AMARESH GAUTAM

House Number 162, Sector 17-A, Gurgaon

amareshgautam@gmail.com / amaresh_rk_101@yahoo.co.in

+91-9717791217

LinkedIn Profile: in.linkedin.com/pub/amaresh-gautam/11/692/49/

JOB OBJECTIVE

Research / Consulting Services / Product Management (Strategy & Marketing) / Team Management

Industry Preference: HR Services / Education / BFSI / Information Technology / Petrochemical Designation Preference: Executive Assistant to CEO / Sr. Consultant / Product Manager / Business Development Manager

Location Preference: Delhi & NCR

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Research

Consultancy Services

Product Management (Strategy & Marketing)

Team Management

Process Improvement / Enhancement

Liaison & Coordination

PROFILE SUMMARY

MBA & B.Tech. with over 5 years of experience in Research, Consulting

Services, Product Management (Strategy & Marketing) and Team Management across Human Capital Services, Technology and Banking sectors

Significant expertise in handling product management through innovative

strategy planning, competent operations, negotiation & efficient people management

Skilled in managing end-to-end client engagement for Finance & Strategy

Projects across Venture Capital and Research & Consulting Firms

Proficient in ensuring the timely delivery of high quality services to support clients

& achieve continued high satisfaction as per their requirements

Proven track record of establishing processes & SOPs, streamlining workflow

and creating environment to enhance productivity

Successfully resolved complex issues in the organization; possess excellent

decision making ability with good interpersonal skills for developing effective teams

An innovative, creative & result-oriented professional with strong planning,

communication, interpersonal & negotiation skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

Preparing & forwarding presentation, financial model and CEO dashboard to top level professionals to monitor

internal performance

Preparing & forwarding marketing collateral and white paper to external stakeholder for business development

Conducting primary research interviews with stakeholders and combining that with analysis of data using basic

statistical methods to arrive at actionable insights

Facilitating effective resolution to customer queries and improving relations with them by anticipating their future

requirements to ensure a positive experience

Exploring profitable opportunities and reworking with business models to achieve organisational growth objectives; executing value reengineering initiatives to determine difference between projected & actual results

Creating & sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities & motivates high performance

amongst team members; imparting continuous on-job training to accomplish greater efficiency

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apr14Dec14 AuthBridge (Background Research Company), Gurgaon as Sr. Manager

Key Projects Handled:

Preparation of Governance Dashboards and coordinating with Department Heads for Business Review Meetings

Preparation of PowerPoint Decks for Investor & Client Presentations

Role:

Reported to CEO and assisted him in making key decision regarding fund raising & new product development

Streamlined new processes such as Analytics Report on client background screening data

Highlights:

Recognized new target segments for Sales Team to approach for multiple products in development stage

Conceptualized the customized marketing collaterals & sales pitches for new target segments

Pivotal in streamlining new processes such as Analytics Report on client background screening data

Exercised & implemented the structured review of Pre-Sales Calling Team

May13Mar14 The HR Fund (Venture Capital & Private Equity), Gurgaon as Analyst

Key Projects Handled:

Sector Analysis of Human Capital Services Market in USA and Singapore (particularly Technology Companies)

Strategic Analysis of PeopleStrong & PeopleMatters (Portfolio Company of HR Fund for Defining the Roadmap Ahead)

Role:

Enhanced & put into a structured process (investment framework) for evaluating the potential opportunities; structured process to reduce the chances of cognitive errors and behavioral biases in financial decision-making

Conducted financial & strategic analysis of companies that approached the HR Fund for investment

Oct10Apr13 Eduvisors (Research & Consulting), Gurgaon as Senior Consultant

Key Projects Handled:

India Entry Strategy for Castle Worldwide (Leading Psychometric Global Testing and Assessment Firm) in 3 months

Program Planning for Shiv Nadar University (Established by Founders of HCL)- Teacher Training Course in 6 months

Role:

Steered data driven (primary & secondary) and consulting assignments across Learning & Education sectors

Led team of 4-5 members, managed clients and reported directly to the partners of firm

Undertook the ownership of final deliverables (financial model, PowerPoint presentation & research report)

Aug07Jun08 Infosys Technologies Limited, Pune as Software Engineer

Key Project Handled:

Merging the E-banking Accounts of 2 Israeli Banks Post Acquisition of One by Another

Role:

Acted as Programmer, reported to the Module Leader and created & customized computer code for clients of Finacle Banking Software

EDUCATION

PGDM (Finance & Marketing) from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 2010

B.Tech. & Integrated M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2007

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES

Secured over 99 percentile (99.65 & 99.25) in CAT 2006 & 2007 Bagged Silver Medal in National Mathematics Olympiad conducted by NTA at high school level Featured in CBSE merit list for being among top 0.1% of students in Secondary Mathematics Exam

CERTIFICATIONS

Qualified in: o Chartered Financial Analyst Level 2 Examination conducted by CFA Institute, USA in Jun12 o Full Financial Risk Management Examination conducted by GARP USA in Nov09

BOOKS / PUBLICATIONS / BLOGS

Authored a book 'Portrait of an Entrepreneur as a Rebel" (It was a synthesis of eastern philosophy derived from Gita & the writings of value investors like Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger) http://www.amazon.in/Portrait-Entrepreneur-Rebel-Amaresh-Gautam-ebook/dp/B00GFXOJTE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-

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Written book reviews on personal blog https://theypublishbooks.wordpress.com/

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 30th January 1983 Languages Known: English and Hindi