ANANT BHATIA

3406 Tulane Dr #21 EDUCATION Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2014 Master of Business Administration, Focus Areas: Strategy and Information Systems Board Member, Student Experience Committee Board Member, Associate Dean's Student Advisory Council Graduate Assistant at Centre for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) Presently drafting an RFP for a mobile healthcare product having potential applications for insurance/ wellness industry. Entrepreneurs Choice Award: Venture Capital Investment Competition 2012 Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, CGPA: 8.11 (on a scale of 10) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Infosys Ltd. India and South Africa 2007 2012 Project Manager (Acting) Johannesburg, South Africa and Pune, India (2011- 2012) Drafted and drove a $10M co-creation approach based deal between Infosys and one of the biggest banks in the African continent for introducing Agency Banking (banking for the unbanked) across 14 countries. Budgeted expenses and estimated time and efforts for multi-country Mobile Banking implementation projects worth $1M. Spearheaded a team of 4 at Johannesburg, South Africa for the Requirements Gathering phase that required major interaction with various client teams, including security team, usability team, business team and the higher management. Managed 3 resources in an onsite and offshore environment. Ensured submission of weekly periodic project status reviews to higher management. Technology Analyst Bangalore, Pune, India (2010 2011) Implemented various product-positioning strategies while drafting responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Infosys flagship banking product- Finacle, which features in the leaders quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, 2011. Sealed more than 5 deals with Middle Eastern, South East Asian and African countries for the mobile banking arm of the product that brought in more than $2.5M revenue for the company. Orchestrated product-marketing strategies to increase the usage of Mobile Banking as an alternate Banking channel. Presented mobility solution module, part of a $14M proposal, to top officials of Government of India, for modernizing of Indian postal services by mobile enabling them using BlackBerry devices; enabling paperless transactions. Developed product strategy to keep the banking product abreast with the latest market technology and competition. Remodeled and automated the effort estimation mechanism for product implementation to tailor to the requirements of the product, reducing the errors in estimation by almost 40%. Recognized among the top 5% in the annual appraisal cycle at Infosys. Senior Systems Engineer Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune, India (2008 2010) Headed a technical team of 5 for delivering a quick-release pilot for a Cincinnati-based retail major; the project enabled the client to reach out to its employees and was awarded a rating of 6/7 from the customer. Conceptualized a new product using existing Infosys Intellectual Properties (IPs) that would enable the oil pipeline industry to run inspection probes more efficiently. Participated as the core member of the product management team and responsible for defining the product roadmap through market research, competitive analysis, customer requirements. Developed video tutorials and demos zeroing the efforts put behind educating the new-comers for product understanding. Systems Engineer Mysore, Pune, India (2007 2008) Engineered a mobility platform - mConnect based on an Infosys Intellectual Property (IP). Developed and implemented core modules for an enhanced user interaction, critical to the launch of the product. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Developed campaigns for spreading the mission statement of an international Non-profit organization- Nanhi Dunya. Proficient with MS Project 2010 for project planning and estimation. 2007 Hyattsville, MD 20783 775.224.8612 anant.bhatia@rhsmith.umd.edu