Akshat Kant

iSecuritas

iSecuritas

îSecuritas: We Help You Secure your Information.
îSecuritas™, is more towards offering a 360 degree approach by offering Intellectual Property Protection for your content and soft products.

• Startup type: Sole Proprietor
• Status: Active
• Stage: Just An Idea

Passionate on dotcoms, had worked up many sites to express my vision and showcase my imagination.
Identify new consumer products or enhancements to help drive conversion, site visit
frequency and enhance the consumer experience.
o Web Marketing Strategy/ Branding:
* Drive traffic to various online presences through various activities, including
but not limited to Search Engine Optimization and web-marketing activities.
* Developed model of Online Branding through strategic content partnership on lead
sharing based model with Study Places.com and similar such education portals.
* Researching and reporting online customer behaviour of all related websites, providing
recommendations for improvements on website performa

Employer:	The Princeton Review – Manya Abroad, New Delhi
Position:	Manager E – Business
Time period:	February 2007 - Present
Description:	o Build Manya @ Online: - Establish Manya’s online presence and achieve online sales target by devising and implementing a trust inspiring, shop environment with a streamlined ordering function for Manya’s Admission Counseling Services (ACS) and Test Prep classes. - Developed a value proposition and strategy along side the product management group for online product sales esp. for ACS. - Identify new consumer products or enhancements to help drive conversion, site visit frequency and enhance the consumer experience. o Web Marketing Strategy/ Branding: - Drive traffic to Manya’s various online presences through various activities, including but not limited to Search Engine Optimization and web-marketing activities. - Developed model of Online Branding through strategic content partnership on lead sharing based model with Study Places.com and similar such education portals. - Researching and reporting online customer behaviour of all related websites, providing recommendations for improvements on website performance, user experience and retention in line with business objectives, website targets. o Project Manager: - Prioritizing and scheduling tasks for different web based projects. - Coordinating development of designers and code developers. - Ensure highest rate conversion and customer satisfaction. o Interface with other departments and Vendors: - To help provide in-depth technical and business knowledge to ensure efficient design, programming and implementation by working cross-departmentally. - Manage product development with Vendors and continually evaluate them.

Employer:	Web Sites
Position:	Work experience
Description:	Instituted, Developed, Managed many Web Sites while working for Rockin Tech LLC (rockintech.com). Introduced features and ideas for client’s portals. Some known online portals for international clients are: - NaturaEssence.com – A portal for selling nature based products. Helped redesign the site, Installed shopping cart and Product updating module, and planned SEM and SEO. - GetMyStyle.com – A portal for selling Hand Made Fabrics, clothes, styled garments. - SandeepRay.com – A well known photographer and representation of his work. - LicenseToRide.com – An online customized License Plate making site. - NDMDance.com – A portal for Bollywood dance academy in USA. - RockinSoft.com – Software releases to Web sites, including infamous Flash Action Scripting based Poll Software and Wedding Decorator Software. - HighSpeedPhotoSolutions.com – A portal for High Speed Cameras for Motion Pictures. Proactively contributed to overall website development, site architecture, design, on assignment basis for Webmaple.com (webmaple.com) part of Taxindiaonline.com Pvt Ltd: - HRindiaonline.com – an online Job solution portal with employer and job seeker registration and comprehensive job search. Developed the web site architecture; database programming and designing module; ensured a smooth transition of web site from Development to Production. (Nov 2005 – Jan 2006) - Aircargoexport.com – Development of an online platform for CHA’s. Designed workflow modeling, use-case gathering and requirements analysis for Commissionerate of Customs, Export, Air Cargo Shed at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. (Feb 2006) - OLJA.org – A membership portal for Online Journalists Association; New Delhi.

Employer:	Many sites
Position:	Entrepreneurial experience
Description:	Passionate on dotcoms, had worked up many sites to express my vision and showcase my imagination. Mentioned are; - LUMMS.org – MMS Alumni site, MMS Department; University of Lucknow (2003). - DhundoCollege.Com – Conceptualised this college search portal from design concepts to launch using HTML, JavaScript, PERL; Lucknow (2001). Work in progress; - CityJourno.com – A portal for Citizen Journalist initiative with RTI support. Many a features currently are being developed, New Delhi. - myStockLine.com – Portal for Live information on stock trading and forex trading, a portal for a MNC dedicated for KPO sector, heading a team of 7, Lucknow. Freelancer: Developed sites for many start-ups, small industries, individuals. Successfully managed many Offshore projects. Individually managed the upgrade from conceptual design through coding, final delivery and training of end users (clients). Created graphic content and layout of web pages and developed websites using scripting languages and WYSIWYG editors for many sites.

Employer:	ND Technologies Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
Position:	Intern
Description:	ND Technologies Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi: Developed and implemented a solution of “Database Management System pertaining to the broadcast equipment upkeep & spare inventory” for a media house using VB, HTML, JavaScript, MS Access to help them keep tracks of all the Equipment & Inventory Systems.

Employer:	Rockin E Business Pvt Ltd, New Delhi (Rockin Tech LLC, USA)
Position:	IT Manager; Sr. Web Analyst; Web Analyst
Time period:	May 2004 - February 2007
Description:	IT Manager (Web Projects) (Jan 2006 – March 2007) A Project Manager position for Management of different skilled member’s team. o Project manager of all corporate Web sites and client's web sites that includes; - Prioritizing and scheduling tasks for different web based projects. - Coordinating development of designers and code developers. o Profile includes; - E-commerce sites development, shopping carts set up with payment gateways. - Search Engine Optimization and Online Marketing activities. - Prepare web site statistics, analysis and evaluation. Software releases to Web sites, including infamous Flash Action Scripting based Poll Software and Wedding Decorator Software through Rockinsoft.com. Sr. Web Analyst (Jan 2005 – Dec 2005) o Product Manager for eSTOB.com, an online portal with unique concept for Selling, Trading, Offering and Buying items via online. - Resurrection of whole portal in relation to workflow. - Operating an online retail environment with special attention to managing the promotional calendar and increasing conversion and the average order value. - Management of website, including online promotions and site content. Web Analyst (June 2004 – Dec 2004) o Management of USA based Customers in relation to; - Architect, design, set guidelines for development, test and debug the Web application(s). - Successfully determining customer needs as per their vision. - Translating those into project specifications. - Completed whole life cycle of SDLC with all the client’s projects.

Employer:	HCL Infosystems Ltd, Noida
Position:	Intern
Time period:	April 2003 - June 2003
Description:	HCL Infosystems Ltd, Noida: As part of M.M.S degree had worked on project “Feasibility study and implementation of security solution for a network with etrust firewall” and to provide support on rapid prototyping for project management team during summer internship of eight weeks duration ending (May - July 2003).

Employer:	Taxindiaoline.com (taxindiaonline.com), New Delhi
Position:	Team Lead (Sr. Web Developer); Web Developer
Time period:	April 2000 - May 2002
Description:	Team Lead (Sr. Web Developer) (April 2002 – June 2002) o Major role played was to convert existing Web User Interface and technological applications of TaxIndiaOnline.com into database driven Web applications. o To specify new features adhering to design, architecture of portal using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and My SQL. o Development of Web Site components and to maintain functionality of portal. o Ensure compliance with security standards (SSL). o Help propel SEO with inclusion of Web 2.0 technologies like RSS (XML based). Web Developer (May 2000 – Mar 2002) o Performed redevelopment of IndiaServiceTax.com and Taxindiaonline.com. o Development of Web Site components and to maintain functionality of portal. o Involved in Documenting and Managing site on server. o To set functionality for coherency and ease of navigation. o Developed CMS that would update, archive database with on-the-fly generated content. o Set Web development standards by implementing platform of CMS.

Hobbies:	Internet browsing & researching, PC Games, Blogging.
Awards:	• Selected twice “Road Runner – ‘Best Employee’ at Rockin Technologies. • Received first prize in Advertising Campaign held in S.M.S Varanasi. • Was unanimously selected as Mr. Fresher in B.B.A at S.M.S Varanasi.