VIKAR SHAIKH

Male, 29 Years

Email: vikarahmed@gmail.com Ph: +91 9052223950

WORK EXPERIENCE Kirby Building Systems (Alghanim Industries), Kuwait & India Manager, Marketing

Jun 2007 Present

Kirby is a leading manufacturer of Pre Engineered Steel Buildings (PEB) in Middles East & Africa (MEA) and India, a subsidiary of Kuwait based Alghanim Industries, a $2 Billion diversified conglomerate having 30 business entities employing 12,000 people across 40 countries. Responsibilities involve gathering, analyzing and maintaining market intelligence, supporting senior management with marketing strategies, preparing and maintaining marketing budget, planning and implementing branding and promotional activities. Worked closely with the senior management for strategy and business plan development and facilitated the discussions with inputs on analysis of demand, competition, market trends and investments across industries in each country of MEA & India Assessed and forecasted the demand supply gap for PEBs in each region. Successfully devised the scientific approach to calculate market size in each region Responsible for evaluating growth opportunities for business in new geographies and product segments. Developed early recommendations for entry into EU markets and study report on potential of steel tower business Responsible for developing and implementing Kirby Marketing plan, managing all activities like advertisements, press releases, participation in exhibitions, organizing technical seminars and developing marketing literature like corporate brochure, prequalification documents and segment specific presentations Led the initiative for ensuring customer satisfaction by commissioning Customer Satisfaction Survey, analyzed the findings of survey and implemented key initiatives based on the analysis Achievements Based on marketing analysis Kirby launched new product, Curved Beam, in the MEA markets and successfully entered EU markets by establishing presence in Turkey Successfully spearheaded the projects for Corporate Website and Corporate Video from concept to successful launch Conceptualized, developed and launched quarterly company Newsletter which was distributed across more than 20 countries

Geometric Software Solutions Limited (GSSL), India Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2001 May 2005

GSSL is a CMMI level 5 company providing software solutions in CAD/CAM/CAE and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) domain to global corporations in mechanical industry. Responsibilities included providing leadership and direction to the team involved in the software development, managing all aspects of the project execution from requirement stage to the successful deployment, planning and implementing Best Business Practices in the project to maximize return on investment for the client. Led a 4 member team on project to integrate the constraint solver in sketcher module of ABAQUS, a CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) software by Abaqus Inc. USA Interfaced with client for specifications, design and implementation related discussions, defined and analyzed needs and problems in consultation with department heads and provided day to day direction to the project from requirement to Go live stage of software Technical lead for 2 modules in the orthodontic automation project for ORMCO, USA. The project involved automated custom design of dental braces based on 3D geometry of teeth of a patient Achievements 5/5 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) from client on ABAQUS project Consistently rated Excellent Performer (top 3%) in all the appraisals Member, Best Performing Team, GSSL, 2002 for ORMCO Project

ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited Summer Intern

ICRA is an independent professional Investment Information and Credit rating agency and is an associate of Moodys Investors Service. The project involved building a model for Long Run Marginal Cost (LRMC) pricing for Power projects in India

Apr 2006 Jun 2006

Studied and analyzed LRMC based pricing methodology and developed a model for LRMC based tariff calculations for power projects and demonstrated the application of it by using a case of Maharashtra state power plants Awarded a Pre Placement Offer (PPO) to join as a Senior Analyst

EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad WHU Koblenz, Germany (Exchange Term) Master of Business Administration Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Jun 2005 Mar 2007 CGPA 2.978/4.333 Jul 1997 Jun 2001 69.5 %( Distinction)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENTS
Awarded WHU Scholarship for the exchange program in WHU, Germany Scored 720 (out of 800) in GMAT ( Graduate Management Admission Test) 2004 Ranked First in Mathematics in Maharashtra State HSC Board Exam,1997 19th in state in Maharashtra Talent Search Exam out of 80,000 students

OTHER INTERESTS
Travelling (more than 20 countries visited), organizing motorcycle trips, reading fiction, passionate about movies