training materials, and directed training sessions to support clients in new business processes and applications. Show less

Analyzed business and user needs, documented requirements and translated them into functional specificationsCreated the High level design and detailed design for the project adhering to the standard structured design methodologies and CMM level 5 software quality processes.Developed, and programmed application software using Java, .Net, ASP, ASP.Net, J2EE in accordance with customer business requirements and timelines.Created Unit Test plans and Integration Test plans. Did the… Show more Analyzed business and user needs, documented requirements and translated them into functional specificationsCreated the High level design and detailed design for the project adhering to the standard structured design methodologies and CMM level 5 software quality processes.Developed, and programmed application software using Java, .Net, ASP, ASP.Net, J2EE in accordance with customer business requirements and timelines.Created Unit Test plans and Integration Test plans. Did the Unit and Integration Testing.Planned and executed major production code deployments and support. Show less

Bachelor, Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Mechanical Engineering

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