HARPREET SINGH

Seeking challenging assignments in Business Consultancy, Project Management and Process

Improvement in an organisation of high repute.

SNAPSHOT

 A dynamic individual with Dual MBA Degree from Cranfield School of Management, UK and E.M. Lyon
Business School, France; possess 8 + years of cross-cultural experience in Business Analysis, Process
Improvement & Project Management.
 Contributed significantly in Project Planning and ensuring successful project execution; handled the delivery
of a major BFSI project worth £2m in a cross-cultural team of over 200 consultants.
 An ardent analyst, with a flair for adapting quickly to dynamic business environments and adopting pragmatic
approach in improvising on solutions and resolving complex business issues.
 Worked towards improving the organization's structure, efficiency, profits and strategies by suggesting and
effectuating various cost-cutting initiatives and introducing new business lines.
 Insightful knowledge of business process analysis and design, application based process reengineering,
process optimization, cost control and revenue maximization.
 Expert in evaluating cost variance, assessing project feasibility as well as financial viability.
 Acquires a clear understanding of the industry, technology trends with the distinction of instituting new practices
to achieve business excellence at the lowest overall cost.
 Proficient in conflict resolution, performance evaluation and staff management.
 An energetic self-starter able in excellent team development, conflict resolution as well as effective negotiation.
 Assessing the management programs, troubleshooting to isolate causes of human performance gaps or
organizational needs.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business Consulting
 Handling requirement gathering, finalization of functional specifications; generating and compiling reports based
on findings with causes and solutions to systems issues.
 Suggesting appropriate as well as technology-based solutions for enhancing functional efficiency of the
organization and achieving business excellence.
 Designing systems/ procedures for change management in business operations entailing mapping business
processes and studying workflow to design solutions, ensuring business functionality adherence and enhancing
competitive advantage.
 Drafting the business plan using various strategies models.
 Carrying out business planning & analysis for assessment of revenue potential in business opportunities.
 Conducting project feasibility studies and preparing reports to assess the financial viability, predictable cash flow
& growth opportunities for projects and business lines.
 Preparing and presenting research reports comprising of industrial trends, industry information; interpreting the
result of research studies and providing business recommendations

Project Management
 Planning, scoping, estimation, tracking & implementation of project plans within preset budgets and deadlines.
 Ensuring the delivery/ implementation of projects ensuring compliance to quality standards.
 Executing measures for productivity optimization & implementing cost reduction through improvement program.
 Performing market share data analysis as well as assisting for budget of departments.
 Defining best practices for project support and documentation.
 Managing and leading team members; allocating resources among team members; guiding team members
during the project till final delivery.

Business Development
 Conducting the assessment of revenue potential in business opportunities; suggesting new lines of business to
the management.
 Initiating and developing relationships with key decision makers of prospective business partners.
 Reviewing as well as interpreting competition after in-depth analysis of market information to fine-tune strategies
and escalating business volumes.

CAREER CONTOUR

Since Oct 08 ReadingWise Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi as Management Consultant

A UK based Start-up Company developing training and language learning software for European and other English
speaking markets.

Roles and Responsibilities

 Overseeing a gamut of assignments pertaining to establishing company in India and Product Development.
 Devising as well as implementing business strategies for further profit generation as well a business
development.

Key Highlights
 Instrumental in spotting out beta test beds in NCR region for the testing of beta version of the product;
formulated the 5 year operational strategy plan.
 Played a vital role in planning, organizing as well as carrying out operations and business analysis activities.
 Distinction of attaining half a million GBP for the project for the development of the product.
 Crucial role in the development of the business plan to raise over 1 million GBP from private equity investor.
 Secured contracts worth US$200,000 for a service developing products based on ReadigWise methodologies.
 Executed consulting assignments for Ecoventures, a Dutch trust working for literacy program in Africa.

INTERSHIPS COMPLETED

Apr ‘08 – Aug ‘08 InLeTech SA, France as Business Consultant - 100 hrs of work
A start-up e-learning company based in Lyon, France. Company is developing e-learning solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities

 Creating the conceptual designs of product and working model for the investors.
 Strategising the business plan and funding documents/ marketing materials in the initial investment rounds.

Key Highlights
 Adroitly brought in innovations in the existing technologies by exploring different markets.
 Distinction of raising about 1.2 euros in exchange of 35% of the company.
 Developed 1st year operational plan (which include the development plan and identifying the test beds.

Nov ‘07 – Jun ‘08 AXS-Partners AG, Geneva as Business Consultant- 400 hrs of work
An independent Swiss financial advisory firm based in Geneva. AXS-Partners offer tailor-made financial solutions, in
the area of private equity, real estate and wealth management, managed by best-of-breed investment managers.

Roles and Responsibilities

 Studying as well as redefining the entire business model; improvising it further.
 Introducing new lines of business; effectuating new marketing tools for business development.
 Preparing the 5 year roadmap for the company.
 Overseeing the analysis of the market research data for new line of business in the company using strategic
management tools.
 Redefining the current business model as well as growth strategies.

Key Highlights
 Merit of designing as well as suggesting 2 new lines of businesses; out of which 1 had to be selected.
 Successfully developed proper business relationship with the customers to define as well as manage requests.
 Instrumental in overseeing the completion of investment in two IT companies worth 3 million CHF.
 Adeptly analysed the latest portfolio report for the company and recommended strategy for few investments.

Aug ‘04 – Jul ’07 LogicaCMG Plc, Bangalore & London as IT Consultant (Project Manager)
One of the world’s leading information technology companies with 40,000 employees and global revenues of £ 2.1
bn.

Roles and Responsibilities

 Spearheading the cross-functional team in the transition of re-insurance project (project on AON) within budgets.
 Overseeing the post acquisition integration and development of 20 Financial Applications (the technologies used
were SQL server, DTS, ETL, .Net, Oracle , Business Object and Reporting Services).
 Controlling the costing and budgeting.
 Serving as onsite-offshore co-ordinator in global delivery team for the AON Financial System; ensuring 70% of
the work is delivered offshore within 18 months.
 Imparting training to team members in new technologies and process.
Key Highlights
 Played a crucial role in bringing in cost benefits worth over 10% in the project.
 Lowered down the offshore migration cycle from 6 months to less than 4 months; implemented new technologies
and lowering the migration cost by 50%.
 Successfully deployed the BS77 security standards for AON BFSI project and reduced security related calls by
20%; worked towards incrementing the client satisfaction level.
 Adeptly restructured the current operational model; created reports and recommendations.
 Conducted a study of operations and put forth valuable cost-cutting suggestions for the management; brought in
significant saving by implementing new model was approx 200,000 GBP.

Aug ‘00 - Aug ‘04 Netcradle India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and London as Team Leader

Jan ‘02 - Aug ‘04 Netcradle India Pvt. Ltd. as Team Leader
Netcradle India Pvt. Ltd is e-learning product Development Company with 250+ employees in the UK and in India

Roles and Responsibilities

 Spearheading team of 10 developers for development of web-based applications; designing project plan.
 Lowering product development cycle from 9 months to 6 months by implementing new practices & technologies.

Key Highlights
 Played a key role in lowering the overall costs by 30% and incremented efficiency by 20%.
 Successfully designed as well as implemented the training programmes; worked towards better resource
utilisation by 30%).
 Contributed significantly in delivering the product release under strict deadlines; generated projects worth over
£1m for Indian operations.

Aug ‘00 - Dec ‘01 Netcradle India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi & London as Development Lead

Roles and Responsibilities

 Leading a team of 6 ASP.Net developers for the migration of www.juniors.net from ASP3.0 to ASP.net; completed
the project for user testing in 45 days.
 Serving as a lead recruiter in Netcradle’s recruiting events; assisting the firm in selecting best talent in industry.

Key Highlights
 Adeptly started optimization of Flash Media Component; brought 30% increase in Web Application performance.
 Played a crucial role in designing as well as developing the SQL server based integrated back office system for
www.juniors.net; worked towards improving e-learning content generation time by 30%.
 Led the team in stringent development processes under tight deadlines.
 Distinction of being awarded thrice for excellent contribution to team.

Other Achievements
 Proactively participated in European Business Plan of the Year Competition, sponsored by Financial Times, held at
Vlerick Business School Gent, Belgium.
 Member of Employment Committee at EM Lyon Business School.

ACADEMIA

2008 Master in Business Administration (Dual MBA Degree) from Cranfield School of Management, UK and
from E.M. Lyon Business School, France; specialised in International Strategy
2000 B.A. from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

IT FORTE

DBMS : SQL Server 2000/ 2005, TSQL, PL/SQL, Data Mining, Data Analysis, MS Office
Programming Language : ASP3.0, HTML, ASP.Net, Oracle, ETL, Data Migration, Silverlight, VB.Net
Project & Management : MS Office, MS Project, Outlook.
IT CERTIFICATION

1999 Microsoft Certified System Engineer, MCSE (Windows NT)

2000 Oracle 9i Certification

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Date of Birth : 7 January 1979

Languages : English, Hindi, Punjabi, French (basic), Spanish (basic)