Veeanta Un Milagro
Organisational Development Strategist & HRM Enthusiast
Bangalore
Summary
An accomplished multidisciplinary professional with 3 full-time Masters' & 15+ years of progressive and diverse industry background and decisive leadership style. I am seeking a challenging role to apply my knowledge, transferrable skills & diverse expertise for organizational transformation through the allocation of optimum resources thus facilitating commercial viability and growth of the organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Strategy Officer
Zcientia Labs Pvt. Ltd (Ed-tech)
Bangalore
07.2020 - 08.2022
- Drove strategy for BP&F of 70% of company budget & solved the financial challenges by reducing projects’ costs by 25%.
- Devised marketing strategies with original content creation engaging subject matter experts from various industries & thus increasing the customer base for products/services by 15%.
- Created, organized and implemented the company’s employee training programs with measuring metrics to track impact which improved the workflow & capacity building.
- Spear headed executive coaching, group coaching to mentor top management ensuring organizational development in all spheres through powerful thought leadership interventions.
- Conceptualized & executed a 360-degree interview training & assessment model 'iTrain-360'.
- Developed & implemented a cost-effective recruitment (4P) model for Corporate hiring (lateral/graduate) reducing hiring cost to 30%.
- Designed & executed online bulk campus drives with 30+ universities/colleges leveraging 'SkillNet' platform.
- Managed, lead and coordinated various teams in collaboration with internal and external alliances up to 500 people.
Learning & Development Coordinator
VHI (Insurance & Healthcare)
Dublin
03.2018 - 03.2019
- Learning & development specialist for Employee Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility, D & R & D projects.
- Digitized training attendance recording with zero CTC while enabling data accuracy up to 90% through an IPA.
- Conception & execution of employee engagement project worth €50,000 project engaging 80% of the workforce of the largest Irish Corporation.
- Created RFS to collaborate with the National Vetting Bureau of Ireland & eliminated the loopholes in the vetting process.
- Process improved optimization of HRIS application user interface for HR department.
- Designed solutions & streamlined PO generation & financial reporting process for finance team.
- Formulated policies through research & Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA for recruitment of health care professionals.
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
Head of People & Program
Prime S. (Advertising & Martial Arts)
Dubai
03.2016 - 02.2018
- Translated strategic intent of Martial Arts vertical into executable event series resonating with UN’s Happiness Index increasing the customer base by 10%.
- Integrated music, martial arts & personality development module to create a new form to suit target market (Arab women) by improving female participation by 70%.
- Improved the profit margins in the advertising vertical by 25% through Creative Direction & Copywriting excellence.
- Successfully managed B2B business development for both verticals & managed to new clients.
Lead Business Analyst
Docswallet India IIT Research Park (E-Commerce)
Chennai
03.2014 - 02.2016
- Researched & analyzed key aspects of business, electronic prevention of document fraud to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Drafted & presented RFPs for International agencies (Emirates Postal Department & Saudi Embassy) & National agencies.
- Improved business direction by implementing changes based on collected feedback after meeting with stakeholders.
- Exercised critical thinking to resolve customer dissatisfaction through gap analysis and outlined solutions.
Head Of Program Management
Confident Group (Conglomerate)
Bangalore
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Conducted business process analysis for 9 verticals of the conglomerate while developing performance improvement strategies for continuous improvement of people & process.
- Trained staff to develop intrapreneurial skills which resulted in reducing outsourcing to external vendors & cost cutting by15%.
- Assisted & collaborated with senior leadership to implement special projects, increasing program and organizational capacities.
- Formulated content for the company webpage & drafted RFPs, MOU’s/USPs. Conducted Market Research & Comparative Analysis.
- Increased profit margin by 10% negotiating with vendors for collaborative projects such as Payment Gateway Integration etc.
Director & Founder
Veeanta Designs Pvt.Ltd (Social Entrepreneurship)
Bangalore
04.2010 - 04.2016
- Developed an online platform to promote entrepreneurship & bridge gap between different strata of society.
- Conceptualized innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning to capitalize creativity, connect passions. This resulted in facilitating sponsorship for higher studies for 60+ less privileged children & facilitating 25+ women to be self-employed. .
- Conducted awareness campaigns for prevention of child abuse, financial independence of women & skill development workshops across 15+ communities.
- Functioned as an image consultant, couture designer for professionals & celebrities.
- Volunteered as Program Design Innovation Lead at CSR wing of GMR & delivered strategic design innovation support for sustainable running of technical training units (mechanical, electronic etc.). Also offered Life Skill Training at the technical institute at the CSR wing.
- Developed & implemented Spectrum Of Self to build resilience in people & Mirror Therapy to sustain the effects of meditation.
- Composed ‘Theme Art’ an art with a purpose to spread positive thinking through performance & performing arts.
Counselling Lead
Santhwana Institute (Counselling & Psychotherapy)
Cochin
10.2006 - 11.2008
- Led up to 15 individual sessions per week and 4 group therapy sessions along with main Psychotherapist.
- Conducted preliminary diagnosis & delivery of CBT & Psychodynamic therapy, promoting informative, preventive & curative aspects of personality development.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning & administered Relaxation Therapy to clients integrating complementary medicine techniques of Reiki.
- Functioned as Chief Editor of books published at the national level on drug addiction.
Head of Research & Development
DARSHN (Community Development & Applied Research)
Cochin
02.2003 - 06.2006
- Designed & organized national-level seminars & workshops.
- Delivered trainings and presentations to staff and supported research program development.
- Established strategic goals for broad-scale research through acquisition of appropriate funding and program support.
- Built institution's research portfolio in accordance with long-term strategic plan for fund allocation.
- Devised strategies to reduce expenses, modernize operations and revamp procedures to improve institution operations.
- Offered family counseling & counseling to HIV/AID at Tata Memorial Medical College’s dept. of Infectious diseases & Psychiatric Social Work as a part of training project.
- Assisted in post-doctoral fellowship research on ‘Women Empowerment'.
Senior Research Officer
Rajagiri Research Institute (Action Research)
Cochin
12.2000 - 01.2003
- Conducted end to end research process from proposal drafting, questionnaire preparation, data collection & Digital Data Processing through SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Survey) & report writing & presentation.
- Established strategic goals for broad-scale research through acquisition of appropriate funding and program support.
- Functioned as Research Officer for studies such as ‘Evaluation of Street Children, Redesigning of Anganwadis, Balawadis the ‘Pre-School’ Education system etc. funded by World Bank & W.H.O. .
Education
Doctor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Swiss School Business & Management
Geneva 12.2021 - Current
Master of Science - Management
University College Cork
Ireland 08.2017 - 02.2019
Master of Philosophy -
Rajagiri College
India 01.2011 - 10.2013
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Mahatma Gandhi University
India 06.1998 - 10.2000
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Mangalore University
India 07.1995 - 05.1998
Diploma - Popular Theatre & Development Communication
Arts Academy
India 04.2001 -
Skills
Corporate Strategy
Organisational Development
Counselling Psychology
Talent Management
Leadership Development
Coaching & Mentoring
Product Innovation
Marketing Strategy
Research & Development
Image Management
Business planning
Business administration
Teamwork and Collaboration
Training and Development
Program oversight
Work Availability
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Timeline
Doctor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Swiss School Business & Management
12.2021 - Current
Chief Strategy Officer
Zcientia Labs Pvt. Ltd (Ed-tech)
07.2020 - 08.2022
Learning & Development Coordinator
VHI (Insurance & Healthcare)
03.2018 - 03.2019
Master of Science - Management
University College Cork
08.2017 - 02.2019
Head of People & Program
Prime S. (Advertising & Martial Arts)
03.2016 - 02.2018
Lead Business Analyst
Docswallet India IIT Research Park (E-Commerce)
03.2014 - 02.2016
Head Of Program Management
Confident Group (Conglomerate)
02.2013 - 02.2014
Master of Philosophy -
Rajagiri College
01.2011 - 10.2013
Director & Founder
Veeanta Designs Pvt.Ltd (Social Entrepreneurship)
04.2010 - 04.2016
Counselling Lead
Santhwana Institute (Counselling & Psychotherapy)
10.2006 - 11.2008
Head of Research & Development
DARSHN (Community Development & Applied Research)
02.2003 - 06.2006
Diploma - Popular Theatre & Development Communication
Arts Academy
04.2001 -
Senior Research Officer
Rajagiri Research Institute (Action Research)
12.2000 - 01.2003
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Mahatma Gandhi University
06.1998 - 10.2000
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Mangalore University
07.1995 - 05.1998