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A. S. Raghavendra

Chief Technology Officer
Hyderabad,Telangana

Summary

Technology professional with 15+ years of experience in managing digital transformation projects, product development, and consulting projects. Adept at Product Management, Tech Strategy and Implementation, Project Management, Vendor Management, Budgeting, ROI analysis, Solution Design and Architecture, and Team building. Proficient in various technology domains like ERP, CRM, Marketing Automation, Business Analytics, IoT, Industry 4.0, Web and Mobile technologies, AI/ML technologies, and Cloud Computing platforms like AWS and Azure.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Technology Officer

Millennium Infotech
03.2021 - Current
  • As the CTO of the company, I am entrusted with the responsibility of the Product Management, Delivery, and Customer Success function for the company’s flagship product – Signulu
  • Signulu is an E-Signature Product with Contract Lifecycle Management and KYC capabilities catering to multiple industries and use cases
  • My role involves the following activities:
  • Conceptualize the Product Strategy and Road map and define product and business metrics to monitor growth
  • Develop and implement Go-To-Market strategies to drive business growth
  • Build and nurture the product development team consisting of Design, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success
  • Re-engineered the product development process using an Agile framework with well-defined roles and responsibilities, OKRs, and technology stack
  • Drive product implementations, ranging from plain vanilla product implementation to complex implementation involving integration with third-party Enterprise applications
  • Apart from core product development, my responsibilities also included forging technical and business partnerships and collaborations to enhance product capability and applicability to different industries and use cases.

Head of IT

WaterHealth India
04.2017 - 03.2020
  • As the Head of Information Technology, my role was to lead the planning and execution of digital transformation projects across the group
  • The following were my responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement the technology strategy and road map for the company in alignment with business goals
  • Prepare and manage the technology budget and Annual Operating Plan in line with the business objectives
  • Drive digitization projects across multiple functions like Sales (B2B and B2C), Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, CRM, and other shared services like Human Resources, Engineering, and Product development
  • Forge strategic partnerships with technology players and solution providers to develop and implement solutions
  • This includes partner identification, RFP/RFQ, preparing SOW, project management, and solutions implementation
  • Build and mentor an effective technology team to manage large digitization projects
  • Perform the role of technology ‘Evangelist’ within the company to keep the leadership team abreast of the latest technologies and their use cases.

Founder

Yours Truly – Restaurant & Café
09.2014 - 04.2017
  • Founded, and operated the multi-cuisine-themed restaurant and café which received a rating of 3.9/5 on Zomato, a benchmark application in the Restaurant Discovery segment.

Chief of Solutions Delivery

The Service Solutions
04.2013 - 06.2014
  • Held P&L ownership for the Consulting Practice with a team of 12-15 cross-functional resources
  • Grew the practice to financial self-sustenance within 1 year; built an additional client base and ensured project deliveries to secure timely milestone payments
  • Managed consulting and technology projects for clients in the AMS (After Market Service) and Reverse Logistics space
  • Defined the company’s AMS platform capabilities in line with the product roadmap
  • Trained and mentored team leaders in the process domain and guided the bridging of the gap between performance and skills
  • Before 2013, worked with the below organizations in various roles:
  • Tenure

Head

WaterHealth International
07.2008 - 04.2013

Associate Consultant

Exensys Software Solutions
11.2005 - 07.2008
  • Strategic Planning (Member of CEO’s Office

Business Analyst

Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited
08.2004 - 11.2005
  • Business Excellence and Corporate Planning

Financial Analyst

Price Waterhouse Coopers
05.2003 - 07.2004

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Planning and Management

IIPM

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore University

Accomplishments

  • Completed a course on Machine Learning on Microsoft Azure ML Studio from Udemy
  • Received ‘Trophy’ for completing the Machine Learning course from Microsoft
  • Received ‘Trophy’ for completing ‘Get Started with Artificial Intelligence on Azure’ from Microsoft
  • Certified Business Analyst on Automation Anywhere’s RPA platform.

Timeline

Chief Technology Officer

Millennium Infotech
03.2021 - Current

Head of IT

WaterHealth India
04.2017 - 03.2020

Founder

Yours Truly – Restaurant & Café
09.2014 - 04.2017

Chief of Solutions Delivery

The Service Solutions
04.2013 - 06.2014

Head

WaterHealth International
07.2008 - 04.2013

Associate Consultant

Exensys Software Solutions
11.2005 - 07.2008

Business Analyst

Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited
08.2004 - 11.2005

Financial Analyst

Price Waterhouse Coopers
05.2003 - 07.2004

Post Graduate Diploma - Planning and Management

IIPM

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore University

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