About Ravi Kumar B R
Ravi Kumar B R works as Director - Engineering at Valuelabs and is based in Bangalore, India. Ravi studied Bachelor of Engineering or Technology (ME-Mechanical Engineering) at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (1982-1987). On Youth4work, Ravi has taken skill tests in Communication Skills (rank 32,460 of 375,956, top 9%). Ravi also lists talents in Global Delivery, Outsourcing Management, Program Management and Customer Management.
Talents
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Communication Skills... among ... users in Bangalore32460among 375956 users worldwide42.94percentile among worldwide users
Professional Path
Director - Engineering
Valuelabs
Full Time
Oct-2014 To
present
11 years 11 months
- - Responsible for business acquisition group of the company
- Work closely with both Clients and sales team in UK/Europe region
- Involve with the delivery team in delivering the first project for our clients successfully
- Currently managing the delivery for one of the Media client from Switzerland
- Provide value-added support to pre-sales in producing the quality proposals
Chief Executive Officer
Havya Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Full Time
Jan-2014 To
Oct-2014
9 months
- - Responsible for running the existing business
- Business planning and expansion of lines of businesses
- Sales and Business Development
- Collaboration with Partners and Vendors
Vice President - Technology
Bestinet SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Part Time
Feb-2013 To
May-2013
3 months
- - Responsible for setting up the IT delivery wing of the company
- Strategic planning of the entire IT program (hardware and software requirements).
- Manage software System Integrator in India to ensure they deliver to our requirements.
- Review the scope along with Immigration department and other key vendors in Malaysia
- Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure the overall program is on track and deliver to the quality and time
Head of Testing Services
Apr-2003 To
Feb-2013
9 years 10 months
- -Headed the testing production centre of Logica, India, managing over 360 staff and multiple client engagements.
-Managed one of the key clients from Sweden for their entire Business area needs, holding the key position of Dy. Business Area Director with end to end service delivery responsibility.
-Key driver from offshore for “Blended delivery” with all UK Businesses, responsible for setting up offshore development teams across all offshore locations like India, Philippines, Czech Republic and Morocco.
-Holds the distinction of setting up the SAP Practice at Bangalore in 2004 for Netherlands business and successfully executed multiple projects.
-Recipient of the Best Staff Manager Award for the year 2004 for excellent staff management.
-Core member of the team involved in successfully spearheading the transition drive involving 67 UK staff and over 85 offshore staff.
- Take P&L responsibility in turning around the loss making Financial Product Centre
Onsite Account Manager
HCL Perot Systems Ltd., Bangalore, India
Full Time
May-2002 To
Apr-2003
11 months
- I have managed several projects during my tenure with the company. Some of them are:
- Healthcare Maintenance Project
- AM Services for Agency.Com
- Enterprise Application Integration (had to work close with client in Mexico during initial requirement shape up)
Associate General Manager
Nov-1999 To
May-2002
2 years 6 months
- - Second in command for the Industrial Automation Business Unit of the company, responsible for the P&L of the SBU. Played the key role of Associate General Manager, managing the Business plans to deliver required profitability for the organization
Project Manager
WIPRO Systems Ltd., Bangalore, India
Full Time
May-1998 To
Nov-1999
1 years 6 months
- During my tenure with Wipro, I had managed several projects with the company. Some of them are:
- Y2K Compliance
- AmiSoft Enterprise 3.0 (ERP Application development project)
Project Manager
Feb-1996 To
May-1998
2 years 3 months
- - Onsite Project Manager in Malaysia and Germany for setting up the LPC System for the back-end automation of semi-conductor industry. A very challenging role to implement the systems in the new plants in Germany and Malaysia. Also providing required training for majority of the staff in the production floor
Project Leader
Jan-1995 To
Feb-1996
1 years 1 months
- I have managed several enhancement projects for MRP-II application called MANMAN a product of Computers Associates in the USA during my tenure with the company. Some of them are:
- Customization for Neutrogena Corporation., USA
- Customization for Kodak., USA
- Customization for SE Tech., USA
Systems Analyst
Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., K.G.F, India
Full Time
Dec-1988 To
Jan-1995
6 years 1 months
- - Independently developed Data Warehouse Solution which captures sales data of 5 years across the country and provides all possible MIS reports leading to accurate budget forecasting by the procurement section. Also responsible for the entire Purchase and Procurement section, in implementing their business solutions in the Spare Parts Management System.
- Instrumental role in setting up the Spare Parts Management System for Regional and District offices.
Lecturer & Sales Engineer
Non-IT
Full Time
May-1987 To
Dec-1988
1 years 7 months
- - Right after my education, I had taken up Lecturer job @ a Polytechnic
- After I left Lecturer job, I joined Venlon Polyester Films company as a Sales Engineer, responsible for selling Polyester films in the entire south India.
Qualifications
Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering or Technology Mechanical Engineering
1982-1987
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Extra-Curricular Interests
I was playing Cricket
Shuttle Badminton
Snooker and Billiards
Carrom. Represented BEML in playing Snooker for the state level tournament
My Story
I am senior IT professional with over 27 years of experience in various organizations at various levels of responsibilities. I have over 15 years of overseas experience working with different cultures across the globe.
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