Umesh Nayak

Vice President- Operations , GiveIndia

Mumbai Area, India, India

Over 10 years of experience managing multiple business units including accounts, backoffice, technology and human resources. Implementing ISO 9001 standards for competitive advantage through improved operations.
Worked on governance reforms. With corporate consulting background in USA and India, have international experience in managing people & projects across geographies and cultures.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Government, Governance, Reforms
  • Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:

Vice President- Operations with GiveIndia
GiveIndia - A B2C ecommerce platform raising funds at lowest costs compared to global standards

- In charge of all day-to-day operations of the organization- BackOffice, Accounts, administration and technology
- Established performance indicators, operating goals and other initiatives
- Integrated operations across SBUs improving quality, efficiency and sales numbers
- Implemented operational framework to complete all statutory compliances within deadlines
- Implemented CRM improving turnaround times by 30%, resolution of customer issues by 70%, fund recovery by 50%
- Managed investments to the tune of Rs.11 crores, cash flows and working capital requirements
- Implementing ISO 9001:2008 standards for improving operations

Assistant Vice President & CTO with GiveIndia
- Managed technology assets, budgets and external relationships
- Integrated operations across SBUs improving quality, efficiency and sales numbers

Deputy Coordinator with Foundation for Democratic Reforms (Lok Satta Movement)
- Overall strategy, planning coordination among subgroups, monitoring performance of teams, documentation for project for improving transparency in local governance
- Execution of various campaign activities including human chain, signature campaign (0.57 million signatures), debates, presentations to dignitaries and coordinating with stakeholders

Senior Consultant with i2 Technologies
Client relationship management, technology management and implementation, Project management at Toshiba America Information Systems in California, USA
- Awarded by client for successfully managing Oracle implementation on Supply Chain systems

Consultant with i2 Technologies
- Performed functional, technical and consulting roles to coordinate the requirements with teams across geographies for timely service delivery for various clients

Consulting intern with IBM
- Developed ROI calculator for reducing Total Cost of Ownership with savings upto Rs. 45 million (~US$ 1 million)

Consulting intern with Wharton Business School
- Developed self-sustaining revenue model for ‘Aseema’- an NGO working on Child Education in partnership with Wharton School of business

Network Engineer with Microland
- Clients managed: ANZ Grindlays, Standard Chartered Bank, HDFC Bank, CitiBank, Discovery Communications and PricewaterHouse Coopers

Associate Network Engineer with Microland
Held responsibilities ranging from management of computer networks and IT Operations to vendor managements

Education:

MBA in Information Management from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (2002 - 2004)

B.E. in Electrical from Sardar Patel College of Engineering (1994 - 1998)

Affiliations and Achievements:

- Expert in Operations Mgmt
o Streamlining and turning around operations on several parameters
o Organization development
o Process optimization initiatives
-Developed self-sustaining revenue model for ‘Aseema’- an NGO working on Child Education as a consulting intern with Wharton Business school
-Developed ROI calculator for reducing Total Cost of Ownership with savings upto Rs. 45 million (~US$ 1 million) as a consulting intern with IBM
- Awarded by client for successfully managing Oracle implementation on Supply Chain
- Appreciated by Home Minister (Maharashtra) for presentation on Police Reforms
- Organized civil society debates on various reform areas of governance- Police, political and local governance
- Keynote speaker at on community participation & transparency in governance
-Ranked 2nd in All India research paper competition on ‘Total Cost Ownership of IT technologies’- 2003
-Succeeded in getting World Bank funding of Rupees 50 Million for alma mater- 2004
-Secured corporate merit scholarship for all 4 years of engineering- 1994-1998
-Ranked 1st in Junior College, 3rd in district (in more than 30000 students)- 1994
-Ranked 22nd in All India entrance for IIT Schools of Mgmt. entrance examinations- 2001

Available for:

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Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani

Nationality:

India

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