Ujvalla Gupta
Electronics and Communications graduate from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, currently pursuing MBA at UC Davis.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Management, Marketing |
| Groups: | Big Bang! Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd, India |
| Position: | Senior Business Analyst; Business Analyst |
| Time period: | June 2006 - April 2008 |
| Description: | Industry Experience
- Analyzed industry trends in oilsands refining and emerging alternative energy sources such as coal-bed methane, wind, and biofuels. - Developed competitor profiles including key business initiatives, R&D activities and strategic partnerships with national oil companies - Evaluated and made recommendations on new technologies for upstream oil and gas operations - Assessed regulatory practices in emerging overseas business segments Project Management - Served as client relationship manager and led initiatives on retaining and acquiring new clients - Provided custom market research and business/strategy analysis to the consulting arm of a global European oil and gas major in a team lead role; responsible for generating $150,000 revenues (20% of annual group revenues) - Managed and integrated operations in India, China and Chile; decreased project cycle time by 33% resulting in operational cost savings of $55,000 - Assisted client in developing business strategies and exploring business opportunities; identified 15 customer drivers for client to be used as a sales toolkit - Led employee training initiatives on effective client communication and project proposal writing - Conceptualized and implemented ‘5-day’ feedback cycle for efficient project execution; decreased ‘project re-work’ cost by 20% per project resulting in operational cost savings of $55,000/annum Awards - Awarded Evalueserve ‘Excellence in Team Work’ for team building and motivation initiatives - Awarded highest rating consistently during quarterly evaluation cycle among team leads for efficient and results-driven management Leadership - Founded Energy Forum to disseminate industry knowledge and identify key research areas for client; generated $90,000 in new business through developing value proposition for client - Conceptualized and put into circulation Energy Newsletter; adopted as a marketing tool by Evalueserve and replicated by other functional groups within the company |
| Employer: | Coca Cola India Ltd., India |
| Position: | Marketing Intern |
| Time period: | May 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | - Worked with a team to develop a novel method to automatically detect and report failure modes of a new vending machine launched by Coca Cola.
- Worked with the marketing team to create an advertising campaign and implementation strategy for the machine for the school |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Strategic and Operations Management, Marketing, MBA |
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Sam Wainer
Second Year MBA with experience in marketing and sales forecasting for new-to-the-world products and services. Functional expertise in client management, statistical analysis and advanced survey research methods.