Bhaarath Ramakrishnan

• Received 4 spotlight awards for (i) outstanding personal and team commitment, (ii) outstanding work on employment matters and FOSS process, (iii) working long hours and getting the agreement completed on time, and (iv) commitment to outstanding performance (Verizon)
• Received 8 simple thanks awards (Verizon)
• Promoted to Project Manager in January 2013 (within a span of 2 ½ years in Cobra)

Verizon Data Service India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, TN

· Advise business partners on general queries, contracts, internal decisions and internal policies

· Draft, review, redline, negotiate and finalize sourcing and non-sourcing contracts

· Review applicable Laws and Rules to understand the rights and obligations of the entity and make/suggest internal changes if required

· Handle labor issues and litigations

· Respond to notices received from employees, external sources and statutory bodies

· Work closely with external law firms to provide adequate support for them to appear on behalf of the entity

· Support labor compliance team from a legal perspective by advising them on the statutory changes, applicable timelines and requirements

· Review and decide if the projects proposed by NGOs are fit to be funded as part of company's CSR activity

· Prepare new agreement templates on a need basis

· Educate business partners on the risks involved and their responsibilities to comply with the terms and conditions of the contracts

· Support a team of lawyers who handle agreements and free open source software review by answering their queries and approving the redlines to the agreements

· Frame and update company policies

· Check the need to comply with privacy, data security, export control and global clearance

2010-10 - 2015-08